Allan Lipp and Mhairi Ross are off the Angus coastline, almost a week into their round-Britain rowing challenge in aid of two charities.
Round-Britain rowing duo Allan Lipp and Mhairi Ross have broken through the £10,000 barrier in their fundraising efforts on behalf of two charities.
Caithness charity walker Frank Stephen has been thanked for raising an “amazing amount of money” for Alzheimer Scotland.
Allan Lipp and Mhairi Ross were given a rousing send-off today as they headed out to sea at the start of their epic round-Britain challenge.
After cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats, Peter Delaney spoke of the “absolute hell” his wife went through with motor neurone disease.
Retired vet Frank Stephen admitted he was “astounded” at the response to his Inverness to Caithness fundraising walk in aid of Alzheimer Scotland.
The Flow Country Partnership will celebrate its establishment as a registered charity by holding a drop-in buffet lunch in north Sutherland.
The developers of the West of Orkney Windfarm have donated £50,000 to support a new apprenticeship programme in Caithness and north Sutherland.
The owners of the ferry that ran aground on Swona almost two years ago have been accused of failing to apologise to passengers who suffered injuries.
Jamie Stone lamented Holyrood’s “toxic politics and tribal factions” as he called on the UK government to allow a debate on Scottish devolution.
A Scottish Government funding package for 2024/25 will support the country’s network of 20 community climate action hubs.
The master of the Pentland Firth ferry Alfred “almost certainly fell asleep” before the vessel ran aground on Swona, an investigation has found.
The convener of the campaign group Friends of the Far North Line has highlighted the “vast expense” of dualling the A9 between Inverness and Perth.
Calls for a nuclear revival in Scotland – including the possibility of a new Dounreay reactor – have been dismissed as “folly” and a “mad delusion”.
Wick-born author Dorothy Stewart (née Miller) is celebrating her 75th birthday with the publication of her 15th book, entitled Loose Ends.
Mark Rouse has been praised for his contribution to Dounreay after it was announced he will leave his job as managing director after four years.
Record numbers from Caithness and Sutherland took part in the 2023/24 Talking Tourism webinar series, with seven sessions from September to April.
Retired vet Frank Stephen, whose wife Moira has vascular dementia, is to walk the 147-mile John O’Groats Trail this month for Alzheimer Scotland.
NHS Highland has been recognised for the way it treats overseas staff, such as three assistant practitioners from Kenya who are working in Caithness.
Healthcare campaigners are preparing for a wellbeing festival in Wick next month that will feature around 40 exhibitors as well as guest speakers.