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Mystery as long forgotten bible found in north coast hall

27 September 2019
Mystery as long forgotten bible found in north coast hall

Mystery as long forgotten bible found in north coast hall

27 September 2019

A 152-year-old, long forgotten bible has been discovered in a cupboard in a north Sutherland hall.


Ex-councillor (88) in dispute over croft land

27 September 2019
Ex-councillor (88) in dispute over croft land

Ex-councillor (88) in dispute over croft land

27 September 2019

A power giant has been accused of “destroying” part of a north Sutherland croft and then reneging on a legal agreement to reinstate it.


Community support for new Men’s Shed

25 September 2019
Community support for new Men’s Shed

Community support for new Men’s Shed

25 September 2019

A community Men’s Shed is to be officially launched in Dornoch later this month.


Police station project secures funding

20 September 2019
Police station project secures funding

Police station project secures funding

20 September 2019

A major project to turn a redundant Sutherland police station into a community hub is set to become a reality following a £405,000 funding injection.


Tragic death of Countess of Sutherland's grandson

19 September 2019
Tragic death of Countess of Sutherland's grandson

Tragic death of Countess of Sutherland's grandson

19 September 2019

Sutherland’s leading family has been plunged into mourning following the tragic death of one of its members.


Councillor resurrects sport plan

18 September 2019
Councillor resurrects sport plan

Councillor resurrects sport plan

18 September 2019

A Sutherland councillor is determined to resurrect plans for a sports centre at Dornoch, albeit on a much smaller scale than previously proposed.


Ex-nurse (85) is inspired to write book on her life

30 August 2019
Ex-nurse (85) is inspired to write book on her life

Ex-nurse (85) is inspired to write book on her life

30 August 2019

IT is never to late to write a book, particularly if you have a fascinating life story to tell, as one Dornoch resident has proved.


Musician shares his songs on wife's urging

20 August 2019
Musician shares his songs on wife's urging

Musician shares his songs on wife's urging

20 August 2019

A self-effacing musician stuck his recordings "in a drawer" for years.


Veteran sheepdog trials official stands down.

14 August 2019
Veteran sheepdog trials official stands down.

Veteran sheepdog trials official stands down.

14 August 2019

The vice-president of Sutherland Sheepdog Trials Association is standing down after a 37-year connection with the organisation.


Cowboys delve drovers’ history

13 August 2019
Cowboys delve drovers’ history

Cowboys delve drovers’ history

13 August 2019

Two music-making USA cowboys made a special detour to Sutherland as part of their research for a documentary on drovers.


Soldier short of kayak target

13 August 2019
Soldier short of kayak target

Soldier short of kayak target

13 August 2019

A veteran soldier who kayaked round the sea equivalent of NC500 in aid of an armed forces charity, says he is disappointed at the amount raised.


Care home benefits from art show sales

13 August 2019
Care home benefits from art show sales

Care home benefits from art show sales

13 August 2019

Golspie artist Marcus Butler has won the Steve MacGruer Trophy for his “spontaneous” oil painting entitled Littleferry Farm.


Disbelief over lack of government funding for Geopark

26 July 2019
Disbelief over lack of government funding for Geopark

Disbelief over lack of government funding for Geopark

26 July 2019

A senior UNESCO Geopark assessor has expressed shock that the North West Highlands Geopark receives no core government funding.


Driver on trial over smash on Sutherland road

17 July 2019
Driver on trial over smash on Sutherland road

Driver on trial over smash on Sutherland road

17 July 2019

A horror road smash involving two German motorcyclists and the driver of a high-powered sports car in Sutherland was recalled in court this week.


Look who I bumped into!

17 July 2019
Look who I bumped into!

Look who I bumped into!

17 July 2019

North West Sutherland campaigner Margaret Meek, had been hoping that she might be lucky enough to meet the Queen at a Royal garden party in Holyrood.


New X-ray equipment ensures Lawson's future

12 July 2019
New X-ray equipment ensures Lawson's future

New X-ray equipment ensures Lawson's future

12 July 2019

NHS Highland managers have unveiled state-of-the art new digital X-ray equipment recently installed at Sutherland’s cottage hospital.


Beach litter campaigner set to cycle into Sutherland

01 July 2019
Beach litter campaigner set to cycle into Sutherland

Beach litter campaigner set to cycle into Sutherland

01 July 2019

Record breaking solo rower Kiko Matthews is set to arrive in north west Sutherland later this week as part of her beach clean-up, cycle tour.


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.


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