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‘It looks like the MoD missed their bombing target!’: Cape Wrath minibus operator forced to cancel summer bookings due to ‘waist high’ potholes

14 May 2024
‘It looks like the MoD missed their bombing target!’: Cape Wrath minibus operator forced to cancel summer bookings due to ‘waist high’ potholes

‘It looks like the MoD missed their bombing target!’: Cape Wrath minibus operator forced to cancel summer bookings due to ‘waist high’ potholes

14 May 2024

Stuart Ross, the operator of Cape Wrath Mini Bus, is now seeking compensation from Highland Council for failing to repaire the road.


Giant albatross spotted at Brora

13 May 2024
Giant albatross spotted at Brora

Giant albatross spotted at Brora

13 May 2024

The Rare Bird Alert said a giant Albatross was seen flying past Brora on Sunday.


Walker rescued from Bone Caves in Assynt

12 May 2024
Walker rescued from Bone Caves in Assynt

Walker rescued from Bone Caves in Assynt

12 May 2024

Twelve members of Assynt Mountain Rescue Team were called to the Bone Caves network in Sutherland.


Schoolboy finds Tennent’s can almost as old as his mum on Highland beach

03 May 2024
Schoolboy finds Tennent’s can almost as old as his mum on Highland beach

Schoolboy finds Tennent’s can almost as old as his mum on Highland beach

03 May 2024

The 49-year-old can featuring one of the ‘Lager Lovelies’ will be kept as a souvenir.


Rare bird spotted at Durness

25 April 2024
Rare bird spotted at Durness

Rare bird spotted at Durness

25 April 2024

A Pallid Harrier was recorded at Durness on Tuesday.


Britain’s ‘loneliest sheep’ Fiona, rescued after spending two years at the bottom of a cliff near Sutherland, is put on strict diet to prepare her for motherhood

23 April 2024
Britain’s ‘loneliest sheep’ Fiona, rescued after spending two years at the bottom of a cliff near Sutherland, is put on strict diet to prepare her for motherhood

Britain’s ‘loneliest sheep’ Fiona, rescued after spending two years at the bottom of a cliff near Sutherland, is put on strict diet to prepare her for motherhood

23 April 2024

Fiona the ewe arrived at Dalscone Farm in Dumfries in November after being rescued by specialist climbing teams from a shore near Sutherland.


Castle of Mey to feature in this weekend’s episode of Royal Kitchen Gardens

10 April 2024
Castle of Mey to feature in this weekend’s episode of Royal Kitchen Gardens

Castle of Mey to feature in this weekend’s episode of Royal Kitchen Gardens

10 April 2024

The Castle of Mey’s gardens are to feature on the small screen this weekend as Raymond Blanc’s Royal Kitchen Gardens visits Caithness.


Attempt to airlift injured fisherman from Ullapool boat abandoned due to weather conditions

21 March 2024
Attempt to airlift injured fisherman from Ullapool boat abandoned due to weather conditions

Attempt to airlift injured fisherman from Ullapool boat abandoned due to weather conditions

21 March 2024

A Coastguard spokesperson said a big swell and strong winds made it impossible to winch the injured fisherman off the boat.


Teenager with Caithness roots becomes one of Scotland's youngest mountain rescuers

11 March 2024
Teenager with Caithness roots becomes one of Scotland's youngest mountain rescuers

Teenager with Caithness roots becomes one of Scotland's youngest mountain rescuers

11 March 2024

Having climbed Africa's highest mountain aged just 16, a Highland teenager has now become one of the youngest mountain rescuers in the country.


Missing boy found safe and well in Tongue area

11 March 2024
Missing boy found safe and well in Tongue area

Missing boy found safe and well in Tongue area

11 March 2024

A 13-year-old boy who sparked a major search in Sutherland at the weekend has been found safe and well.


Assynt Mountain Rescue Team members treated to dazzling display of northern lights during a call-out

05 March 2024
Assynt Mountain Rescue Team members treated to dazzling display of northern lights during a call-out

Assynt Mountain Rescue Team members treated to dazzling display of northern lights during a call-out

05 March 2024

Assynt Mountain Rescue Team were called out on Sunday to assist a walker.


'Upland deer management doesn't get the credit it deserves,' says head of Scottish Gamekeepers' Association

29 February 2024
'Upland deer management doesn't get the credit it deserves,' says head of Scottish Gamekeepers' Association

'Upland deer management doesn't get the credit it deserves,' says head of Scottish Gamekeepers' Association

29 February 2024

Alex Hogg says that private sporting estates are not to blame for expanding deer numbers.


Injured mountain rescue team member stretchered off Cairngorms in blizzard conditions

10 February 2024
Injured mountain rescue team member stretchered off Cairngorms in blizzard conditions

Injured mountain rescue team member stretchered off Cairngorms in blizzard conditions

10 February 2024

An injured member of a mountain rescue team was stretchered nearly two-and-a-half miles in blizzard conditions in the Cairngorms last night.


Rare gull spotted in Brora

21 January 2024
Rare gull spotted in Brora

Rare gull spotted in Brora

21 January 2024

The Bonaparte's gull was listed on the Rare Bird Alert website.


Anders Holch Povlsen's Wildland Ltd reveals £9.3 million annual loss

15 January 2024
Anders Holch Povlsen's Wildland Ltd reveals £9.3 million annual loss

Anders Holch Povlsen's Wildland Ltd reveals £9.3 million annual loss

15 January 2024

Anders Holch Povlsen, 51, is a Danish businessman who made his fortune in retail.


Police confirm man missing after yacht debris found near Lochinver

11 January 2024
Police confirm man missing after yacht debris found near Lochinver

Police confirm man missing after yacht debris found near Lochinver

11 January 2024

A Police Scotland spokesperson said concerns were growing for the welfare of the missing man.


Police send in divers to search sunken yacht at Lochinver

09 January 2024
Police send in divers to search sunken yacht at Lochinver

Police send in divers to search sunken yacht at Lochinver

09 January 2024

Police Scotland confirmed today that force divers were "assisting" with the operation.


Search continues off north-west Sutherland coast after sunken yacht found - incident now a 'police matter'

07 January 2024
Search continues off north-west Sutherland coast after sunken yacht found - incident now a 'police matter'

Search continues off north-west Sutherland coast after sunken yacht found - incident now a 'police matter'

07 January 2024

It is understood divers are to search the yacht to see if anyone is inside.


Lochinver lifeboat launched after debris from yacht found off Strathan Bay

06 January 2024
Lochinver lifeboat launched after debris from yacht found off Strathan Bay

Lochinver lifeboat launched after debris from yacht found off Strathan Bay

06 January 2024

The lifeboat crew found a mast of the yacht above the water - about 25 yards from the shore.


Highland mountain rescue teams praised for 'dedication and professionalism' after busy spell

03 January 2024
Highland mountain rescue teams praised for 'dedication and professionalism' after busy spell

Highland mountain rescue teams praised for 'dedication and professionalism' after busy spell

03 January 2024

Mountain rescue teams across the Highlands have been spending time in challenging conditions to help people off the mountains this winter.


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