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Endurance rider cycles through Helmsdale but sees record bid fade

06 August 2019
Endurance rider cycles through Helmsdale but sees record bid fade

Endurance rider cycles through Helmsdale but sees record bid fade

06 August 2019

The brave bid by a Scottish endurance athlete to become the fastest woman to ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats looks set to fail today.


Midge numbers down because of heatwave

29 July 2019
Midge numbers down because of heatwave

Midge numbers down because of heatwave

29 July 2019

The hot weather has taken the bite out of midges.


Lochinver Atlantic rower to be reunited with his boat

26 July 2019
Lochinver Atlantic rower to be reunited with his boat

Lochinver Atlantic rower to be reunited with his boat

26 July 2019

The intrepid Lochinver man who was attempting to row across the Atlantic, but had to be rescued, is to be finally re-united with his abandoned boat.


Shock at state of north west Sutherland beach

10 July 2019
Shock at state of north west Sutherland beach

Shock at state of north west Sutherland beach

10 July 2019

A beach in north west Sutherland is estimated to contain a staggering 20 tonnes of plastic.


Listed building status for Kessock Bridge?

03 July 2019
Listed building status for Kessock Bridge?

Listed building status for Kessock Bridge?

03 July 2019

The Highlands' major road bridge could be given listed building status.


Flashing lights trigger lifeboat crew search

01 July 2019
Flashing lights trigger lifeboat crew search

Flashing lights trigger lifeboat crew search

01 July 2019

A lifeboat was launched after flashing lights associated with distress signals were seen at a Sutherland beauty spot.


Seven rescued by Lochinver lifeboat

24 June 2019
Seven rescued by Lochinver lifeboat

Seven rescued by Lochinver lifeboat

24 June 2019

A fishing boat with seven people on board was rescued by a lifeboat today after a near seven hour operation.


Fears MoD wants to use spaceport

14 June 2019
Fears MoD wants to use spaceport

Fears MoD wants to use spaceport

14 June 2019

Opponents of the planned £17.3 million spaceport in Sutherland have claimed that the military could end up using it.


North pipers at heart of Trump visit

10 June 2019
North pipers at heart of Trump visit

North pipers at heart of Trump visit

10 June 2019

Army pipers from the North helped celebrate the ties between the UK and the USA - and then joined an emotional tribute to the heroes of D-Day.


Povlsens return to Sutherland for family break

03 June 2019
Povlsens return to Sutherland for family break

Povlsens return to Sutherland for family break

03 June 2019

Its nature inspired them - and now the Highlands are becoming the healing fields for Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen and his wife Anne.


Dornoch local hero interviewed for radio

01 May 2019
Dornoch local hero interviewed for radio

Dornoch local hero interviewed for radio

01 May 2019

He is used to being on air - but usually dangling perilously on a thin wire above a raging sea.


Plastic scourge at scenic beach

23 March 2019
Plastic scourge at scenic beach

Plastic scourge at scenic beach

23 March 2019

AN environmentalist has expressed dismay at the latest item of plastic to be found during a clean-up of one of Sutherland's most scenic beaches.


Rare lizard in Durness

22 March 2019
Rare lizard in Durness

Rare lizard in Durness

22 March 2019

A RARE black lizard has been found in Sutherland.


Kylesku Bridge given design award

22 February 2019
Kylesku Bridge given design award

Kylesku Bridge given design award

22 February 2019

ONE of the most photographed bridges in the north of Scotland has made history.


Where are our gritters?

01 February 2019
Where are our gritters?

Where are our gritters?

01 February 2019

FURIOUS members of a Sutherland community have branded a lack of road gritting by Highland Council as "unforgivable" and claim it is paralysing the area.


Increase in dead whales

25 January 2019
Increase in dead whales

Increase in dead whales

25 January 2019

A RECORD number of whales and dolphins were stranded around Scotland last year and the Sutherland coast saw its fair share.


'Spectacular dive' to see remains of WWI ship

25 January 2019
'Spectacular dive' to see remains of WWI ship

'Spectacular dive' to see remains of WWI ship

25 January 2019

SPECTACULAR underwater photographs have revealed the incredible remains of a German warship lying just north of the East Sutherland coastline.


Help to fight plastic waste

18 January 2019
Help to fight plastic waste

Help to fight plastic waste

18 January 2019

CLEARING discarded plastic from fishermen in hard to reach beaches in Sutherland has been made easier – and quicker – thanks to a fishing…


Rower 'would do it all again'

30 November 2018
Rower 'would do it all again'

Rower 'would do it all again'

30 November 2018

HE survived mountainous seas, sweltering heat, brutal storms and even a shark attacking his boat.


Chocolate duo ready to taste sweet success

30 November 2018
Chocolate duo ready to taste sweet success

Chocolate duo ready to taste sweet success

30 November 2018

THEY were savaged in Dragons' Den and ridiculed for trying to run a business from the remotest north westerly village on mainland Britain – branded…


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