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Closure of Travis Perkins will have 'significant ramifications' for local building trade

24 June 2020
Closure of Travis Perkins will have 'significant ramifications' for local building trade

Closure of Travis Perkins will have 'significant ramifications' for local building trade

24 June 2020

The loss of Travis Perkins in Thurso will have "significant ramifications" for the local building trade, according to a Highland councillor.


Decision to axe Wick to Aberdeen air route 'a blow to Caithness community'

23 June 2020
Decision to axe Wick to Aberdeen air route 'a blow to Caithness community'

Decision to axe Wick to Aberdeen air route 'a blow to Caithness community'

23 June 2020

The decision by Eastern Airways to withdraw from its Wick/Aberdeen route has been described as "a blow to the Caithness community".


Call for Scottish Government to secure Wick air links

19 June 2020
Call for Scottish Government to secure Wick air links

Call for Scottish Government to secure Wick air links

19 June 2020

A Call has been made for the Scottish Government to secure air links from Wick to help the local economy recover in the wake of the virus pandemic.


Work on Thurso Premier Inn set to resume next week

19 June 2020
Work on Thurso Premier Inn set to resume next week

Work on Thurso Premier Inn set to resume next week

19 June 2020

Work on the multi-million-pound Premier Inn in Thurso is expected to resume next week, according to the company behind the project.


Some measures outlined by First Minister 'do not add up', Jamie Stone claims

18 June 2020
Some measures outlined by First Minister 'do not add up', Jamie Stone claims

Some measures outlined by First Minister 'do not add up', Jamie Stone claims

18 June 2020

Some of the measures announced today by Nicola Sturgeon to ease the coronavirus restrictions in Scotland "do not add up", Jamie Stone has claimed.


Five jobs go with closure of Travis Perkins branch at Thurso

18 June 2020
Five jobs go with closure of Travis Perkins branch at Thurso

Five jobs go with closure of Travis Perkins branch at Thurso

18 June 2020

Five jobs are being lost in Thurso with the closure of the Travis Perkins builders' merchants in the town.


Police confirm death of man following Wick disturbance

17 June 2020
Police confirm death of man following Wick disturbance

Police confirm death of man following Wick disturbance

17 June 2020

The man injured during a disturbance in a house in Wick at the weekend has died, the police have confirmed.


Caithness firm to be represented in talks on tourism and hospitality industry support

17 June 2020
Caithness firm to be represented in talks on tourism and hospitality industry support

Caithness firm to be represented in talks on tourism and hospitality industry support

17 June 2020

Wick-based Sutherland Brothers Ltd will be represented at a meeting with the UK Treasury to discuss support for the tourism and hospitality industry.


Fire crews spend over six hours tackling Thurso house blaze

17 June 2020
Fire crews spend over six hours tackling Thurso house blaze

Fire crews spend over six hours tackling Thurso house blaze

17 June 2020

Fire crews spent over six hours tackling a house blaze in Thurso. Two engines from Thurso and one from Wick dealt with the outbreak at Park Avenue.


Man charged after Wick disturbance

16 June 2020
Man charged after Wick disturbance

Man charged after Wick disturbance

16 June 2020

A man has been charged following a disturbance at a house in Wick's Barrogill Street at the weekend.


Grant will allow trust to buy and develop Dunnet Forest

16 June 2020
Grant will allow trust to buy and develop Dunnet Forest

Grant will allow trust to buy and develop Dunnet Forest

16 June 2020

A grant of almost £46,000 has been awarded to a Caithness trust to enable it to buy and develop Dunnet Forest.


University team looking at MeyGen impact on marine wildlife

14 June 2020
University team looking at MeyGen impact on marine wildlife

University team looking at MeyGen impact on marine wildlife

14 June 2020

Students from the Sea Mammal Research Unit at St Andrews University are examining the findings of environmental research carried out at MeyGen.


Tribute to drama stalwart who was dedicated to Thurso Players

13 June 2020
Tribute to drama stalwart who was dedicated to Thurso Players

Tribute to drama stalwart who was dedicated to Thurso Players

13 June 2020

Betty Bradstreet, who has died at the age of 80, will leave "a wealth of memories" from her time as a stalwart member of Thurso Players.


Hotel boss says 'common sense has to prevail' over plans to reopen tourism and hospitality

12 June 2020
Hotel boss says 'common sense has to prevail' over plans to reopen tourism and hospitality

Hotel boss says 'common sense has to prevail' over plans to reopen tourism and hospitality

12 June 2020

A local hotel owner has welcomed plans to reopen the hospitality industry – but stressed that "common sense has to prevail" over the virus threat.


Voting U-turn a victory for common sense, says Jamie Stone

11 June 2020
Voting U-turn a victory for common sense, says Jamie Stone

Voting U-turn a victory for common sense, says Jamie Stone

11 June 2020

A U-turn on voting procedures in the House of Commons has been hailed as "a victory for common sense" by north MP Jamie Stone.


Highland Council gets £1m to help close poverty-related attainment gap

11 June 2020
Highland Council gets £1m to help close poverty-related attainment gap

Highland Council gets £1m to help close poverty-related attainment gap

11 June 2020

Highland Council is to get just over £1 million to support pupils from deprived backgrounds and help close the poverty-related attainment gap.


Grape gesture as kids make fruit donation to hospital

10 June 2020
Grape gesture as kids make fruit donation to hospital

Grape gesture as kids make fruit donation to hospital

10 June 2020

A Keiss girl and her little brother have handed over 20 punnets of grapes to Caithness General Hospital in Wick.


Stone gives backing to Sutherland spaceport ahead of next planning stage

10 June 2020
Stone gives backing to Sutherland spaceport ahead of next planning stage

Stone gives backing to Sutherland spaceport ahead of next planning stage

10 June 2020

North MP Jamie Stone hopes the proposed spaceport in Sutherland takes off as it could create 250 local jobs and give the area an economic boost.


Ross concern at lack of support for travelling community

09 June 2020
Ross concern at lack of support for travelling community

Ross concern at lack of support for travelling community

09 June 2020

North MSP Gail Ross has expressed concern about the lack of support for the travelling community during the coronavirus pandemic.


Music has always helped me unwind, says Hugh as new single is released

05 June 2020
Music has always helped me unwind, says Hugh as new single is released

Music has always helped me unwind, says Hugh as new single is released

05 June 2020

Caithness songwriter Hugh Calder is releasing the first of three singles today.


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