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MSP calls for faster far north line train times

MSP calls for faster far north line train times

Highland MSP and far north rail line campaigner, Rhoda Grant, is putting pressure on the Scottish Government Transport Minister, calling for a reduction…


Sutherland support for Jimmy Gunn

Sutherland support for Jimmy Gunn

Sutherland eyes will be glued to Sky Sports tonight to watch out for Dornoch exile Jimmy Gunn, who features in the US Open at the Chambers Bay Golf Course…


Steam train travels on far north line on Sunday

Steam train travels on far north line on Sunday

RAIL enthusiasts should keep a look out for a steam train which will be puffing its way through the north this weekend.


Album of Year award for singer with Golspie roots

Album of Year award for singer with Golspie roots

Singer songwriter Kathryn Joseph - a regular visitor to her mum’s house in Golspie - won the 2015 Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) award last night.


Sandwood Bay included in Europe's Top Ten beaches

Sandwood Bay included in Europe's Top Ten beaches

The publication highlights the most compelling destinations on the continent for this summer, from oh-so-cool cities to ravishing beaches and places tailor-made…


UPDATE: Inverness sisters reported missing

UPDATE: Inverness sisters reported missing

Police in Inverness are currently making enquires in relation to two missing sisters, aged 14 and 15 years old, Natalia and Kamila Michalowicz.


Highlands Unbridled granted licence to operate near Tain

Highlands Unbridled granted licence to operate near Tain

Jan and Graham O’Neill are relocating from Brora after a disagreement with landowners Sutherland Estates and a long-running feud with Highland Council.


Local curlers on marathon 24-hour bus run

Local curlers on marathon 24-hour bus run

Next Monday, Scott Lyon, Littleferry, Golspie, and Richard Mackenzie, Tain will embark on a mammoth bus journey around Scotland.


Woman was dragged along road as husband drives off in van

Woman was dragged along road as husband drives off in van

The man, from Inverness, who admitted endangering the life of his wife, will be sentenced by a sheriff next month.


SSE ask for new national pricing policy for electricity

SSE ask for new national pricing policy for electricity

This would end the anomaly where customers in places such as the Highlands, pay more per unit for electricity than people farther south.


NHS Highland 'dance at work' video goes viral

NHS Highland 'dance at work' video goes viral

A flash mob highlighting ‘workout at work’ has reached over 100,000 people after a video of it was posted on to NHS Highland's Facebook page.


Gordon's 'calendar boy' gives cash to clinic

Gordon's 'calendar boy' gives cash to clinic

A CALENDAR created by a grateful Sutherland crofter has raised more than £1000 for a north clinic where he received life-changing treatment.


Public could use school buses to cut transport costs

Public could use school buses to cut transport costs

THE public could soon be hopping on school buses to travel in Sutherland as part of a drive to shave more than £250,000 off Highland Council’s…


Fears that Sutherland fire stations may be closed 'through back door'

Fears that Sutherland fire stations may be closed 'through back door'

SCOTTISH Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has been accused of “losing the plot” over a plan to cut costs by removing air compressors from stations…


From our June 12 edition

From our June 12 edition

25 YEARS AGO


Kenneth Mackay (Hatter), Bettyhill

Kenneth Mackay (Hatter), Bettyhill

Kenneth Mackay, or "Hatter" as he was better known, was born at the Old Post Office, Skerray, on 6th February 1960, the only child of Annie Mackay and…


Mailley notches up County Cup win number four

Mailley notches up County Cup win number four

Fourteen years after winning his first County Cup at the age of 18, Royal Dornoch’s Chris Mailley added his name to the impressive Sutherland Championship…


Highland Council installs new leader

Highland Council installs new leader

Highland Council has installed its new leader and senior office bearers.


Sutherland care home worker found guilty of mistreating patient

Sutherland care home worker found guilty of mistreating patient

A CARE worker has been found guilty of mistreating a severely disabled woman at a Sutherland respite care home.


Memories of Charles

Memories of Charles

Sir – Charles Kennedy joked just before our last hustings for S1 students at Lochaber High School that maybe we candidates should just swap speeches.


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