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ScotRail issue warning of longer journey times ahead of 'extreme' Storm Ciaran weather

ScotRail issue warning of longer journey times ahead of 'extreme' Storm Ciaran weather

ScotRail issue warning of longer journey times ahead of 'extreme' Storm Ciaran weather

02 November 2023

Speed restrictions imposed by Network Rail are likely to cause delays.


Lack of contingency plan for Caithness is 'an absolute disgrace,' says Thurso community council chairwoman

Lack of contingency plan for Caithness is 'an absolute disgrace,' says Thurso community council chairwoman

Lack of contingency plan for Caithness is 'an absolute disgrace,' says Thurso community council chairwoman

02 November 2023

No procedures in place should there be a problem with A9 road, meeting hears


Thurso man (40) dies in hospital after becoming unwell in town

Thurso man (40) dies in hospital after becoming unwell in town

Thurso man (40) dies in hospital after becoming unwell in town

02 November 2023

Took ill on Castlegreen Road


Prison an option for Wick woman who abused Power of Attorney for her mother

Prison an option for Wick woman who abused Power of Attorney for her mother

Prison an option for Wick woman who abused Power of Attorney for her mother

02 November 2023

A Wick woman has admitted misappropriating thousands of pounds while she was acting as her ailing mother's Power of Attorney.


Rail chaos between Inverness and Wick to stretch into next week

Rail chaos between Inverness and Wick to stretch into next week

Rail chaos between Inverness and Wick to stretch into next week

02 November 2023

Major rail disruption between Inverness and Wick is set to continue into next week as Network Rail presses on with emergency storm damage repairs.


William and Kate set to visit the Highlands today

William and Kate set to visit the Highlands today

William and Kate set to visit the Highlands today

02 November 2023

The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay will today visit a Highland-based charity with a track record in transforming young people’s lives.


Human rights body praises 'phenomenal work' in Highlands and Islands

Human rights body praises 'phenomenal work' in Highlands and Islands

Human rights body praises 'phenomenal work' in Highlands and Islands

02 November 2023

Scotland's human rights organisation has praised the "phenomenal work" being done in the Highlands and Islands to help people on a range of issues.


Scottish SPCA to host pet fostering event at Wick

Scottish SPCA to host pet fostering event at Wick

Scottish SPCA to host pet fostering event at Wick

02 November 2023

People in Wick are being encouraged to find out more about being an animal fosterer at an event next week.


Deer collision risk at A9 Sutherland hotspot 'highest outside central belt'

Deer collision risk at A9 Sutherland hotspot 'highest outside central belt'

Deer collision risk at A9 Sutherland hotspot 'highest outside central belt'

01 November 2023

A stretch of the A9 in Sutherland has been identified as the highest risk for deer collisions outside of the central belt.


Artists to host interactive workshops as part of Wick lanes event

Artists to host interactive workshops as part of Wick lanes event

Artists to host interactive workshops as part of Wick lanes event

01 November 2023

Two Caithness artists will play a part in next week's event exploring ideas to revamp some of the lanes connected to Wick's High Street.


Ariane Burgess: Government could explore a council-imposed local carbon land tax levy

Ariane Burgess: Government could explore a council-imposed local carbon land tax levy

Ariane Burgess: Government could explore a council-imposed local carbon land tax levy

01 November 2023

She says: 'The move could incentivise landowners to restore their degraded peatlands and create more woodland.'


Nicky Marr: What if we didn’t need charity fundraisers at all?

Nicky Marr: What if we didn’t need charity fundraisers at all?

Nicky Marr: What if we didn’t need charity fundraisers at all?

01 November 2023

The creativity of charity fundraising seems endless.


4 hours free parking in Inverness each Saturday in run-up to Christmas

4 hours free parking in Inverness each Saturday in run-up to Christmas

4 hours free parking in Inverness each Saturday in run-up to Christmas

01 November 2023

It is designed to attract more people to the city centre.


Common good land in Wick earmarked for turbine movements

Common good land in Wick earmarked for turbine movements

Common good land in Wick earmarked for turbine movements

01 November 2023

A stretch of common good land beside the River Wick has been earmarked for lease to wind farm developers – but it won’t be used for turbines.


Highland MSPs sucked into the Scottish Government's Covid WhatsApp messages scandal

Highland MSPs sucked into the Scottish Government's Covid WhatsApp messages scandal

Highland MSPs sucked into the Scottish Government's Covid WhatsApp messages scandal

01 November 2023

Kate Forbes kept her messages but a government spokesman could not say the same for Maree Todd.


Thurso High oil leak could cost 'hundreds of thousands of pounds' to remedy, says Caithness councillor

Thurso High oil leak could cost 'hundreds of thousands of pounds' to remedy, says Caithness councillor

Thurso High oil leak could cost 'hundreds of thousands of pounds' to remedy, says Caithness councillor

01 November 2023

Work described as "relatively complex and expensive."


New name for Dounreay after Magnox rebranding

New name for Dounreay after Magnox rebranding

New name for Dounreay after Magnox rebranding

01 November 2023

Dounreay has undergone a change of name while emphasising that the focus at the site will remain on "safe, secure and sustainable" decommissioning.


Thurso fisherman brandished knife at visiting crew

Thurso fisherman brandished knife at visiting crew

Thurso fisherman brandished knife at visiting crew

01 November 2023

James Forde went looking for the crew of a vessel berthed at Scrabster Harbour, convinced that one of them had taken his wallet.


Dounreay: New two radioactive particles found at Sandside beach

Dounreay: New two radioactive particles found at Sandside beach

Dounreay: New two radioactive particles found at Sandside beach

01 November 2023

Two new radioactive particles have been found at Sandside beach near Dounreay.


Rafferty wins Northern Nashville Country Music Club award for third time

Rafferty wins Northern Nashville Country Music Club award for third time

Rafferty wins Northern Nashville Country Music Club award for third time

01 November 2023

Club chairman Alan Miller describes him as "a worthy winner".


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