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£50,000 to help farmers facing hardship

£50,000 to help farmers facing hardship

Following the very poor weather experienced across Scotland this year, the Scottish Government has donated £50,000 to assist farmers and farm workers…


NHS Highland opposes Lidl plans to extend supermarket alcohol display

NHS Highland opposes Lidl plans to extend supermarket alcohol display

HEALTH officials are on a collision course with discount supermarket Lidl over its plans to increase the amount of alcohol displayed in its Inverness…


Clachtoll is the place to be tomorrow

Clachtoll is the place to be tomorrow

BEAUTIFUL Clachtoll beach, located five miles north of Lochinver, is the place to be for fun and adventure tomorrow (Tuesday).


From our August 7th edition

From our August 7th edition

25 YEARS AGO


Pony trekking firm may get further licence

Pony trekking firm may get further licence

A TROUBLED north pony trekking firm will again be the subject of official discussion next week.


From our August 7th edition

From our August 7th edition

WAITING is hard.


A generous touch of the blarney was served up to me in Ireland

A generous touch of the blarney was served up to me in Ireland

Two ducks crossing the road in Belfast.


Drive to recruit doctors for NW Sutherland fails

Drive to recruit doctors for NW Sutherland fails

EFFORTS to recruit family doctors to north west Sutherland have failed despite the offer of lucrative inducements.


North factory worker breaks man's jaw after "Gypsy" taunt

North factory worker breaks man's jaw after "Gypsy" taunt

AN Eastern European worker at an Invergordon factory hit a fellow worker so hard that he broke his jaw in two places.


Currie joins elite band in Durness Open

Currie joins elite band in Durness Open

ROSS Currie on Sunday became one of very few in the history of the August men’s open to break par 70 and win the scratch title at Durness Golf Club.


Farr High School pupils praised on exam results

Farr High School pupils praised on exam results

Pupils at Farr High School, Bettyhill, have been congratulated on their exam results.


Family release more photos of missing Lachlan

Family release more photos of missing Lachlan

AS the search for missing Lachlan Simpson from Embo continues, his family has released new photos to the public in the hope that these images will assist…


Motorists should be aware of very busy roads over next few days

Motorists should be aware of very busy roads over next few days

Police Scotland is reminding road users that this coming week is likely to be busier than normal on roads in and around Inverness and Ross-shire with…


Altnaharra wind farm - council to have site visit

Altnaharra wind farm - council to have site visit

COUNCILLORS have delayed their decision on a controversial wind farm in an area of wild land in favour of a site visit.


Breast screening unit visits north west

Breast screening unit visits north west

Don’t get scared, get checked.


Altnaharra wind farm developers delighted that 'no objection' be recommended to committee tomorrow

Altnaharra wind farm developers delighted that 'no objection' be recommended to committee tomorrow

Creag Riabhach Wind Farm Ltd, the developers of a proposed wind farm at Altnaharra, have issued a statement saying they are “delighted” that…


Celtic fan banned from attending professional football matches for a year

Celtic fan banned from attending professional football matches for a year

A Celtic football fan was told by a sheriff today that he was dragging the good name of the club into the mud by his behaviour at a match at Inverness…


Specialist dog teams continue search for Lachlan

Specialist dog teams continue search for Lachlan

As the search for Lachlan Simpson (22) from Embo continues, Police Scotland will continue to utilise specialist search resources over the next few days…


Council agrees to all P6-S6 pupils having tablets

Council agrees to all P6-S6 pupils having tablets

ALL P6 to S6 school pupils will have a hand-held computer by 2018, as agreed by Highland Council.


Did you witness Golspie vandalism?

Did you witness Golspie vandalism?

Sometime between 10.30pm on Saturday and 6am yesterday, a door window on the entrance to the Co-op, in Main Street, Golspie, was broken,…


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