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Funding applications now open for ‘Caithness Educational Trust’

Funding applications now open for ‘Caithness Educational Trust’

Funding applications now open for ‘Caithness Educational Trust’

16 January 2025

Applications are now open for Caithness residents to apply for special educational trust funds to help further their careers.


Urgent repairs spark month-long road closure and 50-mile detour

Urgent repairs spark month-long road closure and 50-mile detour

Urgent repairs spark month-long road closure and 50-mile detour

16 January 2025

A road in Sutherland will be closed for more than a month for "urgent repairs", Highland Council has warned.


‘It’s a matter of life and death’ – Stone cautions coastguard corner cutting after Duncansby rope equipment removal

‘It’s a matter of life and death’ – Stone cautions coastguard corner cutting after Duncansby rope equipment removal

‘It’s a matter of life and death’ – Stone cautions coastguard corner cutting after Duncansby rope equipment removal

16 January 2025

Far north MP Jamie Stone has criticised cutbacks which saw the Duncansby coastguard having its rope rescue equipment removed.


A9 Inverness to Scrabster road closed for TWO WEEKS over last three years

A9 Inverness to Scrabster road closed for TWO WEEKS over last three years

A9 Inverness to Scrabster road closed for TWO WEEKS over last three years

16 January 2025

Figures from Transport Scotland show the extent of closures on vital route for Caithness folk to access centralised services


Caithness and Sutherland coastal communities could benefit from £30m decarbonisation funding

Caithness and Sutherland coastal communities could benefit from £30m decarbonisation funding

Caithness and Sutherland coastal communities could benefit from £30m decarbonisation funding

16 January 2025

Coastal communities in Ross-shire could benefit from a share of a multimillion-pound fund.


Seafarers Memorial Group ‘forever humbled’ by level of support

Seafarers Memorial Group ‘forever humbled’ by level of support

Seafarers Memorial Group ‘forever humbled’ by level of support

15 January 2025

The volunteers responsible for Wick’s statue to lost seafarers are “forever humbled” by the generosity of local businesses and the wider community.


Wick dancer’s pre-championship success

Wick dancer’s pre-championship success

Wick dancer’s pre-championship success

15 January 2025

Highland dancer Heidi Ross, from Wick, won the pre-championship for the under-11 section at the Kingdom of Fife championships.


Inverness demonstration demands ‘Highland Council Think Again’ over visitor levy

Inverness demonstration demands ‘Highland Council Think Again’ over visitor levy

Inverness demonstration demands ‘Highland Council Think Again’ over visitor levy

15 January 2025

The march through the city was launched after a meeting between hospitality businesses and the council at Eden Court.


Highland visitor levy is ‘fundamentally flawed’ and should be scrapped, hospitality sector says

Highland visitor levy is ‘fundamentally flawed’ and should be scrapped, hospitality sector says

Highland visitor levy is ‘fundamentally flawed’ and should be scrapped, hospitality sector says

15 January 2025

Business leader Colin Marr says ‘I can't think of another tax which has taxes on top of it’.


UPDATE: A9 reopened after serious crash in Highlands

UPDATE: A9 reopened after serious crash in Highlands

UPDATE: A9 reopened after serious crash in Highlands

15 January 2025

Police have reopened the A9 near Golspie after a collision earlier today.


A9 closed both ways following road crash

A9 closed both ways following road crash

A9 closed both ways following road crash

15 January 2025

A road crash has closed the A9 in both directions south of Golspie, Traffic Scotland has warned.


Chief Executive of Orbex to attend ‘secret’ meeting of Sutherland Spaceport Community Liaison Group

Chief Executive of Orbex to attend ‘secret’ meeting of Sutherland Spaceport Community Liaison Group

Chief Executive of Orbex to attend ‘secret’ meeting of Sutherland Spaceport Community Liaison Group

15 January 2025

There have been calls for Orbex to hold an open meeting in Tongue after the company shelved the Sutherland Spaceport project.


Scottish Government ‘stepping in to provide support’

Scottish Government ‘stepping in to provide support’

Scottish Government ‘stepping in to provide support’

15 January 2025

While the festive season is a time of joy and celebration I know it can also be ncredibly tough for many, particularly those struggling financially.


Sutherland man caught in trap by paedophile hunters admits sex talk with ‘13-year-old’ decoy

Sutherland man caught in trap by paedophile hunters admits sex talk with ‘13-year-old’ decoy

Sutherland man caught in trap by paedophile hunters admits sex talk with ‘13-year-old’ decoy

15 January 2025

An elderly Sutherland man was snared by paedophile hunters after he indecently communicated with someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl.


Highland Hospital Radio volunteer shortlisted as Best Female Presenter at prestigious national award

Highland Hospital Radio volunteer shortlisted as Best Female Presenter at prestigious national award

Highland Hospital Radio volunteer shortlisted as Best Female Presenter at prestigious national award

15 January 2025

A volunteer presenter and DJ at an Inverness-based hospital radio presenter is running for a prestigious national award.


It’s National Pothole Day – Local roads campaigner says every day in Caithness is a ‘pothole day’

It’s National Pothole Day – Local roads campaigner says every day in Caithness is a ‘pothole day’

It’s National Pothole Day – Local roads campaigner says every day in Caithness is a ‘pothole day’

15 January 2025

National Pothole Day provides the backdrop for the man behind a Caithness pressure group to share his take on the local issues.


‘Don’t blame the Loch Ness Monster!’ Thurso councillor livid over latest landslip at Scrabster and slams SNP

‘Don’t blame the Loch Ness Monster!’ Thurso councillor livid over latest landslip at Scrabster and slams SNP

‘Don’t blame the Loch Ness Monster!’ Thurso councillor livid over latest landslip at Scrabster and slams SNP

15 January 2025

A Thurso councillor criticises the SNP government for failing to invest in roads after another landslip occurred at Scrabster.


Wick community councillors seek update on winter pavement-clearing

Wick community councillors seek update on winter pavement-clearing

Wick community councillors seek update on winter pavement-clearing

14 January 2025

Community representatives in Wick have requested details from Highland Council of its schedule for clearing snow and ice from pavements.


Coastal walk provides plenty to enjoy even on a cold January day

Coastal walk provides plenty to enjoy even on a cold January day

Coastal walk provides plenty to enjoy even on a cold January day

14 January 2025

A winter morning when I’m fortunate enough not to have anything seriously wrong with me is not to be wasted by staying indoors.


International call-up for Caithness runner after Scottish cross-country success

International call-up for Caithness runner after Scottish cross-country success

International call-up for Caithness runner after Scottish cross-country success

14 January 2025

Billy Sutherland (15) took first place in his age group at the Scottish Athletics Inter-District Cross-Country Championships in Glasgow.


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