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Rogart hopes are shattered

Rogart hopes are shattered

ROGART, who savoured league and cup success last season, will miss out this time round after defeat last week to the current dominant force.


Teen champ gears up for off-season

Teen champ gears up for off-season

A TEENAGE mountain bike champion — who has his sights set on the Olympics in Rio in 2016 — is taking part in another cycling discipline to…


‘We were close to death’ — Golspie fisherman

‘We were close to death’ — Golspie fisherman

A Golspie fisherman narrowly escaped being crushed by a harbour wall that was blown apart by vast waves, whipped up at the peak of last weekend’s…


Who are these people?

Who are these people?

Apparently “local” people have chosen to rename the Lawson Memorial Hospital and the Cambusavie Unit as the Lawson Community Hospital.


Will there be enough to go round?

Will there be enough to go round?

The pace picks up.


400 new jobs at Nigg

400 new jobs at Nigg

First Minister Alex Salmond today hailed plans by owners of the Nigg Energy Park to create 400 new jobs in the New Year.


Wind turbines will not last 25 years says new study

Wind turbines will not last 25 years says new study

Anti windfarm campaigners in Sutherland say they are not surprised by new research which has found that many costly onshore turbines are wearing out prematurely.


Ferry services disrupted

Ferry services disrupted

Due to an adverse weather forecast, the 1:50pm Cal Mac ferry sailing from Stornoway to Ullapool tomorrow afternoon (Thursday) and the 5:35pm return service…


Police appeal for witnesses of assault

Police appeal for witnesses of assault

Police are appealing for information following an assault on three youths in Wick on Monday night.


Men jailed for 15 months

Men jailed for 15 months

STARTLED onlookers watched as a man was attacked, dragged along the ground and bundled into the back of a van in broad daylight in Alness High Street,…


Storm picture special

Storm picture special

Storm picture special.


Now the cleaning up begins....

Now the cleaning up begins....

Around 25 volunteers began the laborious cleaning up process at Golspie Golf Course yesterday where greens and fairways were flooded or were strewn with…


East Coast battered by storm tides - slideshow

East Coast battered by storm tides - slideshow

Sutherland’s East Coast – and in particular Golspie – was severely battered by high tides on Saturday, causing thousands of pounds worth…


HMS Sutherland crew home for Christmas

HMS Sutherland crew home for Christmas

The Royal Navy warship HMS Sutherland returns to the South West this weekend to a warm welcome after a successful six-month patrol in the Middle East…


Army cadets in cobble clear-up

Army cadets in cobble clear-up

THE area surrounding Brora’s fountain is now pristine, thanks to the efforts of two local Army cadets.


‘Danger’ buses taken off road

‘Danger’ buses taken off road

FOUR local authority school buses in East Sutherland have been removed from service after independent assessors declared them "unroadworthy."


Flare-up over north fire cover

Flare-up over north fire cover

FIRE chiefs are trying to extinguish a flare-up over the level of fire cover on the north coast following a new complaint that the local service is dangerously…


Folky Little Christmas at Rosehall

Folky Little Christmas at Rosehall

WHAT better way to spend an evening than with a cosy, intimate night of songs and tunes from three of the country’s top musicians?


Food for Thought 14th December

Food for Thought 14th December

THEY say that travel broadens the mind and widens horizons.


Getting carpeted over cost of Holyrood desk

Getting carpeted over cost of Holyrood desk

"Mr Stone, I wonder if you could give us an indication of the cost?"


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