Highland areas named in report on deprivation

From: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK) | Date: October 18, 2006| Author: Paul Gallagher | Copyright information

The number of areas of the Highlands ranked amongst the most deprived parts of Scotland has doubled over the past two years, according to a report issued yesterday.

Politicians claimed last night that the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation proved the north was losing out to the central belt and its needs were not being measured properly.

The document, published by the Scottish Executive, shows that the Highlands has 17 of the 15% most deprived areas in the country, compared w...

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