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Strathnaver postmistress retires after 37 years' service

13 May 2021
Strathnaver postmistress retires after 37 years' service

Strathnaver postmistress retires after 37 years' service

13 May 2021

The long-serving postmistress has run the rural branch since 1984.


New Highland company formed to snap up hotels on the North Coast 500

30 April 2021
New Highland company formed to snap up hotels on the North Coast 500

New Highland company formed to snap up hotels on the North Coast 500

30 April 2021

Highland Coast Hotels Ltd has sealed the deal on its first acquisition - the Kylesku Hotel, run for 12 years by Tanja Lister and Sonia Virechauveix.


Masterplan unveiled to make Sutherland village more attractive to visitors

09 April 2021
Masterplan unveiled to make Sutherland village more attractive to visitors

Masterplan unveiled to make Sutherland village more attractive to visitors

09 April 2021

WATCH: A masterplan outlining ideas to turn Brora into a showpiece tourism destination has unveiled at an online presentation.


Outrage as couple set up camp beside Ardvreck Castle in Sutherland

02 April 2021
Outrage as couple set up camp beside Ardvreck Castle in Sutherland

Outrage as couple set up camp beside Ardvreck Castle in Sutherland

02 April 2021

A confrontation between local residents and a couple camping at a historic Sutherland ruin is feared to be a foretaste of what is to come this summer.


Space Hub Sutherland judicial review proceedings postponed

01 April 2021
Space Hub Sutherland judicial review proceedings postponed

Space Hub Sutherland judicial review proceedings postponed

01 April 2021

Proceedings which were due to take place tomorrow as part of a judicial review involving Space Hub Sutherland, have been postponed.


New group aims to revive Coul Links golf course plan

24 January 2021
New group aims to revive Coul Links golf course plan

New group aims to revive Coul Links golf course plan

24 January 2021

Communities4Coul is working towards achieving not just a championship golf course but also an eco-hotel.


Anders Holch Povlsen's legal challenge against Space Hub Sutherland granted

21 January 2021
Anders Holch Povlsen's legal challenge against Space Hub Sutherland granted

Anders Holch Povlsen's legal challenge against Space Hub Sutherland granted

21 January 2021

A petition for a judicial review of the decision by Highland Council to grant planning consent for Space Hub Sutherland has been granted.


Overnight parking stop for motorhomes gets go-ahead

02 January 2021
Overnight parking stop for motorhomes gets go-ahead

Overnight parking stop for motorhomes gets go-ahead

02 January 2021

An overnight parking site with services for campervans and motorhomes is to be established at a Sutherland beauty spot.


1.4 million new trees to be planted as new woodland creation plan approved

27 December 2020
1.4 million new trees to be planted as new woodland creation plan approved

1.4 million new trees to be planted as new woodland creation plan approved

27 December 2020

A Highland farmer is to grow the largest woodland to be approved by Scottish Forestry this century.


Deer collisions on the rise as number of animals on increase

23 December 2020
Deer collisions on the rise as number of animals on increase

Deer collisions on the rise as number of animals on increase

23 December 2020

Almost 1800 road accidents involving deer were officially recorded in the latest figures.


NC500 toilet caper slammed

19 November 2020
NC500 toilet caper slammed

NC500 toilet caper slammed

19 November 2020

Local outrage erupted after a video emerged showing a man empting a chemical toilet on a NC500 lay-by.


UPDATE: 'We set the wrong example' - apology from creators of offensive video

19 November 2020
UPDATE: 'We set the wrong example' - apology from creators of offensive video

UPDATE: 'We set the wrong example' - apology from creators of offensive video

19 November 2020

The group behind an online video which sparked outrage along the north coast have now issued an abject apology and said they set the "wrong example"


US rocket firm pulls out of Sutherland space site

22 October 2020
US rocket firm pulls out of Sutherland space site

US rocket firm pulls out of Sutherland space site

22 October 2020

The US firm backing the planned Space Hub Sutherland has pulled out in favour of a location in Shetland, it has emerged.


Space hub group vows transparency over project oversight

21 October 2020
Space hub group vows transparency over project oversight

Space hub group vows transparency over project oversight

21 October 2020

A group set up as a link between developers of Space Hub Sutherland and local communities has pledged to operate in an "open and transparent way".


New registration requirement for fishing boat operators

17 October 2020
New registration requirement for fishing boat operators

New registration requirement for fishing boat operators

17 October 2020

Operators of fishing vessels working out of Caithness ports are being reminded of a new registration requirement being imposed as a result of Brexit.


Citizens advice in north Highland helped clients access almost £4m during lockdown

31 August 2020
Citizens advice in north Highland helped clients access almost £4m during lockdown

Citizens advice in north Highland helped clients access almost £4m during lockdown

31 August 2020

The citizens advice service in the north Highlands helped clients access a total of nearly £4 million in benefits and other income during lockdown.


Volunteers clear Helmsdale to Lybster stretch of John O'Groats Trail

10 August 2020
Volunteers clear Helmsdale to Lybster stretch of John O'Groats Trail

Volunteers clear Helmsdale to Lybster stretch of John O'Groats Trail

10 August 2020

A group of hardy volunteers spent three days clearing vegetation on the Helmsdale to Lybster stretch of the John O'Groats Trail.


Sutherland boundary changes 'totally and utterly unacceptable'

24 July 2020
Sutherland boundary changes 'totally and utterly unacceptable'

Sutherland boundary changes 'totally and utterly unacceptable'

24 July 2020

There has been a furious reaction in Sutherland to Boundary Commission proposals to amalgamate the county's two Highland Council wards into one.


WATCH: Alladale Wilderness Reserve owner Paul Lister talks about his captive wildcat breeding programme

28 June 2020
WATCH: Alladale Wilderness Reserve owner Paul Lister talks about his captive wildcat breeding programme

WATCH: Alladale Wilderness Reserve owner Paul Lister talks about his captive wildcat breeding programme

28 June 2020

The owner of Alladale Wilderness Reserve in Sutherland has spoken of his hopes of releasing captive bred wildcats into Strathcarron.


Plaque gift inspires Strathnaver Museum to ask the public to celebrate local heroes

27 June 2020
Plaque gift inspires Strathnaver Museum to ask the public to celebrate local heroes

Plaque gift inspires Strathnaver Museum to ask the public to celebrate local heroes

27 June 2020

The gift of a historic plaque has inspired a north coast museum to ask the public to help it celebrate modern-day "local heroes".


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