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Temporary reprieve for public toilets welcomed

22 June 2018
Temporary reprieve for public toilets welcomed

Temporary reprieve for public toilets welcomed

22 June 2018

CLOSURE-threatened public toilets in Caithness and other parts of the Highlands have won a temporary reprieve.


Disappointment for Wick harbour as MORL chooses Fraserburgh as base

21 June 2018
Disappointment for Wick harbour as MORL chooses Fraserburgh as base

Disappointment for Wick harbour as MORL chooses Fraserburgh as base

21 June 2018

WICK harbour will not become the operations and maintenance base for a massive offshore wind farm project in the Moray Firth.


Town and County Hospital could be closed by stealth, relative warns

20 June 2018
Town and County Hospital could be closed by stealth, relative warns

Town and County Hospital could be closed by stealth, relative warns

20 June 2018

The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, said her mother has dementia and has been in the hospital since the end of last year.


Bus users voice concern at threat to ‘lifeline service’ between Wick and John O’Groats

15 June 2018
Bus users voice concern at threat to ‘lifeline service’ between Wick and John O’Groats

Bus users voice concern at threat to ‘lifeline service’ between Wick and John O’Groats

15 June 2018

At the same time, a woman may have to give up her job and pupils could miss out on extracurricular activities at Wick High as they would not be able to…


Lewis shines for Scotland in Canada

15 June 2018
Lewis shines for Scotland in Canada

Lewis shines for Scotland in Canada

15 June 2018

A RUGBY player with Caithness connections will be in the starting line-up for Scotland when they take on the USA in a test match this weekend.


Fury over threat to John O'Groats bus link

13 June 2018
Fury over threat to John O'Groats bus link

Fury over threat to John O'Groats bus link

13 June 2018

THE proposed axing of the direct bus service between Wick and John O’Groats could create “significant damage to the local economy” and…


New posts will help hospital patients

12 June 2018
New posts will help hospital patients

New posts will help hospital patients

12 June 2018

TWO new full-time jobs have been created in Wick to help hospital patients and people with mental health issues.


Report on Wick High health issues 'buried' by council claim

06 June 2018
Report on Wick High health issues 'buried' by council claim

Report on Wick High health issues 'buried' by council claim

06 June 2018

A REPORT looking at the possible causes of health issues among teachers at the new Wick High School appears to have been “buried” by Highland…


Cancer charity founder Brian set to arrive at John O'Groats

05 June 2018
Cancer charity founder Brian set to arrive at John O'Groats

Cancer charity founder Brian set to arrive at John O'Groats

05 June 2018

THE founder of a cancer charity is expected to arrive at John O’Groats on Wednesday after an 800-mile walk which has taken three months to complete.


We want to try and help develop Lybster, say new Portland Arms owners

17 May 2018
We want to try and help develop Lybster, say new Portland Arms owners

We want to try and help develop Lybster, say new Portland Arms owners

17 May 2018

THE Portland Arms Hotel in Lybster is due to reopen in the summer after being bought by a brother and sister from Greenock.


NHS staff being ‘demoralised and demonised’ says Caithness health campaigner

17 May 2018
NHS staff being ‘demoralised and demonised’ says Caithness health campaigner

NHS staff being ‘demoralised and demonised’ says Caithness health campaigner

17 May 2018

HEALTH service staff in Caithness are being “demoralised and demonised” while continuing to deliver local services, it was claimed yesterday.


Cancer centre set for 10-year anniversary

16 May 2018
Cancer centre set for 10-year anniversary

Cancer centre set for 10-year anniversary

16 May 2018

A CAITHNESS centre which supports people with cancer reaches a milestone next week.


Call for Achvarasdal to be taken over by NHS Highland

15 May 2018
Call for Achvarasdal to be taken over by NHS Highland

Call for Achvarasdal to be taken over by NHS Highland

15 May 2018

A CALL has been made for Achvarasdal Care Home to be taken over by NHS Highland to help reduce bed-blocking in Caithness.


NHS staff are sick of working in fear claim

11 May 2018
NHS staff are sick of working in fear claim

NHS staff are sick of working in fear claim

11 May 2018

PATIENTS in Caithness are being asked by health campaigners to “film their medical experiences”, north MSP Gail Ross has claimed.


Reassurance for mums-to-be amid concern over ‘negative information’

10 May 2018
Reassurance for mums-to-be amid concern over ‘negative information’

Reassurance for mums-to-be amid concern over ‘negative information’

10 May 2018

MUMS-to-be in Caithness have been reassured over concerns about being transferred to Raigmore or hospitals outwith the Highlands to have their babies.


Call for nuclear flights from Caithness to stop

08 May 2018
Call for nuclear flights from Caithness to stop

Call for nuclear flights from Caithness to stop

08 May 2018

It was made by Tor Justad, the chairman of Highlands Against Nuclear Transport, following the latest shipment of highly enriched uranium from Dounreay…


'Powerful ally' for health campaign group

08 May 2018
'Powerful ally' for health campaign group

'Powerful ally' for health campaign group

08 May 2018

CAMPAIGNERS in Caithness fighting for improvements in the local maternity service are being backed by “a powerful group” of Scottish women.


£2.2 million Dutch contract for Caithness Flagstone Ltd

04 May 2018
£2.2 million Dutch contract for Caithness Flagstone Ltd

£2.2 million Dutch contract for Caithness Flagstone Ltd

04 May 2018

The contract – the largest won by Caithness Flagstone Ltd outside the UK – involves supplying 10,000 square metres of stone to pave a town…


Care home closure is cruel, says Achvarasdal relative

03 May 2018
Care home closure is cruel, says Achvarasdal relative

Care home closure is cruel, says Achvarasdal relative

03 May 2018

A RELATIVE of a resident at the Achvarasdal care home has expressed her “anger and heartache” at the impending closure of the facility.


‘Secret society’ claim as health minister is urged to act over Achvarasdal care home closure

26 April 2018
‘Secret society’ claim as health minister is urged to act over Achvarasdal care home closure

‘Secret society’ claim as health minister is urged to act over Achvarasdal care home closure

26 April 2018

SCOTLAND'S health minister Shona Robison is being urged to intervene over the impending closure of the Achvarasdal care home.


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