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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.


Heritage society's live broadcast brings back memories of Thurso in the 1950s

04 June 2020
Heritage society's live broadcast brings back memories of Thurso in the 1950s

Heritage society's live broadcast brings back memories of Thurso in the 1950s

04 June 2020

Thurso Heritage Society's first live broadcast attracted viewers in the UK, America, Canada and Australia, and there are plans to show it again.


Government wants to silence me, says Jamie Stone in row over voting changes

04 June 2020
Government wants to silence me, says Jamie Stone in row over voting changes

Government wants to silence me, says Jamie Stone in row over voting changes

04 June 2020

Jamie Stone has accused the UK government of trying to silence him over voting in the Commons, describing the new rules as "desperately unfair".


Grant will help community councils employ village officer

03 June 2020
Grant will help community councils employ village officer

Grant will help community councils employ village officer

03 June 2020

Villages in Caithness will benefit from a grant of £7000 awarded through the Caithness area discretionary fund.


Castletown gets a share of £50,000 community response package from SSEN

03 June 2020
Castletown gets a share of £50,000 community response package from SSEN

Castletown gets a share of £50,000 community response package from SSEN

03 June 2020

Castletown is one of 36 communities across the Highlands and Islands getting a share of over £50,000 from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks.


Subsea 7 workers wait for more news on job cuts

02 June 2020
Subsea 7 workers wait for more news on job cuts

Subsea 7 workers wait for more news on job cuts

02 June 2020

Employees of Subsea 7 in Caithness are waiting to find out if they are to be affected by 3000 job losses being made by the company worldwide.


Easing of coronavirus lockdown gets a cautious welcome

28 May 2020
Easing of coronavirus lockdown gets a cautious welcome

Easing of coronavirus lockdown gets a cautious welcome

28 May 2020

Jamie Stone has given "a very cautious welcome" to the easing of the lockdown, while Gail Ross said we still have to be mindful of the restrictions.


'More important than ever' to save Wick air routes, says Highland MSP

27 May 2020
'More important than ever' to save Wick air routes, says Highland MSP

'More important than ever' to save Wick air routes, says Highland MSP

27 May 2020

Saving air routes to and from Wick has become "more important than ever", Highlands and Islands MSP David Stewart says.


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