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Flow Country World Heritage status 'would benefit far north'

12 July 2019
Flow Country World Heritage status 'would benefit far north'

Flow Country World Heritage status 'would benefit far north'

12 July 2019

The far north will benefit if the Flow Country of Caithness and Sutherland gains World Heritage status, an audience in Thurso heard.


Anti-social behaviour 'serious and escalating' in Wick street

12 July 2019
Anti-social behaviour 'serious and escalating' in Wick street

Anti-social behaviour 'serious and escalating' in Wick street

12 July 2019

Anti-social behaviour Wick's Dunnett Avenue has "gone beyond the pale", according to a resident.


Chat calls for reduction in cancelled ops

10 July 2019
Chat calls for reduction in cancelled ops

Chat calls for reduction in cancelled ops

10 July 2019

A Caithness health campaigner has called for a reduction in the number of operations that are cancelled in the Highlands.


Caithness set for touch rugby world record bid

09 July 2019
Caithness set for touch rugby world record bid

Caithness set for touch rugby world record bid

09 July 2019

Caithness rugby players will aim to create a world record at Millbank this week and raise money for research into motor neurone disease.


Wick John O'Groats Airport will be open during strike action later this month

09 July 2019
Wick John O'Groats Airport will be open during strike action later this month

Wick John O'Groats Airport will be open during strike action later this month

09 July 2019

Passengers flying from Wick will not be affected by industrial action scheduled to take place later this month.


Fundraising girls hand over bumper cheque for Macmillan

05 July 2019
Fundraising girls hand over bumper cheque for Macmillan

Fundraising girls hand over bumper cheque for Macmillan

05 July 2019

The fundraising efforts of four Castletown girls – Katie Pearson, Erin Manson, Louise Tod and Terri McGovern – will help people with cancer.


Transport secretary should help end air traffic control dispute, says north MSP

05 July 2019
Transport secretary should help end air traffic control dispute, says north MSP

Transport secretary should help end air traffic control dispute, says north MSP

05 July 2019

A Highland MSP has called on Scotland's transport secretary to try and resolve the pay dispute between air traffic controllers and Hial.


Caithness surveyor takes up new role

04 July 2019
Caithness surveyor takes up new role

Caithness surveyor takes up new role

04 July 2019

A Caithness woman has been appointed to a senior position with a company of chartered surveyors.


X99 bus passengers have to pay 50p for toilet stop

03 July 2019
X99 bus passengers have to pay 50p for toilet stop

X99 bus passengers have to pay 50p for toilet stop

03 July 2019

Passengers on the X99 bus from Caithness to Inverness have to pay 50p for a toilet stop in Dornoch, it has been claimed.


Wick club sale 'progressing as planned' says liquidator

03 July 2019
Wick club sale 'progressing as planned' says liquidator

Wick club sale 'progressing as planned' says liquidator

03 July 2019

The sale of a Wick club which closed at the start of the year after encountering financial difficulties is said to be 'progressing as planned'.


Thurso foundry to get dramatic new lease of life

28 June 2019
Thurso foundry to get dramatic new lease of life

Thurso foundry to get dramatic new lease of life

28 June 2019

Thurso Players are about to give the old foundry – next to the town’s mill theatre – a dramatic new lease of life.


Protesters unite in Wick against ASN cuts

28 June 2019
Protesters unite in Wick against ASN cuts

Protesters unite in Wick against ASN cuts

28 June 2019

Demonstrators protest what they see as 'shameful' funding cuts for pupils with additional support needs.


Unite backs £17.3 million far north spaceport plan

27 June 2019
Unite backs £17.3 million far north spaceport plan

Unite backs £17.3 million far north spaceport plan

27 June 2019

The planned £17.3 million spaceport in the far north could bring investment and jobs to the area, according to a leading trade union.


Rocket for academics after criticism of spaceport plans in far north

21 June 2019
Rocket for academics after criticism of spaceport plans in far north

Rocket for academics after criticism of spaceport plans in far north

21 June 2019

Two university academics 'got a rocket' after claiming a far north spaceport would adversely affect the local economy and environment.


Premier plans for Thurso hotel to be announced 'in very near future'

21 June 2019
Premier plans for Thurso hotel to be announced 'in very near future'

Premier plans for Thurso hotel to be announced 'in very near future'

21 June 2019

Plans for new Premier Inn hotel on the former mart site in Thurso are expected to be announced "in the very near future".


Risk assessment call on transport of Caithness mothers who give birth in Inverness

21 June 2019
Risk assessment call on transport of Caithness mothers who give birth in Inverness

Risk assessment call on transport of Caithness mothers who give birth in Inverness

21 June 2019

Call made for risk assessment on the transport of pregnant women from Caithness to Raigmore hospital in Inverness.


Stone calls for 'joined up thinking ' to deal with bank problems in Highlands

20 June 2019
Stone calls for 'joined up thinking ' to deal with bank problems in Highlands

Stone calls for 'joined up thinking ' to deal with bank problems in Highlands

20 June 2019

The banks, UK government and the post office need to work together to solve the banking problems in the Highlands, says Stone.


North Highlands has new police boss

19 June 2019
North Highlands has new police boss

North Highlands has new police boss

19 June 2019

A new area police commander has been appointed for the north Highlands.


North pilgrimage route could be ready for next tourist season

19 June 2019
North pilgrimage route could be ready for next tourist season

North pilgrimage route could be ready for next tourist season

19 June 2019

An ancient pilgrimage route, which passes through Caithness, could be re-established in time for next year's tourist season.


Scrapyard at Castletown gets go-ahead for five years

14 June 2019
Scrapyard at Castletown gets go-ahead for five years

Scrapyard at Castletown gets go-ahead for five years

14 June 2019

A Caithness businessman has been given planning permission for a scrapyard on the outskirts of Castletown – but only for five years.


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