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Climber winched to safety from Assynt peak

08 November 2017
Climber winched to safety from Assynt peak

Climber winched to safety from Assynt peak

08 November 2017

A hillwalker was airlifted off a mountain after falling on a trek to reach an iconic Sutherland peak.


Anger over 'axed' minister

11 August 2017
Anger over 'axed' minister

Anger over 'axed' minister

11 August 2017

A popular Sutherland minister has been "axed" for apparently failing to grow his flock enough to make it pay its way.


Cape Wrath walker found after air and land search

12 June 2017
Cape Wrath walker found after air and land search

Cape Wrath walker found after air and land search

12 June 2017

A bedraggled long distance walker sparked an air and land search in a remote part in the Highlands early on Monday.


£22.5k for Cape Wrath community land buyout

06 January 2017
£22.5k for Cape Wrath community land buyout

£22.5k for Cape Wrath community land buyout

06 January 2017

A remote village community has been given a major boost in its unusual bid to buy land in a bombing range to increase its use as a tourist attraction.


Patients set for showdown with ambulance chief

06 January 2017
Patients set for showdown with ambulance chief

Patients set for showdown with ambulance chief

06 January 2017

ANGRY patients in north-west Sutherland are to vent their frustration over medical transport in a showdown meeting with the head of the Scottish Ambulance…


Warning over dangers of mountains in winter

22 November 2016
Warning over dangers of mountains in winter

Warning over dangers of mountains in winter

22 November 2016

As Scotland's mountains become well covered in snow, a top mountaineering body has warned of the dangers facing winter walkers and climbers.


Loo with a view is struggling to keep up with tourism boom

18 November 2016
Loo with a view is struggling to keep up with tourism boom

Loo with a view is struggling to keep up with tourism boom

18 November 2016

Britain’s most remote and expensive public toilet - built on an uninhabited island home to over 200,000 seabirds - is certainly flushed with success.


Minister refuses use of hall for humanist funeral

18 November 2016
Minister refuses use of hall for humanist funeral

Minister refuses use of hall for humanist funeral

18 November 2016

THE grieving family of a former German prisoner of war was refused a funeral service in a Sutherland community hall owned by a church because it was a…


Warning for walkers as stag season starts

19 August 2016
Warning for walkers as stag season starts

Warning for walkers as stag season starts

19 August 2016

Walkers are being warned that the hills are alive again with the sound of deer stalking.


Golf plan faces double threat

22 July 2016
Golf plan faces double threat

Golf plan faces double threat

22 July 2016

PLANS for a world-class golf course in East Sutherland face being bunkered by double trouble – the threat to wildlife and angry locals.


Club is bowling along towards establishing outdoor green

21 July 2016
Club is bowling along towards establishing outdoor green

Club is bowling along towards establishing outdoor green

21 July 2016

IT is almost green for go!


Star footballer plays Royal Dornoch

19 July 2016
Star footballer plays Royal Dornoch

Star footballer plays Royal Dornoch

19 July 2016

Star footballer Gareth Bale showed his skill with a different ball swapped as he travelled to the Highlands to play two of the region’s top golf…


Big Burn project runs out of power

10 June 2016
Big Burn project runs out of power

Big Burn project runs out of power

10 June 2016

It could be a case of power just to the people of Golspie after the collapse of ambitious plans for a micro-hydro scheme.


Scientists to monitor north military excercise over strandings fear

08 June 2016
Scientists to monitor north military excercise over strandings fear

Scientists to monitor north military excercise over strandings fear

08 June 2016

A group of scientists are to shadow Europe's biggest war games off the Sutherland coast  - and with new hi-tech equipment - to investigate the effect…


New warning on ticks

19 May 2016
New warning on ticks

New warning on ticks

19 May 2016

A new warning over an early appearance of blood-sucking ticks has been issued to hillwalkers.


Skerray phone kiosk is a "well-read" one

19 May 2016
Skerray phone kiosk is a "well-read" one

Skerray phone kiosk is a "well-read" one

19 May 2016

WHAT is believed to be the smallest library in Scotland has turned a red phone box into a well-read one.


Historic Free Church painting to go on display

16 May 2016
Historic Free Church painting to go on display

Historic Free Church painting to go on display

16 May 2016

An historic painting, marking the momentous occasion when the Free Church of Scotland was formed in 1843, is the showpiece for a new exhibition at Tate…


Crowdfunding bid for Cape Wrath plot

05 December 2015
Crowdfunding bid for Cape Wrath plot

Crowdfunding bid for Cape Wrath plot

05 December 2015

IT will be one of the most unusual crowdfunding appeals ever.


Farmers back staying in EU

02 December 2015
Farmers back staying in EU

Farmers back staying in EU

02 December 2015

The body that represents Scotland's farmers has backed staying in the European Union, claiming quitting could see many "hit the barriers."


My the force be with you - Star Wars scenes shot in north

01 December 2015
My the force be with you - Star Wars scenes shot in north

My the force be with you - Star Wars scenes shot in north

01 December 2015

May the north be with you.


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