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Three Sutherland residents named in King’s New Year Honours list

31 December 2024
Three Sutherland residents named in King’s New Year Honours list

Three Sutherland residents named in King’s New Year Honours list

31 December 2024

All three Sutherland awards recipients have made a significant contribution to their communities and the wider area.


Dornoch Cathedral congregation to vote on permanent minister after service on January 12

30 December 2024
Dornoch Cathedral congregation to vote on permanent minister after service on January 12

Dornoch Cathedral congregation to vote on permanent minister after service on January 12

30 December 2024

Locum minister Rev Carol Anne Porter is the sole nominee to become the permanent minister at Dornoch Cathedral.


Calls for earlier access to Gaelic for children amid fears language could be ‘dying out’ in Sutherland

27 December 2024
Calls for earlier access to Gaelic for children amid fears language could be ‘dying out’ in Sutherland

Calls for earlier access to Gaelic for children amid fears language could be ‘dying out’ in Sutherland

27 December 2024

A Sutherland woman is on a mission to revive Gaelic in the county amid fears the language is dying out.


Bookings open on New Year’s Day for popular Dornoch Fibre Fest

24 December 2024
Bookings open on New Year’s Day for popular Dornoch Fibre Fest

Bookings open on New Year’s Day for popular Dornoch Fibre Fest

24 December 2024

The festival is a celebration of all things wool, yarn, fabric and textiles.


Bonar Bridge Primary School puts on ‘brilliant’ Christmas show

23 December 2024
Bonar Bridge Primary School puts on ‘brilliant’ Christmas show

Bonar Bridge Primary School puts on ‘brilliant’ Christmas show

23 December 2024

Two performances of ‘The Bethlehem Bake-Off’ were held.


Aliens crash their rocket in Rogart! Primary school production of a modern nativity play finds appreciative audience

22 December 2024
Aliens crash their rocket in Rogart! Primary school production of a modern nativity play finds appreciative audience

Aliens crash their rocket in Rogart! Primary school production of a modern nativity play finds appreciative audience

22 December 2024

A social gathering was held after the performance with tea, coffee, mulled wine and baking.


Young stars light up stage in Golspie Primary School’s performance of nativity musical ‘Whoops-a-Daisy Angel’

22 December 2024
Young stars light up stage in Golspie Primary School’s performance of nativity musical ‘Whoops-a-Daisy Angel’

Young stars light up stage in Golspie Primary School’s performance of nativity musical ‘Whoops-a-Daisy Angel’

22 December 2024

P1 pupils Ellie Sutherland performed the lead role with great enthusiasm.


Sutherland cycling coach named in list of 100 top ‘cycle champions’ 2024

22 December 2024
Sutherland cycling coach named in list of 100 top ‘cycle champions’ 2024

Sutherland cycling coach named in list of 100 top ‘cycle champions’ 2024

22 December 2024

Every year Cycling UK highlights 100 exceptional women who promote cycling and encourage others to take up the sport.


North West Highlands Geopark takes on new education and engagement officer

22 December 2024
North West Highlands Geopark takes on new education and engagement officer

North West Highlands Geopark takes on new education and engagement officer

22 December 2024

Mathilde Lewis moved to the geopark area with her family from Switzerland last year.


Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust bids farewell to long-serving project officer

22 December 2024
Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust bids farewell to long-serving project officer

Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust bids farewell to long-serving project officer

22 December 2024

Beverley Hill was said to have had a “hugely positive impact” during her time with the Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust.


Officer appointed to promote travel on the Far North Line in Caithness and Sutherland

22 December 2024
Officer appointed to promote travel on the Far North Line in Caithness and Sutherland

Officer appointed to promote travel on the Far North Line in Caithness and Sutherland

22 December 2024

The Far North Line Community Rail Partnership has appointed a sustainable transport officer.


LOOKING BACK : Brora Variety Group Minstrels

21 December 2024
LOOKING BACK : Brora Variety Group Minstrels

LOOKING BACK : Brora Variety Group Minstrels

21 December 2024

From the picture archive of the Northern Times.


From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

21 December 2024
From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

From the Northern Times 25, 50 and 100 years ago

21 December 2024

Kinlochbevie had a record catch; Carbisdale Castle Youth Hostel won two major awards; and a lamplighter was appointed for Helmsdale.


‘Best production yet’: High praise for Dornoch Youth Theatre Group’s ‘The Revolting Cinderella’

20 December 2024
‘Best production yet’: High praise for Dornoch Youth Theatre Group’s ‘The Revolting Cinderella’

‘Best production yet’: High praise for Dornoch Youth Theatre Group’s ‘The Revolting Cinderella’

20 December 2024

Dornoch Youth Theatre Group performed its Christmas show to full houses, with extra seats having to be brought in.


PICTURES: Melvich Primary School and Early Learning Centre shines with heartwarming nativity play ‘Prickly Hay’

20 December 2024
PICTURES: Melvich Primary School and Early Learning Centre shines with heartwarming nativity play ‘Prickly Hay’

PICTURES: Melvich Primary School and Early Learning Centre shines with heartwarming nativity play ‘Prickly Hay’

20 December 2024

The Christmas show involved all pupils from the Early Learning Centre through to P7.


First Minister John Swinney urged to visit Kyle of Sutherland to see impact of renewable energy developments on the area for himself

20 December 2024
First Minister John Swinney urged to visit Kyle of Sutherland to see impact of renewable energy developments on the area for himself

First Minister John Swinney urged to visit Kyle of Sutherland to see impact of renewable energy developments on the area for himself

20 December 2024

Councillor Michael Baird is calling on John Swinney to hold a cabinet meeting in Lairg.


YOUR VIEW: ‘Politicians are in a headlong rush to bury parts of the north Highlands under a sea of wind turbines and pylons’

20 December 2024
YOUR VIEW: ‘Politicians are in a headlong rush to bury parts of the north Highlands under a sea of wind turbines and pylons’

YOUR VIEW: ‘Politicians are in a headlong rush to bury parts of the north Highlands under a sea of wind turbines and pylons’

20 December 2024

The Kyle of Sutherland area could soon play host to the greatest concentration of onshore wind farm anywhere in Scotland.


Check out our list of what’s on in Sutherland this festive weekend

20 December 2024
Check out our list of what’s on in Sutherland this festive weekend

Check out our list of what’s on in Sutherland this festive weekend

20 December 2024

Santa will be at Cocoa Skye in Brora tonight and Skerray Hall is having a festive afternoon tomorrow with music, mulled wine and mince pies.


Festive funding boost for Go Golspie

19 December 2024
Festive funding boost for Go Golspie

Festive funding boost for Go Golspie

19 December 2024

Go Golspie has been awarded a grant from the Scottish Building Society Foundation.


PICTURES: Santa makes his annual visit to Lairg with his elves in tow, handing out presents to local children

17 December 2024
PICTURES: Santa makes his annual visit to Lairg with his elves in tow, handing out presents to local children

PICTURES: Santa makes his annual visit to Lairg with his elves in tow, handing out presents to local children

17 December 2024

Light Up Lairg is the organisation that organises Father Christmas’s visit to the village.


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