Victim of house inferno named as car dealer, 82

Family informed after remains recovered from wrecked property

A MASSIVE blaze that tore through a Dores home last Monday claimed the life of a wellknown Inverness businessman.

Formal identification has yet to take place but the family of Terry Glendinning have been informed after a body was finally recovered from the wrecked property.

Structural damage caused by the inferno had initially rendered the ruins too dangerous for fire crews to enter.

Mr Glendinning, 82, had not been seen since the fire which engulfed the home he had shared with his family for many years.

The elderly businessman had owned the popular Calterdon BMW dealership in Inverness, which was sold in 2014 to Arnold Clark.

Mr Glendinning’s daughter Tanya and son Ross own the Dores Inn and a notice there announced the business would be shut until May 19 at the earliest, due to a family bereavement.

Detective Inspector Reuben Lindsay said: “An investigation into the full circumstances of the fire is ongoing.”

The family of a wellknown Inverness businessman has been informed after a body was found in a fire-hit home in Dores.

Terry Glendinning has not been seen since a massive fire broke out at his home last Monday.

Four crews battled the flames but due to structural damage investigators were unable to get into the property to search for the 82-year-old.

However, police have now confirmed that a body has been recovered from the property.

Formal identification has yet to take place but Mr Glendinning’s family have been informed.

Detective Inspector Reuben Lindsay, from Inverness CID, said: “A joint investigation into the full circumstances of the fire remains ongoing, in partnership with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.”

Mr Glendinning had lived in the Dores home with his family for many years and owned the popular Calterdon BMW dealership in Inverness. Calterdon, which was sold in 2014 to Arnold Clark for an undisclosed sum, was named after its founders Calum, Terry, and Donald.

The Dores Inn is owned by his daughter Tanya and son Ross, and a notice put up by the eatery announced they would be shut until May 19 at the earliest, due to a family bereavement.

A statement posted on their social media added: “We have decided to remain closed for this week and will reopen fully on the 19th of May.

“We would like to thank you all for your patience and all your kind words of support at this time.”

Highland councillor David Fraser previously told the Press and Journal: “This has been a devastating fire in the heart of a small community.

“I want to offer my sincere sympathy to the family and the whole community.

“Thanks also go to the emergency services, the fire service and the police who attended at the scene.”

AFTERMATH: A fire appliance leaves the scene of the blaze, a house where a body has now been recovered.

The dealership was sold in 2014 to Arnold Clark.