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Christmas wreath making at Spittal SWI

17 December 2022
Christmas wreath making at Spittal SWI

Christmas wreath making at Spittal SWI

17 December 2022

Spittal SWI president Anne Gunn welcomed members to the December meeting on a cold and frosty night.


Views wanted from local young LGBTQ+ people on new Safe Space Art Club at Lyth Arts Centre

16 December 2022
Views wanted from local young LGBTQ+ people on new Safe Space Art Club at Lyth Arts Centre

Views wanted from local young LGBTQ+ people on new Safe Space Art Club at Lyth Arts Centre

16 December 2022

Lyth Arts Centre have successfully secured funding to run an LGBTQ+ Safe Space Art Club for young people in the county.


PICTURES: Lots of festive fun at Caithness RDA Christmas Show

15 December 2022
PICTURES: Lots of festive fun at Caithness RDA Christmas Show

PICTURES: Lots of festive fun at Caithness RDA Christmas Show

15 December 2022

Young riders from the local branch of the RDA were happy to show off their skills at this year's Annual Christmas Show.


A cheque for £1500 – raised in memory of local woman Margaret Forbes – has been presented to Marie Curie in Wick

13 December 2022
A cheque for £1500 – raised in memory of local woman Margaret Forbes – has been presented to Marie Curie in Wick

A cheque for £1500 – raised in memory of local woman Margaret Forbes – has been presented to Marie Curie in Wick

13 December 2022

Family and friends of a local women who lost her battle with cancer a few years ago have raised the fantastic sum of £1500 for Marie Curie in Wick.


Latest Caithness Riding Club dressage league results

13 December 2022
Latest Caithness Riding Club dressage league results

Latest Caithness Riding Club dressage league results

13 December 2022

Numbers were slightly down for the December dressage league competition held at the weekend by Caithness Riding Club at the indoor school Halkirk.


Wick care home residents treated to afternoon tea and entertainment at Noss Primary School

11 December 2022
Wick care home residents treated to afternoon tea and entertainment at Noss Primary School

Wick care home residents treated to afternoon tea and entertainment at Noss Primary School

11 December 2022

Residents of Seaview House Care Home and Pulteney House enjoyed a festive intergenerational visit to Noss Primary School this week.


Gordie Begg, Vauldale, Nybster, takes open prime cattle championship at the Christmas show and sale, Quoybrae

11 December 2022
Gordie Begg, Vauldale, Nybster, takes open prime cattle championship at the Christmas show and sale, Quoybrae

Gordie Begg, Vauldale, Nybster, takes open prime cattle championship at the Christmas show and sale, Quoybrae

11 December 2022

Aberdeen and Northern Marts held the annual Caithness Christmas show and sale at Quoybrae this week – selling a total of 103 cattle and 4601 sheep.


Organisations in Caithness could benefit from Co-op's launch of a £1m 'Warm Spaces' fund

09 December 2022
Organisations in Caithness could benefit from Co-op's launch of a £1m 'Warm Spaces' fund

Organisations in Caithness could benefit from Co-op's launch of a £1m 'Warm Spaces' fund

09 December 2022

Co-op has launched a £1 million ‘Warm Spaces’ fund providing urgent support to help communities navigate rising energy costs during the winter.


North Highlands and Islands Climate Hub to be rebranded in 2023

09 December 2022
North Highlands and Islands Climate Hub to be rebranded in 2023

North Highlands and Islands Climate Hub to be rebranded in 2023

09 December 2022

Next year the North Highlands and Islands Climate Hub will cover the whole of the region and change its name to the Highlands and Islands Climate Hub.


Third time lucky for Latheron Parish Ploughing Association's annual match

06 December 2022
Third time lucky for Latheron Parish Ploughing Association's annual match

Third time lucky for Latheron Parish Ploughing Association's annual match

06 December 2022

Good conditions at the weekend meant that Latheron's 36th Annual Ploughing Match could go ahead after two previous failed attempts.


Over £800 raised for John O'Groats playpark at Christmas fayre

05 December 2022
Over £800 raised for John O'Groats playpark at Christmas fayre

Over £800 raised for John O'Groats playpark at Christmas fayre

05 December 2022

Christmas fayre held at the Seaview Hotel, John O'Groats on Saturday afternoon has raised £803 for the planned new playpark in the village.


Wick High School set to be closed to pupils on Wednesday due to strike action

05 December 2022
Wick High School set to be closed to pupils on Wednesday due to strike action

Wick High School set to be closed to pupils on Wednesday due to strike action

05 December 2022

Parents of pupils at Wick High School have been notified by Highland Council of a decision to close the school on Wednesday due to strike action.


Festive feasts are top of the wish list this season in the Highlands as locals favour grub over gifts

05 December 2022
Festive feasts are top of the wish list this season in the Highlands as locals favour grub over gifts

Festive feasts are top of the wish list this season in the Highlands as locals favour grub over gifts

05 December 2022

A survey has found that three in five people living in the Highlands are willing to forgo presents in place of feasting this year.


Local organisations involved in active travel are being encouraged to apply to Open Fund

05 December 2022
Local organisations involved in active travel are being encouraged to apply to Open Fund

Local organisations involved in active travel are being encouraged to apply to Open Fund

05 December 2022

Paths for All has increased the maximum amount of its active travel Open Fund available to public, community and third-sector organisations.


Carols by Candlelight at Castletown and Community Free Church

05 December 2022
Carols by Candlelight at Castletown and Community Free Church

Carols by Candlelight at Castletown and Community Free Church

05 December 2022

An annual Carols by Candlelight event will take place at Castletown and Community Free Church this Sunday (December 11) at 4.30pm.


Young Caithness dressage riders qualify for Pony Club Spring Festival at Morris Equestrian Centre

05 December 2022
Young Caithness dressage riders qualify for Pony Club Spring Festival at Morris Equestrian Centre

Young Caithness dressage riders qualify for Pony Club Spring Festival at Morris Equestrian Centre

05 December 2022

Caithness Branch of the Pony Club held a dressage competition at the indoor school, Halkirk, at the weekend.


Local posties keen to get their message across to the public before Christmas

03 December 2022
Local posties keen to get their message across to the public before Christmas

Local posties keen to get their message across to the public before Christmas

03 December 2022

Local postal workers are calling for public support during their long-running dispute with Royal Mail over jobs, pay and conditions.


Christmas fayre tomorrow in aid of John O'Groats playpark

02 December 2022
Christmas fayre tomorrow in aid of John O'Groats playpark

Christmas fayre tomorrow in aid of John O'Groats playpark

02 December 2022

A good mix of local stallholders will be taking part in the Christmas fayre being held at the Seaview Hotel, John O'Groats tomorrow afternoon.


Thurso-based endurance athlete Lorna Stanger has smashed her target of raising £500 for Rape and Sexual Abuse Service Highland

29 November 2022
Thurso-based endurance athlete Lorna Stanger has smashed her target of raising £500 for Rape and Sexual Abuse Service Highland

Thurso-based endurance athlete Lorna Stanger has smashed her target of raising £500 for Rape and Sexual Abuse Service Highland

29 November 2022

At the weekend Caithness woman Lorna Stanger ran 112 miles from Inverness to Thurso to help raise awareness of the support provided by RASASH.


New campaign calling for volunteers in Scotland to host people from Ukraine

28 November 2022
New campaign calling for volunteers in Scotland to host people from Ukraine

New campaign calling for volunteers in Scotland to host people from Ukraine

28 November 2022

People across Scotland are being asked to consider if they could open their homes to displaced people from Ukraine as part of a new campaign.


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