Missing Buffalo

Last spotted having a droppie tea with Wullie Spanners.

Eric the buffalo is described as dark brown in colour, cloven hoofed, with broad shoulders and curved horns. He is approximately 5-6 feet in height at his shoulders and weighs around a ton. When last seen he was shedding his winter coat and sprinting at 30 mph.

With the imminent arrival of the summer breading season, Eric will become increasingly restless. He may bellow hoarsely and become quarrelsome. Eric has been known to lower his head and paw the earth defiantly, so approach with care or call Wullie Spanners breakdown services for assistance.

Eric's fiancée, Hilda, is also missing but we are still waiting on her up-to-date description and photo details.

PC Hugh Dunnitt has asked all Islanders to check their outhouses and garden areas for signs of Eric and Hilda.

Your Highland Island Easter Events Calendar

Thanks to the unfaltering commitment of the Ladies of the Church Guild Knitting Circle, we have another fun-packed weekend of entertainment to enjoy this Easter.

Good Friday frolics kick off with an Easter Bonnet parade, down at Wullie Spanners' garage. Special guest Sydney Devine opens the new showroom at noon. Come and admire the latest fleet of mobility car bonnets, like the Simca Avonde 90A, Reliant Rialto, and FV107 Scimitar bonnets. Get yours on special offer now before the bonnets go up! The parade of apprentice mechanic Daft Uisdean's reconditioned and re-sprayed bonnets will follow at 2 pm, appropriately ending at the recycling centre by 3 pm, for a Bonnett Tossing competition.

Even Better Saturday events are designed for the children. At 10 am, our Easter Bunny competition begins at Murdina’s butcher shop. Murdina will give a 45 minute lecture on how to skin and bone your rabbit, followed by some decoration tips and advice on how to fold in ears when making rabbit pie. Sharp knives, rabbits and hot ovens will then be left at the children's disposal where they can test out their own culinary skills. Judging, for the prize of a six pack of potted hoch, will take place around 6 pm.

Easter Sunday Egg Rolling will take place at the Fertility Clinic caravan, behind the Free Church, followed by an Egg Hunt in their Lost Property Box. Be there at 1 pm. Don't forget to bring your own torches, thermometers and calendars!