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Time is right for Mikie in country music charts

01 October 2020
Time is right for Mikie in country music charts

Time is right for Mikie in country music charts

01 October 2020

A Caithness singer/songwriter hit the right note with his second single which has gone to number two in the iTunes Country Music Charts.


Caithness flu jab demand increases due to coronavirus

01 October 2020
Caithness flu jab demand increases due to coronavirus

Caithness flu jab demand increases due to coronavirus

01 October 2020

Demand for the flu vaccination in Caithness has increased this year due to ongoing concerns about the coronavirus.


Fire at Thurso property

30 September 2020
Fire at Thurso property

Fire at Thurso property

30 September 2020

Four engines attended the fire at Ormlie Hill.


Ross wants improved access for Covid-19 tests in Caithness

30 September 2020
Ross wants improved access for Covid-19 tests in Caithness

Ross wants improved access for Covid-19 tests in Caithness

30 September 2020

People in Caithness should have improved access to Covid-19 tests, according to Gail Ross, who has urged the Scottish Government to act swiftly.


Heartbroken husband told he can't be buried with wife and infant son

20 September 2020
Heartbroken husband told he can't be buried with wife and infant son

Heartbroken husband told he can't be buried with wife and infant son

20 September 2020

A grieving husband has been left heartbroken after discovering he cannot be buried with his wife and infant son due to what he claims is a blunder.


No superfast broadband until 2027, warns Tory MSP

20 September 2020
No superfast broadband until 2027, warns Tory MSP

No superfast broadband until 2027, warns Tory MSP

20 September 2020

People in Caithness and other areas of the Highlands may have to wait until 2027 to get superfast broadband, according to north MSP Edward Mountain.


Gold challenge award for Crossroads pupils

16 September 2020
Gold challenge award for Crossroads pupils

Gold challenge award for Crossroads pupils

16 September 2020

Pupils from Crossroads primary school struck gold when they took part in the RSPB Challenge awards.


Broadband delay is 'not acceptable' – Stone

16 September 2020
Broadband delay is 'not acceptable' – Stone

Broadband delay is 'not acceptable' – Stone

16 September 2020

Far north MP Jamie Stone has hit out at the Scottish Government over its “failed delivery” of a superfast broadband system for parts of the Highlands


Hope on the Horizons

13 September 2020
Hope on the Horizons

Hope on the Horizons

13 September 2020

A cultural and tourism venue in Thurso could be up and running early next year to replace the troubled Caithness Horizons.


Stone Age burial chamber 'used as toilet'

11 September 2020
Stone Age burial chamber 'used as toilet'

Stone Age burial chamber 'used as toilet'

11 September 2020

The use of a 5000-year-old Caithness burial chamber as a toilet has been described as "deplorable and unacceptable" by Caithness's civic leader.


Timber freight scheme to take 250 lorries off A99 and A9 a week

08 September 2020
Timber freight scheme to take 250 lorries off A99 and A9 a week

Timber freight scheme to take 250 lorries off A99 and A9 a week

08 September 2020

Caithness is playing a key role in a £195k project which hopes to show that moving timber by rail is a viable and greener alternative to using roads.


End of furlough scheme could mean 'serious challenges' for north firms, says business leader.

08 September 2020
End of furlough scheme could mean 'serious challenges' for north firms, says business leader.

End of furlough scheme could mean 'serious challenges' for north firms, says business leader.

08 September 2020

Businesses in the north could face 'serious challenges' when the UK government's furlough scheme comes to an end next month.


Forestry road funding does not include Caithness

07 September 2020
Forestry road funding does not include Caithness

Forestry road funding does not include Caithness

07 September 2020

Caithness not included in £980,000 funding package


Lorna completes final run as ultra duathlon raises almost £4300

03 September 2020
Lorna completes final run as ultra duathlon raises almost £4300

Lorna completes final run as ultra duathlon raises almost £4300

03 September 2020

Caithness woman Lorna Stanger raised almost £4300 for a cancer charity after a gruelling trip which involved her cycling and running over 755 miles.


'Exciting new steps' for Caithness tidal energy project

03 September 2020
'Exciting new steps' for Caithness tidal energy project

'Exciting new steps' for Caithness tidal energy project

03 September 2020

Caithness councillors hear about "the exciting new steps" for the pioneering MeyGen tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth.


Campaigner hits out over 'insane' change to main bus stop in Wick

03 September 2020
Campaigner hits out over 'insane' change to main bus stop in Wick

Campaigner hits out over 'insane' change to main bus stop in Wick

03 September 2020

A Caithness campaigner has written to MSP Gail Ross and Wick's four Highland councillors about the "insane" change of the main bus stop in the town.


Ex-Caithness band member working on new album in Australia

02 September 2020
Ex-Caithness band member working on new album in Australia

Ex-Caithness band member working on new album in Australia

02 September 2020

A former member of a Caithness band is working on a new album from his home in Australia after an absence from the music scene for many years.


Chief Scout's Gold Award for Mathew

01 September 2020
Chief Scout's Gold Award for Mathew

Chief Scout's Gold Award for Mathew

01 September 2020

A Caithness Scout has struck gold and received a prestigious badge despite the problems he encountered as a result of the coronavirus lockdown.


Agri-environment scheme helps Caithness farm improve its biodiversity

30 August 2020
Agri-environment scheme helps Caithness farm improve its biodiversity

Agri-environment scheme helps Caithness farm improve its biodiversity

30 August 2020

Sibmister Farm has improved its biodiversity by planting 24,000 metres of hedgerows and carrying out other environmental improvements.


System for testing children is shambolic and chaotic, say Caithness family

28 August 2020
System for testing children is shambolic and chaotic, say Caithness family

System for testing children is shambolic and chaotic, say Caithness family

28 August 2020

The system for testing children with suspected coronavirus has been described as "shambolic" and "chaotic" by the family of a six-year-old girl.


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