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Denchi battery firm in Thurso recruits four Caithness students on summer placements

Denchi battery firm in Thurso recruits four Caithness students on summer placements

Denchi battery firm in Thurso recruits four Caithness students on summer placements

03 August 2023

Company is delighted to support local people


VIDEOS and PICTURES: International Rubik's cube competition at Wick Youth Club

VIDEOS and PICTURES: International Rubik's cube competition at Wick Youth Club

VIDEOS and PICTURES: International Rubik's cube competition at Wick Youth Club

03 August 2023

See videos and pictures as competitors play in the first ever Highland Rubik's cube competition held at Wick Youth Club.


SQA outlines support to young people across Highlands ahead of results day

SQA outlines support to young people across Highlands ahead of results day

SQA outlines support to young people across Highlands ahead of results day

02 August 2023

On results day, SQA will open its helpline at 8am to answer learners’ questions about their certificates.


Strike threat for Highland school pupils as UNISON ballots members on industrial action

Strike threat for Highland school pupils as UNISON ballots members on industrial action

Strike threat for Highland school pupils as UNISON ballots members on industrial action

01 August 2023

Highland pupils are facing the threat of possible fresh school closures in September after a union began strike balloting.


Pennyland nursery in Thurso declared 'weak' in hard-hitting care report

Pennyland nursery in Thurso declared 'weak' in hard-hitting care report

Pennyland nursery in Thurso declared 'weak' in hard-hitting care report

20 July 2023

Leadership at the Pennyland nursery in Thurso is weak while parents are concerned about the impact of staff changes on children


Thurso pupils' 'amazing' gardening efforts praised

Thurso pupils' 'amazing' gardening efforts praised

Thurso pupils' 'amazing' gardening efforts praised

18 July 2023

GREEN-fingered children at a Thurso primary school have been praised for their "amazing" work to keep the school grounds looking lovely.


Safety banner designed by pupils erected at Thurso school

Safety banner designed by pupils erected at Thurso school

Safety banner designed by pupils erected at Thurso school

15 July 2023

DRIVERS passing a Thurso primary school are being urged to take extra care on the roads – thanks the winning designs of the pupils.


Stone wants Scottish education secretary to intervene over plans to mothball Dunbeath nursery

Stone wants Scottish education secretary to intervene over plans to mothball Dunbeath nursery

Stone wants Scottish education secretary to intervene over plans to mothball Dunbeath nursery

12 July 2023

North MP says parents have been "denied a voice" on the controversial issue


College merger plan is backed by Scottish Government and will take effect next month

College merger plan is backed by Scottish Government and will take effect next month

College merger plan is backed by Scottish Government and will take effect next month

04 July 2023

UHI North Highland will join with UHI Outer Hebrides and UHI West Highland on August 1


Castletown pupils do the double in netball tournament

Castletown pupils do the double in netball tournament

Castletown pupils do the double in netball tournament

03 July 2023

There was a double triumph for Castletown Primary School teams at the Thurso Associated Schools Group netball tournament held at Mount Pleasant.


PICTURES: Wick High School sports day and prize winners' assembly

PICTURES: Wick High School sports day and prize winners' assembly

PICTURES: Wick High School sports day and prize winners' assembly

03 July 2023

Wick High School's PE department held a special assembly to recognise the 'hard work and great effort' from all those involved in its sports day.


Thurso-based environmental scientist awarded UHI title

Thurso-based environmental scientist awarded UHI title

Thurso-based environmental scientist awarded UHI title

02 July 2023

A Thurso-based environmental scientist has been awarded the title of associate professor by the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).


Fond farewell to retiring Thurso depute head

Fond farewell to retiring Thurso depute head

Fond farewell to retiring Thurso depute head

02 July 2023

Pupils in Thurso have wished a fond farewell to their depute head teacher who retired at the end of term after a long stint with the school.


PICTURES: End of term awards celebrations at Noss Primary School in Wick

PICTURES: End of term awards celebrations at Noss Primary School in Wick

PICTURES: End of term awards celebrations at Noss Primary School in Wick

30 June 2023

Pupils, colleagues, families and friends gathered at Noss Primary School and ELC’s end of term service and awards ceremony on Wednesday.


Prize winners announced at Mount Pleasant primary in Thurso

Prize winners announced at Mount Pleasant primary in Thurso

Prize winners announced at Mount Pleasant primary in Thurso

30 June 2023

The prize winners at Mount Pleasant primary in Thurso were announced at the end of "a brilliant year" for the school.


'Disgraceful' plan to mothball Dunbeath nursery to be fought by parents

'Disgraceful' plan to mothball Dunbeath nursery to be fought by parents

'Disgraceful' plan to mothball Dunbeath nursery to be fought by parents

30 June 2023

Parents have vowed to fight a "disgraceful" plan by Highland Council to mothball the nursery at Dunbeath primary school.


25-year-old message in a bottle mystery solved and strange coincidence found

25-year-old message in a bottle mystery solved and strange coincidence found

25-year-old message in a bottle mystery solved and strange coincidence found

29 June 2023

A 25-year-old message in a bottle found on the Caithness coast could help teach a new generation of children about the dangers of plastic pollution.


Young Caithness wordsmith picks up top prize in poetry competition

Young Caithness wordsmith picks up top prize in poetry competition

Young Caithness wordsmith picks up top prize in poetry competition

29 June 2023

Wick-based student Florence Murton-Armer received the accolade for her poem titled 'Wide and Free' after entering the High Life Poetry Prize,


Thurso High School block to be demolished as council reverses plan for £7.5m replacement

Thurso High School block to be demolished as council reverses plan for £7.5m replacement

Thurso High School block to be demolished as council reverses plan for £7.5m replacement

29 June 2023

Highland Council has overturned a bureaucratic blunder that could have committed £7.5 million to rebuilding a condemned block at Thurso High School.


Going for gold after Lybster school gains silver reading award

Going for gold after Lybster school gains silver reading award

Going for gold after Lybster school gains silver reading award

29 June 2023

Lybster Primary has become the first accredited Reading School in Caithness, and the first in the Highland region to achieve Silver status.


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