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From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

The present workforce at Nigg is 2000 men; a Sutherland man (93) has lived in the same house all his life; and a medieval gold brooch has been found.


Resort owner HIE provides update on repairs to Cairngorm funicular

Resort owner HIE provides update on repairs to Cairngorm funicular

Remediation works have restarted but Highlands MSP ‘lost for words’ by latest announcement


Opening up the world of tech to help with wellbeing for all

Opening up the world of tech to help with wellbeing for all

Gadgets and tools can remind someone to take medication, notify if a person has a fall, or alert if someone wanders outside when it might be unsafe.


WATCH: Temperature drops to -12 as over 700 cyclists start Strathpuffer 24-hour race

WATCH: Temperature drops to -12 as over 700 cyclists start Strathpuffer 24-hour race

It was cold start to one of the toughest mountain bike challenges there is!


World’s strongest man Tom Stoltman appears in hit BBC show The Traitors carrying Claudia Winkleman

World’s strongest man Tom Stoltman appears in hit BBC show The Traitors carrying Claudia Winkleman

The professional strongman from Invergordon revealed that he was one of the men wearing a mask in episode 6.


'Unrealised ambition' - £100k National Insurance hike bill for Eden Court Theatre

'Unrealised ambition' - £100k National Insurance hike bill for Eden Court Theatre

Hikes to employer national insurance contributions will cost Eden Court an extra £100,000 a year, it has confirmed.


UPDATE: One of the lynx captured yesterday by Kingussie has died

UPDATE: One of the lynx captured yesterday by Kingussie has died

Expert: ‘This unfortunate development demonstrates the folly of abandoning these amazing animals in the wild’


1700 people sign Highland Hotel Association petition against Highland Council’s planned visitor levy

1700 people sign Highland Hotel Association petition against Highland Council’s planned visitor levy

The association fears it will be ‘an extra tax on visitors and locals’ while evidence from abroad argues it will not put tourists off visiting.


Portmahomack four-bed bungalow hits the market — for nearly £1,000,000

Portmahomack four-bed bungalow hits the market — for nearly £1,000,000

A four-bedroom bungalow near Portmahomack has hit the market — and is looking for offers just under £1 million.


Can you help clean up Sutherland? Keep Scotland Beautiful aims to recruit 50,000 litter-picking heroes

Can you help clean up Sutherland? Keep Scotland Beautiful aims to recruit 50,000 litter-picking heroes

A call has been issued for Sutherland litter pickers to get involved in an event to make 2025 the biggest and best Spring Clean yet.


-20C deep freeze causes chaos on some ScotRail services

-20C deep freeze causes chaos on some ScotRail services

Severe weather was causing chaos for some Highland rail services on Saturday, after temperatures in parts of the region plunged to -20C overnight.


Sutherland drivers – check this 30p hack to quickly de-ice your car

Sutherland drivers – check this 30p hack to quickly de-ice your car

With temperatures dropping across Sutherland this week, drivers are being told of household items they can use to help defrost their cars.


Sutherland records coldest temperature in the UK with -18.5C – the chilliest January night in 15 years

Sutherland records coldest temperature in the UK with -18.5C – the chilliest January night in 15 years

Altnaharra, Loch Glascarnoch, Lairg and Aviemore all saw the mercury plunging to negative double digits.


River Helmsdale ceremonial opening today cancelled but anglers can still fish for free

River Helmsdale ceremonial opening today cancelled but anglers can still fish for free

The Helmsdale District Salmon Fishery Board made the decision to call off the ceremony as the weather continued to deteriorate.


Second Kingussie lynx pair safely trapped

Second Kingussie lynx pair safely trapped

‘Please don’t travel to the Drumguish area of Kingussie’ plead authorities


Honours nod for head of Inverness Castle Experience attraction

Honours nod for head of Inverness Castle Experience attraction

The man heading up the new Inverness Castle Experience has been honoured after almost quarter of a century serving the Royal Family.


WATCH: ‘Big milestone’ reached during work on Inverness Castle Experience

WATCH: ‘Big milestone’ reached during work on Inverness Castle Experience

Work on transforming Inverness Castle into a major tourist attraction has passed “another big milestone”.


Furious MSP Fergus Ewing slams ‘sleekit’ Scottish Government response to the A9 inquiry

Furious MSP Fergus Ewing slams ‘sleekit’ Scottish Government response to the A9 inquiry

He says an effort was made to ‘to deny the delays were because of failures by anyone in government or that uber-quango Transport Scotland’.


Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop’s A9 dualling inquiry response casts doubt on commitment and funding

Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop’s A9 dualling inquiry response casts doubt on commitment and funding

But in what is a major positive the Scottish Government appears open to accelerating work on the deadliest sections.


New UHI leading light set to ‘play a crucial part’ in shaping Highland university’s future.

New UHI leading light set to ‘play a crucial part’ in shaping Highland university’s future.

A professor with 30 years experience of “fostering academic innovation” has been given a crucial leadership role at UHI.


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