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Thurso-based scientist awarded £986,000 for Flow Country research programme

17 February 2020
Thurso-based scientist awarded £986,000 for Flow Country research programme

Thurso-based scientist awarded £986,000 for Flow Country research programme

17 February 2020

Thurso-based scientist Dr Roxane Andersen has been awarded £986,000 to undertake a major new research programme into the Flow Country peatlands.


Three per cent rise in council house rents agreed

14 February 2020
Three per cent rise in council house rents agreed

Three per cent rise in council house rents agreed

14 February 2020

Local authority house rents are to rise by three per cent, it has been confirmed following a special meeting of Highland Council.


Wick and Thurso teams preparing for community drama festival

13 February 2020
Wick and Thurso teams preparing for community drama festival

Wick and Thurso teams preparing for community drama festival

13 February 2020

Popular drama adjudicator Brian Marjoribanks will be returning to Caithness later this month for the SCDA District Festival of One-Act Plays.


Watten duo are pairs championship winners

12 February 2020
Watten duo are pairs championship winners

Watten duo are pairs championship winners

12 February 2020

Twenty-three teams took part in Caithness Indoor Bowling Association's pairs championship, with victory going to Liam Swanson and Linda Mackay.


Gaelic medium open day success at Mount Pleasant

12 February 2020
Gaelic medium open day success at Mount Pleasant

Gaelic medium open day success at Mount Pleasant

12 February 2020

An open day at a Thurso primary school was well attended by youngsters and their parents keen to learn more about Gaelic medium education.


Bower pupils soar to the top in eagle competition

12 February 2020
Bower pupils soar to the top in eagle competition

Bower pupils soar to the top in eagle competition

12 February 2020

Children at Bower Primary School soared to top place in a sculpture competition celebrating the golden eagle.


Seaview and Harper's 'B' survive tight tussles in Wick darts league

12 February 2020
Seaview and Harper's 'B' survive tight tussles in Wick darts league

Seaview and Harper's 'B' survive tight tussles in Wick darts league

12 February 2020

Kara Sutherland came out on top as the ladies' players in Wick and District Darts League had an open singles in the Seaforth Highlanders' Club.


Thurso Grows project to hold open day at community garden

12 February 2020
Thurso Grows project to hold open day at community garden

Thurso Grows project to hold open day at community garden

12 February 2020

Thurso Grows, the climate change project run by Thurso Community Development Trust, is to hold an open day in March at its community garden.


Army cadets say their farewells to Tristan and Kieran

11 February 2020
Army cadets say their farewells to Tristan and Kieran

Army cadets say their farewells to Tristan and Kieran

11 February 2020

Army cadets from 1st Battalion The Highlanders’ Caithness Company have said farewell to two of their peers who have reached the upper age limit.


Tesco customers in Wick and Thurso provide bags of help

11 February 2020
Tesco customers in Wick and Thurso provide bags of help

Tesco customers in Wick and Thurso provide bags of help

11 February 2020

Tesco customers in Wick and Thurso have helped three groups through the Bags of Help Centenary Grants scheme.


Your Cash Your Caithness event to feature 25 local groups

10 February 2020
Your Cash Your Caithness event to feature 25 local groups

Your Cash Your Caithness event to feature 25 local groups

10 February 2020

Representatives of 25 local groups will pitch their projects to the public in Thurso at the end of this month in a bid to secure a share of £10,000.


Animal charity appealing for Caithness fundraisers

10 February 2020
Animal charity appealing for Caithness fundraisers

Animal charity appealing for Caithness fundraisers

10 February 2020

The Scottish SPCA is appealing to people in Caithness to help fundraise at the local Pets at Home store this month.


Forsinard event will celebrate women scientists

10 February 2020
Forsinard event will celebrate women scientists

Forsinard event will celebrate women scientists

10 February 2020

RSPB Forsinard Flows is to be transformed into a spectacle of sound and animation in celebration of women scientists at an event next month.


Thurso's Mighty Hikers raise more than £6000

06 February 2020
Thurso's Mighty Hikers raise more than £6000

Thurso's Mighty Hikers raise more than £6000

06 February 2020

A group of friends from Thurso who hiked 20 miles when their organised event was washed out have raised more than £6000 for charity.


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