Highlands and Islands MSP Ariane Burgess has welcomed new guidance that means people with Class A drugs will not automatically be arrested.
Work has begun on resurfacing a long stretch of road in Sutherland, with a diversion in place to avoid the area for through traffic.
Police in Golspie are appealing for information after a campervan was damaged in a village car park.
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A new book delves into the depths of Andrew Carnegie's past as well as his legacy, including his influence in Sutherland.
A man has died and a woman was seriously injured in a collision between two powered paragliders in Sutherland.
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A cut-out police officer has been stolen from outside a school in Reay.
More than 400 people have signed a Caithness woman's petition protesting about speeding traffic on the North Coast 500.
Police are seeking information after damage to a fence in Lairg.
Brora went quackers at the weekend as the annual charity duck race went off with a splash.
A Highland-based outdoors writer has published the first guide to one of Scotland's long-distance trails.
Readers of the Northern Times have shown a slight majority in favour of the Sutherland Space Hub in our recent online poll.
Parents and carers of children aged two to five are being urged to get their child immunised against flu.
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People can download a vaccination certificate from today as the Scottish Government plans to introduce new measures to require the documents.
OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Breaking up the journey can provide hours of fun and fantastic places to explore
QUOYBRAE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts, on August 30, sold 4137 prime and store sheep, feeding ewes and rams.
Cooking chicken inverted over a can allows the meat to steam as well as roast. Pushing strawberries into the can adds a wonderful sweet citrus note.
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