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Cat Protection charity calls for new feline foster carers after news of SSPCA rescue home closure

01 September 2023
Cat Protection charity calls for new feline foster carers after news of SSPCA rescue home closure

Cat Protection charity calls for new feline foster carers after news of SSPCA rescue home closure

01 September 2023

The Caithness branch of a national cat charity says its search for more feline foster homes has become more urgent.


Thurso marathon man raises £1000 for cancer support centre

31 August 2023
Thurso marathon man raises £1000 for cancer support centre

Thurso marathon man raises £1000 for cancer support centre

31 August 2023

A Thurso runner has raised £1000 for a cancer support group in the north Highlands.


PICTURES: Bower Show lives up to high expectations after four-year gap

31 August 2023
PICTURES: Bower Show lives up to high expectations after four-year gap

PICTURES: Bower Show lives up to high expectations after four-year gap

31 August 2023

The popular Bower Show returned on Saturday for the first time in four years and, despite constant drizzle, it turned out to be a great success.


Caithness Glass art exhibition at Inverness museum gets longer stay

30 August 2023
Caithness Glass art exhibition at Inverness museum gets longer stay

Caithness Glass art exhibition at Inverness museum gets longer stay

30 August 2023

A former Wick woman with family members who worked for Caithness Glass is delighted that a Highland exhibition of the art is being extended.


Record sale of feeding ewes and rams at Caithness mart

30 August 2023
Record sale of feeding ewes and rams at Caithness mart

Record sale of feeding ewes and rams at Caithness mart

30 August 2023

Caithness, Aberdeen and Northern Marts on Monday sold 3887 prime sheep, store sheep and feeding ewes & rams.


Caithness Disability Sports Club members enjoy medal success at Inverness event

30 August 2023
Caithness Disability Sports Club members enjoy medal success at Inverness event

Caithness Disability Sports Club members enjoy medal success at Inverness event

30 August 2023

Caithness Disability Sports Club members Innis Mahon and brother Aaron collected four medals at the Highland disability sports meeting in Inverness.


Plea to rethink closure of Caithness animal rescue centre

29 August 2023
Plea to rethink closure of Caithness animal rescue centre

Plea to rethink closure of Caithness animal rescue centre

29 August 2023

A Caithness councillor is calling on an animal rescue charity to rethink its "shocking" decision to close its far north centre near Dounreay.


Caithness trio take top three at Golspie karting event

28 August 2023
Caithness trio take top three at Golspie karting event

Caithness trio take top three at Golspie karting event

28 August 2023

Darren Bain (12), of Charity Farm, Wick, took the win at a non-Motorsport UK event in Golspie on Sunday.


Full application goes in for seven giant turbines near Watten village

28 August 2023
Full application goes in for seven giant turbines near Watten village

Full application goes in for seven giant turbines near Watten village

28 August 2023

A full planning application has been submitted for a seven-turbine wind farm in the heart of Caithness with turbines as high as 220 metres.


Pre Championship prize for Wick dancer Sophie

28 August 2023
Pre Championship prize for Wick dancer Sophie

Pre Championship prize for Wick dancer Sophie

28 August 2023

Eleven-year-old Sophie Sinclair from the Elise Lyall School of Dance enjoyed success at the City of Inverness Championships.


Timmy Mallett aims to inspire others after Caithness visit during 4500-mile cycle journey

27 August 2023
Timmy Mallett aims to inspire others after Caithness visit during 4500-mile cycle journey

Timmy Mallett aims to inspire others after Caithness visit during 4500-mile cycle journey

27 August 2023

A famous children's TV broadcaster turned artist is hoping to inspire other people to explore the coast after cycling through Caithness last summer.


Caithness and Sutherland food and drink firms 'barnstorming' on a global level

26 August 2023
Caithness and Sutherland food and drink firms 'barnstorming' on a global level

Caithness and Sutherland food and drink firms 'barnstorming' on a global level

26 August 2023

Three Caithness and Sutherland businesses have been shortlisted in the Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards after a record number of entries.


New primary one pupils for 2023 intake at Caithness and north Sutherland schools

25 August 2023
New primary one pupils for 2023 intake at Caithness and north Sutherland schools

New primary one pupils for 2023 intake at Caithness and north Sutherland schools

25 August 2023

New primary one pupils have been settling in at schools across the far north.


Visiting restricted at Caithness General Hospital due to Covid

25 August 2023
Visiting restricted at Caithness General Hospital due to Covid

Visiting restricted at Caithness General Hospital due to Covid

25 August 2023

Visitors to the Rosebank and Bignold wards at Caithness General Hospital have been restricted due to Covid within the hospital.


PICTURES: Great atmosphere as Thurso's junior parkrun marks 1st year

24 August 2023
PICTURES: Great atmosphere as Thurso's junior parkrun marks 1st year

PICTURES: Great atmosphere as Thurso's junior parkrun marks 1st year

24 August 2023

Youngsters in Thurso got into the party spirit to celebrate the first anniversary of the town's junior parkrun event on Sunday.


Thurso church concert raises funds for Ukraine war victims

24 August 2023
Thurso church concert raises funds for Ukraine war victims

Thurso church concert raises funds for Ukraine war victims

24 August 2023

A church concert in aid of Ukraine war victims has raised more than £600.


'No excuse' to use snares to kill wildlife, says Highland MSP

22 August 2023
'No excuse' to use snares to kill wildlife, says Highland MSP

'No excuse' to use snares to kill wildlife, says Highland MSP

22 August 2023

A Highland MSP says there is "simply no excuse" for using snares to trap wildlife in the 21st century.


Should snares be banned? Scottish Government launches consultation on 'inhumane' traps

22 August 2023
Should snares be banned? Scottish Government launches consultation on 'inhumane' traps

Should snares be banned? Scottish Government launches consultation on 'inhumane' traps

22 August 2023

A complete ban on snare traps is being proposed as part of a Scottish Government consultation on wildlife management.


Farmers and crofters in Caithness can apply for animal health and welfare funding

22 August 2023
Farmers and crofters in Caithness can apply for animal health and welfare funding

Farmers and crofters in Caithness can apply for animal health and welfare funding

22 August 2023

Farmers and crofters are being given access to funding to help improve the health and welfare of cattle and sheep.


Caithness and Sutherland peatlands protected area extended after conifers removed

22 August 2023
Caithness and Sutherland peatlands protected area extended after conifers removed

Caithness and Sutherland peatlands protected area extended after conifers removed

22 August 2023

Areas where conifers were planted in the Flow Country have been restored and made part of an internationally important protected zone.


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