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'Tremendous community effort' as Wick volunteers tidy up old slipway

'Tremendous community effort' as Wick volunteers tidy up old slipway

'Tremendous community effort' as Wick volunteers tidy up old slipway

16 May 2019

A small army of volunteers turned out this week to tidy up a neglected corner of Wick between the Service Bridge and the medical centre.


The great Orca Watch is back

The great Orca Watch is back

The great Orca Watch is back

16 May 2019

Get your cameras and binoculars at the ready as the orcas are on their way to the Caithness coastline.


MeyGen will benefit from new partnership deal

MeyGen will benefit from new partnership deal

MeyGen will benefit from new partnership deal

16 May 2019

The MeyGen tidal energy project will benefit from a partnership deal agreed by Simec Atlantis and General Electric.


Wind campaigner warns of landscapes 'littered with industrial hardware'

Wind campaigner warns of landscapes 'littered with industrial hardware'

Wind campaigner warns of landscapes 'littered with industrial hardware'

15 May 2019

Scotland is in danger of losing its "stunning landscapes" unless there is a halt to the number of wind turbines being built, a campaigner has warned.


Huge fly swarms hit Caithness

Huge fly swarms hit Caithness

Huge fly swarms hit Caithness

15 May 2019

Enormous swarms of fever-flies have hatched out in Caithness in their first officially recorded outing in the county.


Stone supports call for funding change for renewable energy projects

Stone supports call for funding change for renewable energy projects

Stone supports call for funding change for renewable energy projects

08 May 2019

North MP Jamie Stone is among those urging the UK Government to reform the way public money is allocated to renewable energy projects.


Lounge out in the Lybster landscape

Lounge out in the Lybster landscape

Lounge out in the Lybster landscape

08 May 2019

Tourists can now enjoy the spectacular view over Lybster Harbour in a bit more comfort with three brand new benches.


Sand cleared from Thurso Esplanade area

Sand cleared from Thurso Esplanade area

Sand cleared from Thurso Esplanade area

07 May 2019

Work has been carried out by Highland Council to clear sand from the Esplanade area of Thurso.


Sand problem not coming from Scrabster harbour work, says community councillor

Sand problem not coming from Scrabster harbour work, says community councillor

Sand problem not coming from Scrabster harbour work, says community councillor

03 May 2019

A Thurso community councillor says there is no connection between the build-up of sand at the Esplanade and work at Scrabster harbour.


Drop-in sessions over Flow Country World Heritage Site bid

Drop-in sessions over Flow Country World Heritage Site bid

Drop-in sessions over Flow Country World Heritage Site bid

01 May 2019

The bid to have the Flow Country designated as a World Heritage Site is being stepped up with a series of consultations in Caithness and Sutherland.


Dounreay awards £400 million contracts for decommissioning work at site

Dounreay awards £400 million contracts for decommissioning work at site

Dounreay awards £400 million contracts for decommissioning work at site

26 April 2019

Contracts worth an estimated £400 million have been awarded by Dounreay as part of the ongoing decommissioning of the site.


Volunteers banish poisonous hogweed from Achvarasdal Broch

Volunteers banish poisonous hogweed from Achvarasdal Broch

Volunteers banish poisonous hogweed from Achvarasdal Broch

24 April 2019

Volunteers tidied up an ancient Caithness broch filled with a very dangerous weed at Achvarasdal.


Dunnet Forest could become a community asset

Dunnet Forest could become a community asset

Dunnet Forest could become a community asset

24 April 2019

A bid is being made to take Dunnet forest into community ownership by 2020.


Moon gazing with Caithness Astronomy Group

Moon gazing with Caithness Astronomy Group

Moon gazing with Caithness Astronomy Group

16 April 2019

There was a good turnout at Castlehill Heritage Centre for Caithness Astronomy Group's public event.


Fields of fire at Freswick and beyond

Fields of fire at Freswick and beyond

Fields of fire at Freswick and beyond

16 April 2019

Three separate moorland blazes were tackled by firefighters across Caithness and Sutherland on Sunday.


Beach drug find shocked Thurso woman

Beach drug find shocked Thurso woman

Beach drug find shocked Thurso woman

10 April 2019

Dorcas Sinclair was shocked when she found a drug ampoule on Dunnet beach.


Whale and Dolphin Conservation training session on north coast

Whale and Dolphin Conservation training session on north coast

Whale and Dolphin Conservation training session on north coast

09 April 2019

Several people from north Sutherland and beyond took part in WDC training session at North West Sutherland Forest Trust’s log cabin.


Thurso trust gets major funding

Thurso trust gets major funding

Thurso trust gets major funding

05 April 2019

A THURSO based organisation has secured a huge financial boost with a government grant.


Broch cleaning day

Broch cleaning day

Broch cleaning day

03 April 2019

Come and help clean up Achvarasdal broch this Sunday.


Ban on tyre disposal at Thurso recycling centre

Ban on tyre disposal at Thurso recycling centre

Ban on tyre disposal at Thurso recycling centre

25 March 2019

A ban is being introduced on the disposal of tyres at the Highland Council recycling centre in Thurso from next week.


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