How to train your dragon
This year’s How to Train your Dragon serves as definitive proof that live-action remakes can transcend the animated source material
A heart full of headstones review
John Rebus is right at the heart of the book, though it’s an older, slower, inhaler sucking Rebus this time round. By Catherine Williams
House Fire
IT is now nearly 2026. Next year (2027) it will be fifty years since my rebuilt croft house on the west coast was burned to the ground
Sudoku, codeword, wordsearch and kakuro solutions
Here you will find the solutions to the sudokus, wordsearch, codeword and kakuro published in the paper edition
Capturing memories at Croick Church
Visitors from near and far have signed the visitor books at Croick Church, leaving behind tens of thousands of handwritten entries
An 80th Anniversary Reflection
Eight decades after VE and VJ Day, Valerie Mackenzie-Harris reflects on her late husband Major S.L.M. Harris’ decorated wartime service
Gearrchoille Community Wood news
Barely two months after the summer storm Floris, Storm Amy arrived at the beginning of October leaving a new wave of tree damage in its wake
Kids’ Chronicle
Browse our pages to see them celebrating Remembrance Day, playing music, raising money for charity and making crafts.
Christmas gifts you can buy locally
You can help local businesses and the community when you buy Christmas gifts from local outlets and producers. Here are some ideas
Active Schools competitions
Bonar Bridge Primary School teams have been very successful in the latest East Sutherland Schools Sports Association events
Community Composting
The Highland Good Food Partnership and Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust are teaming up for community composting.
Kyle Feeds project update
As we settle in for another winter and the end of the year approaches, I must start this update with some reflection and grateful mentions
Ardgay Public Hall receives funding for hall upgrade
All together this will help to keep the hall cosier, safer and wind and water tight for many years to come.
Remembrance Day celebrations
The season of Remembrance was busy, with wreath-laying and Acts of Remembrance at the War Memorials within the Branch area on the Sunday.
“Heat the Hall” at Bonar Bridge
This is an old hall it needs to be kept warm and dry for the comfort of the many groups who use the facilities.
Highland climate conference
The event brought together people from all sectors across Highland who are working towards a sustainable, thriving Highland Region.
Who benefits from the resources of a place?
Resistance to renewables will continue to grow unless the communities hosting these projects can retain a fair share of value. By Tom Wills
Donnchadh MacLeòid à Drochaid a’ Bhanna, buannaiche Bonn Òir an Traidiseanta
Ghlèidh Donnachadh MacLeòid à Drochaid a’ Bhanna Bonn Òir an t-Seann Nòis aig a’Mhòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail am-bliadhna ann an Loch Abar.
Fairies and malicious spirits
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area. Names related to fairies
Frozen Kyle
Photo by John Wood. The Kyle of Sutherland area in images throughout the year. Send yours to news@kylechronicle.co.uk
Films
Release date (UK): 2025 | Country: US, UK, Ireland, Iceland, Canada | Running time: 125 min | Genre: Fantasy - Action | Director: Dean DeBlois | Starring: Mason James, Nico [...]
Books
A heart full of headstones review
The end for Rebus? A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin Ian Rankin does not disappoint in this 2023 crime thriller. Once again John [...]
Poems
House Fire 1 By Dave Goulder What was in his head entering a neighbour’s home to spread the fluid, then strike the match and watch [...]
Crossword & Sudoku Solutions
Sudoku, codeword, wordsearch and kakuro solutions
Sudoku solutions Codeword solution Wordsearch solution Kakuro solution
Heritage
Capturing memories at Croick Church
Hosted by Historic Churches Scotland, the Croick Church Community Open Day in August attracted over sixty people — a wonderful reminder of how much this [...]
Heritage
Dornoch Firth (South) Coastal Survey Report is now out
Recording coastal archaeology and heritage for SCAPE Trust In March and April 2025 SCAPE headed out to the Dornoch Firth, Sutherland, recording coastal archaeology and [...]
Heritage
An 80th Anniversary Reflection
Eight decades after VE and VJ Day, Valerie Mackenzie-Harris reflects on her late husband Major S.L.M. Harris’ decorated wartime service and her own childhood memory. [...]
Heritage
Alasdair MacDonald, Historian for the Royal Scottish Highland Games Association, explores the rich history of Highland Games in and around the Kyle of Sutherland area. [...]
Wildlife & Nature
Gearrchoille Community Wood news
Our volunteers were tackling the damage left after storms Floris and Amy Barely two months after the summer storm Floris, Storm Amy arrived at the [...]
Wildlife & Nature
You might have noticed strange, bulbous growths on oak leaves or rose stems. These curious structures, called galls, are nature’s hidden laboratories — formed when [...]
Wildlife & Nature
New year, new ideas for growth
Planet Sutherland, encouraging everyone to start growing their own food It’s difficult to think about global warming when we’re knee deep in snow as I [...]
Wildlife & Nature
Dave Browne, member of the Carnivorous Plants Society, shares with us how he ended up ‘captivated’ by these plants, which blur the line between flora [...]
Shopping
Christmas gifts you can buy locally
Christmas gifts you can buy locallyYou can support local businesses and the community if you buy Christmas gifts locally. Duckpond daysIngebjorg Smith 2026 Calendar - [...]
Films
The ten best series to stream over Christmas
If you’re looking for something to watch while relaxing over the Festive season, look no further. Jack Weir reviews the ten best series available on [...]
Sports
Bonar Bridge Primary School teams have been very successful in the latest ESSSA events Swimming Gala The gala took place on Tuesday 9th September, hosted [...]
KoS Development Trust
The Highland Good Food Partnership and KoSDT are teaming up for community composting. Food waste is a major environmental issue, so every little bit we [...]
KoS Development Trust
Keep Active Together: a successful year
As I approach my first full year of delivering classes for KoSDT, it feels like an ideal moment to reflect on the progress we’ve made. [...]
KoS Development Trust
As we settle in for another winter and the end of the year approaches, I feel I must start this project update with some reflection [...]
Local News
Ardgay Public Hall receives funding for hall upgrade
Christmas Fair Our Christmas Fair was wonderful fun as usual. Thank you to Santa for coming and to Gledfield Primary for their superb carol singing. [...]
Local News
Creich and Kincardine with Lairg and Rogart Branch, Royal British Legion Scotland At our September Branch meeting the guest speaker was Roy Harrison, from “Vector24”, [...]
Local News
Rosehall Village Hall programme of events for this winter
Rosehall Hall committee is slowly trying to build up events and a variety of activities in the village hall. This autumn we have had a [...]
Local News
Kyle Chronicle needs your help
To ensure we can continue to offer free printed copies to every household in the Kyle of Sutherland area for many years to come, we [...]
Local News
“Heat the Hall” at Bonar Bridge
September saw the return of the Kyle of Sutherland Cinema Club with Screenings on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month until April 2026. [...]
Local News
Organised by Highlands & Islands Climate Hub The Highland Climate Conference 2025, hosted by the Highlands & Islands Climate Hub and supported by the Scottish [...]
Can Sutherland feed Sutherland?
How can we produce more food locally? How easy is it to access locally grown and reared food? These were some of the questions at [...]
Opinion
Who benefits from the resources of a place?
Opinion Resistance to renewables will continue to grow unless the communities hosting these projects can retain a fair share of value. As the scale and [...]
Local News
Communities’ struggle for green energy infrastructure ownership
With political parties placing community ownership of renewable energy at the heart of their election agendas, the question remains: why is it so difficult for [...]
Local News
Donnchadh MacLeòid à Drochaid a’ Bhanna, buannaiche Bonn Òir an Traidiseanta
Slighe Dhonnachaidh gu bhith a’ buannachadh Bonn Òir an t-Seann Nòis aig a’ Mhòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail. Read this article in English Ged a bha Gàidhlig [...]
Local News
Duncan MacLeod from bonar bridge, winner of the Traditional Gold Medal
Duncan’s journey to winning the Men’s Traditional Gold Medal at the Royal National Mòd (Read this article in Gaelic) Although Duncan’s maternal grandfather and paternal [...]
Old Placenames
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area In Inveran, An Sìthean or ‘place of [...]
From the Editor
Here’s to everyone finding time for togetherness and connection over this festive break Our cover features Duncan MacLeod, to celebrate his recent success at the [...]
Photo of the season
Frozen Kyle The Kyle of Sutherland area in images throughout the year. Send yours to news@kylechronicle.co.uk Photo of a serene frozen Kyle of Sutherland taken [...]