Scotland's mountaineers are asking Highland tourism businesses to withdraw from an important industry awards scheme because it is being backed financially by one of the largest wind farm developers.
SSE was announced this week as the new sponsor for the Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards, which were established to recognise and reward the "best of the best" tourism businesses of all sizes in the Highlands and Islands.
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