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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.


Gibson welcomes new Crofters Commission plans

Gibson welcomes new Crofters Commission plans

?Rob Gibson, SNP MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, has today welcomed plans to make the Crofters Commission more democratic and accountable, as…


Scenic postcards keep villagers in the picture

Scenic postcards keep villagers in the picture

?Postcards featuring a scenic image of Golspie are dropping through almost 800 letterboxes in the Sutherland village to keep people in the picture on…


Extended deadline to enter food and drink awards

Extended deadline to enter food and drink awards

?The Highland Food & Drink Forum announced today that the deadline for entries to the 2011 Highlands & Islands Food & Drink Awards has been extended until…


Sheep coup for Sutherland County Show

Sheep coup for Sutherland County Show

For the first time, the North Country Cheviot Sheep Society is holding their annual awards at a regional show - the Sutherland Agricultural Society's…


Boys in 40 mile fundraising walk

Boys in 40 mile fundraising walk

?A 13-year-old boy is undertaking a 40-mile fundraising walk from Thurso to Skerray in memory of his uncle, Hugh Mackay of Skerray, who died from leukaemia…


£11,000 raised in memory of Marty

£11,000 raised in memory of Marty

?An amazing £11,022 was raised for Marie Curie Cancer Care following a sponsored cycle run from Lairg to Durness in memory of the late Marty Mackay of…


Golspie man told to pay £1000 compensation for stalking

Golspie man told to pay £1000 compensation for stalking

?A Golspie man stalked his former partner for three months after they broke up, a court was told yesterday. Unemployed David Jack, the Haven, Main Street,…


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