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Fisherman rescued from water after boat catches fire

Fisherman rescued from water after boat catches fire

A visitor on a day trip to Handa Island has praised the professionalism of ferrymen who went to the rescue of a fisherman after his boat dramatically…


Go Mountain Bike in Durness

Go Mountain Bike in Durness

?A new community venture from Durness Development Group opened its doors for the first time last week.


KLB shinty player at development camp

KLB shinty player at development camp

?Over 70 of the country’s brightest young Shinty prospects descended on Strathallan School in Forgandenny, Perth, last week for the 2011 Scottish Hydro…


School runs Le Jog for cancer charity

School runs Le Jog for cancer charity

Local people are being urged to turn out and cheer on fundraising runners from an English grammar school who are due to pass through Sutherland today…


Golspie Sutherland 1909

Golspie Sutherland 1909

?From Donald Stewart, originally from Golspie, now living at Balloch, near Inverness, comes this photo of Golspie Sutherland FC dated February 1909.


Lochinver lifeboat aids cruise liner passenger

Lochinver lifeboat aids cruise liner passenger

The Lochinver RNLI lifeboat was on its way to Stornoway slip-way yesterday morning when Stornoway Coastguard Rescue Co-ordination Centre requested her…


Fragile rural communities must not be ignored

Fragile rural communities must not be ignored

?One of North Highlands' leading business figures today stressed that Scotland's fragile rural economies must not be ignored - particularly at a time…


B&B owners warned to beware

B&B owners warned to beware

Owners of Bed and Breakfast establishments in the Highlands are being warned to be vigilant after police investigated a "fraud board and lodgings" at…


Green light for Asda in Tain

Green light for Asda in Tain

?Supermarket giant Asda is delighted with the decision by the Highland Council to grant planing permission for the detailed plans for their proposed store…


Teenage boys raise £900 for charity

Teenage boys raise £900 for charity

Three young north boys, who walked from Thurso to Skerray at the weekend in aid of Children with Cancer UK, have raised over £900 so far, with donations…


Summer Fair at Scourie

Summer Fair at Scourie

For anyone interested in the history and heritage of the local area, or the Gaelic language and culture in a wider sense, then Thursday 4th and Friday…


Rachel Sermanni to play Kildonan Church.

Rachel Sermanni to play Kildonan Church.

Rachel Sermanni, a 19 year old singer songwriter from Carrbridge, is to perform an intimate, acoustic set in the wonderful setting of the historic Kildonan…


Highlands lottery prize now claimed

Highlands lottery prize now claimed

Camelot UK Lotteries Limited, operator of The National Lottery, say that the £282,940.50 prize from the EuroMillions draw on Tuesday 7 June has been claimed.


Hundreds join Lance Armstrong on cycle run from Dornoch

Hundreds join Lance Armstrong on cycle run from Dornoch

Two hundred cyclists joined world cycling legend Lance Armstrong in Dornoch yesterday, for a cycle run around Loch Fleet.


Ullapool road closure for Tall Ships event

Ullapool road closure for Tall Ships event

Today, Friday, and tomorrow, July 15th and 16th, a street party is being held on Shore Street in Ullapool to celebrate the arrival of the Tall Ships.


Two cracking fish landed

Two cracking fish landed

?The past week, on the Kyle of Sutherland, two cracking fish have been landed on the fly.


Loch Shin is place for anglers

Loch Shin is place for anglers

?The prestigious annual Clynelish Wild Brown Trout Challenge Competition was held on Loch Shin last weekend.


We should be doubly grateful for the integrity of our local papers

We should be doubly grateful for the integrity of our local papers

?We have seen the last of the News of the World; and this week we read allegations that others in Rupert Murdoch’s (Augean?) stable of newspapers (The…


Dornoch museum produces new foreign language guides

Dornoch museum produces new foreign language guides

Dornoch’s Historylinks Museum has produced foreign language versions of its popular Trail Guide which takes visitors on a selection of routes around the…


Tain sailor on major deployment

Tain sailor on major deployment

?A Royal Navy sailor from Tain is taking part in a major deployment to the Mediterranean and Middle East onboard HMS Sutherland.


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