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LOOKING BACK: Float win for children of Achany and Gruids

20 November 2021
LOOKING BACK: Float win for children of Achany and Gruids

LOOKING BACK: Float win for children of Achany and Gruids

20 November 2021

A dip into the photo archives of the Northern Times.


MSP asked to quiz NHS Highland again over Migdale Hospital as promised consultation yet to materialise

20 November 2021
MSP asked to quiz NHS Highland again over Migdale Hospital as promised consultation yet to materialise

MSP asked to quiz NHS Highland again over Migdale Hospital as promised consultation yet to materialise

20 November 2021

Concerns have been flagged up about the 22-bed, two ward community hospital, which provides geriatric and psycho geriatric care.


PICTURES: Wind farm company under fire over single-track Sutherland road left like a 'patchwork quilt'

19 November 2021
PICTURES: Wind farm company under fire over single-track Sutherland road left like a 'patchwork quilt'

PICTURES: Wind farm company under fire over single-track Sutherland road left like a 'patchwork quilt'

19 November 2021

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.


'Win' for vandals - pay meters to be removed from Golspie public toilets

18 November 2021
'Win' for vandals - pay meters to be removed from Golspie public toilets

'Win' for vandals - pay meters to be removed from Golspie public toilets

18 November 2021

Cllr Richard Gale: "We are basically letting the vandals win by virtue of the fact we cannot prevent vandalism. I find it very frustrating."


Highland Council seeking 'evidence of use' in move towards making blocked footpath at Littleferry a public right of way

17 November 2021
Highland Council seeking 'evidence of use' in move towards making blocked footpath at Littleferry a public right of way

Highland Council seeking 'evidence of use' in move towards making blocked footpath at Littleferry a public right of way

17 November 2021

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.


Turn of year celebrations at Golspie 'under discussion'

17 November 2021
Turn of year celebrations at Golspie 'under discussion'

Turn of year celebrations at Golspie 'under discussion'

17 November 2021

Golspie looks ‘likely’ to have a bonfire and party to mark the turn of the year, community council chairman Ian Sutherland has said.


Aloha to Embo as Hawaiian couple make twinning visit

17 November 2021
Aloha to Embo as Hawaiian couple make twinning visit

Aloha to Embo as Hawaiian couple make twinning visit

17 November 2021

Bob and Kelly Tayaka King were shown round by Liz Robertson, a member of the Embo twinning committee, and her husband Struan.


WATCH: Rogart landowner opens £50k new Dalmore Bridge

16 November 2021
WATCH: Rogart landowner opens £50k new Dalmore Bridge

WATCH: Rogart landowner opens £50k new Dalmore Bridge

16 November 2021

Rogart Development Trust has celebrated its first major achievement on behalf of the scattered community.


Councillor scotches 'rumours' over future use of Golspie High School bus park

16 November 2021
Councillor scotches 'rumours' over future use of Golspie High School bus park

Councillor scotches 'rumours' over future use of Golspie High School bus park

16 November 2021

The suggestion that the bus park is to become a designated overnight area for motorhomes and campervans has been dismissed as "nonsense".


Pictures: Pupils' delight as £60k new play park opens next to Brora Primary School

16 November 2021
Pictures: Pupils' delight as £60k new play park opens next to Brora Primary School

Pictures: Pupils' delight as £60k new play park opens next to Brora Primary School

16 November 2021

Three former pupils whose fundraising helped bring the project to fruition, were given the honour of performing the opening ceremony


Staff and pupils at Melvich Primary School remember the fallen

15 November 2021
Staff and pupils at Melvich Primary School remember the fallen

Staff and pupils at Melvich Primary School remember the fallen

15 November 2021

P1-3 class teacher Carol-Anne Farquhar piped Flowers of the Forest.


Sutherland libraries lay on a wide range of activities and displays to celebrate Book Week Scotland

15 November 2021
Sutherland libraries lay on a wide range of activities and displays to celebrate Book Week Scotland

Sutherland libraries lay on a wide range of activities and displays to celebrate Book Week Scotland

15 November 2021

From Bettyhill to Brora, High Life Highland principal libraries manager Julie Corcoran promises the week will have something for everyone.


WATCH: Remembrance Sunday parade at Brora

14 November 2021
WATCH: Remembrance Sunday parade at Brora

WATCH: Remembrance Sunday parade at Brora

14 November 2021

The service was led by Rev Lorna Tunstall, church of Scotland minister at Brora and Helmsdale.


New book based on oral history project captures heritage of Coigach and Assynt

14 November 2021
New book based on oral history project captures heritage of Coigach and Assynt

New book based on oral history project captures heritage of Coigach and Assynt

14 November 2021

The Coigach and Assynt Collection is packed full of local tunes, songs, stories and archive photographs.


Sutherland prepares to honour its war dead

13 November 2021
Sutherland prepares to honour its war dead

Sutherland prepares to honour its war dead

13 November 2021

Services will be held tomorrow at war memorials in communities across the county.


WATCH: No mean task but team successfully extract enormous stone which will serve as Littleferry Battle memorial

13 November 2021
WATCH: No mean task but team successfully extract enormous stone which will serve as Littleferry Battle memorial

WATCH: No mean task but team successfully extract enormous stone which will serve as Littleferry Battle memorial

13 November 2021

Plans are well on schedule to mark the Jacobean battle with a special ceremony on April 15 next year - the 276th anniversary of the battle


Sutherland primary school closed 'on public health grounds'

12 November 2021
Sutherland primary school closed 'on public health grounds'

Sutherland primary school closed 'on public health grounds'

12 November 2021

Notification of the Sutherland school's shut down is on the authority's website.


Dornoch caravan park operators fear for future if overnight motorhome parking plans get go-ahead

12 November 2021
Dornoch caravan park operators fear for future if overnight motorhome parking plans get go-ahead

Dornoch caravan park operators fear for future if overnight motorhome parking plans get go-ahead

12 November 2021

Lynn Redfern said the move by Highland Council would seriously undermine the commercial viability of the business.


Ambitious scheme to transform Helmsdale tennis courts reaches planning application stage

11 November 2021
Ambitious scheme to transform Helmsdale tennis courts reaches planning application stage

Ambitious scheme to transform Helmsdale tennis courts reaches planning application stage

11 November 2021

The project is being progressed by Helmsdale and District Development Trust which has already secured some funding.


Electric vehicle rally running alongside COP26 is due to stop at three checkpoints in Sutherland today with open invitation to local residents to meet participants

10 November 2021
Electric vehicle rally running alongside COP26 is due to stop at three checkpoints in Sutherland today with open invitation to local residents to meet participants

Electric vehicle rally running alongside COP26 is due to stop at three checkpoints in Sutherland today with open invitation to local residents to meet participants

10 November 2021

The rally will make stops at Scourie, Durness and the Kyle of Tongue.


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