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Alness heroin dealer jailed for 14 months

Alness heroin dealer jailed for 14 months

A YOUNG Alness man who tried to swallow heroin to prevent police getting hold of it has been jailed for 14 months.


Altnaharra wind farm sparks fury

Altnaharra wind farm sparks fury

A NATIONAL charity is "furious" with a Scottish Government decision to give consent to a Sutherland wind farm which will be the first to breach its own…


New postmistress at Bonar Bridge

New postmistress at Bonar Bridge

A NEW postmistress has taken over Bonar Bridge Post Office this week.


Further delay for second Loch Buidhe transformer delivery

Further delay for second Loch Buidhe transformer delivery

SCOTTISH and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) have said that the first of the two large transformers to be driven to the Loch Buidhe substation site…


Vote for Dornoch in national final - only Scottish town up against two English ones

Vote for Dornoch in national final - only Scottish town up against two English ones

Dornoch is the only Scottish finalist in the Great British High Street Awards and local Councillor Jim McGillivray is calling for people to cast their…


From our October 21 edition

From our October 21 edition

When I first started as a Church of Scotland minister, I was 26-years-old. I looked about 18! 


What you can read in your local paper!

What you can read in your local paper!

Sir – My wife and I have just spent a week, on holiday in Scotland, mainly driving the North Coast 500. We were so lucky, as it must have been one…


Psychiatric reports called for on church goer who admits sexually assaulting young boy

Psychiatric reports called for on church goer who admits sexually assaulting young boy

A PSYCHIATRIC report has been called for on a man who fondled a young boy whose family he got to know through attending the same church.


Driver banned following Ross-shire crash

Driver banned following Ross-shire crash

A YOUNG driver crashed a hired people carrier into another car in a Ross-shire town while trying to clear mist from his windscreen.


Consent granted for new Sutherland wind farm

Consent granted for new Sutherland wind farm

ENERGY energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse has today given consent for the construction of a 22 turbine wind farm in central Sutherland. 


SSE transformer transportation WILL go ahead tomorrow and Friday

SSE transformer transportation WILL go ahead tomorrow and Friday

THERE has been some confusion over the transporting of two large transformers which are set to make the final stage of their journey to Loch Buidhe substation,…


Government campaign targets young drivers on country roads

Government campaign targets young drivers on country roads

THE devastating consequences of driving too fast on country roads is highlighted in a new campaign from The Scottish Government and Road Safety Scotland…


Police searching for missing 14 year old

Police searching for missing 14 year old

Police in Dingwall and Alness are trying to establish the whereabouts of Dillon Thorpe (14) of Teaninich Street, Alness.


Memories of the Lady Ross Hotel in Ardgay by Lily Byron

Memories of the Lady Ross Hotel in Ardgay by Lily Byron

WE have all known recently that the Lady Ross Hotel, Ardgay, was due to be demolished, even before the recent fire, but passing through Ardgay the other…


Sheep stock club must pay out for 'misunderstanding' over wages

Sheep stock club must pay out for 'misunderstanding' over wages

A NORTH west Sutherland sheep stock club is being forced to shell out thousands of pounds in compensation after underpaying its workers for years.


Maureen Alexander, Golspie High School teacher - a tribute by her daughter

Maureen Alexander, Golspie High School teacher - a tribute by her daughter

MAUREEN Sommerville Forbes, known locally as Maureen Alexander, retired English teacher at Golspie High School, died very unexpectedly on September 21…


From our October 14 edition

From our October 14 edition

25 YEARS AGO


MISSION COMPLETE - Marine robots scour 1500 km of sea; are battered by 7m high waves, but return with data

MISSION COMPLETE - Marine robots scour 1500 km of sea; are battered by 7m high waves, but return with data

A fleet of 10 marine robots has successfully completed an ambitious two-week mission off northwest Scotland, despite being hit by a succession of…


Royal Dornoch Golf Club benefits from Brexit

Royal Dornoch Golf Club benefits from Brexit

MORE visitors from the United States than ever before are taking advantage of the pound’s current weak position to tackle the region’s golf…


Dementia campaigner Ann gets award

Dementia campaigner Ann gets award

SUTHERLAND dementia campaigner Ann Pascoe received an Honorary Fellowship from the Vice Chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University, Professor Iain Martin,…


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