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SARAH RANKIN: Time to inject some culinary excitement into our menus

27 January 2024
SARAH RANKIN: Time to inject some culinary excitement into our menus

SARAH RANKIN: Time to inject some culinary excitement into our menus

27 January 2024

If diets worked, we’d all go on one once and there would be no multibillion-pound industry built up around it, says our columnist.


East Sutherland Camera Club members challenged to capture essence of home

21 January 2024
East Sutherland Camera Club members challenged to capture essence of home

East Sutherland Camera Club members challenged to capture essence of home

21 January 2024

East Sutherland Camera Club's January competition was 'My Town or Village'.


NHS HIGHLAND: Our genetic make-up and our bodies were not designed for the type of lifestyle we live

21 January 2024
NHS HIGHLAND: Our genetic make-up and our bodies were not designed for the type of lifestyle we live

NHS HIGHLAND: Our genetic make-up and our bodies were not designed for the type of lifestyle we live

21 January 2024

The lifestyle that best suits our natural instincts and our genetics is one of hunting and foraging, says our columnist.


Royal Dornoch golf club community fund now inviting applications

19 January 2024
Royal Dornoch golf club community fund now inviting applications

Royal Dornoch golf club community fund now inviting applications

19 January 2024

The fund aims to enhance the local area’s 'quality of life'.


LUCY BEATTIE: Crofting a crucial local player amid global challenges

14 January 2024
LUCY BEATTIE: Crofting a crucial local player amid global challenges

LUCY BEATTIE: Crofting a crucial local player amid global challenges

14 January 2024

New Ross-shire Journal columnist Lucy Beattie from Wester Ross discusses the importance of local crofting amid global challenges.


NHS HIGHLAND: Here's how you can help reduce waiting times at Inverness A&E

13 January 2024
NHS HIGHLAND: Here's how you can help reduce waiting times at Inverness A&E

NHS HIGHLAND: Here's how you can help reduce waiting times at Inverness A&E

13 January 2024

Community pharmacies across our area should be your first stop if you have a minor illness such as a cold, upset stomach or general aches and pains.


How to have fun – and stay safe – in the Highland mountains this winter

13 January 2024
How to have fun – and stay safe – in the Highland mountains this winter

How to have fun – and stay safe – in the Highland mountains this winter

13 January 2024

Ben Gibson, mountain safety adviser at Mountaineering Scotland, encourages people who are planning to head to the hills this winter to think ahead


OBITUARY: John Macdonald, Rogart

09 January 2024
OBITUARY: John Macdonald, Rogart

OBITUARY: John Macdonald, Rogart

09 January 2024

John Macdonald was a man of many parts – family man, crofter, railway worker, postie, musician, local historian, author and friend.


PICTURES: Huge turnout for Golspie Rowing Club's torchlight procession

03 January 2024
PICTURES: Huge turnout for Golspie Rowing Club's torchlight procession

PICTURES: Huge turnout for Golspie Rowing Club's torchlight procession

03 January 2024

Several hundred people including many families took part in the torchlight parade.


Your life in stars: What does 2024 have in store for you?

31 December 2023
Your life in stars: What does 2024 have in store for you?

Your life in stars: What does 2024 have in store for you?

31 December 2023

The horoscopes for year ahead, by Patrick Arundell


Nature worries in Highlands are tip of the iceberg – but unlike the Titanic, we can avoid it

31 December 2023
Nature worries in Highlands are tip of the iceberg – but unlike the Titanic, we can avoid it

Nature worries in Highlands are tip of the iceberg – but unlike the Titanic, we can avoid it

31 December 2023

Making Space for Nature by Imogen Furlong


From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

30 December 2023
From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

30 December 2023

A dip into the Northern Times of yesteryear.


MasterChef star's Hogmanay tips: It’s a marathon, not a sprint

30 December 2023
MasterChef star's Hogmanay tips: It’s a marathon, not a sprint

MasterChef star's Hogmanay tips: It’s a marathon, not a sprint

30 December 2023

The key – as with all things around the festive season – is to keep it simple, says Inverness-born Sarah Rankin.


From the Archives: The Highland Railways' battle against snow

30 December 2023
From the Archives: The Highland Railways' battle against snow

From the Archives: The Highland Railways' battle against snow

30 December 2023

One of the major challenges faced by the railway managers was keeping the trains running during heavy winter snowfalls


BUSINESS FOCUS: Whether 2023’s been tough or terrific, here’s one way to get 2024 off to a flying start

30 December 2023
BUSINESS FOCUS: Whether 2023’s been tough or terrific, here’s one way to get 2024 off to a flying start

BUSINESS FOCUS: Whether 2023’s been tough or terrific, here’s one way to get 2024 off to a flying start

30 December 2023

We all hope to start next year on a high, and here’s something that will help: enter our FSB UK Celebrating Small Business Awards.


'The shipboard lights of the George Robb began to dim as she became engulfed in the towering seas'

26 December 2023
'The shipboard lights of the George Robb began to dim as she became engulfed in the towering seas'

'The shipboard lights of the George Robb began to dim as she became engulfed in the towering seas'

26 December 2023

Kevin Green recalls the stormy December night in 1959 when the ill-fated trawler George Robb went down off Duncansby Head


HEALTH MATTERS: Focussing on what really matters for a happier Christmas

25 December 2023
HEALTH MATTERS: Focussing on what really matters for a happier Christmas

HEALTH MATTERS: Focussing on what really matters for a happier Christmas

25 December 2023

I am not a great fan of Black Friday. I am sure in the USA it means more, the day after Thanksgiving when people have more opportunity for shopping.


Christingle service at St Finbarr's, Dornoch, raises £250 for children's charity

22 December 2023
Christingle service at St Finbarr's, Dornoch, raises £250 for children's charity

Christingle service at St Finbarr's, Dornoch, raises £250 for children's charity

22 December 2023

Readings, poems and prayers were read by members of the congregation.


HEALTH MATTERS: Focussing on what really matters for a happier Christmas

16 December 2023
HEALTH MATTERS: Focussing on what really matters for a happier Christmas

HEALTH MATTERS: Focussing on what really matters for a happier Christmas

16 December 2023

I am not a great fan of Black Friday. It seems to be a rather artificial exercise in advertising and commercialism.


Does your small business have what it takes to be a winner in the FSB awards?

15 December 2023
Does your small business have what it takes to be a winner in the FSB awards?

Does your small business have what it takes to be a winner in the FSB awards?

15 December 2023

Whatever 2023 has been like for you, we all hope to start the next year on a high.


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