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£9000 raised for defibrillators after marathon walk from John O' Groats to Land's End

25 August 2021
£9000 raised for defibrillators after marathon walk from John O' Groats to Land's End

£9000 raised for defibrillators after marathon walk from John O' Groats to Land's End

25 August 2021

A former armed forces trainer has completed a gruelling marathon from John O' Groats to Lands End and raised £9000 for charity.


Extra delivery charges cost Scots £44.8 million, according to new research

24 August 2021
Extra delivery charges cost Scots £44.8 million, according to new research

Extra delivery charges cost Scots £44.8 million, according to new research

24 August 2021

People in Caithness and elsewhere in Scotland paid an additional £44.8 million in parcel delivery surcharges.


Tri-ing experience for Caithness competitors in the Starman Night Triathlon

20 August 2021
Tri-ing experience for Caithness competitors in the Starman Night Triathlon

Tri-ing experience for Caithness competitors in the Starman Night Triathlon

20 August 2021

Three Caithness competitors take part in the gruelling Starman Night Triathlon for the first time.


Home owners urged to install interlinked heat and smoke alarms before new fire safety laws introduced in 2022

19 August 2021
Home owners urged to install interlinked heat and smoke alarms before new fire safety laws introduced in 2022

Home owners urged to install interlinked heat and smoke alarms before new fire safety laws introduced in 2022

19 August 2021

Nationwide campaign launched before new fire safety laws come into effect next year


Caithness householders could benefit from funding package and help the environment

18 August 2021
Caithness householders could benefit from funding package and help the environment

Caithness householders could benefit from funding package and help the environment

18 August 2021

Call for people in Caithness to sign up to a scheme which can provide funding to carry out energy efficient works to homes.


Thurso set to dance to the sound of Nashville after 18-month pandemic lockdown

18 August 2021
Thurso set to dance to the sound of Nashville after 18-month pandemic lockdown

Thurso set to dance to the sound of Nashville after 18-month pandemic lockdown

18 August 2021

Country music is set to return to Thurso after an enforced closure of 18 months following the coronavirus pandemic.


Northern Lights Festival in Wick to get a share of £1 million fund

17 August 2021
Northern Lights Festival in Wick to get a share of £1 million fund

Northern Lights Festival in Wick to get a share of £1 million fund

17 August 2021

A festival in Wick has received a share of a £1 million fund to help boost the north economy and create jobs within the maritime industry.


Microlight pilot Zara planning Wick stopover on record-breaking round-the-world trip

10 August 2021
Microlight pilot Zara planning Wick stopover on record-breaking round-the-world trip

Microlight pilot Zara planning Wick stopover on record-breaking round-the-world trip

10 August 2021

A 19-year-old microlight pilot will be stopping off in Caithness as she makes a bid to become the youngest woman to fly solo around the world.


Caithness fundraising swimmers are on course to complete 100 dips in 100 days

06 August 2021
Caithness fundraising swimmers are on course to complete 100 dips in 100 days

Caithness fundraising swimmers are on course to complete 100 dips in 100 days

06 August 2021

A fundraising challenge undertaken by Castletown women Claire Mcgovern and Amy Sutherland is about to come to an end after more than three months.


Castletown nurse taking part in landmark UK multiple sclerosis trial

06 August 2021
Castletown nurse taking part in landmark UK multiple sclerosis trial

Castletown nurse taking part in landmark UK multiple sclerosis trial

06 August 2021

A Caithness nurse is taking part in a UK trial which could improve life for people with multiple sclerosis.


'Privilege and honour' to be serving church in Caithness, says new Pentland Parish minister

06 August 2021
'Privilege and honour' to be serving church in Caithness, says new Pentland Parish minister

'Privilege and honour' to be serving church in Caithness, says new Pentland Parish minister

06 August 2021

New Caithness minister says she is delighted to be serving the Church of Scotland in "this wonderful corner of the world".


Firearm incident reported near John O'Groats

05 August 2021
Firearm incident reported near John O'Groats

Firearm incident reported near John O'Groats

05 August 2021

Three people were arrested following reports of a firearm being discharged near John O'Groats.


Preventative steps needed to preserve private water supplies, says Highland Council

05 August 2021
Preventative steps needed to preserve private water supplies, says Highland Council

Preventative steps needed to preserve private water supplies, says Highland Council

05 August 2021

People in the north who use private water supplies urged to take preventative steps to preserve their drinking water.


Caithness writer George Gunn's new collection of poems are ' like distant stars in the past'

24 July 2021
Caithness writer George Gunn's new collection of poems are ' like distant stars in the past'

Caithness writer George Gunn's new collection of poems are ' like distant stars in the past'

24 July 2021

Chronicles of the First Light – the new collection of poems by George Gunn– are being launched at the Stonehaven festival


Dounreay floating wind farm could create hundreds of jobs, says Caithness councillor

23 July 2021
Dounreay floating wind farm could create hundreds of jobs, says Caithness councillor

Dounreay floating wind farm could create hundreds of jobs, says Caithness councillor

23 July 2021

Matthew Reiss says a floating wind farm off Dounreay could create hundreds of jobs but the environment and shipping routes must be considered too.


North health boss apologises over 'unsatisfactory' number of Caithness patients admitted to Inverness psychiatric hospital

23 July 2021
North health boss apologises over 'unsatisfactory' number of Caithness patients admitted to Inverness psychiatric hospital

North health boss apologises over 'unsatisfactory' number of Caithness patients admitted to Inverness psychiatric hospital

23 July 2021

A Highland health boss has apologised for the number of Caithness patients admitted to New Craigs psychiatric hospital in Inverness


Legal decisions on Sutherland space hub expected in the coming weeks

22 July 2021
Legal decisions on Sutherland space hub expected in the coming weeks

Legal decisions on Sutherland space hub expected in the coming weeks

22 July 2021

Two key legal decisions are expected in the coming weeks on the plan to build a space hub in north Sutherland.


UK government plans to sell off Channel 4 television network opposed by north MP, Jamie Stone.

22 July 2021
UK government plans to sell off Channel 4 television network opposed by north MP, Jamie Stone.

UK government plans to sell off Channel 4 television network opposed by north MP, Jamie Stone.

22 July 2021

North MP, Jamie Stone, opposes government plans to sell the Channel 4 television network to the private sector


Caithness pipeline yards not affected by Subsea 7's involvement with Norwegian company

20 July 2021
Caithness pipeline yards not affected by Subsea 7's involvement with Norwegian company

Caithness pipeline yards not affected by Subsea 7's involvement with Norwegian company

20 July 2021

Subsea 7's operations in Caithness will not be affected by its involvement in a new company which will have its headquarters in Norway.


Highland music tuition fees to be waived in next school year

18 July 2021
Highland music tuition fees to be waived in next school year

Highland music tuition fees to be waived in next school year

18 July 2021

A plan to waive music tuition fees in the next school year will hit the right note with pupils in the Highlands as a result of a funding package.


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