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Notorious A9 junction has warning signs reinstated

02 July 2020
Notorious A9 junction has warning signs reinstated

Notorious A9 junction has warning signs reinstated

02 July 2020

The reinstatement of electronic warning signs at the notorious Munlochy junction on the Black Isle has been welcomed.


Spaceport opponents petition government to overturn planning permission

02 July 2020
Spaceport opponents petition government to overturn planning permission

Spaceport opponents petition government to overturn planning permission

02 July 2020

The campaign group Protect the Mhoine – which opposes the development of a spaceport in the area – have started a petition.


Funding boost for Assynt projects

30 June 2020
Funding boost for Assynt projects

Funding boost for Assynt projects

30 June 2020

Ten heritage projects within Coigach and Assynt have been awarded a total of £31,869 through the Coigach and Assynt Community Grant Scheme.


Ten drink or drug drivers arrested over weekend

30 June 2020
Ten drink or drug drivers arrested over weekend

Ten drink or drug drivers arrested over weekend

30 June 2020

This includes a drunk driver being arrested in Golspie.


Further funding for free school meals

29 June 2020
Further funding for free school meals

Further funding for free school meals

29 June 2020

Children in the Highlands eligible for free school meals will continue to be supported over the summer with £27.6 million additional funding.


Royal Dornoch duo raise £14,000 playing 129 holes

29 June 2020
Royal Dornoch duo raise £14,000 playing 129 holes

Royal Dornoch duo raise £14,000 playing 129 holes

29 June 2020

Royal Dornoch Golf Club pair Bradley Smith and Calum Paterson have raised an incredible £14,000 for charity after completing a special challenge.


THE POSTIE NOTES: I've always got time for a blether – lockdown or not!

28 June 2020
THE POSTIE NOTES: I've always got time for a blether – lockdown or not!

THE POSTIE NOTES: I've always got time for a blether – lockdown or not!

28 June 2020

This column is written by Mark Gilbert, a postman on Sutherland's north coast.


FOOD FOR THOUGHT: We can’t see what other people are thinking, but God can

28 June 2020
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: We can’t see what other people are thinking, but God can

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: We can’t see what other people are thinking, but God can

28 June 2020

This column is by Rev John Sterrett, Church of Scotland minister in Golspie.


North businesses urged to apply for grant support

27 June 2020
North businesses urged to apply for grant support

North businesses urged to apply for grant support

27 June 2020

North businesses entitled to grant support to help them as they prepare to safely reopen are being encouraged to apply before the July 10 deadline.


Gail Ross asks for support for farmers and crofters

27 June 2020
Gail Ross asks for support for farmers and crofters

Gail Ross asks for support for farmers and crofters

27 June 2020

SNP MSP Gail Ross has asked the Scottish Government what support it will be providing to the farming and crofting sector in the wake of coronavirus.


STONE'S THROW: We should come together again to fight a common enemy.

27 June 2020
STONE'S THROW: We should come together again to fight a common enemy.

STONE'S THROW: We should come together again to fight a common enemy.

27 June 2020

This column is written by Jamie Stone, MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross.


Tougher penalties for owners whose dogs attack farm animals?

27 June 2020
Tougher penalties for owners whose dogs attack farm animals?

Tougher penalties for owners whose dogs attack farm animals?

27 June 2020

A draft law which would increase the penalties for owners whose pets chase, attack or kill farmed animals is to be considered by a Holyrood Committee.


Stone calls for more support for far north tourism industry

26 June 2020
Stone calls for more support for far north tourism industry

Stone calls for more support for far north tourism industry

26 June 2020

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP, Jamie Stone, yesterday spoke in a debate in the House of Commons about the far north's tourism industry.


Police Scotland to provide 'robust response' to any disorder this weekend

26 June 2020
Police Scotland to provide 'robust response' to any disorder this weekend

Police Scotland to provide 'robust response' to any disorder this weekend

26 June 2020

Police Scotland are aware of a few planned demonstrations and protests which are due to take place across Scotland this weekend.


Council leader's 'deepest concerns' over future of Wick Airport

25 June 2020
Council leader's 'deepest concerns' over future of Wick Airport

Council leader's 'deepest concerns' over future of Wick Airport

25 June 2020

Leader has written to transport secretary raising her deepest concerns over Eastern Airways' decision to withdraw their Wick – Aberdeen Service.


Be aware of dangers of blue-green algae

23 June 2020
Be aware of dangers of blue-green algae

Be aware of dangers of blue-green algae

23 June 2020

People are being reminded to be on the lookout for blooms of potentially hazardous blue-green algae in the region’s lochs and rivers.


Help at Hand: Contact CAB for financial advice if you are shielding

21 June 2020
Help at Hand: Contact CAB for financial advice if you are shielding

Help at Hand: Contact CAB for financial advice if you are shielding

21 June 2020

Shirley McHardy is a senior welfare rights adviser with the East and Central Sutherland Citizens Advice Bureau.


Food for Thought: Don't dwell on what has or has not happened

21 June 2020
Food for Thought: Don't dwell on what has or has not happened

Food for Thought: Don't dwell on what has or has not happened

21 June 2020

This column is by James Currall, episcopal priest in charge Dornoch, Tain, Brora and Lairg.


From the Croft: In these strange times, some things change, others don't

20 June 2020
From the Croft: In these strange times, some things change, others don't

From the Croft: In these strange times, some things change, others don't

20 June 2020

This column is by Russell Smith, a crofter in Bonar Bridge and a director of the Scottish Crofting Federation.


Two charged in fatal A9 crash

19 June 2020
Two charged in fatal A9 crash

Two charged in fatal A9 crash

19 June 2020

Police Scotland have confirmed that two men have been charged in connection with a fatal road traffic collision on the A9.


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