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Durness landlord battles back after military planning backfires!

11 December 2020
Durness landlord battles back after military planning backfires!

Durness landlord battles back after military planning backfires!

11 December 2020

A pub boss is fighting back after Europe's biggest war games claimed an unexpected direct hit – nearly 900 pints of beer!


Green jobs boom could benefit rural areas like Sutherland

09 December 2020
Green jobs boom could benefit rural areas like Sutherland

Green jobs boom could benefit rural areas like Sutherland

09 December 2020

Nature-based employment is making a significant contribution to the Scottish economy, amounting to at least 195,000 jobs in 2019.


Concerns raised for rural tenants over Fair Rents Bill

09 December 2020
Concerns raised for rural tenants over Fair Rents Bill

Concerns raised for rural tenants over Fair Rents Bill

09 December 2020

A rural business association has warned that tenants could be subjected to higher and more frequent rent rises if the Fair Rents Bill is passed.


Report show importance of Flow Country's peat stores

09 December 2020
Report show importance of Flow Country's peat stores

Report show importance of Flow Country's peat stores

09 December 2020

The importance of the Flow Country of Caithness and Sutherland has been highlighted by a new report.


Deal puts local firm in pole position for wind farm jobs

08 December 2020
Deal puts local firm in pole position for wind farm jobs

Deal puts local firm in pole position for wind farm jobs

08 December 2020

Hopes of local jobs connected to a Sutherland wind farm have been boosted after a pledge was made with a local contractor.


Povlsen accused of 'hypocrisy' over Shetland spaceport investment

05 December 2020
Povlsen accused of 'hypocrisy' over Shetland spaceport investment

Povlsen accused of 'hypocrisy' over Shetland spaceport investment

05 December 2020

£1.43m investment in Shetland Space Hub comes after landowner's firm called for judicial review of Sutherland bid


Concern over lack of resources to back up access rights

04 December 2020
Concern over lack of resources to back up access rights

Concern over lack of resources to back up access rights

04 December 2020

Outdoor groups and landowners are calling for better resources to support Scotland’s "world-class" access rights.


Golspie ambulance station set to be manned 24/7

04 December 2020
Golspie ambulance station set to be manned 24/7

Golspie ambulance station set to be manned 24/7

04 December 2020

There has been a big boost for health care in parts of Sutherland with the news that Golspie ambulance station is to be manned around the clock.


Final ascent of mountaineering legend Hamish MacInnes

04 December 2020
Final ascent of mountaineering legend Hamish MacInnes

Final ascent of mountaineering legend Hamish MacInnes

04 December 2020

Legendary Scottish mountaineer and inventor Hamish MacInnes will today make one last emotional journey through the village he loved.


PICTURES: Whale rescuer using biscuits to nurse red squirrel back to health

03 December 2020
PICTURES: Whale rescuer using biscuits to nurse red squirrel back to health

PICTURES: Whale rescuer using biscuits to nurse red squirrel back to health

03 December 2020

A leading conservationist normally used to saving whales and dolphins is nursing a badly-injured baby red squirrel back to health.


New guidance on campervan and motorhome waste disposal facilities issued

03 December 2020
New guidance on campervan and motorhome waste disposal facilities issued

New guidance on campervan and motorhome waste disposal facilities issued

03 December 2020

A publication of new user-friendly guidance for developers of campervan waste disposal points has been issued.


Deaths at sea on rise in Scotland, says Marine Accident Investigation Branch report

02 December 2020
Deaths at sea on rise in Scotland, says Marine Accident Investigation Branch report

Deaths at sea on rise in Scotland, says Marine Accident Investigation Branch report

02 December 2020

Report includes William Sutherland (51), who died in September last year when his boat capsized as it entered the mouth of Brora river.


Assynt rescue team help injured walker to safety

01 December 2020
Assynt rescue team help injured walker to safety

Assynt rescue team help injured walker to safety

01 December 2020

Mountain rescuers stretchered an injured woman walker off a Sutherland hill.


Man rescued after falling from boat

01 December 2020
Man rescued after falling from boat

Man rescued after falling from boat

01 December 2020

A man was rescued from the freezing waters of a west coast loch on Sunday after he fell overboard.


Luxury bothies given the go-ahead

07 November 2020
Luxury bothies given the go-ahead

Luxury bothies given the go-ahead

07 November 2020

Sutherland estate given permission to build 'sensitive' bothies in remote wilderness areas for paying clients.


New beach chairs give seaside joy

07 November 2020
New beach chairs give seaside joy

New beach chairs give seaside joy

07 November 2020

Dornoch is the centre of a pioneering project to give less able bodied people access to its wonderful beaches.


Objections to Wester Ross fish farm proposals

07 November 2020
Objections to Wester Ross fish farm proposals

Objections to Wester Ross fish farm proposals

07 November 2020

The Scottish Wildlife Trust has objected to a fish farm proposal it says risks damaging the Wester Ross Marine Protected Area.


Pensioner with 'highest credit rating' shocked after bank turns down loan application

07 November 2020
Pensioner with 'highest credit rating' shocked after bank turns down loan application

Pensioner with 'highest credit rating' shocked after bank turns down loan application

07 November 2020

A woman from Kinlochbervie has turned down a bank's £50 'goodwill gesture' after it initially refused her a loan.


Human bones found under boulder on Sutherland estate

06 November 2020
Human bones found under boulder on Sutherland estate

Human bones found under boulder on Sutherland estate

06 November 2020

A human skull and other bones have been unearthed by workmen on a Sutherland estate.


Space port faces legal challenge

05 November 2020
Space port faces legal challenge

Space port faces legal challenge

05 November 2020

Plans to develop a space port in Sutherland have hit a problem as a legal challenge was launched against the decision to approve the launch site.


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