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A £100,000 project to provide more room at a historic Sutherland Church, has taken a step forward.

Nearly 486,000 plastic bottles could be kept out of the environment in the Highland council area, thanks to a pioneering new scheme.

Greenpeace protestors were able to board an oil rig in the Cromarty Firth for the second time in a week because of a “communication failure”.

The world’s fourth largest offshore wind farm – and Scotland’s biggest – has been officially opened by Prince Charles today.

An army cadet from Sutherland has been appointed as the highest ranking cadet of his unit.

The hot weather has taken the bite out of midges.

The intrepid Lochinver man who was attempting to row across the Atlantic, but had to be rescued, is to be finally re-united with his abandoned boat.

A TINY Sutherland community is in mourning following the death of its popular sub-postmistress.

A senior UNESCO Geopark assessor has expressed shock that the North West Highlands Geopark receives no core government funding.

Highland politicians have been reacting to the appointment of Boris Johnson as UK Prime Minister yesterday.

They are pesky, stinging critters that come out in their multitudes and send most people scurrying back indoors, scratching madly.

The Sutherland flag was proudly flying in Parliament Square yesterday to mark County Flags Day.

An exciting new arts and crafts tourism initiative is being launched covering an area of north west Sutherland and Wester Ross.

Work on creating two overspill car parks on the Raigmore Hospital site has started.

Scottish Natural Heritage is partnering with Fèis Rois to provide live music performances at some of its national nature reserves (NNRs).

A Dornoch man sent his former partner abusive texts calling her a "whore" after she began a new relationship, a court heard.

East Sutherland Rescue Association is celebrating after achieving strict new standards laid down by the Marine Coastguard Agency.

The Portskerra fishing competition and specimen hunt took place in good conditions yesterday with 12 boats, crewed by 33 fishers, taking part.

A Porsche driver has been convicted of causing serious injury to two German motorcyclists on NC500.

Millions of viewers up and down the country tuned into Love Island last night to watch Anna Vakili and Jordan Hames ramp up the heat in the hideaway.