Dominic Houlder has been coming to the Isle of Skye since the 1970s, when his mother bought a traditional croft in Boreraig ...

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The Met Office has issued an update for Caithness warning of freezing temperatures tonight (January 3) and into tomorrow. Issued at 10am today, the bulletin says that temperatures will again fall ...

American paint company Benjamin Moore has chosen its colour of the year: Cinnamon Slate, which looks like a close relation of Mocha Mousse. The brand describes it as “a delicate mix of ...

David Schuman at WCCO News talks with Rep. Jamie Long, co-author of the Clean Slate Act that just went into effect. Under the law, lower-level, non-violent crimes by 470,000 Minnesotans can be ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The Clean Slate Act went into effect on New Year's Day, expunging all eligible convictions. Randy Anderson has a federal drug conviction from the 2000s, so the Clean Slate Act ...

An elderly Caithness man warns far north residents to be aware of a scam in which he believed he had won a competition organised by “the richest man in the world”. The lman, who did not wish to be ...

An elderly Caithness man warns locals to be aware of a scam in which he believed he had won a competition organised by “the richest man in the world”. The local man, who did not wish to be named, said ...

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One of Music’s Biggest Stars Just Went Full Country. His Reception Is Damning.