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A fishing boat with seven people on board was rescued by a lifeboat today after a near seven hour operation.

Two academics have poured cold water on the choice of the Mhoine peninsula in north Sutherland as a suitable site for a space hub.

An East Sutherland community group is celebrating the first anniversary of its £300,000 land buy-out.

Two fundraising LeJog cyclists were given a royal welcome when they arrived in Golspie today.

A record £16,200 has been donated to 26 local groups by St Finnbarr’s Church charities shop.

A SUTHERLAND driver who was found to be over the drink-driving limit, has been fined £325 and banned from driving for a year.

Skerray Hall rocked with music and dance last Friday at a community ceilidh to celebrate the life of the late Kitty Ann MacQueen.

Police Scotland Highland and Islands Division have appointed Chief Inspector Jamie Wilson as the new area commander for the North Highland region.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is investing £409,000 to upgrade the electricity network serving Rhiconich, Scourie and Kylesku.

A celebration is being planned to mark a £154,000 redevelopment of the Bradbury Centre in Bonar Bridge.

A drink-driver’s attempt to negotiate a pothole on a rural Sutherland road, proved to be his downfall.

A key milestone has been reached today in the journey to transform the Clynelish Distillery visitor experience.

YOUNG people across the Highlands are being invited to see red this summer with Destination Mars.

Tony Burton hopes everything will run like clockwork as he gets ready to give the nation's bus and rail timetables their ultimate workout.

Long serving volunteers throughout the north including Sutherland have been told just how much their efforts are appreciated.

More than £3000 was donated to good causes in Sutherland last year by the Edinburgh Sutherland Association.

Parents of pupils at a small Sutherland primary school are lobbying Highland Council in a bid to retain one of their teachers.

Opponents of the planned £17.3 million spaceport in Sutherland have claimed that the military could end up using it.

Plans are on the table for a windfarm near Melvich.

Highland Hospice is set to launch its fundraising Go Nuts art trail on Friday, June 28.