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Stone calls for more government funding for electric vehicle charging points

23 February 2023
Stone calls for more government funding for electric vehicle charging points

Stone calls for more government funding for electric vehicle charging points

23 February 2023

Far north MP also wants VAT scrapped on purchase of electric vehicles


Strike action set to hit airport at Wick in March in dispute over pay

23 February 2023
Strike action set to hit airport at Wick in March in dispute over pay

Strike action set to hit airport at Wick in March in dispute over pay

23 February 2023

Firefighters and security staff reject five per cent offer


Two-day poetry event in Helmsdale featured Caithness poet and playwright, George Gunn

22 February 2023
Two-day poetry event in Helmsdale featured Caithness poet and playwright, George Gunn

Two-day poetry event in Helmsdale featured Caithness poet and playwright, George Gunn

22 February 2023

Timespan event inspired by the people, landscape and stories of north of Scotland


Plans lodged for eight modular classrooms at Thurso High School

21 February 2023
Plans lodged for eight modular classrooms at Thurso High School

Plans lodged for eight modular classrooms at Thurso High School

21 February 2023

Proposal would cost around £2 million and could be ready by October


Caithness call for Sturgeon successor to drop opposition to nuclear power

16 February 2023
Caithness call for Sturgeon successor to drop opposition to nuclear power

Caithness call for Sturgeon successor to drop opposition to nuclear power

16 February 2023

Some councillors say the next First Minister should drop the SNP's opposition to nuclear power and move away from the centralisation of services.


Industrial action due to affect airports across the Highlands next week, warns union

16 February 2023
Industrial action due to affect airports across the Highlands next week, warns union

Industrial action due to affect airports across the Highlands next week, warns union

16 February 2023

Strikes being called over pay dispute, says Unite


Storm Otto could cause 'significant disruption and damage' warns insurance company

16 February 2023
Storm Otto could cause 'significant disruption and damage' warns insurance company

Storm Otto could cause 'significant disruption and damage' warns insurance company

16 February 2023

Winds of over 75 mph and rainfall of 40-50 millimetres expected


Plea for new First Minister to put 'small businesses and the communities they sustain at the centre of Scottish Government thinking'

16 February 2023
Plea for new First Minister to put 'small businesses and the communities they sustain at the centre of Scottish Government thinking'

Plea for new First Minister to put 'small businesses and the communities they sustain at the centre of Scottish Government thinking'

16 February 2023

Business leaders make plea after resignation of Nicola Sturgeon


Data protection request was sent to MPs office seven times, says Caithness man

16 February 2023
Data protection request was sent to MPs office seven times, says Caithness man

Data protection request was sent to MPs office seven times, says Caithness man

16 February 2023

Ian Blackford's office says request was dealt with in "a timely manner" once they were aware of it


Consultation to be undertaken on Thurso properties on Common Good Fund list

16 February 2023
Consultation to be undertaken on Thurso properties on Common Good Fund list

Consultation to be undertaken on Thurso properties on Common Good Fund list

16 February 2023

List includes Sir John's Square, Thurso Burgh Chambers and Thurso Golf Club


Scrap yard plan on outskirts of Castletown 'under consideration' by Highland Council

15 February 2023
Scrap yard plan on outskirts of Castletown 'under consideration' by Highland Council

Scrap yard plan on outskirts of Castletown 'under consideration' by Highland Council

15 February 2023

Site at the Old Mossy quarry extends to 0.9 of a hectare


Firefighters and security staff at airports in Highlands and Islands set for strike action over pay

15 February 2023
Firefighters and security staff at airports in Highlands and Islands set for strike action over pay

Firefighters and security staff at airports in Highlands and Islands set for strike action over pay

15 February 2023

Seventy-one percent vote for a strike in ballot with 84 per cent backing action short of a strike


Call for Scottish Government to reject plans to build nuclear plants at freeports

14 February 2023
Call for Scottish Government to reject plans to build nuclear plants at freeports

Call for Scottish Government to reject plans to build nuclear plants at freeports

14 February 2023

Plea made by Highlands Against Nuclear Power and Nuclear Free Local Authorities


Guitar great Jeff Beck was impressed with the Wick Assembly Rooms when he played there with The Yardbirds

11 February 2023
Guitar great Jeff Beck was impressed with the Wick Assembly Rooms when he played there with The Yardbirds

Guitar great Jeff Beck was impressed with the Wick Assembly Rooms when he played there with The Yardbirds

11 February 2023

Beck, who died last month, was delighted with the venue's acoustics


Caithness business leader says decision on A9 road is 'reprehensible' and putting lives at risk

10 February 2023
Caithness business leader says decision on A9 road is 'reprehensible' and putting lives at risk

Caithness business leader says decision on A9 road is 'reprehensible' and putting lives at risk

10 February 2023

Trudy Morris says viable transport infrastructure is crucial for the prosperity of the area


Rhoda Grant says delay in dualling the A9 road between Inverness and Perth is 'unacceptable'

09 February 2023
Rhoda Grant says delay in dualling the A9 road between Inverness and Perth is 'unacceptable'

Rhoda Grant says delay in dualling the A9 road between Inverness and Perth is 'unacceptable'

09 February 2023

The MSP raises the issue in the Scottish Parliament


Police under huge pressure as they respond to calls where people are at 'breaking point', says former officer

09 February 2023
Police under huge pressure as they respond to calls where people are at 'breaking point', says former officer

Police under huge pressure as they respond to calls where people are at 'breaking point', says former officer

09 February 2023

Iain Gregory said Caithness police attended 695 'concern for person' calls last year


North nuclear campaign group plans to widen its remit and change its name

09 February 2023
North nuclear campaign group plans to widen its remit and change its name

North nuclear campaign group plans to widen its remit and change its name

09 February 2023

Highlands Against Nuclear Transport set to become Highlands Against Nuclear Power


North MSP says latest round of Levelling-Up funding snubs rural communities

09 February 2023
North MSP says latest round of Levelling-Up funding snubs rural communities

North MSP says latest round of Levelling-Up funding snubs rural communities

09 February 2023

Wick and North Coast 500 miss out


Disparity on roads spending highlighted by Caithness councillor

08 February 2023
Disparity on roads spending highlighted by Caithness councillor

Disparity on roads spending highlighted by Caithness councillor

08 February 2023

Far north gets a third of the average road spend in Scotland


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