A WARNING flag has gone up this week over falling deer numbers in Sutherland. Sporting estates are being urged to reduce their deer culls because high mortality rates during the recent poor winters have led to a drastic reduction in the county's deer population.
A north Sutherland crofter is refusing to admit defeat on a local turf war which has already cost him £60,000 in legal fees.
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The Royal Navy mine hunter HMS Grimsby - based at Faslane Naval Base on the Clyde - will arrive in Inverness on Thursday for a short regional engagement visit.
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THE criteria likely to be used to judge whether under-threat Highland fire stations should remain open, have been questioned by a former firefighter.
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A 26-YEAR-OLD man went "berserk" on two occasions in the space of four months, Dornoch Sheriff Court heard yesterday.
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An estimated £18 million programme of essential works is to be started next year on the Kessock Bridge to bring the key route into Inverness and the North of Scotland up to modern standards and ensure public safety.
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Two heritage projects in North West Sutherland have been awarded nearly £200,000 between them to carry out research and a series of activities over the next 18 months.
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