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Niall Harkiss


Rural communities reporter

Niall Harkiss is our rural communities reporter, mostly covering stories for the Northern Times, Ross-shire Journal and Strathspey and Badenoch Herald titles. An experienced writer and publisher covering sport and community news, Niall joined the company in 2021.

Niall Harkiss

Non-executive director vacancies set to arise on High Life Highland main and trading boards

13 December 2024
Non-executive director vacancies set to arise on High Life Highland main and trading boards

Non-executive director vacancies set to arise on High Life Highland main and trading boards

13 December 2024

High Life Highland has announced plans to appoint new non-executive directors to its boards.


Football club offers up ‘warm space’ this winter with free soup kitchen in Tain

11 December 2024
Football club offers up ‘warm space’ this winter with free soup kitchen in Tain

Football club offers up ‘warm space’ this winter with free soup kitchen in Tain

11 December 2024

Volunteers, coaches and players of St Duthus Football Club will be donning their aprons and soup ladles next Thursday.


Bring your big day ideas to life at the Drumossie Wedding Fair in January

10 December 2024
Bring your big day ideas to life at the Drumossie Wedding Fair in January

Bring your big day ideas to life at the Drumossie Wedding Fair in January

10 December 2024

Selecting the perfect wedding venue is one of the most significant decisions you'll make during your wedding planning journey.


‘Nature and climate’ recognition for Flow Country Partnership at RSPB Scotland awards

06 December 2024
‘Nature and climate’ recognition for Flow Country Partnership at RSPB Scotland awards

‘Nature and climate’ recognition for Flow Country Partnership at RSPB Scotland awards

06 December 2024

53 award finalists from all over Scotland gathered at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) on November 28.


UHI and students’ association announce joint agreement to tackle student mental health and wellbeing

05 December 2024
UHI and students’ association announce joint agreement to tackle student mental health and wellbeing

UHI and students’ association announce joint agreement to tackle student mental health and wellbeing

05 December 2024

The new agreement has been designed to improve student mental health and wellbeing.


Public engagement sought for Highland Council budget preparations ahead of 2025/26

04 December 2024
Public engagement sought for Highland Council budget preparations ahead of 2025/26

Public engagement sought for Highland Council budget preparations ahead of 2025/26

04 December 2024

People across the Highlands are being invited to take part in the next round of budget engagement in light of the financial forecast for 2025-26.


‘The world just stood still’: Dornoch mum celebrates incredible double car win

04 December 2024
‘The world just stood still’: Dornoch mum celebrates incredible double car win

‘The world just stood still’: Dornoch mum celebrates incredible double car win

04 December 2024

Hairdresser Lucy Pickup, from Dornoch, said her ‘heart stopped’ when the phone rang.


Police Scotland launch festive drink and drug-driving crackdown after 89 offences in Highlands

02 December 2024
Police Scotland launch festive drink and drug-driving crackdown after 89 offences in Highlands

Police Scotland launch festive drink and drug-driving crackdown after 89 offences in Highlands

02 December 2024

Figures show 89 offences recorded in Highlands and Islands during last year's festive period


LOOKING BACK: A young Brora Rangers side from 50 years ago

30 November 2024
LOOKING BACK: A young Brora Rangers side from 50 years ago

LOOKING BACK: A young Brora Rangers side from 50 years ago

30 November 2024

A dip into the Northern Times picture archive of yesteryear.


WHAT’S ON: Festive spirit in the air with craft fairs, ceilidhs, markets and more across Sutherland this coming week

29 November 2024
WHAT’S ON: Festive spirit in the air with craft fairs, ceilidhs, markets and more across Sutherland this coming week

WHAT’S ON: Festive spirit in the air with craft fairs, ceilidhs, markets and more across Sutherland this coming week

29 November 2024

What’s on this week in Sutherland


Over 40s embrace the ‘beautiful game’ with new weekly sessions at Dornoch MUGA

28 November 2024
Over 40s embrace the ‘beautiful game’ with new weekly sessions at Dornoch MUGA

Over 40s embrace the ‘beautiful game’ with new weekly sessions at Dornoch MUGA

28 November 2024

A new group of footballers, who have decided that playing football is not just for the young, are now meeting weekly.


Orbex developers invite firms to tender for trade packages in ‘key milestone’ for Spaceport development

27 November 2024
Orbex developers invite firms to tender for trade packages in ‘key milestone’ for Spaceport development

Orbex developers invite firms to tender for trade packages in ‘key milestone’ for Spaceport development

27 November 2024

A call has been made to tradespeople and firms across the North as the construction of Spaceport Sutherland moves into its next phases.


Agriculture charity long service medal for Brora stalwart after 32 years

27 November 2024
Agriculture charity long service medal for Brora stalwart after 32 years

Agriculture charity long service medal for Brora stalwart after 32 years

27 November 2024

A stalwart of the agricultural sector in Brora has been presented with an award for long service.


National photography award for Golspie SWI member

27 November 2024
National photography award for Golspie SWI member

National photography award for Golspie SWI member

27 November 2024

Photographer Jayne Gutteridge, took the top prize for her work “Fragile World”.


YOUR VIEWS: The ‘heartbreaking scars of industrialisation’ and making nature conservation a priority

26 November 2024
YOUR VIEWS: The ‘heartbreaking scars of industrialisation’ and making nature conservation a priority

YOUR VIEWS: The ‘heartbreaking scars of industrialisation’ and making nature conservation a priority

26 November 2024

Letters to the Northern Times


Ardgay Stores owners ‘overwhelmed’ by community response after ‘heartbreaking’ robbery

26 November 2024
Ardgay Stores owners ‘overwhelmed’ by community response after ‘heartbreaking’ robbery

Ardgay Stores owners ‘overwhelmed’ by community response after ‘heartbreaking’ robbery

26 November 2024

Owners of an Ardgay shop and take-away say they are “lost for words” after a show of support from its local community.


Second volume of tales ‘from the horse’s mouth’ by former-music teacher from Gartymore hits the shelves

26 November 2024
Second volume of tales ‘from the horse’s mouth’ by former-music teacher from Gartymore hits the shelves

Second volume of tales ‘from the horse’s mouth’ by former-music teacher from Gartymore hits the shelves

26 November 2024

Picasso’s Piebald Perspectives: Vol 2, ‘Brief Encanter’ is not only a book for 'horsey' types.


LOOKING BACK: Gentlemen from Golspie Motors

24 November 2024
LOOKING BACK: Gentlemen from Golspie Motors

LOOKING BACK: Gentlemen from Golspie Motors

24 November 2024

A group outside Golspie Motors sometime in the 1970s.


FROM THE ARCHIVES: The circus comes to Bettyhill, and the puzzle of the missing ferrets

24 November 2024
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The circus comes to Bettyhill, and the puzzle of the missing ferrets

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The circus comes to Bettyhill, and the puzzle of the missing ferrets

24 November 2024

Extracts from the Sutherland Constabulary Occurrence Books held at the Highland Archive Centre.


From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

23 November 2024
From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

23 November 2024

A dip into the Northern Times of yesteryear.


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