NEWS

From our April 28 edition

25 YEARS AGO

Could an oil leak result in dolphins' euthanasia?

DOLPHINS and whales may have to be euthanised if an oil spill occurs during ship to ship transfers in the Cromarty Firth.

Plans for new 'sanctuary' at Stoer Church

EXCITING plans are in the offing to bring life back to a redundant Free Church in north west Sutherland.

Cost to taxpayer of frequent polls

ALMOST £2 million has been spent on elections and referendums in the Highlands in the last three years alone and this is expected to rise by another…

Brora folk's fury at fly tipping on river bank

BRORA residents are up in arms about industrial rubbish which has been chucked onto the river bank in the middle of the village.

Royal Dornoch Golf Club ranking rises to fourth in Scotland

The historic Royal Dornoch Golf Club has completed a number of course changes in its continual drive for improvement – and was this week named fourth…

Lady Ross site regeneration work to start next month

Plans for a £1 million project to regenerate the centre of Ardgay have taken a step forward.

Kieran heads for Sutherland in 5000 mile trek to raise money for British Heart Foundation

A heart transplant patient is walking the Highlands coastline as part of a 5000-mile trek around Britain to help raise £100,000 for the British…

Morrison signs new contract for Brora Rangers

The Highland League has been a hotbed for talent in years gone by and there is no doubt Brora Rangers’ capture of Gavin Morrison was certainly in…

Police ask for information following Wick break-in

Police in Wick are appealing for information after a break-in and vandalism to a residential property in the Dunnet Avenue area.

Golspie man ordered to stay out of Caithness for a year

SENTENCE has been deferred for 12 month’s good behaviour on a Sutherland man who acted in an abusive manner during a disturbance in Thurso.

Brora teenage girl assaults two women on separate occasions

A SUTHERLAND teenager assaulted two different girls on separate occasions by grabbing them by the hair, a court has heard.

Man defecated outside Johnny Foxes

A MAN who exposed his buttocks in the early hours of the morning on Inverness High Street and then defecated in front of Johnny Foxes pub in the town…

Naval officer fined after nearly crashing into police car at Crakaig

A ROYAL Navy bomb disposal expert nearly caused a head-on crash with a police car as he was driving on the A9 through Sutherland to a call-out further…

Concern for missing Inverness man

Author of book on Far North Line receives award

A HISTORY of the Far North Line has won a prestigious UK-wide Railway Book of the Year Award.

Bank of Scotland cash point to go when branch shuts

JIM McGillivray, who is standing for re-election to the East Sutherland and Edderton ward at next week’s Highland Council elections, has learned…

Crowdfunding bid as Geopark hits crisis

THE North West Highlands Geopark (NWHG) has launched an “urgent” crowdfunding bid in order to avert a financial crisis which could lead to…

From our April 21 edition