Viewing platform planned for historic Assynt broch
Plans have been revealed for a viewing deck to be installed at a popular Iron Age Highland broch.
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Community groups benefit from £281,000 worth of funding towards projects
Twenty community groups are to benefit from the latest round of funding under the Making Places initiative.
Assynt campaigners honoured at Moy Game Fair for their fight against controversial deer culls
Four individuals who worked to end a controversial deer management dispute in Assynt have been presented with the Ronnie Rose award at the Moy Game Fair.
Second appeal over refusal of plans to convert Highland church into holiday home
A second appeal has been lodged against a decision to refuse controversial plans to convert a Sutherland church into holiday home.
Protected shellfish from Sutherland loch illegally poached in hunt for pearls
Large numbers of protected shellfish have been illegally poached in the North West Highlands.
New 4×4 vehicle awarded to Lochinver community
There are some places where your average minibus just cannot reach.
Highland-style community buyouts could “transform” towns and cities
Towns and cities could be “transformed” if residents follow the example of many rural areas in the Highlands and islands by launching community buyouts of property and land.
Iron Age home in Sutherland was burned down
An Iron Age home in Sutherland looks like it has been hastily abandoned after fire broke out.
New trail for north beautyspot
A new Highland nature trail opened at the weekend in one of Europe's most stunning locations.
Film about woman who escapes retirement home to climb Highland mountain in Edinburgh Film Festival line-up
A film about an elderly woman who escapes from her retirement home in order to climb a Highland mountain is among a host of Scottish films set to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Path repair work to begin on Highland mountain range
A £200,000 repair of the paths on one of Scotland's most distinctive mountains has begun.
Patients voice concerns to ambulance boss over no access to hospital transport
The boss of the Scottish Ambulance Service travelled to Sutherland yesterday to hear directly from anxious patients with no access to hospital transport.
Search party attempt to find Nancy the spaniel after she went missing a week ago
The search is on for a missing family pet in caves in Sutherland where the remains of the only known polar bear in Britain were found.
Signs with a difference erected on Highland roads…
Signs have been installed in the Highlands warning that breeding toads are crossing the road.
Helicopter called to rescue walkers from iconic Highland peak
Coastguard teams have been called to aid a pair of stranded walkers from an iconic Lochinver mountain.
Highland estate awarded “dark sky” status
A community owned Highland estate has been named as one of the best places in the UK for stargazing.