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Lochinver lifeboat launched after fishing boat sounds alarm

22 October 2023
Lochinver lifeboat launched after fishing boat sounds alarm

Lochinver lifeboat launched after fishing boat sounds alarm

22 October 2023

The lifeboat escorted the vessel back to harbour.


Annual turnover increases but profit drops at Anders Holch Povlsen's company Bestseller

09 October 2023
Annual turnover increases but profit drops at Anders Holch Povlsen's company Bestseller

Annual turnover increases but profit drops at Anders Holch Povlsen's company Bestseller

09 October 2023

The Danish fashion company said the year was characterised by a "changed and challenged market".


Injured walker rescued from north-west Sutherland peak

06 October 2023
Injured walker rescued from north-west Sutherland peak

Injured walker rescued from north-west Sutherland peak

06 October 2023

The rescue took place on Wednesday evening.


Sutherland coastguard teams called out to go to aid of woman (70) on beach

02 October 2023
Sutherland coastguard teams called out to go to aid of woman (70) on beach

Sutherland coastguard teams called out to go to aid of woman (70) on beach

02 October 2023

The woman had suffered a significant shoulder injury.


Man rescued after collapsing on remote north-west Sutherland beach

28 September 2023
Man rescued after collapsing on remote north-west Sutherland beach

Man rescued after collapsing on remote north-west Sutherland beach

28 September 2023

Coastguard rescue teams from Kinlochbervie, Durness and Melness were sent out after the alarm was raised.


PICTURES: Assnyt Mountain Rescue team simulate rescue operation in 'spectacular' Bone Caves

19 September 2023
PICTURES: Assnyt Mountain Rescue team simulate rescue operation in 'spectacular' Bone Caves

PICTURES: Assnyt Mountain Rescue team simulate rescue operation in 'spectacular' Bone Caves

19 September 2023

The operation on Saturday saw 15 members involved at the Bone Caves network in Sutherland.


Lochinver lifeboat called out after 11 kayakers forced to seek shelter in worsening weather conditions

18 September 2023
Lochinver lifeboat called out after 11 kayakers forced to seek shelter in worsening weather conditions

Lochinver lifeboat called out after 11 kayakers forced to seek shelter in worsening weather conditions

18 September 2023

The group of kayakers are are all members of a holidaying kayaking club.


Reay Forest Estate workers aid Assynt Mountain Rescue Team in rescue of injured woman from waterfall site

06 September 2023
Reay Forest Estate workers aid Assynt Mountain Rescue Team in rescue of injured woman from waterfall site

Reay Forest Estate workers aid Assynt Mountain Rescue Team in rescue of injured woman from waterfall site

06 September 2023

The woman hiker was on her own walking the 249 mile long distance Cape Wrath Trail.


Ian Blackford calls for crackdown on motorhome convoys in Highlands

29 August 2023
Ian Blackford calls for crackdown on motorhome convoys in Highlands

Ian Blackford calls for crackdown on motorhome convoys in Highlands

29 August 2023

Mr Blackford, the former SNP Westminster leader, also wants signs warning foreign tourists to drive on the left placed around the region


Lochinver lifeboat called out after concern raised for paddleboarder

19 August 2023
Lochinver lifeboat called out after concern raised for paddleboarder

Lochinver lifeboat called out after concern raised for paddleboarder

19 August 2023

A paddleboarder sparked a rescue alert in the north-west Highlands in the tail of Storm Betty today.


Hot and dry July sees low 'second hatch' of midges

15 August 2023
Hot and dry July sees low 'second hatch' of midges

Hot and dry July sees low 'second hatch' of midges

15 August 2023

July was so hot and dry, it was the worst possible weather for midges.


Rare duck spotted in Sutherland

07 August 2023
Rare duck spotted in Sutherland

Rare duck spotted in Sutherland

07 August 2023

The bird was spotted at the mouth of Loch Fleet at Littleferry near Golspie on Sunday.


Scotland's richest man sees value of assets soar above £200m

24 July 2023
Scotland's richest man sees value of assets soar above £200m

Scotland's richest man sees value of assets soar above £200m

24 July 2023

Wildland's total net assets rose from more than £180m the previous year.


Assynt Mountain Rescue Team called out to couple in difficulties on Sutherland peak

09 July 2023
Assynt Mountain Rescue Team called out to couple in difficulties on Sutherland peak

Assynt Mountain Rescue Team called out to couple in difficulties on Sutherland peak

09 July 2023

Two poorly equipped walkers battered by wind and rain were rescued off a Sutherland peak.


Couple lost for two days at Cape Wrath found after five-hour search today

11 June 2023
Couple lost for two days at Cape Wrath found after five-hour search today

Couple lost for two days at Cape Wrath found after five-hour search today

11 June 2023

The couple only managed to raise the alarm when they found enough phone signal to text a family member, said coastguards.


Woman airlifted to Wick hospital after fall at Puffin Cove

06 June 2023
Woman airlifted to Wick hospital after fall at Puffin Cove

Woman airlifted to Wick hospital after fall at Puffin Cove

06 June 2023

A female walker was airlifted to hospital after falling and breaking her ankle at a puffin colony on the North Coast 500 road trip.


Bee-eater spotted in North Uist just days after Helmsdale sighting

01 June 2023
Bee-eater spotted in North Uist just days after Helmsdale sighting

Bee-eater spotted in North Uist just days after Helmsdale sighting

01 June 2023

The sighting have sparked bird fever among twitchers.


Twitchers expected to head to Helmsdale as rare bird spotted in port

29 May 2023
Twitchers expected to head to Helmsdale as rare bird spotted in port

Twitchers expected to head to Helmsdale as rare bird spotted in port

29 May 2023

A bee-eater turned-up at Helmsdale on Sunday, according to the Rare Bird Alert.


Report finds dead whale at Loch Fleet drowned after becoming entangled in fishing gear

14 May 2023
Report finds dead whale at Loch Fleet drowned after becoming entangled in fishing gear

Report finds dead whale at Loch Fleet drowned after becoming entangled in fishing gear

14 May 2023

A dead whale that washed up on a sand bank in Sutherland suffered an agonising death after becoming snared in fishing gear, a report has revealed.


Assynt Mountain Rescue Team called out to aid of two hill walkers separated in thick mist on Sutherland peak

14 May 2023
Assynt Mountain Rescue Team called out to aid of two hill walkers separated in thick mist on Sutherland peak

Assynt Mountain Rescue Team called out to aid of two hill walkers separated in thick mist on Sutherland peak

14 May 2023

Nine members of Assynt MRT were called out at 7pm on Friday.


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