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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Laura Pollock

Popular Highland games held 'almost every year since 1835' cancelled

A Police Scotland spokesperson confirmed the force had received a report (Image: Peebles Highland Games)

ONE of Scotland's oldest Highland games has been cancelled with just two weeks' notice, amid a police investigation into "potential financial irregularities" within the organising committee's accounts.

Dornoch Highland Games, which has been held almost every year since 1835 – "bar the war years and one unfortunate rainy day" – announced its cancellation in a statement posted on its official website, saying it was "with deep regret" that the decision had been taken.

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