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Firefighters battle wildfire at Stac Pollaidh in Assynt

06 April 2025
Firefighters battle wildfire at Stac Pollaidh in Assynt

Firefighters battle wildfire at Stac Pollaidh in Assynt

06 April 2025

Members of the public are urged to stay away from the area.


New exhibition at Timespan in Helmsdale celebrates the ‘Herring Girls’

27 March 2025
New exhibition at Timespan in Helmsdale celebrates the ‘Herring Girls’

New exhibition at Timespan in Helmsdale celebrates the ‘Herring Girls’

27 March 2025

Red Herring explores the legacy of female migrant labour at the heart of the historic herring fishing industry.


Councillors to discuss motion to ban overnight parking of motorhomes in council-owned car parks in Golspie and Durness on Thursday

24 March 2025
Councillors to discuss motion to ban overnight parking of motorhomes in council-owned car parks in Golspie and Durness on Thursday

Councillors to discuss motion to ban overnight parking of motorhomes in council-owned car parks in Golspie and Durness on Thursday

24 March 2025

The full council is being asked to approve the ban when it meets on Thursday.


Major search operation launched after early morning report of missing person at Tongue

20 March 2025
Major search operation launched after early morning report of missing person at Tongue

Major search operation launched after early morning report of missing person at Tongue

20 March 2025

Four Coastguard rescue teams were involved in the search with a helicopter and lifeboat also called out.


Sea eagles attack payouts to farmers and crofters soars towards £1m

18 March 2025
Sea eagles attack payouts to farmers and crofters soars towards £1m

Sea eagles attack payouts to farmers and crofters soars towards £1m

18 March 2025

The bill to taxpayers for crofters and farmers combating sea eagles attacking their lambs is now set to reach almost £1m.


Highland avalanche reports stopped for first time – after lack of snow in hills

08 February 2025
Highland avalanche reports stopped for first time – after lack of snow in hills

Highland avalanche reports stopped for first time – after lack of snow in hills

08 February 2025

Scotland’s avalanche warning service downed tools in January when there was too little snow, and climate change is having a significant impact


Orbex to receive £20 million funding boost from UK Government

29 January 2025
Orbex to receive £20 million funding boost from UK Government

Orbex to receive £20 million funding boost from UK Government

29 January 2025

Orbex is at the centre of a row over the mothballing of Sutherland Spaceport.


Assynt Mountain Rescue Team search Socach Hill, Brora, in first call-out of 2025

10 January 2025
Assynt Mountain Rescue Team search Socach Hill, Brora, in first call-out of 2025

Assynt Mountain Rescue Team search Socach Hill, Brora, in first call-out of 2025

10 January 2025

Nine members of the team along with three dogs and handlers from the Search & Rescue Dog Association (Scotland) dogs were involved in the search.


WATCH: Mountain rescue team brave waist-deep snow in Cairngorms double-rescue

07 January 2025
WATCH: Mountain rescue team brave waist-deep snow in Cairngorms double-rescue

WATCH: Mountain rescue team brave waist-deep snow in Cairngorms double-rescue

07 January 2025

Mountain heroes battled "brutal" weather last night in a double rescue in the Cairngorms in which one couple feared they would not survive.


Busy 2024 for Assynt Mountain Rescue Team with 28 call outs

06 January 2025
Busy 2024 for Assynt Mountain Rescue Team with 28 call outs

Busy 2024 for Assynt Mountain Rescue Team with 28 call outs

06 January 2025

Six new team members successfully completed their probation.


Sutherland councillors concerned over NC500 ‘super rally’ plan

18 December 2024
Sutherland councillors concerned over NC500 ‘super rally’ plan

Sutherland councillors concerned over NC500 ‘super rally’ plan

18 December 2024

An Austrian company is planning to include the NC500 in a 140-car rally in June next year.


Crewman airlifted to hospital after fall on vessel north-west of Cape Wrath

13 December 2024
Crewman airlifted to hospital after fall on vessel north-west of Cape Wrath

Crewman airlifted to hospital after fall on vessel north-west of Cape Wrath

13 December 2024

The Stornoway Coastguard search and rescue helicopter was dispatched at 2.20am yesterday.


Highlands and Islands Enterprise confirm Melness Crofters Estate will still be paid for lease of Sutherland Spaceport site despite Orbex shelving the project

06 December 2024
Highlands and Islands Enterprise confirm Melness Crofters Estate will still be paid for lease of Sutherland Spaceport site despite Orbex shelving the project

Highlands and Islands Enterprise confirm Melness Crofters Estate will still be paid for lease of Sutherland Spaceport site despite Orbex shelving the project

06 December 2024

HIE said the crofter would continue to receive a rental income as part of the lease agreement.


‘If we all picked up a bit of litter we would see a big difference’: Ullapool family’s remarkable beach clean record

02 December 2024
‘If we all picked up a bit of litter we would see a big difference’: Ullapool family’s remarkable beach clean record

‘If we all picked up a bit of litter we would see a big difference’: Ullapool family’s remarkable beach clean record

02 December 2024

An environmentally conscious family of four have removed a staggering 15 tonnes of rubbish from beaches in the north west Highlands.


‘Britain’s remotest shop’ in Durness up for sale for £645k

20 November 2024
‘Britain’s remotest shop’ in Durness up for sale for £645k

‘Britain’s remotest shop’ in Durness up for sale for £645k

20 November 2024

The shop at Durness in Sutherland has been described as a "once in a lifetime" opportunity.


Members of Assynt Mountain Rescue Team go to aid of walkers lost in the dark after trip to Sutherland waterfall.

10 November 2024
Members of Assynt Mountain Rescue Team go to aid of walkers lost in the dark after trip to Sutherland waterfall.

Members of Assynt Mountain Rescue Team go to aid of walkers lost in the dark after trip to Sutherland waterfall.

10 November 2024

The Eas a’ Chual Aluinn waterfall in Assynt is the tallest waterfall in the United Kingdom with a sheer drop of 200m.


Outlander star Sophie Skelton to feature in Caithness-based psychological thriller

04 November 2024
Outlander star Sophie Skelton to feature in Caithness-based psychological thriller

Outlander star Sophie Skelton to feature in Caithness-based psychological thriller

04 November 2024

A film shot in Caithness starring Outlander’s Sophie Skelton has landed a major deal.


Hollywood A-lister Keira Knightley flies into Inverness to begin filming in Highlands

04 November 2024
Hollywood A-lister Keira Knightley flies into Inverness to begin filming in Highlands

Hollywood A-lister Keira Knightley flies into Inverness to begin filming in Highlands

04 November 2024

Her latest film, The Woman in Cabin 10, is being shot in Glen Affric.


Breaking down borders with glorious coastal walk

27 October 2024
Breaking down borders with glorious coastal walk

Breaking down borders with glorious coastal walk

27 October 2024

Mike Merritt lets the train from Inverness take the strain on his way to the start of a walking holiday in the north-east of England


Planning officials recommend go-ahead for Sutherland Spaceport application, including antennae park on top of Ben Tongue

24 October 2024
Planning officials recommend go-ahead for Sutherland Spaceport application, including antennae park on top of Ben Tongue

Planning officials recommend go-ahead for Sutherland Spaceport application, including antennae park on top of Ben Tongue

24 October 2024

Members of the North Planning Applications Committee will decided the spaceport application at their meeting next Tuesday.


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