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Retired local MSP and former Guardian journalist host discussions on land reform

13 April 2022
Retired local MSP and former Guardian journalist host discussions on land reform

Retired local MSP and former Guardian journalist host discussions on land reform

13 April 2022

Peter Hetherington and Rob Gibson are meeting MSPs in the Scottish Parliament to discuss the ideas in their two recently published books.


WATCH: Garden hymns for Covid couple in Thurso

13 April 2022
WATCH: Garden hymns for Covid couple in Thurso

WATCH: Garden hymns for Covid couple in Thurso

13 April 2022

A Thurso couple who are isolating after contracting Covid-19 were treated to prayers and hymns from their fellow church members in their garden.


Industrious volunteers clear up Wick's Industrial Estate

12 April 2022
Industrious volunteers clear up Wick's Industrial Estate

Industrious volunteers clear up Wick's Industrial Estate

12 April 2022

Over 30 volunteers turned out to help clear up a huge amount of discarded rubbish from around Wick Industrial Estate on Sunday morning.


Animals like Caithness dog Taz need your help

12 April 2022
Animals like Caithness dog Taz need your help

Animals like Caithness dog Taz need your help

12 April 2022

The Scottish SPCA is committed to supporting all animals and shared a success story about a Caithness dog who found his forever home.


Record health funding of £725.6M for NHS Highland

12 April 2022
Record health funding of £725.6M for NHS Highland

Record health funding of £725.6M for NHS Highland

12 April 2022

SNP MSP Maree Todd has heralded the record health funding allocated to NHS Highland for the coming year.


Co-director of Lyth Arts Centre leaves at end of this month

12 April 2022
Co-director of Lyth Arts Centre leaves at end of this month

Co-director of Lyth Arts Centre leaves at end of this month

12 April 2022

After four-and-a-half years, co-director Tom Barnes will leave Lyth Arts Centre at the end of April 2022 to take up a new fundraising post.


Highlife Wildlife projects stepping up for spring to help bumblebees, birds and butterflies in Caithness

12 April 2022
Highlife Wildlife projects stepping up for spring to help bumblebees, birds and butterflies in Caithness

Highlife Wildlife projects stepping up for spring to help bumblebees, birds and butterflies in Caithness

12 April 2022

Spring is in the air and while birds start to think of nesting and queen bumblebees are waking up, the Countryside Rangers have been busy.


SEE before and after PICTURES – Boxing club boys brave the shave and raise the money

11 April 2022
SEE before and after PICTURES – Boxing club boys brave the shave and raise the money

SEE before and after PICTURES – Boxing club boys brave the shave and raise the money

11 April 2022

SEE BEFORE AND AFTER PICS! Five young men and their coach, from a Wick-based boxing club, had their locks shorn short for big money.


PICTURES and VIDEO: See acrobatic cat take Wick and Thurso town centres by storm

11 April 2022
PICTURES and VIDEO: See acrobatic cat take Wick and Thurso town centres by storm

PICTURES and VIDEO: See acrobatic cat take Wick and Thurso town centres by storm

11 April 2022

A Lyth Arts Centre event saw a giant cat and its pursuer bring delight across Caithness at the weekend.


Call for stitchers! Major community art project seeks stitchers from across Caithness

11 April 2022
Call for stitchers! Major community art project seeks stitchers from across Caithness

Call for stitchers! Major community art project seeks stitchers from across Caithness

11 April 2022

A new project will create an embroidered tapestry that captures the Spirit of the Highlands and Islands.


10 of the most confusing UK driving fines Caithness motorists should know about

10 April 2022
10 of the most confusing UK driving fines Caithness motorists should know about

10 of the most confusing UK driving fines Caithness motorists should know about

10 April 2022

Caithness motorists, did you know that in the UK you can get fined for driving too slowly or splashing pedestrians?


Watten local craft and produce fare next Saturday – a chance to come and hear 'Tunes on the Spoons' with Willie Mackay

10 April 2022
Watten local craft and produce fare next Saturday – a chance to come and hear 'Tunes on the Spoons' with Willie Mackay

Watten local craft and produce fare next Saturday – a chance to come and hear 'Tunes on the Spoons' with Willie Mackay

10 April 2022

Watten Hall is the venue for a local craft and produce fair on April 16 and will provide a chance to hear Willie Mackay's spoon playing hits.


Historic panel unveiled at Thurso's Community Café

10 April 2022
Historic panel unveiled at Thurso's Community Café

Historic panel unveiled at Thurso's Community Café

10 April 2022

An information panel has been sited outside the Community Café in Thurso to highlight ancient sites associated with early Celtic saints in Caithness.


New call to change law – Mobile use while cycling should be banned says peer

09 April 2022
New call to change law – Mobile use while cycling should be banned says peer

New call to change law – Mobile use while cycling should be banned says peer

09 April 2022

A new call has been put out highlighting a legal loophole, where cyclists can still legally use mobiles while in the saddle.


Police crackdown on Caithness speeders – many comment on social media

08 April 2022
Police crackdown on Caithness speeders – many comment on social media

Police crackdown on Caithness speeders – many comment on social media

08 April 2022

A public notice from Police Scotland about a crackdown on speeding motorists in Caithness, led to many online comments highlighting problem areas.


Hitch in sale of former Wick school due to contamination issue – 'Council should have realised'

08 April 2022
Hitch in sale of former Wick school due to contamination issue – 'Council should have realised'

Hitch in sale of former Wick school due to contamination issue – 'Council should have realised'

08 April 2022

The sale of a former Wick school building has been held up, despite a potential buyer showing interest, due to a contamination report being required


Stress Awareness Month is promoted across the Caithness community – Link for Prevent Suicide Highland app

08 April 2022
Stress Awareness Month is promoted across the Caithness community – Link for Prevent Suicide Highland app

Stress Awareness Month is promoted across the Caithness community – Link for Prevent Suicide Highland app

08 April 2022

Stress Awareness Month is held each year in the month of April to raise awareness of the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic.


Making a clean sweep of Wick's streets with top of the range technology

08 April 2022
Making a clean sweep of Wick's streets with top of the range technology

Making a clean sweep of Wick's streets with top of the range technology

08 April 2022

On Monday evening, a report was submitted to Wick's community council with regard to a mechanical street sweeper that has been ordered for the town.


New plans published for refurbished public toilets in Wick – significant step forward for facility which should be open by end of this year

08 April 2022
New plans published for refurbished public toilets in Wick – significant step forward for facility which should be open by end of this year

New plans published for refurbished public toilets in Wick – significant step forward for facility which should be open by end of this year

08 April 2022

The Whitechapel Road toilets in Wick, closed after vandalism two years ago, will hopefully be open for use again by the end of this year.


RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2022 – A golden year for Scottish finches

08 April 2022
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2022 – A golden year for Scottish finches

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2022 – A golden year for Scottish finches

08 April 2022

Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest wildlife survey and gives RSPB scientists insights into how our garden birds are faring.


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