THE day crazed gunman Raoul Moat shot himself, another gun drama was taking place... in Easter Ross.

BIG cats roaming wild in the Highlands - fantasy or fact?

DEREK Adams admits this weekend's Alba Challenge Cup trip to Forfar Athletic has an additional edge as Ross County face former boss Dick Campbell.

IN tribute to Cromarty's most famous son, the geologist and naturalist Hugh Miller, this year's Black Isle Words Festival has as its main theme Where Wild Things Are.

THERE are various means of judging the impact that gardening for wildlife is making in our gardens these days and this manifests itself in several ways.

STUDENTS from Alness will be helping to turn a young Zulu man's life around thanks to an exchange project.

CALLING all local musicians: the North Star wants you – and your music – on our website.