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Recipe of the week: Chimichurri Scotch Beef popovers

01 January 2022
Recipe of the week: Chimichurri Scotch Beef popovers

Recipe of the week: Chimichurri Scotch Beef popovers

01 January 2022

If you’re entertaining over the New Year, try these tangy and tasty beef popovers.


The party trick that never worked but always created mayhem

01 January 2022
The party trick that never worked but always created mayhem

The party trick that never worked but always created mayhem

01 January 2022

A LONG time ago, I was the youngest district councillor in Ross-shire, but that’s not the point of the tale.


The Postie Notes: Here’s to a joyous Hogmanay and all the best for 2022

31 December 2021
The Postie Notes: Here’s to a joyous Hogmanay and all the best for 2022

The Postie Notes: Here’s to a joyous Hogmanay and all the best for 2022

31 December 2021

By the time you read this Christmas will be but a memory except for the last few tinned chocolates and the outside lights, writes Pete Malone.


Input from the minister was banned by Lairg folk

26 December 2021
Input from the minister was banned by Lairg folk

Input from the minister was banned by Lairg folk

26 December 2021

The 1st statistical account for the parish was published in 1794.


Forget your comic strip heroes: Jesus is the real deal

26 December 2021
Forget your comic strip heroes: Jesus is the real deal

Forget your comic strip heroes: Jesus is the real deal

26 December 2021

A FEW years ago we popped into the Scottish Antiques and Arts Centre at Doune, near Callander.


Christmas party was high spot of winters past in Durness

25 December 2021
Christmas party was high spot of winters past in Durness

Christmas party was high spot of winters past in Durness

25 December 2021

As the year’s end beckons, my mind strays back 70 years to Christmas in the remote community where I was brought up – Durness.


Opinion: If Highland businesses are to survive and thrive, then those in dire need must be supported

23 December 2021
Opinion: If Highland businesses are to survive and thrive, then those in dire need must be supported

Opinion: If Highland businesses are to survive and thrive, then those in dire need must be supported

23 December 2021

Business Focus: FSB Highland manager David Richardson fears social contact concerns will hit business hopes for a final boost from 2021


God is ready and waiting to give you the gift of friendship

19 December 2021
God is ready and waiting to give you the gift of friendship

God is ready and waiting to give you the gift of friendship

19 December 2021

Gravity and oxygen are important to our lives, even crucial, but they are not as special as love.


A lot of work needs to be done in 2022 to support crofting

18 December 2021
A lot of work needs to be done in 2022 to support crofting

A lot of work needs to be done in 2022 to support crofting

18 December 2021

The Scottish Crofting Federation held a strategy meeting earlier this month – the first in person for over 20 months.


Recipe of the week: Festive Scotch Lamb bobotie

18 December 2021
Recipe of the week: Festive Scotch Lamb bobotie

Recipe of the week: Festive Scotch Lamb bobotie

18 December 2021

If you are serving lamb over the festive season, use the leftovers in this delicious Scotch Lamb bake.


Many farmers feel they are under attack from all sides

12 December 2021
Many farmers feel they are under attack from all sides

Many farmers feel they are under attack from all sides

12 December 2021

Pile-ons from an ill-informed media and public are taking their toll on the mental health of those in farming.


Christian Viewpoint: Quirky Christmas cards offer a sobering modern-day take on nativity

12 December 2021
Christian Viewpoint: Quirky Christmas cards offer a sobering modern-day take on nativity

Christian Viewpoint: Quirky Christmas cards offer a sobering modern-day take on nativity

12 December 2021

I love Cheshire priest Hana Amner’s Christmas card designs.


Recipe of the week: Scotch Beef meatball subs with sprout and apple slaw

12 December 2021
Recipe of the week: Scotch Beef meatball subs with sprout and apple slaw

Recipe of the week: Scotch Beef meatball subs with sprout and apple slaw

12 December 2021

Don't leave the sprouts for Christmas, try them in this winter coleslaw and create crowd-pleasing butties.


It still takes 10 hours to drive from Tain to London - the reinstatement of Motorail would fit the green agenda

11 December 2021
It still takes 10 hours to drive from Tain to London - the reinstatement of Motorail would fit the green agenda

It still takes 10 hours to drive from Tain to London - the reinstatement of Motorail would fit the green agenda

11 December 2021

These new rail franchises with different companies running different bits of what once was British Rail, meant that Motorail was no longer doable.


My Christmas present to myself is a fishing book

11 December 2021
My Christmas present to myself is a fishing book

My Christmas present to myself is a fishing book

11 December 2021

Increasingly, I search for books and pamphlets that relate to fishing here in the Far North.


SPONSORED CONTENT: Choose local! It’s the best gift you can give to your community this Christmas

10 December 2021
SPONSORED CONTENT: Choose local! It’s the best gift you can give to your community this Christmas

SPONSORED CONTENT: Choose local! It’s the best gift you can give to your community this Christmas

10 December 2021

Shoppers across the region are being urged to choose local this Christmas and celebrate the very best that the region has to offer.


OBITUARY: Tain man Terry Duncan remained proud of his Easter Ross connections and left behind a fine legacy

05 December 2021
OBITUARY: Tain man Terry Duncan remained proud of his Easter Ross connections and left behind a fine legacy

OBITUARY: Tain man Terry Duncan remained proud of his Easter Ross connections and left behind a fine legacy

05 December 2021

Friends and family of the late Terry Duncan gathered in Tain to pay tribute.


Set time aside this Advent to pray and grow closer to God

05 December 2021
Set time aside this Advent to pray and grow closer to God

Set time aside this Advent to pray and grow closer to God

05 December 2021

Last Sunday was the first Sunday of Advent and the rush is on to get everything organised for Christmas.


Recipe of the week: Roast rump of Scotch lamb, Blackthorn salt za’atar and crowdie pastillas

04 December 2021
Recipe of the week: Roast rump of Scotch lamb, Blackthorn salt za’atar and crowdie pastillas

Recipe of the week: Roast rump of Scotch lamb, Blackthorn salt za’atar and crowdie pastillas

04 December 2021

Celebrate Scotch lamb with this tasty dish from award-winning chef Graeme Pallister.


Evaluate your dog's problems from a holistic perspective

04 December 2021
Evaluate your dog's problems from a holistic perspective

Evaluate your dog's problems from a holistic perspective

04 December 2021

It sounds strange but it is far better to tackle dog behaviour problems when the problem is not actually happening.


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