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Who is stepping up to support walking? Nominations open for Scottish Walking Awards

22 January 2023
Who is stepping up to support walking? Nominations open for Scottish Walking Awards

Who is stepping up to support walking? Nominations open for Scottish Walking Awards

22 January 2023

People, communities and organisations in the Highlands are being encouraged to enter the 2023 Scottish Walking Awards.


Caithness pair perform upbeat tunes in live show from Canada

21 January 2023
Caithness pair perform upbeat tunes in live show from Canada

Caithness pair perform upbeat tunes in live show from Canada

21 January 2023

A live trad music gig from across the Pond saw two Caithness musicians connect to people far and wide through a shared history and love of folk tunes.


Ice warning – but Wick vaccination clinic is open

20 January 2023
Ice warning – but Wick vaccination clinic is open

Ice warning – but Wick vaccination clinic is open

20 January 2023

People attending the Covid and flu vaccination clinic in Wick today are being urged to take care around the entrance to the Assembly Rooms.


Improvements to Wick and North Coast 500 'snubbed' in levelling up hand-outs

19 January 2023
Improvements to Wick and North Coast 500 'snubbed' in levelling up hand-outs

Improvements to Wick and North Coast 500 'snubbed' in levelling up hand-outs

19 January 2023

Far north MP Jamie Stone has hit out at the "illogical" decision not to invest in the Highlands as part of the UK government's levelling-up agenda.


Ferry fares frozen as NorthLink opens summer bookings

18 January 2023
Ferry fares frozen as NorthLink opens summer bookings

Ferry fares frozen as NorthLink opens summer bookings

18 January 2023

Bookings for ferry crossings linking Caithness to the Northern Isles have opened after fares were frozen up to September.


Latest Caithness sale at Quoybrae, Aberdeen and Northern Marts

18 January 2023
Latest Caithness sale at Quoybrae, Aberdeen and Northern Marts

Latest Caithness sale at Quoybrae, Aberdeen and Northern Marts

18 January 2023

Quoybrae, Aberdeen and Northern Marts on Monday, January 16, sold 1075 sheep.


Caithness Seacoast talk at Latheron SWI's January meeting

17 January 2023
Caithness Seacoast talk at Latheron SWI's January meeting

Caithness Seacoast talk at Latheron SWI's January meeting

17 January 2023

Members of Latheron SWI were saddened to learn of the death of Rhona Macgregor, who was an honorary member of the institute, at their latest meeting.


Charity ASH Scotland in plea to share quit smoking stories

16 January 2023
Charity ASH Scotland in plea to share quit smoking stories

Charity ASH Scotland in plea to share quit smoking stories

16 January 2023

A health charity wants to hear about people's experiences of quitting smoking in the Highlands.


PR and marketing support on offer as fund looks to boost businesses

15 January 2023
PR and marketing support on offer as fund looks to boost businesses

PR and marketing support on offer as fund looks to boost businesses

15 January 2023

The North Highland Regeneration Fund is offering further help for business in the far north as part of a new support package.


Bikes on buses scheme to expand across Highlands

14 January 2023
Bikes on buses scheme to expand across Highlands

Bikes on buses scheme to expand across Highlands

14 January 2023

A pilot service operating into Caithness which let people carry bikes on buses is to be extended to other routes across the Highlands and Islands.


Thoughts wanted on reusable cups scheme for North Coast 500

14 January 2023
Thoughts wanted on reusable cups scheme for North Coast 500

Thoughts wanted on reusable cups scheme for North Coast 500

14 January 2023

A new scheme due to be launched this spring to reduce the number of disposable cups used in the Highlands wants to hear from coffee drinkers.


Nuclear Decommissioning Authority graduate programme includes roles at Dounreay

13 January 2023
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority graduate programme includes roles at Dounreay

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority graduate programme includes roles at Dounreay

13 January 2023

Graduates are being offered the opportunity to start a career in the nuclear industry at Dounreay and elsewhere in the UK.


Police investigate death of man (20) in Wick

12 January 2023
Police investigate death of man (20) in Wick

Police investigate death of man (20) in Wick

12 January 2023

Police are looking into the circumstances after a 20-year-old man died in Wick on Wednesday.


Energy support for businesses will send 'ripple of fear' in north Highlands

11 January 2023
Energy support for businesses will send 'ripple of fear' in north Highlands

Energy support for businesses will send 'ripple of fear' in north Highlands

11 January 2023

The UK government's new energy support scheme for businesses will spread fear and uncertainty through the business community, it has been claimed.


Campaign groups hit back over claims nuclear power is cheaper and more reliable

11 January 2023
Campaign groups hit back over claims nuclear power is cheaper and more reliable

Campaign groups hit back over claims nuclear power is cheaper and more reliable

11 January 2023

Anti-nuclear campaigners say that Caithness could drive the "green energy" revolution thanks to the skills in the region.


Orbex chief says 'space isn't easy' after failed Virgin Orbit launch

10 January 2023
Orbex chief says 'space isn't easy' after failed Virgin Orbit launch

Orbex chief says 'space isn't easy' after failed Virgin Orbit launch

10 January 2023

A rocket company due to launch satellites from a new spaceport on the north coast has expressed sympathy after Virgin Orbit's failed launch attempt.


Journalist with Caithness connections wins lifetime achievement award

10 January 2023
Journalist with Caithness connections wins lifetime achievement award

Journalist with Caithness connections wins lifetime achievement award

10 January 2023

Donald Wilson, who recently retired after 51 years in journalism, has been awarded the Barron Trophy for lifetime achievement in the business.


Blythswood shoe box appeal sends 89,000 gifts to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries

10 January 2023
Blythswood shoe box appeal sends 89,000 gifts to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries

Blythswood shoe box appeal sends 89,000 gifts to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries

10 January 2023

Lorry loads of gifts were sent to Ukraine and elsewhere in Eastern Europe thanks to generous donations, including from people across Caithness.


Caithness International Science Festival to get £10,000 from Scottish Government to help run 2023 event

10 January 2023
Caithness International Science Festival to get £10,000 from Scottish Government to help run 2023 event

Caithness International Science Festival to get £10,000 from Scottish Government to help run 2023 event

10 January 2023

Organisers of the Caithness International Science Festival are delighted that the Scottish Government has awarded them £10k towards this year's event.


Dunbeath wellbeing hub at centre of efforts to keep water flowing after burst

09 January 2023
Dunbeath wellbeing hub at centre of efforts to keep water flowing after burst

Dunbeath wellbeing hub at centre of efforts to keep water flowing after burst

09 January 2023

Dunbeath and District Centre distributed 3600 litres of drinking water to households in east Caithness when a water mains burst in the county.


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