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'Crew of Clowns' break John O'Groats signpost

30 July 2020
'Crew of Clowns' break John O'Groats signpost

'Crew of Clowns' break John O'Groats signpost

30 July 2020

HUNDREDS of social media commentators have been united in condemnation of a craze that ended with the famous John O'Groats sign being broken.


No live performances at Eden Court Theatre until December

30 July 2020
No live performances at Eden Court Theatre until December

No live performances at Eden Court Theatre until December

30 July 2020

But plans are afoot for alternative events and cinema screenings.


Spitfire pilot's 'lost' badge found in Caithness

28 July 2020
Spitfire pilot's 'lost' badge found in Caithness

Spitfire pilot's 'lost' badge found in Caithness

28 July 2020

A Caithness man has recovered the badge of a Spitfire pilot that may date from his final tragic mission when he baled out over the Pentland Firth.


Wind farm funding for north abattoir study

28 July 2020
Wind farm funding for north abattoir study

Wind farm funding for north abattoir study

28 July 2020

A group that is pushing to have an abattoir established in the far north has been awarded wind farm funds for a feasibility study on the matter.


Police charge 15 drivers for speeding on NC 500 over the weekend

20 July 2020
Police charge 15 drivers for speeding on NC 500 over the weekend

Police charge 15 drivers for speeding on NC 500 over the weekend

20 July 2020

Road policing officers have charged 15 motorists with speeding offences during road safety patrols on the North Coast 500 route over the weekend.


'Keep our community safe' – Ullapool group distributes hand sanitisers to businesses in village

05 July 2020
'Keep our community safe' – Ullapool group distributes hand sanitisers to businesses in village

'Keep our community safe' – Ullapool group distributes hand sanitisers to businesses in village

05 July 2020

A WESTER Ross village hopes to be well prepared for the phased return of tourism and summer visitors as the coronavirus lockdown eases.


Great-granny completes her Suilven challenge

24 June 2020
Great-granny completes her Suilven challenge

Great-granny completes her Suilven challenge

24 June 2020

A 90-year-old Highland woman has 'reached' the summit of one of Scotland's best known mountains – 2398ft high Suilven.


Design of hotel on Ironworks site slammed by officials

16 June 2020
Design of hotel on Ironworks site slammed by officials

Design of hotel on Ironworks site slammed by officials

16 June 2020

Plans to knock down the Ironworks music venue in Inverness and replace it with a £25 million seven-storey hotel have been dealt a body blow.


Food for Thought: Perhaps we don't always realise we are following the 'Rule of Life'

14 June 2020
Food for Thought: Perhaps we don't always realise we are following the 'Rule of Life'

Food for Thought: Perhaps we don't always realise we are following the 'Rule of Life'

14 June 2020

This is a column by Simon Scott, Golspie, an assistant priest with the Scottish Episcopal Church.


Stone's Throw: The strange mannerisms of Boris and Alex

13 June 2020
Stone's Throw: The strange mannerisms of Boris and Alex

Stone's Throw: The strange mannerisms of Boris and Alex

13 June 2020

This is a column by Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP, Jamie Stone.


Sutherland woman hailed in Scottish Parliament as she continues her Suilven mountain challenge

10 June 2020
Sutherland woman hailed in Scottish Parliament as she continues her Suilven mountain challenge

Sutherland woman hailed in Scottish Parliament as she continues her Suilven mountain challenge

10 June 2020

The efforts of the 90-year-old Sutherland woman who has embarked on a charity fundraising challenge have been highlighted in the Scottish Parliament.


The Way I See It: I would urge people to support local businesses

07 June 2020
The Way I See It: I would urge people to support local businesses

The Way I See It: I would urge people to support local businesses

07 June 2020

The past few months will have taken its toll on many of us.


Food for Thought: Your mind and your mouth are too busy to hear God!

07 June 2020
Food for Thought: Your mind and your mouth are too busy to hear God!

Food for Thought: Your mind and your mouth are too busy to hear God!

07 June 2020

Shut up, and let God speak! Quite remarkable to realise this is what is said in Psalm 46 verse 10 according to WC Spraul.


From the Farm: I'm pretty frustrated by the lack of understanding about how food gets from field to fork.

06 June 2020
From the Farm: I'm pretty frustrated by the lack of understanding about how food gets from field to fork.

From the Farm: I'm pretty frustrated by the lack of understanding about how food gets from field to fork.

06 June 2020

Summer has finally arrived in Sutherland! Whilst many of you will have been enjoying the sun, we've been needing some warmth to move our grass along.


Highland Councillors' expenses revealed

04 June 2020
Highland Councillors' expenses revealed

Highland Councillors' expenses revealed

04 June 2020

CASH-strapped Highland Council used taxpayers’ money to subsidise more than £180,000 of councillors’ expenses last year.


Race to rescue thousands of young salmon trapped in Caledonian Canal

02 June 2020
Race to rescue thousands of young salmon trapped in Caledonian Canal

Race to rescue thousands of young salmon trapped in Caledonian Canal

02 June 2020

A rescue effort is under way to free thousands of young salmon trapped in the Caledonian Canal after being spotted due to the coronavirus lockdown.


The Postie Notes: Argocat to the rescue as folk run out of cigarettes!

31 May 2020
The Postie Notes: Argocat to the rescue as folk run out of cigarettes!

The Postie Notes: Argocat to the rescue as folk run out of cigarettes!

31 May 2020

I’m not going to mention coronavirus once! Although I can think of some words to use when I think of some of the things people have been doing.


Food for Thought: We can learn from pandemics in the past

31 May 2020
Food for Thought: We can learn from pandemics in the past

Food for Thought: We can learn from pandemics in the past

31 May 2020

Last month I shared the story of how during the Bubonic Plague a tailor in the village of Eyam received a piece of infected cloth from London.


Stone's Throw: In all my years in politics I’ve not seen the likes of this

30 May 2020
Stone's Throw: In all my years in politics I’ve not seen the likes of this

Stone's Throw: In all my years in politics I’ve not seen the likes of this

30 May 2020

I am writing this Harry Potter-style. That is from beneath the stairs of my home. Such is the necessary discipline of lockdown.


Popular garden centre prepares for re-opening

26 May 2020
Popular garden centre prepares for re-opening

Popular garden centre prepares for re-opening

26 May 2020

An Inverness garden centre popular with Sutherland visitors has made "significant" changes in preparation for re-opening.


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