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Brora Thrift Shop raises £18,000 in best year ever

Brora Thrift Shop raises £18,000 in best year ever

Volunteers at The Thrift Shop in Brora are celebrating their best year ever. The small charity shop raised the grand total of £18,000 during the last…


New book set in Sutherland

New book set in Sutherland

A new fantasy book which will be available in print later this month, is partly set in one of Sutherland’s most scenic spots, Raven’s Rock at Rosehall.…


Young Lairg accordionists triumph at local Mod

Young Lairg accordionists triumph at local Mod

Lairg children swept the board in the accordion competitions at the Sutherland and Caithness Mod, held in Bonar Bridge for the first time last weekend.…


Police launch new safe driving campaign

Police launch new safe driving campaign

A nationwide police campaign aimed at preventing motorists from drinking or taking drugs and then driving gets underway today. Police chiefs are urging…


Hamish Mackay to stand in Aberdeen by-election

Hamish Mackay to stand in Aberdeen by-election

Well known journalist Hamish Mackay, who grew up in Armadale and went to Farr Junior School and Dornoch Academy, is entering the fray as an independent…


Migdale celebration cancelled

Migdale celebration cancelled

The tea party that was to have been held at the old Migdale Hospital at Bonar Bridge on Saturday has been postponed. Locality General Manager, Georgia…


'Local' lass takes up new Ramblers' post

'Local' lass takes up new Ramblers' post

?Ramblers Scotland have appointed a well-known figure in Sutherland as their new Promoting Walking Coordinator.


High profile business people to promote north

High profile business people to promote north

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has launched an initiative which will call on high profile leaders to promote the advantages of doing business…


Stewards wanted for Scottish Open

Stewards wanted for Scottish Open

Five weeks to go until the biggest golf tournament ever to hit the North, The Barclays Scottish Open, gets underway at the Castle Stuart Golf Course,…


Dornoch company wins Product of the Year at top awards

Dornoch company wins Product of the Year at top awards

Dornoch-based company Saladworx scooped two of the top accolades at the Scotland Food and Drink Excellence Awards.


Sutherland Groups Receive Funding

Sutherland Groups Receive Funding

Three Sutherland groups are among 300 in Scotland to share Awards for All Lottery funding worth over £2m. Awards for All is the National Lottery’s…


Top awards for Sutherland beaches

Top awards for Sutherland beaches

?Eight beaches in Sutherland have been recognised in Keep Scotland Beautiful’s Rural Seaside Awards.


Skibo employee pleads guilty to pesticide possession

Skibo employee pleads guilty to pesticide possession

The Sporting Manager for Skibo Estate has pleaded guilty today to the possession of the banned pesticide, carbofuran, at Inverness Sheriff Court and fined…


Mums raise £10,500 through 'nude' calendar

Mums raise £10,500 through 'nude' calendar

?Mums from Brora who posed for a stunning “nude” calendar to help fund support for local boy Zander Heneghan – who is nine on Saturday and who suffers…


First photo of baby elk

First photo of baby elk

?This is a just-released photo of a newly born European Elk, at Alladale Wilderness Reserve near Ardgay – believed to be the first such beast born north…


Work begins on Lawson's 'greenspace'

Work begins on Lawson's 'greenspace'

?Work has started on transforming the grounds of the Lawson Memorial Hospital in Golspie into an inviting "green space" for the enjoyment of patients,…


Chance to win JLS tickets

Chance to win JLS tickets

?Students at schools throughout the Highlands will have the chance to meet JLS or Olly Murs on Saturday 2 July by entering the “Your Choice to Healthy…


Lochinver Lifeboat aids French fishing boat

Lochinver Lifeboat aids French fishing boat

?Lochinver RNLI Lifeboat was launched at the weekend to assist with the safe arrival and berthing of a French fishing trawler with mechanical failure…


Celebrating Farr pool’s Sweet 16th Birthday with a big splash

Celebrating Farr pool’s Sweet 16th Birthday with a big splash

The North Coast Leisure Centre, which includes the North Coast Swimming Pool, celebrated its Sweet 16th Birthday in style with a series of community events…


Lifeboat launched for Ennard Bay rescue

Lifeboat launched for Ennard Bay rescue

THE Lochinver lifeboat was launched on Wednesday morning to the aid of a rigid inflatable boat which had fouled its propeller with a rope and was adrift…


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