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Station in line for £500k revamp

28 June 2019
Station in line for £500k revamp

Station in line for £500k revamp

28 June 2019

A north business man has unveiled exciting and ambitious plans for a £500,000 redevelopment of the redundant Brora Railway Station.


Brora in race against time for town centre funding

27 June 2019
Brora in race against time for town centre funding

Brora in race against time for town centre funding

27 June 2019

Community leaders in Bora are racing against time to access £65,000 funding from the Scottish Government for a town centre project.


Plaque erected in memory of Smoo caver

26 June 2019
Plaque erected in memory of Smoo caver

Plaque erected in memory of Smoo caver

26 June 2019

It was a fitting tribute to a man whose name has become synonymous with Smoo Cave.


Save our teacher!

14 June 2019
Save our teacher!

Save our teacher!

14 June 2019

Parents of pupils at a small Sutherland primary school are lobbying Highland Council in a bid to retain one of their teachers.


Royal invitation for loo campaigner

13 June 2019
Royal invitation for loo campaigner

Royal invitation for loo campaigner

13 June 2019

A Kinlochbervie resident, who led a campaign against the closure of public toilets, has been invited to a Royal Garden Party.


Veteran soldier to kayak round NC500

12 June 2019
Veteran soldier to kayak round NC500

Veteran soldier to kayak round NC500

12 June 2019

Most people think that simply driving or cycling round NC500 is no mean feat.


Family cling to genetic hope for ‘locked-in’ tot

10 June 2019
Family cling to genetic hope for ‘locked-in’ tot

Family cling to genetic hope for ‘locked-in’ tot

10 June 2019

For first-time parents Alvin and Stephanie Wood, it was a terrifying and deeply worrying time.


Councillor urges 'cool it' over glamping site

05 June 2019
Councillor urges 'cool it' over glamping site

Councillor urges 'cool it' over glamping site

05 June 2019

A local councillor is trying to defuse conflict over a controversial tourism development at a north west Sutherland beauty spot.


New care agency pledges a gold standard service

01 June 2019
New care agency pledges a gold standard service

New care agency pledges a gold standard service

01 June 2019

A newly-established home care agency based in East Sutherland is now ready to take on clients.


Hard work is paying off for improving high school

31 May 2019
Hard work is paying off for improving high school

Hard work is paying off for improving high school

31 May 2019

Golspie High School is showing some “green shoots” in its drive to improve its academic attainment levels, according to its head teacher.


Pupils ask question of First Minister

31 May 2019
Pupils ask question of First Minister

Pupils ask question of First Minister

31 May 2019

Nicola Sturgeon has been put on the spot by Sutherland school pupils over depopulation in the county.


NC500 in firing line over roads

29 May 2019
NC500 in firing line over roads

NC500 in firing line over roads

29 May 2019

A fed-up local councillor has launched a scathing attack on the operators of the NC500 tourism route.


Fire crews 'really stepped up for us'

24 May 2019
Fire crews 'really stepped up for us'

Fire crews 'really stepped up for us'

24 May 2019

A leading fire service manager and local councillors have paid tribute to firefighters who battled the Melvich wildfire.


Strathnaver Museum takes over local cafe

22 May 2019
Strathnaver Museum takes over local cafe

Strathnaver Museum takes over local cafe

22 May 2019

Strathnaver Museum has succeeded in its bid to take over a local authority owned café and tourist information centre at Bettyhill.


Ex-GP is inspired to pen medical memoir

21 May 2019
Ex-GP is inspired to pen medical memoir

Ex-GP is inspired to pen medical memoir

21 May 2019

A former family doctor turned author has come up with a novel prescription - read one of his collection of stories a night.


Government accused of thwarting land sale

17 May 2019
Government accused of thwarting land sale

Government accused of thwarting land sale

17 May 2019

The Scottish Government is under fire from a member of a Sutherland sheep stock club who claims it is being uncooperative over a land buyout.


Schoolgirl (8) launches campaign to save teacher

17 May 2019
Schoolgirl (8) launches campaign to save teacher

Schoolgirl (8) launches campaign to save teacher

17 May 2019

A young Sutherland pupil has launched a petition to persuade education bosses to give a probationary teacher at her school a permanent job.


Hot chocolate heaven in north-west

08 May 2019
Hot chocolate heaven in north-west

Hot chocolate heaven in north-west

08 May 2019

A Belgian couple have opened a small chocolate cafe in a remote Sutherland hamlet.


Couple hook fishing hotel

23 April 2019
Couple hook fishing hotel

Couple hook fishing hotel

23 April 2019

A couple of “avid" anglers, who love remote places, have bought a traditional Sutherland fishing hotel.


Councillor calls for action as "alarming" population slump is forecast

12 April 2019
Councillor calls for action as "alarming" population slump is forecast

Councillor calls for action as "alarming" population slump is forecast

12 April 2019

Sutherland’s already fragile population figures are set to plunge still further over the next few years, it is feared.


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