TV DIGGER TO FOCUS ON FORT

A TV archaeologist is to probe the history of Fort William, it was announced yesterday.

Dr Tony Pollard, who presented BBC Two's Two Men In A Trench, will head a team of experts aiming to reveal how the town helped shape the modern Highlands.

A group of volunteers will help with the dig in the town's Parade and Old Fort areas.

Dr Pollard, of Glasgow University, said: "There has been little opportunity to look at the growth of towns in the Highlands but Fort William provides that.