Inverness gets first female provost after 600 years
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-33283098 Version 0 of 1. A woman has been elected provost of Inverness for the first time in the 600-year history of the civic role. Helen Carmichael is a councillor for Highland Council's Aird and Loch Ness ward. The earliest reference to a provost of Inverness was a "provost junor" in the 1400s. In another first for the historic position, Ms Carmichael is also leader of the council's Inverness and Area district. It had previously been a separate post but has been merged with the role of provost. |