Health

After a sponsored cycle run, Stuart Swanson gave Mikeysline and Listening Ear Caithness cheques for £7000 each at Thurso’s Stepping Stones on Friday.

Caithness Community by Julie Marker

People in the Highlands are being urged to speak out rather than suffer in silence this Christmas.

The report also discussed the recently implemented support groups in Caithness, due to a high–number of suicides in the area.

"We cannot go into another winter in the same situation." That was the message after a day of travel chaos saw the A9 blocked and flights grounded.

A vaccination clinic scheduled to take place in Wick tomorrow has been cancelled due to the adverse weather conditions.

Family and friends of a local women who lost her battle with cancer a few years ago have raised the fantastic sum of £1500 for Marie Curie in Wick.

With Caithness in the grip of icy conditions, safety advice has been issued across the UK to warn about the dangers of frozen water.

A Covid and flu vaccination clinic scheduled for today (Tuesday, December 13) in Thurso has been cancelled due to the weather conditions.

Jamie Stone is encouraging vulnerable constituents who are customers with BT to sign-up to their priority fault repair scheme.

World Cup fever reached the far north last week when former Scotland captain Colin Hendry paid a visit to football-mad youngsters in Thurso.

Age Scotland is asking people to check on their older friends, neighbours and relatives as sub-zero temperatures are expected to continue next week.

Caithness Heart Support Group received an early Christmas present at its annual festive coffee morning at the Norseman Hotel, Wick.

With the first signs of real winter weather, mountain safety organisations are urging people heading for the hills to "ThinkWINTER".

Ron Gunn says meeting with Maree Todd was successful

Highland Council has agreed to lobby for improved access to breast screening in remote parts of Highland.

The course aims to increase awareness about the impact of smoking in Scotland’s areas of high deprivation.

The latest episode of BBC ALBA’s Eòrpa which airs tonight explores the campaign to reinstate specialist maternity services in Elgin and Caithness.

NHS Highland has issued advice to parents regarding Group A Streptococcal (GAS) infections – including scarlet fever.

Naloxone is an emergency first aid treatment for use in a potentially life-threatening overdose situation.