A curiosity of fishing on these isles is that there are only 16 days a year when all rivers are closed to salmon angling.
And there we have it. Right down to the wire and the UK government has agreed a deal with the EU.
10 tips on how to survive lockdown with your kids.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Lorna Steele says the Navy and Airforce were called in to help as Sutherland, Caithness and Orkney were hit hardest
Food for Thought.
Stone's Throw by Jamie Stone
Business Focus: Richard Jones hopes people remember the lessons from 2020 as we make a fresh start in 2021
North Coast Campus pupils were delighted to receive a virtual visit from Santa and four of his elves last week.
PAWSABILITY: Anna Patfield lloks at how our dogs' lives have been changed since the pandemic began
This past year has been a year like no other that any of us can remember,
Many newspapers used to print a cartoon at New Year showing Father Time, carrying an hour glass and scythe, passing his newborn self.
Positives still exist for this Christmas season, says Bishop Mark Strange.
As with so many other events, the coronavirus pandemic put paid to the much loved children’s Christmas party at Bettyhill.
Members of Historylinks Museum's Young Curators Club donned top hats and bonnets to spread some Victorian Christmas cheer.
In exactly one week’s time, the big day will have arrived.
As I write, we still don’t know whether we will get a Brexit deal or not.
DreamToys – the Toy Retailers Association – has unveiled its annual predictions for the top 12 toys.
If life was difficult and confusing at the beginning of this year, then it is certainly no easier now at the end of it.
Help at Hand by Peter Wardhaugh of East and Central Sutherland Citizens Advice Bureau
THE WAY I SEE IT: Jim McGillivray calls for talks with Anders Holch Povlsen over spaceport saga