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Crewman airlifted to hospital after fall on vessel north-west of Cape Wrath

13 December 2024
Crewman airlifted to hospital after fall on vessel north-west of Cape Wrath

Crewman airlifted to hospital after fall on vessel north-west of Cape Wrath

13 December 2024

The Stornoway Coastguard search and rescue helicopter was dispatched at 2.20am yesterday.


Highlands and Islands Enterprise confirm Melness Crofters Estate will still be paid for lease of Sutherland Spaceport site despite Orbex shelving the project

06 December 2024
Highlands and Islands Enterprise confirm Melness Crofters Estate will still be paid for lease of Sutherland Spaceport site despite Orbex shelving the project

Highlands and Islands Enterprise confirm Melness Crofters Estate will still be paid for lease of Sutherland Spaceport site despite Orbex shelving the project

06 December 2024

HIE said the crofter would continue to receive a rental income as part of the lease agreement.


‘If we all picked up a bit of litter we would see a big difference’: Ullapool family’s remarkable beach clean record

02 December 2024
‘If we all picked up a bit of litter we would see a big difference’: Ullapool family’s remarkable beach clean record

‘If we all picked up a bit of litter we would see a big difference’: Ullapool family’s remarkable beach clean record

02 December 2024

An environmentally conscious family of four have removed a staggering 15 tonnes of rubbish from beaches in the north west Highlands.


‘Britain’s remotest shop’ in Durness up for sale for £645k

20 November 2024
‘Britain’s remotest shop’ in Durness up for sale for £645k

‘Britain’s remotest shop’ in Durness up for sale for £645k

20 November 2024

The shop at Durness in Sutherland has been described as a "once in a lifetime" opportunity.


Members of Assynt Mountain Rescue Team go to aid of walkers lost in the dark after trip to Sutherland waterfall.

10 November 2024
Members of Assynt Mountain Rescue Team go to aid of walkers lost in the dark after trip to Sutherland waterfall.

Members of Assynt Mountain Rescue Team go to aid of walkers lost in the dark after trip to Sutherland waterfall.

10 November 2024

The Eas a’ Chual Aluinn waterfall in Assynt is the tallest waterfall in the United Kingdom with a sheer drop of 200m.


Outlander star Sophie Skelton to feature in Caithness-based psychological thriller

04 November 2024
Outlander star Sophie Skelton to feature in Caithness-based psychological thriller

Outlander star Sophie Skelton to feature in Caithness-based psychological thriller

04 November 2024

A film shot in Caithness starring Outlander’s Sophie Skelton has landed a major deal.


Hollywood A-lister Keira Knightley flies into Inverness to begin filming in Highlands

04 November 2024
Hollywood A-lister Keira Knightley flies into Inverness to begin filming in Highlands

Hollywood A-lister Keira Knightley flies into Inverness to begin filming in Highlands

04 November 2024

Her latest film, The Woman in Cabin 10, is being shot in Glen Affric.


Breaking down borders with glorious coastal walk

27 October 2024
Breaking down borders with glorious coastal walk

Breaking down borders with glorious coastal walk

27 October 2024

Mike Merritt lets the train from Inverness take the strain on his way to the start of a walking holiday in the north-east of England


Planning officials recommend go-ahead for Sutherland Spaceport application, including antennae park on top of Ben Tongue

24 October 2024
Planning officials recommend go-ahead for Sutherland Spaceport application, including antennae park on top of Ben Tongue

Planning officials recommend go-ahead for Sutherland Spaceport application, including antennae park on top of Ben Tongue

24 October 2024

Members of the North Planning Applications Committee will decided the spaceport application at their meeting next Tuesday.


Hillwalker airlifted from Sutherland peak after falling in high winds

23 October 2024
Hillwalker airlifted from Sutherland peak after falling in high winds

Hillwalker airlifted from Sutherland peak after falling in high winds

23 October 2024

Assynt Mountain Rescue Team were called out to go to the aid of the injured hillwalker.


New Land’s End to John O’Groats record set by female tandem cycling pair

19 September 2024
New Land’s End to John O’Groats record set by female tandem cycling pair

New Land’s End to John O’Groats record set by female tandem cycling pair

19 September 2024

An NHS worker and a bicycle instructor have set a new women’s Tandem Land’s End to John O’Groats record.


Drone pilot feared device would crash into helicopter over Kylesku bridge, official investigation reveals

28 August 2024
Drone pilot feared device would crash into helicopter over Kylesku bridge, official investigation reveals

Drone pilot feared device would crash into helicopter over Kylesku bridge, official investigation reveals

28 August 2024

A report by the UK Airprox Board (UKAB) into whether the proximity of the drone posed a risk to the helicopter has just been published.


Assynt Mountain Rescue team help lost walkers at Britain's highest waterfall near Kylesku

16 August 2024
Assynt Mountain Rescue team help lost walkers at Britain's highest waterfall near Kylesku

Assynt Mountain Rescue team help lost walkers at Britain's highest waterfall near Kylesku

16 August 2024

The two lost walkers had gone to see the spectacular Eas a’ Chual Aluinn waterfall.


'You're Sheena Easton aren't you?': Star quality at Durness as singer calls in at Cocoa Mountain chocolate shop

28 July 2024
'You're Sheena Easton aren't you?': Star quality at Durness as singer calls in at Cocoa Mountain chocolate shop

'You're Sheena Easton aren't you?': Star quality at Durness as singer calls in at Cocoa Mountain chocolate shop

28 July 2024

Scottish singer Sheena Easton, who lives in America, visited Durness this weekend.


Assynt MRT rescue walker with fractured leg from remote spot at Laxford Bridge

18 July 2024
Assynt MRT rescue walker with fractured leg from remote spot at Laxford Bridge

Assynt MRT rescue walker with fractured leg from remote spot at Laxford Bridge

18 July 2024

The woman was taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.


Dog missing for a week rescued from cliff near Kinlochbervie

16 July 2024
Dog missing for a week rescued from cliff near Kinlochbervie

Dog missing for a week rescued from cliff near Kinlochbervie

16 July 2024

Cane corso Loki had only rainwater to survive before his rescue.


Yacht towed to Lochinver by lifeboat after rudder problems off Handa Island

10 July 2024
Yacht towed to Lochinver by lifeboat after rudder problems off Handa Island

Yacht towed to Lochinver by lifeboat after rudder problems off Handa Island

10 July 2024

Lochinver Lifeboat launched at 3.22pm.


‘It is shaping up to be a busy year for us’: Assynt Mountain Rescue Team go to the aid of an injured walker in 18th call-out of 2024

08 July 2024
‘It is shaping up to be a busy year for us’: Assynt Mountain Rescue Team go to the aid of an injured walker in 18th call-out of 2024

‘It is shaping up to be a busy year for us’: Assynt Mountain Rescue Team go to the aid of an injured walker in 18th call-out of 2024

08 July 2024

The walker had injured her ankle crossing a burn just south of the Quinag car park.


Tiny seal pups ferried to Caithness rescue centre after being found at Stornoway Airport on Lewis

24 June 2024
Tiny seal pups ferried to Caithness rescue centre after being found at Stornoway Airport on Lewis

Tiny seal pups ferried to Caithness rescue centre after being found at Stornoway Airport on Lewis

24 June 2024

Two tiny abandoned seal pups have been saved and ferried to Caithness in a dramatic 182-mile rescue.


Cape Wrath minibus operator fixes Britain’s ‘deepest pothole’ himself after two-week council blitz

18 June 2024
Cape Wrath minibus operator fixes Britain’s ‘deepest pothole’ himself after two-week council blitz

Cape Wrath minibus operator fixes Britain’s ‘deepest pothole’ himself after two-week council blitz

18 June 2024

Britain's "deepest" pothole has been repaired - with a huge metal plate.


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