A 20-year plan for the improvement of Inverness has been revealed and includes better access to the city centre, developing Academy Street and redeveloping Inverness Castle to create more visitor attractions.

"This is all about building on the vibrancy and vitality of our city centre," leader of the council's city of Inverness area committee, Ian Brown, said.

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Adding: "The action plan aims to increase the number of people using the city centre and to keep it firmly on the map as the capital of the Highland's shopping, business and social hub."

An action plan for the regeneration and improvement will now be developed, laying out a vision for the next 20 years.

(MH/IT)