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Thurso heart device gifted in memory of Caithness campaigner

05 August 2024
Thurso heart device gifted in memory of Caithness campaigner

Thurso heart device gifted in memory of Caithness campaigner

05 August 2024

A life-saving defibrillator has been installed on the outside of the Weigh Inn Hotel in Thurso in memory of a long-time campaigner for the devices.


Caithness projects among those to benefit from £2.2m SSE wind farm fund

04 August 2024
Caithness projects among those to benefit from £2.2m SSE wind farm fund

Caithness projects among those to benefit from £2.2m SSE wind farm fund

04 August 2024

Caithness is set to benefit from a slice of £2.2 million funding being dished out on the back of wind farm community cash.


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Cycling through Scotland’s newest World Heritage Site – experience the Flow Country from the saddle

04 August 2024
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Cycling through Scotland’s newest World Heritage Site – experience the Flow Country from the saddle

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Cycling through Scotland’s newest World Heritage Site – experience the Flow Country from the saddle

04 August 2024

John Davidson looks back on a road ride through the heart of what is now a designated Unesco World Heritage Site


Who owns Caithness? Chance to quiz commission in Thurso over land ownership and use

03 August 2024
Who owns Caithness? Chance to quiz commission in Thurso over land ownership and use

Who owns Caithness? Chance to quiz commission in Thurso over land ownership and use

03 August 2024

People in Caithness will be given a chance to question the board of the Scottish Land Commission when it visits Caithness next month.


Vital role in keeping mountain footpaths on right track

03 August 2024
Vital role in keeping mountain footpaths on right track

Vital role in keeping mountain footpaths on right track

03 August 2024

Hill walkers are being encouraged to help out by volunteering to rebuild and maintain paths on mountains across the Highlands.


Couple’s plea to reinstate ‘vital’ cancer care role

01 August 2024
Couple’s plea to reinstate ‘vital’ cancer care role

Couple’s plea to reinstate ‘vital’ cancer care role

01 August 2024

A cancer patient from West Gills says it is “horrendous” that a temporary palliative care nurse role in Caithness is being removed from the service.


King Charles at Forsinard Flows today to visit Scotland’s newest World Heritage Site

31 July 2024
King Charles at Forsinard Flows today to visit Scotland’s newest World Heritage Site

King Charles at Forsinard Flows today to visit Scotland’s newest World Heritage Site

31 July 2024

King Charles is visiting the Flow Country today after the peatlands of Caithness and Sutherland were designated as a Unesco World Heritage Site.


North Coast 500 and campervanning among topics at tourism summit in Wick

30 July 2024
North Coast 500 and campervanning among topics at tourism summit in Wick

North Coast 500 and campervanning among topics at tourism summit in Wick

30 July 2024

The impact of tourism on communities around the North Coast 500 will be among the topics under discussion at a summit in Wick this summer.


‘Staggering’ price for first-class lambs at Quoybrae sale of Caithness sheep

30 July 2024
‘Staggering’ price for first-class lambs at Quoybrae sale of Caithness sheep

‘Staggering’ price for first-class lambs at Quoybrae sale of Caithness sheep

30 July 2024

Quoybrae, Aberdeen and Northern Marts on Monday sold 1623 prime sheep, store sheep and feeding ewes and rams.


Warning over blue-green algae in place at Loch Watten

29 July 2024
Warning over blue-green algae in place at Loch Watten

Warning over blue-green algae in place at Loch Watten

29 July 2024

An environmental health warning has been put in place at Loch Watten after blooms of blue-green algae were identified in the water.


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Open a new leaf with ride above Loch Ness

28 July 2024
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Open a new leaf with ride above Loch Ness

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Open a new leaf with ride above Loch Ness

28 July 2024

John Davidson explores a mountain bike circuit on forest paths and tracks from Drumnadrochit


Unesco status for Flow Country in Caithness and Sutherland shows importance of managing land responsibly

28 July 2024
Unesco status for Flow Country in Caithness and Sutherland shows importance of managing land responsibly

Unesco status for Flow Country in Caithness and Sutherland shows importance of managing land responsibly

28 July 2024

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has welcomed the Flow Country’s new status as a Unesco World Heritage Site.


Balance is key to protect globally significant Flow Country, says MP Jamie Stone

27 July 2024
Balance is key to protect globally significant Flow Country, says MP Jamie Stone

Balance is key to protect globally significant Flow Country, says MP Jamie Stone

27 July 2024

Far north MP Jamie Stone says the worldwide significance of the Flow Country must be protected as an increase in visitors is expected.


Highland path repairs needed after increase in visitors to National Trust for Scotland land

27 July 2024
Highland path repairs needed after increase in visitors to National Trust for Scotland land

Highland path repairs needed after increase in visitors to National Trust for Scotland land

27 July 2024

The National Trust for Scotland has launched its annual appeal to raise funds to help repair and maintain footpaths in the Highlands and beyond.


‘A tremendous feeling’: We’ve now got a World Heritage Site on our doorstep

26 July 2024
‘A tremendous feeling’: We’ve now got a World Heritage Site on our doorstep

‘A tremendous feeling’: We’ve now got a World Heritage Site on our doorstep

26 July 2024

An exciting future is in store for Caithness and Sutherland after the Flow Country peatlands were designated as a World Heritage Site on Friday.


Flow Country joins Great Barrier Reef and Grand Canyon among Unesco World Heritage sites

26 July 2024
Flow Country joins Great Barrier Reef and Grand Canyon among Unesco World Heritage sites

Flow Country joins Great Barrier Reef and Grand Canyon among Unesco World Heritage sites

26 July 2024

Unesco World Heritage Site status for the Flow Country will unlock a raft of economic, environmental and social opportunities, it has been predicted.


WATCH: Thurso neighbours share £1.95m Postcode Lottery jackpot!

26 July 2024
WATCH: Thurso neighbours share £1.95m Postcode Lottery jackpot!

WATCH: Thurso neighbours share £1.95m Postcode Lottery jackpot!

26 July 2024

Neighbours in a Thurso street were left stunned after a total of £1.95 million was handed out in a People’s Postcode Lottery bumper prize.


Make it count for nature at Dunnet Head

25 July 2024
Make it count for nature at Dunnet Head

Make it count for nature at Dunnet Head

25 July 2024

People of all ages are being invited to a special day out to help nature at Dunnet Head next week.


Children saved at Farr Bay after getting pulled out to sea by rip tide

25 July 2024
Children saved at Farr Bay after getting pulled out to sea by rip tide

Children saved at Farr Bay after getting pulled out to sea by rip tide

25 July 2024

Two children were saved by an off-duty lifeguard after getting caught in a rip tide while bodyboarding in Farr Bay earlier this month.


Caithness distillery marks 10 years in business with limited edition spirit

24 July 2024
Caithness distillery marks 10 years in business with limited edition spirit

Caithness distillery marks 10 years in business with limited edition spirit

24 July 2024

A far north distillery is raising a glass to 10 years in business by releasing a limited edition Caithness gin.


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