2+ hour, 45+ min ago  (245+ words) Thirteen East Sutherland artists will showcase their work at Portgower Hall as part of the annual Art "n Blether exhibition. The exhibition, organised by Helmsdale-based charity Connecting Communities, will run from Friday, July 3, to Sunday, July 5, from 10am to 4pm each day....

2+ hour, 9+ min ago  (248+ words) Highland Council is advising people not to eat shellfish sourced from three lochs in Sutherland for the time being. The local authority says that its environmental health team has found raised levels of naturally occurring toxins following monitoring at Loch…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (286+ words) Kinlochbervie High School held its 30th annual end-of-year prize-giving ceremony yesterday, Wednesday, July 1. Head teacher John Naples-Campbell addressed the gathering of pupils, their families and the wider school community. He said success was "not measured by one exam result or one…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (501+ words) TORIN Sutherland is making a big impression on the national stage as he is being hailed as being among some of the most talented footballers for his age in the country. The Golspie teenager has made it through to the…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (559+ words) Sutherland's newly elected MSP has officially marked the completion of 12 new affordable homes in Dornoch in his first such engagement. David Green, the Liberal Democrat MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, who was elected in the Holyrood elections two months…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (464+ words) A passionate mission to save the lives of vulnerable street cats is the driving force behind a gruelling solo cycling challenge making its way to Caithness. Nine-time individual gold medal-winning cyclist Ann Bowditch is currently undertaking a relentless 1, 000-mile journey…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (321+ words) Long-serving Brora Scout leader David Macdonald enjoyed a trip to the opening of the Scottish Parliament on Saturday, June 27, having been nominated as a "Local Hero. The Local Heroes initiative is a special way to thank ordinary people who do…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (300+ words) A youth development officer has been recognised at the Scottish Parliament for her outstanding contribution to an East Sutherland community. Claire Hamilton, from the Golspie Youth Action Project, attended the official opening ceremony of the seventh session of the Scottish…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (131+ words) HIGHLAND League champions Brora Rangers have confirmed they have signed forward Ben Gardiner on a two-year deal. The 18-year-old, who was released from Inverness Caledonian Thistle at the end of last season, has agreed terms to sign on at Dudgeon…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (413+ words) From the Archives column supplied by High Life Highland's archive service A remarkable entry in the Golspie Kirk Session records reveals how a desperate mother's attempt to cure her sick child led to public punishment by the church nearly 300 years…...