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Answers demanded over 'terrifying' gaps in firefighter coverage

14 November 2022
Answers demanded over 'terrifying' gaps in firefighter coverage

Answers demanded over 'terrifying' gaps in firefighter coverage

14 November 2022

REPORTS that "large parts" of the Highlands have found themselves without firefighter cover on numerous occasions are "terrifying", an MSP has said.


Pictures: School produces colourful displays for Remembrance Day

14 November 2022
Pictures: School produces colourful displays for Remembrance Day

Pictures: School produces colourful displays for Remembrance Day

14 November 2022

CHILDREN at Noss Primary have marked Remembrance Day by producing a series of colourful and creative memorial displays throughout the school.


'Don't miss out on financial support,' urges Caithness MSP

14 November 2022
'Don't miss out on financial support,' urges Caithness MSP

'Don't miss out on financial support,' urges Caithness MSP

14 November 2022

IT'S vital that people access all the financial support they are entitled to amid the deepening cost-of-living crisis, MSP Maree Todd has said.


Improvements at NHS Highland welcomed by Scottish Government

28 October 2022
Improvements at NHS Highland welcomed by Scottish Government

Improvements at NHS Highland welcomed by Scottish Government

28 October 2022

NHS Highland will move move up a stage on NHS Scotland’s national performance framework after "improvements in governance, leadership and culture".


Chaos at Westminster sparks General Election call by Far North MP

20 October 2022
Chaos at Westminster sparks General Election call by Far North MP

Chaos at Westminster sparks General Election call by Far North MP

20 October 2022

CHAOS at Westminster has led to a "total collapse of public confidence in the UK government" and we need a general election, a Far North MP has said.


Cash available for Caithness groups to help monitor coastal wildlife

19 October 2022
Cash available for Caithness groups to help monitor coastal wildlife

Cash available for Caithness groups to help monitor coastal wildlife

19 October 2022

COMMUNITIES and coastal groups around Caithness are being offered funding to help monitor the area's seabed and coastlines.


MP misconduct procedure changes hailed by far north MP

19 October 2022
MP misconduct procedure changes hailed by far north MP

MP misconduct procedure changes hailed by far north MP

19 October 2022

CAITHNESS MP Jamie Stone has welcomed the success of his party in closing a loophole in existing MP misconduct motions.


Strike to cause 'disruption' to bin collections, council warns

22 August 2022
Strike to cause 'disruption' to bin collections, council warns

Strike to cause 'disruption' to bin collections, council warns

22 August 2022

STRIKE action is set to hit bin collections and street cleaning across the Highlands, residents have been warned.


Vaccination plea as winter flu and Covid shots begin

22 August 2022
Vaccination plea as winter flu and Covid shots begin

Vaccination plea as winter flu and Covid shots begin

22 August 2022

THE winter flu and Covid-19 vaccination programme is under way, and NHS Highland bosses have urged people to get their jags when invited for them.


Composting scheme to offer help for Caithness residents

18 July 2022
Composting scheme to offer help for Caithness residents

Composting scheme to offer help for Caithness residents

18 July 2022

Communities in the Highlands can now curb their carbon footprint using food and garden waste, thanks to new guidance on community composting.


Awards cap celebration of pupils' achievements

18 July 2022
Awards cap celebration of pupils' achievements

Awards cap celebration of pupils' achievements

18 July 2022

MILLER Academy held a whole school ‘Together Time’ on the last morning of term to celebrate their children’s many achievements in the past year.


Covid outbreak closes hospital ward

23 February 2022
Covid outbreak closes hospital ward

Covid outbreak closes hospital ward

23 February 2022

A WARD at Raigmore Hospital has been forced to close to new patients and visitors after an outbreak of Covid-19.


Help for Heating grants 'may be available' for those struggling to pay bills

04 February 2022
Help for Heating grants 'may be available' for those struggling to pay bills

Help for Heating grants 'may be available' for those struggling to pay bills

04 February 2022

Scottish agricultural charity, RSABI, is reminding Highland residents worried about increasing energy bills that they may be eligible for grants.


NHS and council announces more Covid test distribution dates

04 February 2022
NHS and council announces more Covid test distribution dates

NHS and council announces more Covid test distribution dates

04 February 2022

PACKS of LFD tests will be distributed from several Highland locations next week.


New kiosks to wave goodbye to rail hand signals

28 December 2021
New kiosks to wave goodbye to rail hand signals

New kiosks to wave goodbye to rail hand signals

28 December 2021

RAIL passengers at two Caithness request stops will no longer have to wave for the driver to stop once new kiosks become operational next summer.


'Fantastic 2021 growth' hailed by distribution firm with Caithness presence

27 December 2021
'Fantastic 2021 growth' hailed by distribution firm with Caithness presence

'Fantastic 2021 growth' hailed by distribution firm with Caithness presence

27 December 2021

A DISTRIBUTION and haulage firm with sites in Caithness and Sutherland is celebrating a boom in growth across Scotland in the past year.


Rail services to be hit by engineering works

25 October 2021
Rail services to be hit by engineering works

Rail services to be hit by engineering works

25 October 2021

RAIL passengers are being warned of engineering disruption on the Far North Line this weekend.


Council votes to help development of motorhome stopover network

29 September 2021
Council votes to help development of motorhome stopover network

Council votes to help development of motorhome stopover network

29 September 2021

A NETWORK of motorhome stopover facilities could be created in the Highlands after councillors agreed to the support their development.


11,500 site visits carried out by rangers in push for responsible tourism

29 September 2021
11,500 site visits carried out by rangers in push for responsible tourism

11,500 site visits carried out by rangers in push for responsible tourism

29 September 2021

COUNCIL rangers visited busy car parks and beauty spots in Caithness and the wider Highlands more than 10,000 this summer, Highland Council has said.


Caithness farmers urged to take care near power lines

24 August 2021
Caithness farmers urged to take care near power lines

Caithness farmers urged to take care near power lines

24 August 2021

FARMERS embarking on the harvest are being urged to beware the dangers of overhead power lines while working the fields.


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