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Highland Council has given the go ahead for John O'Groats to receive a £6.5 million face lift from the Manchester based Natural Retreats. Work is expected to start sometime next year and the compan...

One of the world's leading travel guides has named the Shetland Islands as one of the top 10 regions on earth to visit. The Lonely Planet Best in Travel 2011 places the islands at number six in the...

A ban on the trade of seal products by the European Union put an end to the continuation of the sale of traditional seal skin sporrans which are a vital part of Highland dress. However, a loophole i...

Tim Vine has one the award for the funniest joke at Edinburgh's Festival Fringe. His one liner, "I've just been on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. I'll tell you what, never again." was deemed the bes...

After 14 years of work, the canopy has finally been removed from the roof of Rosslyn Chapel. The canopy was put up while major work was done to the roof of the chapel which, for hundreds of years, ...

A Beauly taxidermist is facing criticism from animal rights campaigners for creating sporrans from local road kill. Kate Macpherson, a trained taxidermist for over 20 years, collects badgers, foxe...

On Sunday (01/08) Castle Sinclair Girnigoe will open to the public after a ten-year long restoration. The £700,000 facelift will try to help preserve the castle's archeological and historical import...

The name Cameron originates from the Gaelic words 'cam', meaning wry or crooked, and 'sron' meaning nose, suggesting that the progenitor of the Clan Cameron had a crooked nose! Cameron is one of th...

A set of medals, including the Victoria Cross, and a cannonball, has sold at auction for £252,000, more than doubling its predicted £120,000 price. The medals, which were awarded to John Simpson Kno...