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Volunteers sought for children's panel

Volunteers sought for children's panel

Volunteers sought for children's panel

09 August 2022

The children’s hearing system – which combines welfare and justice for children and young people – is looking for volunteers.


Citizens' Panel will help shape future of Scottish Parliament

Citizens' Panel will help shape future of Scottish Parliament

Citizens' Panel will help shape future of Scottish Parliament

09 August 2022

People will be selected at random to take part in a Citizens' Panel, which aims to improve how the Scottish Parliament engages with communities.


Advice from NHS 24 on staying safe in the sun with more hot weather forecast

Advice from NHS 24 on staying safe in the sun with more hot weather forecast

Advice from NHS 24 on staying safe in the sun with more hot weather forecast

09 August 2022

NHS 24 is offering advice on how to stay safe in the sun ahead of forecast hot weather this week.


UHI college merger is 'best way forward'

UHI college merger is 'best way forward'

UHI college merger is 'best way forward'

08 August 2022

People in the far north are being urged to get involved with a new consultation on the merger of three colleges in the Highlands and Islands.


Dragon or unicorn? Image caught at Wick Gala Week bonfire night event appears like a mythical creature

Dragon or unicorn? Image caught at Wick Gala Week bonfire night event appears like a mythical creature

Dragon or unicorn? Image caught at Wick Gala Week bonfire night event appears like a mythical creature

08 August 2022

Alisdair Mackechnie was going through his snaps of the celebration evening at the end of Wick Gala Week when he saw a mythical creature in the bonfire


Rate of 'probable suicide' in Highland above the Scottish national average

Rate of 'probable suicide' in Highland above the Scottish national average

Rate of 'probable suicide' in Highland above the Scottish national average

06 August 2022

The rate of suspected suicides in the Highlands is higher than the Scottish national average, the latest figures show.


LISTEN: Northern Stories Festival and the importance of preserving Caithness' storytelling tradition

LISTEN: Northern Stories Festival and the importance of preserving Caithness' storytelling tradition

LISTEN: Northern Stories Festival and the importance of preserving Caithness' storytelling tradition

05 August 2022

Poet George Gunn and Lyth Arts Centre co-director Charlotte Mountford talk about the importance of reviving the storytelling tradition in Caithness.


£678 raised to help buy Resuscitation Annie dolls for Dunbeath Community Fire station – the dolls are modelled on the death mask of a victim of drowning who has unwittingly saved many lives over the years

£678 raised to help buy Resuscitation Annie dolls for Dunbeath Community Fire station – the dolls are modelled on the death mask of a victim of drowning who has unwittingly saved many lives over the years

£678 raised to help buy Resuscitation Annie dolls for Dunbeath Community Fire station – the dolls are modelled on the death mask of a victim of drowning who has unwittingly saved many lives over the years

04 August 2022

Dunbeath and Berriedale community groups joined forces to raise £678 towards a special fund for Dunbeath Community Fire station.


WATCH: New organ and tissue donation campaign urges people in Caithness not to leave loved ones in doubt

WATCH: New organ and tissue donation campaign urges people in Caithness not to leave loved ones in doubt

WATCH: New organ and tissue donation campaign urges people in Caithness not to leave loved ones in doubt

04 August 2022

FREE ARTICLE: A new campaign encourages people in Caithness not to leave loved ones in doubt when it comes to their organ and tissue donation decision


£500K+ celebration at Pentland Hotel in Thurso for Macmillan fundraisers – 'This is an amazing achievement'

£500K+ celebration at Pentland Hotel in Thurso for Macmillan fundraisers – 'This is an amazing achievement'

£500K+ celebration at Pentland Hotel in Thurso for Macmillan fundraisers – 'This is an amazing achievement'

04 August 2022

The Macmillan Cancer Support Thurso Fundraising Group got together at the Pentland Hotel to celebrate raising over £500,000 for the cancer charity.


HMRC reminds married couples to sign up for Marriage Allowance

HMRC reminds married couples to sign up for Marriage Allowance

HMRC reminds married couples to sign up for Marriage Allowance

03 August 2022

At the height of the wedding season, HM Revenue and Customs is reminding married couples and civil partnerships to sign up for Marriage Allowance.


RHODA GRANT: Concern over bird flu continues to be a challenge

RHODA GRANT: Concern over bird flu continues to be a challenge

RHODA GRANT: Concern over bird flu continues to be a challenge

03 August 2022

Holyrood Notebook by Rhoda Grant


Plea to hillwalkers to check ahead about deer stalking activity on Highland estates

Plea to hillwalkers to check ahead about deer stalking activity on Highland estates

Plea to hillwalkers to check ahead about deer stalking activity on Highland estates

02 August 2022

Hillwalkers should check for information about deer stalking before setting out during the busiest part of the season.


NHS 24 advice on treating bites and stings this summer

NHS 24 advice on treating bites and stings this summer

NHS 24 advice on treating bites and stings this summer

02 August 2022

NHS 24 offers advice on how to treat bites and stings, while enjoying the outdoors this summer.


PICTURE SPECIAL: 'It was like talking to a friend and the discussions flowed freely' HRH visit to Caithness Foodbank and meeting with community groups – Prince Charles makes personal donation to vital facility

PICTURE SPECIAL: 'It was like talking to a friend and the discussions flowed freely' HRH visit to Caithness Foodbank and meeting with community groups – Prince Charles makes personal donation to vital facility

PICTURE SPECIAL: 'It was like talking to a friend and the discussions flowed freely' HRH visit to Caithness Foodbank and meeting with community groups – Prince Charles makes personal donation to vital facility

01 August 2022

The sun shone brightly in Wick on Friday afternoon for an official engagement by HRH the Duke of Rothesay (Prince Charles) to Caithness Foodbank.


Cost of living crisis: How the £400 energy bill discount will be handed out

Cost of living crisis: How the £400 energy bill discount will be handed out

Cost of living crisis: How the £400 energy bill discount will be handed out

01 August 2022

The UK government has announced details on how households will receive £400 to help with rising energy bills this autumn.


PICTURES: Caithness art show back again with nearly £4000 sold on opening night

PICTURES: Caithness art show back again with nearly £4000 sold on opening night

PICTURES: Caithness art show back again with nearly £4000 sold on opening night

27 July 2022

The Society of Caithness Artists held its first physical show since 2019, in a new venue where 30 artworks were sold and almost £4000 taken in.


'Beyond the Pain' – new book from Wick man Abdul Mkith who was enslaved as a child and forced to courier drugs

'Beyond the Pain' – new book from Wick man Abdul Mkith who was enslaved as a child and forced to courier drugs

'Beyond the Pain' – new book from Wick man Abdul Mkith who was enslaved as a child and forced to courier drugs

26 July 2022

A victim of child trafficking, forced to act as a drug courier, has just produced a new book about his experiences – on sale at Wick Tesco on Saturday


Caithness and Sutherland Flow Country nomination as World Heritage Site

Caithness and Sutherland Flow Country nomination as World Heritage Site

Caithness and Sutherland Flow Country nomination as World Heritage Site

25 July 2022

The blanket bog peatlands of the Flow Country will be 'nominated' to UNESCO, to become a World Heritage Site.


New Wick provost 'humbled' to receive accolade and wants return of core services

New Wick provost 'humbled' to receive accolade and wants return of core services

New Wick provost 'humbled' to receive accolade and wants return of core services

22 July 2022

The newly elected Wick provost talked about wanting to see core services returned to the area and the humbling moment she received the chain of office


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