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Hogmanay will still be special in Highlands vow businesses</h1> <p>The permanent loss of the Red Hot Highland Fling will not put a dampener on the region’s Hogmanay festivities, businesses have vowed.</p> <div class="Media"> </div> </figcaption> </div> </div> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4"> <div class="figure h-100 white"> <a href="/news/hogmanay-party-s-axe-sparks-strong-reaction-392489/"> <h2 class="d-block d-sm-none d-lg-none d-md-none mb-3">Hogmanay party’s axe sparks strong reaction</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col-5 col-sm-12 col-md-12"> <div class="VideoPlay"> <img class="rthmb" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1200 825'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Hogmanay party’s axe sparks strong reaction" data-root="/_media/img/" data-path="OGNEQJIG0GW1C7RHM4WT.jpg" data-ar="1.45"/><noscript><img src="/_media/img/120x0/OGNEQJIG0GW1C7RHM4WT.jpg" alt="Hogmanay party’s axe sparks strong 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