Cancer sufferer's County walk raises £7k
AN ardent Ross County supporting grandad who was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2011 and given just three months to live has been wowed by a number of surprises whilst doing an 11-mile charity walk.
AN ardent Ross County supporting grandad who was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2011 and given just three months to live has been wowed by a number of surprises whilst doing an 11-mile charity walk.
Published: Fri 24 May 2013
A CONTROVERSIAL new "janny" regime in primary schools - which has seen schools lose their permanent janitors - has been attacked by a Ross-shire headteacher.
Published: Thu 23 May 2013
PUPILS from Fortrose Academy will be embarking on the trip of a lifetime when they travel to a remote arctic fjord in Greenland.
Published: Thu 23 May 2013
A ROSS-SHIRE teen-ager who had sex with two 14-year-old girls at a wood in Alness and a park at the town's secondary school has escaped being locked up.
Published: Thu 23 May 2013
A HEALTH chief is warning of a risk of an outbreak of measles among Highland school children.
Published: Thu 23 May 2013
AMBITIOUS Ross County star Iain Vigurs is waiting to see what the future holds after helping Ross County to their most successful season to date.
Published: Thu 23 May 2013
BIRMINGHAM City-bound Andrew Shinnie is tipping Caley Thistle to be a force again next season at the top end of the Clydesdale Bank SPL.
Published: Thu 23 May 2013
AFTER guiding Clach to fifth place in the Highland League, Iain Polworth vowed to bring in young fresh talent to kick the club further forward.
Published: Thu 23 May 2013
SATURDAY is derby day in the Orion Group Premiership - with three of the four matches scheduled being local duels.
THIS scenic landscape of the hills towering over Glencoe is one of our pictures of the week along with a fast-flowing waterfall and a Ross-shire landmark.
North Focus - Glencoe landscape
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Dramatic climbing action in this week's top shots
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North Focus - Wildife
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