Iain Sutherland News Today

Mervyn Hill, who organises Wicks Bignold Park bonfire each Hogmanay, reflects on the long tradition of greeting the New Year and how it has changed.

Margaret Thatchers courting of the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was a complex diplomatic affair involving accusations of violence, unannounced visits and a strained Marxist joke, according to a top secret file released on Friday.Preparations for Gorbachevs first official visit to the UK in 1984 reveal the significance attached by Dow

Addleshaw Goddard has recruited two new partners to its corporate team. Derek McCombe and Iain Sutherland, who join the firm from Dentons, will be based in the firm's Glasgow office, joining existing Glasgow-based corporate partners Murray Jack and Anna Brown.

Breakfast on the train in 1923, Major complex plan for Wick in 1973 and Wick festive lights scheme in 1998

A series of sculptures of local Caithness dignitaries has been saved after being rescued from a damp cellar at the Carnegie building in Wick.

Tomatoes and peppers are in short supply but there is plenty of fresh fruit and veg available at organic farms around Inverness.

If you’re worried by recent news of tomato shortages, then check out the north and north-east's budding veg box scene.

Drastic measures at riverside in 1923, Oil project would employ 650 in 1973 and TV Hit Squad at school garden in 1998

New era for local railway in 1923, Quiet New Year in north in 1973 and Volunteers to help save historic site in 1998

The Hogmanay bonfire in Wicks Bignold Park last night was described as a "joyful" occasion and an example of "the community coming together".