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Three-month consultation on local health services

08 August 2018
Three-month consultation on local health services

Three-month consultation on local health services

08 August 2018

WICK and Thurso will be the venues for the launch of a three-month consultation on the future provision of health and social care services in Caithness.


Gala furore over Lidl Wayne ‘absolutely ridiculous’

03 August 2018
Gala furore over Lidl Wayne ‘absolutely ridiculous’

Gala furore over Lidl Wayne ‘absolutely ridiculous’

03 August 2018

Many people took to social media to voice their anger and concern at the reaction and coverage in the national and regional press following the appearance…


Prince Charles to launch Highland Games initiative

03 August 2018
Prince Charles to launch Highland Games initiative

Prince Charles to launch Highland Games initiative

03 August 2018

He decided to act after seeing a steady decline in athletes taking part in the Mey Games, which he has attended every year since 2002.


Caithness estate with links to royal family to be sold at auction

27 July 2018
Caithness estate with links to royal family to be sold at auction

Caithness estate with links to royal family to be sold at auction

27 July 2018

A CAITHNESS estate with links to the royal family and rock and pop stars is to be sold at auction next month.


Gills harbour upgrade to be announced

27 July 2018
Gills harbour upgrade to be announced

Gills harbour upgrade to be announced

27 July 2018

PLANS for a major upgrade at Gills harbour – costing up to £3 million – are expected to be announced next week.


Cargo boat Priscilla successfully refloated

26 July 2018
Cargo boat Priscilla successfully refloated

Cargo boat Priscilla successfully refloated

26 July 2018

The operation was undertaken on Wednesday night – a week after the Priscilla ran aground as she made her way to the Cumbrian port of Silloth. She…


Castle of Mey changes will open up ‘new opportunities’

25 July 2018
Castle of Mey changes will open up ‘new opportunities’

Castle of Mey changes will open up ‘new opportunities’

25 July 2018

From January 2019, the newly created Prince’s Foundation, which brings together several of HRH Prince Charles’s charities, will become the…


Celebration as Dunbeath centre opens after major makeover

20 July 2018
Celebration as Dunbeath centre opens after major makeover

Celebration as Dunbeath centre opens after major makeover

20 July 2018

A CAITHNESS social centre has reopened after a £30,000 refurbishment.


Daughter of patient voices fears over Town and County future

20 July 2018
Daughter of patient voices fears over Town and County future

Daughter of patient voices fears over Town and County future

20 July 2018

NICOLA Sturgeon has been told that Wick’s Town and County Hospital is heading “towards a deliberate and fast closure”.


Sutherland spaceport opens up ‘amazing opportunity’ for Dounreay site

18 July 2018
Sutherland spaceport opens up ‘amazing opportunity’ for Dounreay site

Sutherland spaceport opens up ‘amazing opportunity’ for Dounreay site

18 July 2018

That’s the view of managing director Phil Craig after the Moine near Melness in north Sutherland was confirmed as the location for the spaceport.


Four-car crash closes A9

17 July 2018
Four-car crash closes A9

Four-car crash closes A9

17 July 2018

The four-vehicle accident closed the road for three hours on Monday afternoon.


Sutherland gets spaceport nod

16 July 2018
Sutherland gets spaceport nod

Sutherland gets spaceport nod

16 July 2018

Sutherland has been selected as the site of the UK’s first spaceport.


Concerns over ‘negative impact’ of Premier Inn plans for Thurso

13 July 2018
Concerns over ‘negative impact’ of Premier Inn plans for Thurso

Concerns over ‘negative impact’ of Premier Inn plans for Thurso

13 July 2018

PLANS to create a four-storey hotel on an eyesore site in Thurso could have “a significant negative impact” on other businesses and the town…


Air traffic decision control decision ‘a kick in the teeth’ for Wick

12 July 2018
Air traffic decision control decision ‘a kick in the teeth’ for Wick

Air traffic decision control decision ‘a kick in the teeth’ for Wick

12 July 2018

A DECISION to select Inverness as the new site for a remote air traffic control centre in the Highlands has been described as “a kick in the teeth”…


‘High-calibre’ medical staff recruited in Caithness

11 July 2018
‘High-calibre’ medical staff recruited in Caithness

‘High-calibre’ medical staff recruited in Caithness

11 July 2018

NHS Highland yesterday confirmed the full and part-time appointments, which include two advanced nurse practitioners and a physiotherapist.


Wick to John O’Groats bus service gets a 12-month reprieve

10 July 2018
Wick to John O’Groats bus service gets a 12-month reprieve

Wick to John O’Groats bus service gets a 12-month reprieve

10 July 2018

A THREAT to a “lifeline” bus service between Wick, John O’Groats and Gills Bay has been removed – for at least 12 months.


Cut in Thurso schools available for let will be ‘disastrous’ for local groups

29 June 2018
Cut in Thurso schools available for let will be ‘disastrous’ for local groups

Cut in Thurso schools available for let will be ‘disastrous’ for local groups

29 June 2018

A CUT in the number of Thurso schools available for let at weekends and evenings would be “disastrous” for some local groups and clubs.


Subsea 7 order hailed as very good news for Caithness

27 June 2018
Subsea 7 order hailed as very good news for Caithness

Subsea 7 order hailed as very good news for Caithness

27 June 2018

A MULTIMILLION-pound order that has been won by Subsea 7 and will create up to 130 jobs was described yesterday as “very good news for Caithness”.


Sir Anthony Cleaver ‘very pleased to see progress made’ by Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership

27 June 2018
Sir Anthony Cleaver ‘very pleased to see progress made’ by Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership

Sir Anthony Cleaver ‘very pleased to see progress made’ by Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership

27 June 2018

While he says he is sad to be leaving his role as chairman of the partnership, he feels the time is right for a change. He will be succeeded by Ian Ross,…


Chance of a reprieve for Achvarasdal care home now 'quite slim'

22 June 2018
Chance of a reprieve for Achvarasdal care home now 'quite slim'

Chance of a reprieve for Achvarasdal care home now 'quite slim'

22 June 2018

THE chances of the Achvarasdal care home near Reay being kept open beyond the end of the month are “quite slim”.


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