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Thurso pupils make a song and dance of celebrating Scots culture

09 February 2024
Thurso pupils make a song and dance of celebrating Scots culture

Thurso pupils make a song and dance of celebrating Scots culture

09 February 2024

Miller Academy Primary School was awash with tartan to mark Burns Day when a delicious traditional Burns Day lunch of haggis and sausages was enjoyed.


Rail group hopes for action to improve Far North Line after meeting with new transport secretary

09 February 2024
Rail group hopes for action to improve Far North Line after meeting with new transport secretary

Rail group hopes for action to improve Far North Line after meeting with new transport secretary

09 February 2024

Rail campaigners are hoping that improvements to the Far North Line can start before the end of the year after a "friendly and constructive meeting".


Plea to inspire young people as part of Hostelling Scotland team

08 February 2024
Plea to inspire young people as part of Hostelling Scotland team

Plea to inspire young people as part of Hostelling Scotland team

08 February 2024

Scotland's leading youth hostel organisation is looking for new board members who can inspire young people to experience the country at its best.


Chance to learn about busy bees with Caithness countryside ranger

04 February 2024
Chance to learn about busy bees with Caithness countryside ranger

Chance to learn about busy bees with Caithness countryside ranger

04 February 2024

People are being given the chance to learn more about the buzzing sounds of summer in Caithness with an event focused on bumblebees.


Caithness 'left to crumble' as MSP calls for more cash to help fix £233m roads backlog

03 February 2024
Caithness 'left to crumble' as MSP calls for more cash to help fix £233m roads backlog

Caithness 'left to crumble' as MSP calls for more cash to help fix £233m roads backlog

03 February 2024

A Highland MSP claims that people in the Highlands are being ignored as the far north is left to crumble.


Water bills to rise for Caithness households

01 February 2024
Water bills to rise for Caithness households

Water bills to rise for Caithness households

01 February 2024

Water bills are set to rise by nearly nine per cent from April.


Community links 'more important than profit' to Highland businesses, HIE report finds

31 January 2024
Community links 'more important than profit' to Highland businesses, HIE report finds

Community links 'more important than profit' to Highland businesses, HIE report finds

31 January 2024

Most businesses in the Highlands consider their links with the local community as either equal to or more important than their profitable growth.


Scrabster oil theft prompts further warning to protect tanks

26 January 2024
Scrabster oil theft prompts further warning to protect tanks

Scrabster oil theft prompts further warning to protect tanks

26 January 2024

Hundreds of litres of heating oil have been stolen from a property in Scrabster within the last week as people are urged to protect against crimes.


'Brilliant opportunity' to learn about jobs on offer in Caithness

26 January 2024
'Brilliant opportunity' to learn about jobs on offer in Caithness

'Brilliant opportunity' to learn about jobs on offer in Caithness

26 January 2024

Job seekers are being invited to what is being billed as the largest and most comprehensive job, career, training and recruitment event in Caithness.


Employers urged to find local talent at Caithness jobs fair

09 January 2024
Employers urged to find local talent at Caithness jobs fair

Employers urged to find local talent at Caithness jobs fair

09 January 2024

Businesses are being encouraged to sign up for a leading far north jobs fair due to take place next month.


Broch builders delighted at 'overwhelmingly positive' reaction to Caithness site

08 January 2024
Broch builders delighted at 'overwhelmingly positive' reaction to Caithness site

Broch builders delighted at 'overwhelmingly positive' reaction to Caithness site

08 January 2024

An “overwhelmingly positive” response has been received by a group hoping to build the first full-scale Iron Age broch in 2000 years.


Caithness champion at Thainstone's 34th anniversary cattle sale

08 January 2024
Caithness champion at Thainstone's 34th anniversary cattle sale

Caithness champion at Thainstone's 34th anniversary cattle sale

08 January 2024

A Caithness bred Limousin cross heifer took the top prize at a new year anniversary sale at Thainstone mart in Aberdeen on Friday.


Cliff-top castle in Dunbeath is one of most popular homes on market in 2023

08 January 2024
Cliff-top castle in Dunbeath is one of most popular homes on market in 2023

Cliff-top castle in Dunbeath is one of most popular homes on market in 2023

08 January 2024

Dunbeath Castle has been listed in the top 10 most popular properties for sale in 2023 by an online estate agents.


Child Benefit payments can now be made 'within days, not weeks'

07 January 2024
Child Benefit payments can now be made 'within days, not weeks'

Child Benefit payments can now be made 'within days, not weeks'

07 January 2024

New parents can go online to claim Child Benefit payments worth over £1200 a year.


Don't underestimate dangers of button batteries, parents told

07 January 2024
Don't underestimate dangers of button batteries, parents told

Don't underestimate dangers of button batteries, parents told

07 January 2024

People are being warned about the dangers of button batteries after an influx of toys and gadgets into homes after Christmas.


John O'Groats Trail: Two major burn crossings on radar for 2024

06 January 2024
John O'Groats Trail: Two major burn crossings on radar for 2024

John O'Groats Trail: Two major burn crossings on radar for 2024

06 January 2024

The manager of the John O’Groats Trail hopes that two major obstacles on the long-distance route can be overcome in 2024.


The outdoors is best way to de-stress, National Trust for Scotland survey shows

06 January 2024
The outdoors is best way to de-stress, National Trust for Scotland survey shows

The outdoors is best way to de-stress, National Trust for Scotland survey shows

06 January 2024

Coastal walks are the most popular way to spend time outdoors in the Highlands, according to new research from the National Trust for Scotland.


Wanted: National Crime Agency in plea to track down man with links to Wick and Thurso

05 January 2024
Wanted: National Crime Agency in plea to track down man with links to Wick and Thurso

Wanted: National Crime Agency in plea to track down man with links to Wick and Thurso

05 January 2024

An appeal has been launched by to help trace a man with links to Wick and Thurso – but the public have been told not to approach him.


Call for people in Bower to form community council

04 January 2024
Call for people in Bower to form community council

Call for people in Bower to form community council

04 January 2024

Highland Council is making what it calls a “final attempt” to re-form 30 community councils that failed to attract sufficient members last year.


Memories of life on deserted island off north coast to be aired

03 January 2024
Memories of life on deserted island off north coast to be aired

Memories of life on deserted island off north coast to be aired

03 January 2024

Traditional music will help set the scene for a BBC radio programme being aired this weekend about life on a now-deserted island off the north coast.


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