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Trading standards warning over coronavirus air purifier device scam

29 April 2021
Trading standards warning over coronavirus air purifier device scam

Trading standards warning over coronavirus air purifier device scam

29 April 2021

Scam letters are doing the rounds compelling businesses to purchase Covid safe air purifying devices or risk facing a £5000 fine.


Cheaper rail travel pledge from Scottish Greens

26 April 2021
Cheaper rail travel pledge from Scottish Greens

Cheaper rail travel pledge from Scottish Greens

26 April 2021

The Scottish Greens will introduce a new railcard to immediately bring down the cost of rail fares for all Scottish residents.


WATCH: Sun shines in Highland village as Piano James resumes his 1400-mile trek

25 April 2021
WATCH: Sun shines in Highland village as Piano James resumes his 1400-mile trek

WATCH: Sun shines in Highland village as Piano James resumes his 1400-mile trek

25 April 2021

It was all smiles at a children's playpark in the north Highlands as a music loving fundraiser pulled into town after a month's delay.


Far north glass studio's fundraising 'pink hand grenade' T-shirts for women's aid

23 April 2021
Far north glass studio's fundraising 'pink hand grenade' T-shirts for women's aid

Far north glass studio's fundraising 'pink hand grenade' T-shirts for women's aid

23 April 2021

A Lybster based art studio is 'delighted' to be involved in a joint project raising awareness of violence against women.


Mountain pledges full fibre broadband to north by 2027

23 April 2021
Mountain pledges full fibre broadband to north by 2027

Mountain pledges full fibre broadband to north by 2027

23 April 2021

A top election pledge of the Scottish Conservatives is to connect every home and business to full fibre broadband by the end of 2027.


The demise of the landline – home phone usage falls sharply

22 April 2021
The demise of the landline – home phone usage falls sharply

The demise of the landline – home phone usage falls sharply

22 April 2021

Over a quarter of households in the UK never use their landline for phone calls with more than a third only having one to get broadband.


John O'Groats Trail fundraiser exceeds target

22 April 2021
John O'Groats Trail fundraiser exceeds target

John O'Groats Trail fundraiser exceeds target

22 April 2021

The chairman of a north Highland walking route thanks all those who helped its fundraising appeal that surpassed its initial goal of £5000


WATCH: NHS Highland partners with Macmillan Cancer Support to produce video resource

21 April 2021
WATCH: NHS Highland partners with Macmillan Cancer Support to produce video resource

WATCH: NHS Highland partners with Macmillan Cancer Support to produce video resource

21 April 2021

NHS Highland have partnered with Macmillan to develop two new video resources for people being offered treatment with chemotherapy or radiotherapy.


WATCH: Ensure your postal vote will count

20 April 2021
WATCH: Ensure your postal vote will count

WATCH: Ensure your postal vote will count

20 April 2021

Sutherland-based postal voters are being reminded to read instructions carefully as they cast their votes for the Scottish Parliamentary election.


Body recovered from far north harbour following search for missing man

16 April 2021
Body recovered from far north harbour following search for missing man

Body recovered from far north harbour following search for missing man

16 April 2021

After a Thurso man was reported missing on Tuesday, Police Scotland announced the recovery of a body from Scrabster harbour yesterday evening.


John O'Groats Trail of destruction

14 April 2021
John O'Groats Trail of destruction

John O'Groats Trail of destruction

14 April 2021

A popular Highland walking route suffered a setback after a section in Caithness was seemingly chainsawed apart.


Further rail strikes may affect far north services

13 April 2021
Further rail strikes may affect far north services

Further rail strikes may affect far north services

13 April 2021

Rail engineers are now attempting to force a wage rise with strike action that is expected to further disrupt services on the far north line.


Results in for the Big Farmland Bird Count

13 April 2021
Results in for the Big Farmland Bird Count

Results in for the Big Farmland Bird Count

13 April 2021

Results are just in for the eighth annual Big Farmland Bird Count with record numbers of participants taking part.


PICTURES: Beast from the East returns as 'Pest from the West'

05 April 2021
PICTURES: Beast from the East returns as 'Pest from the West'

PICTURES: Beast from the East returns as 'Pest from the West'

05 April 2021

Gale forces winds and snow have returned to the far north in a two-day blitz of 'shochad storms' reminiscent of the 2018 Beast from the East.


Low tides reveal strange phenomenon on wrecked ship boiler

04 April 2021
Low tides reveal strange phenomenon on wrecked ship boiler

Low tides reveal strange phenomenon on wrecked ship boiler

04 April 2021

With this week's very low tides, a strange phenomenon can be observed on a rusting shipwreck at Reiss beach that is hard to explain.


Local authority reveals ambitious recruitment programme

02 April 2021
Local authority reveals ambitious recruitment programme

Local authority reveals ambitious recruitment programme

02 April 2021

Highland Council updated details on an ambitious recruitment programme to fill positions for key project and programme staff.


WATCH: Nicola Sturgeon joins Queen of Country Dolly Parton to help children love reading

25 March 2021
WATCH: Nicola Sturgeon joins Queen of Country Dolly Parton to help children love reading

WATCH: Nicola Sturgeon joins Queen of Country Dolly Parton to help children love reading

25 March 2021

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has recorded a story for families with young children in partnership with Dollywood Foundation UK.


End of the road for JoGLE piano puller as trek ends at Wick after warnings from police

24 March 2021
End of the road for JoGLE piano puller as trek ends at Wick after warnings from police

End of the road for JoGLE piano puller as trek ends at Wick after warnings from police

24 March 2021

A charity bid by a man attempting to pull a piano from John O'Groats to Land's End came to a grinding halt at Wick after police warnings.


Good news for ScotRail Club 50 members

24 March 2021
Good news for ScotRail Club 50 members

Good news for ScotRail Club 50 members

24 March 2021

Train passengers travelling from Caithness who are over 50 can take advantage of a scheme that has just been announced by Scotland's railway operator.


Demand for rural workers' forum at Holyrood

22 March 2021
Demand for rural workers' forum at Holyrood

Demand for rural workers' forum at Holyrood

22 March 2021

Organisers of the first Rural Workers’ Protest are set to deliver five key demands to Scottish Government after thousands went online on Friday.


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