Ice-bound Sutherland residents helped by true grit By Caroline McMorran Published: 07:00, 05 February 2021 Get the Northern Times sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper A NORTH-west Sutherland councillor has paid tribute to volunteers who turned out in freezing conditions this week to grit driveways and access roads for vulnerable householders living in far-flung Strathhalladale. Cllr Linda Munro said David Hodge and Stuart Ellis, both members of Porskerra Harbours Association, epitomised the way communities should be helping each other. Councillor Linda Munro. Older Strathhalladale residents, and those who require daily visits from carers, were among residents whose house surrounds were gritted this week.