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Open Letter: Scotland should not be left behind on local news

Open Letter: Scotland should not be left behind on local news

Local news publishers from across Scotland are calling on the Scottish Government to introduce a Scottish Local News Fund, warning that Scotland risks being left behind while other parts of the UK invest in the future of local journalism.

Kyle of Sutherland Gala Weekend programme is now available for sale

Kyle of Sutherland Gala Weekend programme is now available for sale

Communities were promised a share of Scotland’s wind boom. Some are being sold short

Communities were promised a share of Scotland’s wind boom. Some are being sold short

A strategy to utilise Scotland’s wind wealth

A strategy to utilise Scotland’s wind wealth

Croick Church reopens

Croick Church reopens

Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary

Murder or madness?

Murder or madness?

News

Open Letter: Scotland should not be left behind on local news

Open Letter: Scotland should not be left behind on local news

Local news publishers from across Scotland are calling on the Scottish Government to introduce a Scottish Local News Fund, warning that Scotland risks being left behind while other parts of the UK invest in the future of local journalism.

Kyle of Sutherland Gala Weekend programme is now available for sale

Kyle of Sutherland Gala Weekend programme is now available for sale

Croick Church reopens

Croick Church reopens

Highlands and Islands Climate Festival 2026

Highlands and Islands Climate Festival 2026

Meet your newly elected MSP

Meet your newly elected MSP

Community-centred energy policy would solve Sutherland renewables tensions

Community-centred energy policy would solve Sutherland renewables tensions

Interview with David Graham

Interview with David Graham

Heritage

The Invercharron Gathering  and the unique Kenny's Games

The Invercharron Gathering  and the unique Kenny's Games

Third part of the History of Highland Games in and around the Kyle of Sutherland area written by Alasdair MacDonald.

A New England lumberjacks' 'invasion'

A New England lumberjacks' 'invasion'

History of farming in Ardgay

History of farming in Ardgay

Victorian-era Highland Games

Victorian-era Highland Games

The day the flood swept away the first Bonar Bridge

The day the flood swept away the first Bonar Bridge

An 80th Anniversary reflection

An 80th Anniversary reflection

History of the Highland Games

History of the Highland Games

Nature

Estuary mud

Estuary mud

Cherry Alexander looks at estuary mud and the array of creatures it sustains

Nature, the secret ingredient in our food

Nature, the secret ingredient in our food

Shrews, life in the fast lane

Shrews, life in the fast lane

Plant galls

Plant galls

Carnivorous plants

Carnivorous plants

Roe Deer

Roe Deer

Garden birds

Garden birds

The Power Shift

Communities were promised a share of Scotland’s wind boom. Some are being sold short

Communities were promised a share of Scotland’s wind boom. Some are being sold short

Paul Dobson reports that over 20 wind farms are failing to pay an agreed amount to locals. This is an investigative piece originally co-published by The Ferret and the Sunday National, part of the Power Shift series.

A strategy to utilise Scotland’s wind wealth

A strategy to utilise Scotland’s wind wealth

Community-centred energy policy would solve Sutherland renewables tensions

Community-centred energy policy would solve Sutherland renewables tensions

Locked out by design: what stands between the Local Power Plan and the communities it’s meant to deliver for

Locked out by design: what stands between the Local Power Plan and the communities it’s meant to deliver for

Who gets to decide about Scotland’s national parks?

Who gets to decide about Scotland’s national parks?

Musselburgh firm shows how renewable energy can support local communities

Musselburgh firm shows how renewable energy can support local communities

A Hebridean Boom Town is on the horizon

A Hebridean Boom Town is on the horizon

Place-names

The hill, the hero and his dog

The hill, the hero and his dog

Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history  and origins of place names in and around our area Carn Bhren, also Carn Bhrain, or Carn Breathainn as recorded by W J Watson in 1904, is a 635-metre (2,085 ft) summit in Ardgay. Its name most likely means ‘cairn

Stones

Stones

Fairies and malicious spirits

Fairies and malicious spirits

Faces and facial features

Faces and facial features

Croick, Croich and antlers

Croick, Croich and antlers

Out-of-place names

Out-of-place names

River pools

River pools