A bid by power company SSE Renewables to increase by 65m the height of turbines on its planned Strathy South wind farm has succeeded.
The event is being run by the Ross Sutherland Rugby community team.
The popular learning centre celebrates its 20th anniversary today.
Power company RES is hoping to build a 15-turbine wind farm on a moorland site at Kintradwell Estate, some 7.7km north of Brora.
Developer Energiekontor UK Ltd is proposing to build 11 turbines of up to 200m in height in Strath Oykel forest.
Trustees elected at the meeting on Tuesday evening were: David Hodge, Bob Kerr, Debbie Smith, Trudy Perry and Suzanne Mackay.
A RETIRED north coast head teacher has warmly welcomed the introduction of an apprenticeship scheme in the area.
A REMOTE Sutherland hotel in the heart of the Flow Country is set to be sold in an online auction.
The secondary was one of 16 schools to take part in Moray Firth Radio’s Cash for Kids schools fundraising competition.
Sutherland councillors are now pushing for a 40mph speed limit on the mile-long straight between Bonar Bridge and Ardgay.
The branch was involved in events at war memorials at Ardgay, Bonar Bridge, Lairg, Rogart and Rosehall.
A dip into the photo archives of the Northern Times.
Concerns have been flagged up about the 22-bed, two ward community hospital, which provides geriatric and psycho geriatric care.
It is claimed that over 60 per cent of the areas damaged on the Strath Brora road by Gordonbush Extension traffic have not been repaired.
Cllr Richard Gale: "We are basically letting the vandals win by virtue of the fact we cannot prevent vandalism. I find it very frustrating."
The wooden gate was erected in front of the Ferryman's Cottage in August and bars access to the quayside path which was previously open to all.
Golspie looks ‘likely’ to have a bonfire and party to mark the turn of the year, community council chairman Ian Sutherland has said.
Bob and Kelly Tayaka King were shown round by Liz Robertson, a member of the Embo twinning committee, and her husband Struan.
Rogart Development Trust has celebrated its first major achievement on behalf of the scattered community.
The suggestion that the bus park is to become a designated overnight area for motorhomes and campervans has been dismissed as "nonsense".