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Orbex secures £40.4 million investment funding as it prepares for Space Hub Sutherland rocket launch

18 October 2022
Orbex secures £40.4 million investment funding as it prepares for Space Hub Sutherland rocket launch

Orbex secures £40.4 million investment funding as it prepares for Space Hub Sutherland rocket launch

18 October 2022

Orbex recently revealed its 19-metre long Prime rocket, designed to transport small satellites weighing up to 180kg into low Earth orbit.


Appeal for information after fatal road crash near Lairg

17 October 2022
Appeal for information after fatal road crash near Lairg

Appeal for information after fatal road crash near Lairg

17 October 2022

Two men, aged 25 and 24, were pronounced dead at the scene.


Church of Scotland plans radical shake-up in Sutherland with a reduced number of ministers covering a wider geographical area

17 October 2022
Church of Scotland plans radical shake-up in Sutherland with a reduced number of ministers covering a wider geographical area

Church of Scotland plans radical shake-up in Sutherland with a reduced number of ministers covering a wider geographical area

17 October 2022

A public meeting is to be held in Lairg tomorrow to discuss the way ahead for the Church of Scotland in Sutherland.


Tickets go on sale for spooktacular Rosehall Halloween dance

17 October 2022
Tickets go on sale for spooktacular Rosehall Halloween dance

Tickets go on sale for spooktacular Rosehall Halloween dance

17 October 2022

Dance-goers are being invited to wear Halloween costumes with a prize on offer for the best dressed.


Sutherland campaign group No Ring of Steel waiting in trepidation for Highland Council decision tomorrow on Strath Oykel wind farm

17 October 2022
Sutherland campaign group No Ring of Steel waiting in trepidation for Highland Council decision tomorrow on Strath Oykel wind farm

Sutherland campaign group No Ring of Steel waiting in trepidation for Highland Council decision tomorrow on Strath Oykel wind farm

17 October 2022

If approved, the proposal would see turbines built reaching a height of 200 metres, taller than any building in Scotland.


'Don't go in unless you're desperate!' Visitor's shock at state of Golspie loos

17 October 2022
'Don't go in unless you're desperate!' Visitor's shock at state of Golspie loos

'Don't go in unless you're desperate!' Visitor's shock at state of Golspie loos

17 October 2022

Ellen Grieve found used sanitary products lying on the floor of the cubicle and a dirty nappy next to the sink.


PICTURES: £420k Postcode Lottery win for Dornoch residents

14 October 2022
PICTURES: £420k Postcode Lottery win for Dornoch residents

PICTURES: £420k Postcode Lottery win for Dornoch residents

14 October 2022

Ten people in Dornoch are celebrating after winning a share of £420,000.


Digging for charity

08 October 2022
Digging for charity

Digging for charity

08 October 2022

A gathering of metal detecting enthusiasts raised more than £1100 for a local charity.


Strathnaver Museum bailed out by Anders Holch Povlsen's company Wildland Ltd after legal difficulties put £2.3 million renovation project in jeopardy. Museum now 'back on track' to reopen next spring

08 October 2022
Strathnaver Museum bailed out by Anders Holch Povlsen's company Wildland Ltd after legal difficulties put £2.3 million renovation project in jeopardy. Museum now 'back on track' to reopen next spring

Strathnaver Museum bailed out by Anders Holch Povlsen's company Wildland Ltd after legal difficulties put £2.3 million renovation project in jeopardy. Museum now 'back on track' to reopen next spring

08 October 2022

Wildland Ltd stepped in with an “unsecured loan” to keep the museum's upgrade scheme on course


Kinlochbervie pupils inspired by LEJoG wild swimmer Jasmine Harrison

06 October 2022
Kinlochbervie pupils inspired by LEJoG wild swimmer Jasmine Harrison

Kinlochbervie pupils inspired by LEJoG wild swimmer Jasmine Harrison

06 October 2022

Jasmine Harrison has rounded Cape Wrath in her bid to become the first woman to swim from Land's End to John O'Groats.


Rogart women's mighty fundraising for Macmillan

06 October 2022
Rogart women's mighty fundraising for Macmillan

Rogart women's mighty fundraising for Macmillan

06 October 2022

The team of four, who called themselves "The Highlanders" undertook the Rob Roy Mighty Hike half-marathon.


Statement issued over way ahead for the closure-hit Falls of Shin Visitor Centre

05 October 2022
Statement issued over way ahead for the closure-hit Falls of Shin Visitor Centre

Statement issued over way ahead for the closure-hit Falls of Shin Visitor Centre

05 October 2022

Managers of the closure-hit Falls of Shin Visitor Centre have issued a statement over its future.


London barrister revealed as new owner of Carbisdale Castle: Samantha Kane hopes to 'invest in the local economy'

05 October 2022
London barrister revealed as new owner of Carbisdale Castle: Samantha Kane hopes to 'invest in the local economy'

London barrister revealed as new owner of Carbisdale Castle: Samantha Kane hopes to 'invest in the local economy'

05 October 2022

Samantha Kane purchased the property earlier this year but has only now been revealed as its new owner.


'DADCA is the bedrock of Dornoch's social and community life': Councillor warns community group faces collapse if people do not support it

05 October 2022
'DADCA is the bedrock of Dornoch's social and community life': Councillor warns community group faces collapse if people do not support it

'DADCA is the bedrock of Dornoch's social and community life': Councillor warns community group faces collapse if people do not support it

05 October 2022

Dornoch and District Community Association (DADCA) needs people to serve as voluntary directors.


PICTURES: Teenage environmentalist organises beach cleans at Balchladich and Stoer

04 October 2022
PICTURES: Teenage environmentalist organises beach cleans at Balchladich and Stoer

PICTURES: Teenage environmentalist organises beach cleans at Balchladich and Stoer

04 October 2022

A MOUNTAIN of waste has been cleared from two Sutherland beaches.


Golspie High School launches appeal for shoebox donations

04 October 2022
Golspie High School launches appeal for shoebox donations

Golspie High School launches appeal for shoebox donations

04 October 2022

The secondary is again taking part in Rotary’s shoebox project, which runs throughout the year.


Kyle of Sutherland Fisheries launch online auction to raise funds for climate resilience work

04 October 2022
Kyle of Sutherland Fisheries launch online auction to raise funds for climate resilience work

Kyle of Sutherland Fisheries launch online auction to raise funds for climate resilience work

04 October 2022

Summer heatwaves are threatening critically endangered freshwater pearl mussels as well as trout and Atlantic salmon.


Kyle of Sutherland Churches say farewell to locum minister from Illinois

04 October 2022
Kyle of Sutherland Churches say farewell to locum minister from Illinois

Kyle of Sutherland Churches say farewell to locum minister from Illinois

04 October 2022

Rev Darwin Smith preached his last service at Creich Church in Bonar Bridge on Sunday, September 18.


WATCH: Charity returns young otter to Assynt 11 months after he was found abandoned in the area in stormy weather

04 October 2022
WATCH: Charity returns young otter to Assynt 11 months after he was found abandoned in the area in stormy weather

WATCH: Charity returns young otter to Assynt 11 months after he was found abandoned in the area in stormy weather

04 October 2022

The young otter had to be coaxed from his crate but soon found his bearings.


Black Mambas to give talk in Dornoch on their rhino conservation work

03 October 2022
Black Mambas to give talk in Dornoch on their rhino conservation work

Black Mambas to give talk in Dornoch on their rhino conservation work

03 October 2022

The Black Mambas are the first all-female anti-poaching organisation in the world.


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