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I was delighted to see the pictures from the ceremony marking the first breaking of the ground at the site for the Sutherland Space Port.

View from the Board by Simon Middlemas

Trudy Morris says that the north Highlands are key to Scotland’s "just transition" to renewable power – but argues that one size does not fit all

Chris McIvor, originally from Wick, has spent some time in Turkey as part of his role in the Middle East with the charity HelpAge International

Common-sense hair rules in 1923, Top prize for 'Haddie Karate' in 1973 and Plans lodged for battery plant in 1998

Sentient robots and chatbots are still the stuff of science fiction, aren’t they?

The tax-avoidance trees have been removed, giving fine views across the Flow Country from the old forestry tracks

Thurso's Heritage by a Thirsa Loon

'Outrage' claim at council meeting in 1923, One enrolment a year 'a benefit' in 1973 and Vandals target play park in 1998

Highland business journalist Rachel Smart tells her own personal story of addiction and recovery.

Northern Drift by Monique Sliedrecht

Ask any business – or employer for that matter – what their biggest challenge is, and alongside increased costs of trading, will be staff shortages.

Holyrood Notebook by Rhoda Grant

Wireless experiments at Wick in 1923, Protest at invalid's shower delay in 1973 and Ancient sites profile bid in 1998

It is vital that Raigmore should have the staff, resources, and capacity to treat and care for all its patients. But right now, that is not happening

Holyrood Notebook by Edward Mountain

Holyrood Notebook by Ariane Burgess

Simon Cottam of John O’Groats Brewery, a Caithness Chamber of Commerce business member, gives a business perspective on the deposit return scheme

Trudy Morris, chief executive of the Caithness Chamber of Commerce, says the Deposit Return Scheme needs to be made workable for businesses

Exploring one of Orkney's smaller inhabited islands on the e-bike required full waterproofs – but even that wasn't enough to beat the weather