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Space sector learning can give young people skills for the future

10 May 2022
Space sector learning can give young people skills for the future

Space sector learning can give young people skills for the future

10 May 2022

Pupils in the Highlands are being given a chance to launch an early career in the growing space sector.


The Raggie teams up with Clan Sutherland Society for young citizens award

06 May 2022
The Raggie teams up with Clan Sutherland Society for young citizens award

The Raggie teams up with Clan Sutherland Society for young citizens award

06 May 2022

Young people across Sutherland who have shown themselves to be positive citizens could be in line for a special award.


Venture North leading recovery as far north tourism sector looks to future

03 May 2022
Venture North leading recovery as far north tourism sector looks to future

Venture North leading recovery as far north tourism sector looks to future

03 May 2022

Visitors from across the UK are being encouraged to spend time in Caithness and Sutherland as part of a new campaign.


'Free beer' plea for volunteers to help with Loch Ness 360 Challenge event

24 April 2022
'Free beer' plea for volunteers to help with Loch Ness 360 Challenge event

'Free beer' plea for volunteers to help with Loch Ness 360 Challenge event

24 April 2022

A new running and biking endurance event is offering a free beer and food to anybody who can lend a hand to help it run smoothly.


Sutherland Walkers Group announces summer programme of walks

19 April 2022
Sutherland Walkers Group announces summer programme of walks

Sutherland Walkers Group announces summer programme of walks

19 April 2022

A season of sociable walks has been agreed for a local walking club.


Watchdog informed of data error involving Caithness patient

15 April 2022
Watchdog informed of data error involving Caithness patient

Watchdog informed of data error involving Caithness patient

15 April 2022

A government watchdog has been asked to probe a mix-up in which a Caithness patient found medical information relating to someone else on his file.


Surfers gear up to defend their titles

11 April 2022
Surfers gear up to defend their titles

Surfers gear up to defend their titles

11 April 2022

Scotland’s premier surfing tournament, the Scottish National Surfing Championships, returns to Thurso this week.


Office for Nuclear Regulation issues enforcement letters over 'near misses' at Dounreay

06 April 2022
Office for Nuclear Regulation issues enforcement letters over 'near misses' at Dounreay

Office for Nuclear Regulation issues enforcement letters over 'near misses' at Dounreay

06 April 2022

Dounreay's operators are being taken to task over several "near miss" industrial mishaps.


Meet Lyra – the robot helping to go where humans can't at Dounreay

02 April 2022
Meet Lyra – the robot helping to go where humans can't at Dounreay

Meet Lyra – the robot helping to go where humans can't at Dounreay

02 April 2022

A newly developed robot has been used to survey an inaccessible duct at the Dounreay complex in Caithness.


Fine for unauthorised firearms use at Latheron

01 April 2022
Fine for unauthorised firearms use at Latheron

Fine for unauthorised firearms use at Latheron

01 April 2022

A Latheron man who admitted using a firearm without a licence was fined £300 at Wick Sheriff Court on Tuesday.


Space sector opportunities outlined at business breakfast

01 April 2022
Space sector opportunities outlined at business breakfast

Space sector opportunities outlined at business breakfast

01 April 2022

Businesses in the north Highlands were given a chance to hear about upcoming opportunities in the space sector at a breakfast meeting this week.


Latest LGBT+ magazine UnDividingLines features HNM sports reporter

30 March 2022
Latest LGBT+ magazine UnDividingLines features HNM sports reporter

Latest LGBT+ magazine UnDividingLines features HNM sports reporter

30 March 2022

A sports writer for Highland News and Media, which publishes the Groat, is featured in a new edition of a magazine produced in the far north.


Crofters reminded of census deadline on Thursday

30 March 2022
Crofters reminded of census deadline on Thursday

Crofters reminded of census deadline on Thursday

30 March 2022

The Crofting Commission is reminding crofters that they must return their crofting census by Thursday this week.


NDA in line to take on Vulcan decommissioning role at Dounreay

26 March 2022
NDA in line to take on Vulcan decommissioning role at Dounreay

NDA in line to take on Vulcan decommissioning role at Dounreay

26 March 2022

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is being primed to take charge of the clean-ups of the far north's two redundant nuclear sites.


Apology after Caithness mental health patient's file contained another person's medical details

25 March 2022
Apology after Caithness mental health patient's file contained another person's medical details

Apology after Caithness mental health patient's file contained another person's medical details

25 March 2022

NHS Highland has lodged a probe after a patient was mistakenly sent medical information relating to someone else.


Deadly ice warning for hillwalkers as Highland mountains remain in grip of winter

24 March 2022
Deadly ice warning for hillwalkers as Highland mountains remain in grip of winter

Deadly ice warning for hillwalkers as Highland mountains remain in grip of winter

24 March 2022

Hillgoers are being warned of a "deadly skating rink" in the mountains as experts say winter conditions are still prevalent in the mountains.


New role to help develop John O'Groats Trail

23 March 2022
New role to help develop John O'Groats Trail

New role to help develop John O'Groats Trail

23 March 2022

A "rare opportunity" has arisen for a trail developer to help improve a long-distance route to John O'Groats to "complete the journey of a lifetime".


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Inspired to explore the past on Glencanisp loop from Lochinver

19 March 2022
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Inspired to explore the past on Glencanisp loop from Lochinver

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Inspired to explore the past on Glencanisp loop from Lochinver

19 March 2022

Views to Suilven and Canisp on this nice circuit from Lochinver, as John Davidson follows the River Inver to Glencanisp Lodge


One million census forms returned ahead of Census Day on Sunday

18 March 2022
One million census forms returned ahead of Census Day on Sunday

One million census forms returned ahead of Census Day on Sunday

18 March 2022

More than one million households have already completed Scotland’s Census 2022, ahead of Census Day on Sunday.


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Digging deep into history at broch site

11 March 2022
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Digging deep into history at broch site

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Digging deep into history at broch site

11 March 2022

As part of a project to highlight the heritage of Assynt, John Davidson headed to Clachtoll to join Fin Valentine on a walk to an Iron Age broch


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