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Couple hook fishing hotel

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.

A fire chief has paid tribute to crews that have tackled a series of moorland blazes, describing them as "an absolute credit to their communities".

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.

THE fee for having garden waste taken away by Highland Council has increased by another £5.

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.