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A special church service was held in Tongue on Tuesday to “quietly reflect” on the tragic bombings in Sri Lanka on Sunday

End of year figures from the Trussell Trust show an increase in food bank use in Scotland.

A couple of “avid" anglers, who love remote places, have bought a traditional Sutherland fishing hotel.

A flourishing Sutherland rowing club is preparing to host a regatta for the very first time.

The intrepid Lochinver man who was attempting to row across the Atlantic before being rescued has now completed the journey....on land!

The Danish billionaire who owns several estates in Sutherland has lost three of his four children in the Sri Lankan terror attacks over the weekend.

Train enthusiasts are in for a treat with a steam train due to make a rare foray into East Sutherland next month.

MSP David Stewart has called for the UK Government to take action to stem the flow of bank closures.

A former reality star is to tackle the 900-mile JoGLE (John O' Groats to Land's End) challenge in a wheelchair.

One of Sutherland’s most popular Highland Games will not go ahead this year.

Jail has had no effect on a phone pest who persists in making nuisance calls to the emergency services, a court was told.

A knife-wielding man caused terror and alarm in the centre of a Highland port last Friday, a court heard.

Firefighters had to return yesterday to battle a huge wildfire in "tinderbox" conditions in Durness.

Brora is set to be “bombed” next week in a second attack of its kind.

A BRORA man who had 138 indecent images and 16 videos of young children was jailed for 10 months at Inverness Sheriff Court today.

Sutherland’s already fragile population figures are set to plunge still further over the next few years, it is feared.

HE was first placed on the back of a horse aged five and riding has been an abiding passion ever since.

The man in charge of Scotland's busiest cruise port is in the running for a national award

A NORTH band manager has put out an urgent appeal for a tuba player.

An elderly driver who caused a road smash on the A9 has been fined and banned from the road.