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Wick healthcare staff step it up for charity raising over £1500

18 January 2022
Wick healthcare staff step it up for charity raising over £1500

Wick healthcare staff step it up for charity raising over £1500

18 January 2022

Not content with completing a virtual end-to-end walk, local healthcare staff are now raising money for Maggie's Highland 50 Miles Challenge.


New recruits required for the Children's Panel in Caithness and Sutherland

17 January 2022
New recruits required for the Children's Panel in Caithness and Sutherland

New recruits required for the Children's Panel in Caithness and Sutherland

17 January 2022

People in Caithness and Sutherland with an interest in helping others are being invited to join the children's hearing system.


Scrabster harbour one step closer to capitalising from offshore windfarm development

17 January 2022
Scrabster harbour one step closer to capitalising from offshore windfarm development

Scrabster harbour one step closer to capitalising from offshore windfarm development

17 January 2022

Rights have been secured for the West of Orkney Windfarm project, which is set to bring benefits to Scrabster Harbour.


NHS Highland welcomes first baby to be born in Wick's new midwifery unit

15 January 2022
NHS Highland welcomes first baby to be born in Wick's new midwifery unit

NHS Highland welcomes first baby to be born in Wick's new midwifery unit

15 January 2022

Christmas saw a special delivery at the new midwifery unit at Caithness General with the arrival of – Pippa Lynch –the first baby to be born there.


Rip tides cause difficulties for bodyboarders in Caithness

10 January 2022
Rip tides cause difficulties for bodyboarders in Caithness

Rip tides cause difficulties for bodyboarders in Caithness

10 January 2022

Thurso lifeboat responded to two separate calls about bodyboarders getting into difficulty in the high seas around the Caithness coast yesterday.


Caithness beekeepers put their honey to the test at local show

10 January 2022
Caithness beekeepers put their honey to the test at local show

Caithness beekeepers put their honey to the test at local show

10 January 2022

Good turnout of entries for Olrig and District Beekeepers Association's 2021 honey show despite Covid restrictions.


Time to Talk Day encourages local people to start conversations about mental health

08 January 2022
Time to Talk Day encourages local people to start conversations about mental health

Time to Talk Day encourages local people to start conversations about mental health

08 January 2022

People in Caithness are among those across the Highlands being encouraged to get talking as one of their new year’s resolutions


Jamie Stone welcomes airport centralisation U-turn

07 January 2022
Jamie Stone welcomes airport centralisation U-turn

Jamie Stone welcomes airport centralisation U-turn

07 January 2022

Local MP Jamie Stone, has welcomed confirmation that plans for Hial’s proposed centralisation of air traffic control have been scrapped.


Pentland Ferries shine a light for cancer charity with lighthouse purchase

07 January 2022
Pentland Ferries shine a light for cancer charity with lighthouse purchase

Pentland Ferries shine a light for cancer charity with lighthouse purchase

07 January 2022

A replica lighthouse has been purchased by Pentland Ferries to help raise funds for the Clan Cancer Support charity.


Busy start to 2022 for local horse riders

04 January 2022
Busy start to 2022 for local horse riders

Busy start to 2022 for local horse riders

04 January 2022

A dressage improvers day is the first scheduled event of the 2022 calendar for Caithness Riding Club.


Third time lucky for local ploughing match

04 January 2022
Third time lucky for local ploughing match

Third time lucky for local ploughing match

04 January 2022

The Latheron Parish Ploughing Association is hoping to go ahead with the 35th ploughing match this Saturday after two failed attempts last year.


Arrival of New Year's Day baby for Wick couple

03 January 2022
Arrival of New Year's Day baby for Wick couple

Arrival of New Year's Day baby for Wick couple

03 January 2022

New Year was excitedly welcomed in for one Wick couple with the special arrival of their first baby.


Ploughing tips to be given at local training day

02 January 2022
Ploughing tips to be given at local training day

Ploughing tips to be given at local training day

02 January 2022

Wester Olrig, Castletown, is to be the venue of a ploughing training day being organised this month by the Scottish Ploughing Championships.


CHAT welcomes Rebecca Wymer's petition for better women's health services in Caithness and Sutherland

31 December 2021
CHAT welcomes Rebecca Wymer's petition for better women's health services in Caithness and Sutherland

CHAT welcomes Rebecca Wymer's petition for better women's health services in Caithness and Sutherland

31 December 2021

Ron Gunn, chairman of CHAT, said the team would be backing Rebecca Wymer's call for safer and more accessible health services for local women.


Lone rower plucked to safety after dramatic rescue by Thurso lifeboat team

31 December 2021
Lone rower plucked to safety after dramatic rescue by Thurso lifeboat team

Lone rower plucked to safety after dramatic rescue by Thurso lifeboat team

31 December 2021

A lone rower was said to be lucky to be alive after a dramatic rescue by the Thurso lifeboat crew which took around nine hours to complete.


Help for people in Caithness to recognise early mental health symptoms

28 December 2021
Help for people in Caithness to recognise early mental health symptoms

Help for people in Caithness to recognise early mental health symptoms

28 December 2021

HERE for Caithness – the one-stop-shop for everything concerning mental health and wellbeing – is unlocking a new feature in 2022.


Highland Tourism CIC announces new ambassador

27 December 2021
Highland Tourism CIC announces new ambassador

Highland Tourism CIC announces new ambassador

27 December 2021

Highland Tourism CIC has grown its range of tourism ambassadors, adding Bunloit Estate, Loch Ness, owned by award-winning entrepreneur Jeremy Leggett.


Santa makes a surprise visit to Pulteney House, Wick

27 December 2021
Santa makes a surprise visit to Pulteney House, Wick

Santa makes a surprise visit to Pulteney House, Wick

27 December 2021

The residents at Pulteney House, Wick, were delighted to get a surprise visit from Santa and Mrs Claus on Christmas Day.


High scores at riding club dressage competition

26 December 2021
High scores at riding club dressage competition

High scores at riding club dressage competition

26 December 2021

A recent dressage league competition held by Caithness Riding Club was well attended with a number of riders getting outstanding scores.


Speedy jump-offs at riding club competition

26 December 2021
Speedy jump-offs at riding club competition

Speedy jump-offs at riding club competition

26 December 2021

Great weather conditions helped make the Christmas fun jumping day held by Caithness Riding Club a success.


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