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Questions over delay to Berriedale road improvement works

Questions over delay to Berriedale road improvement works

Highland MSP, Rhoda Grant has questioned the Scottish Government over delays to the Berriedale Braes improvement scheme.


Geopark earns its green card

Geopark earns its green card

MANAGERS and staff at the North West Highlands Geopark are celebrating its renewed membership of umbrella body the Global Geoparks Network (GGN).


Health crisis fears as rural GPs now 'dinosaurs'

Health crisis fears as rural GPs now 'dinosaurs'

A NORTH coast GP has accused the Scottish Government of ignoring a looming primary health care crisis in far-flung rural areas.


Sutherland bank hours are slashed

Sutherland bank hours are slashed

THE Bank of Scotland is to cut operating hours at three of its branches in Sutherland, it has been announced.


Yacht ran aground at Helmsdale harbour

Yacht ran aground at Helmsdale harbour

Wick Lifeboat and Wick Coastguard rescue team went to the rescue on Sunday of a yacht which had run aground at the entrance to Helmsdale Harbour.


Wanderers take the points in seven-goal thriller

Wanderers take the points in seven-goal thriller

BRORA Wanderers kept their title hopes alive with a thrilling 4-3 victory over fellow North West Sutherland league side Tongue United at School Park last…


Changes pay off as Brora return to the winning trail

Changes pay off as Brora return to the winning trail

BRORA Rangers resumed winning ways when they ran out comfortable victors against Fraserburgh at Bellslea Park on Saturday.


New children's centre opens in Brora

New children's centre opens in Brora

A NEWLY combined childcare facility was opened in Brora this week – with a little pomp and a lot of cake!


Children and adults evacuated after chemical spill at Wick swimming pool

Children and adults evacuated after chemical spill at Wick swimming pool

Twenty-four children and five adults had to be evacuated yesterday morning following a "chemical incident" at Wick swimming pool.


Armed officers reprimand outdoor north drinkers

Armed officers reprimand outdoor north drinkers

POLICE Scotland has admitted that armed response officers reprimanded two people for drinking alcohol outside public toilets beside Inverness Castle.


Far north SNP Holyrood candidate announced

Far north SNP Holyrood candidate announced

CAITHNESS councillor Gail Ross, who represents the Wick ward, has won the ballot of SNP members in Caithness, Sutherland and Ross to go…


UHI launches business idea competition

UHI launches business idea competition

Budding entrepreneurs across the north of Scotland are being invited to enter an extraordinary University of the Highlands and Islands Business Idea Competition,…


Parents shunning free childcare because of stigma

Parents shunning free childcare because of stigma

STIGMA means poorer parents in the Highlands are shunning free child care, according to a new report.


North retailers warned of 'Ringing the Changes' scam

North retailers warned of 'Ringing the Changes' scam


Alston accuses ruling council group of budget delays

Alston accuses ruling council group of budget delays

An opposition councillor has accused Highland Council’s new minority Independent leadership of being slow to respond to its budget crisis.


Chance to discover more about Bronze Age finds

Chance to discover more about Bronze Age finds

FOR those interested in Sutherland’s history, it promises to be a fascinating evening.


Council bows to demand and extends recycling service

Council bows to demand and extends recycling service

Highland Council’s new improved recycling service begins next week. From Monday (31st August), residents can  put plastic pots, tubs and trays…


Appeal for donor support

Appeal for donor support

THE FAMILY of a young Sutherland nurse who is battling a bone marrow disorder this week continued to highlight the need for people to register as bone…


Scarecrow festival puts spotlight on Brora

Scarecrow festival puts spotlight on Brora

AS promotional ideas go, this one has certainly been a corker.The brainwave to stage a scarecrow festival at Brora this week seems to have put the village…


From our 28th August edition

From our 28th August edition

"I DON’T believe it. Look at that."


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