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3000 roll up sleeves to help blood campaign - so far

3000 roll up sleeves to help blood campaign - so far

3000 roll up sleeves to help blood campaign - so far

12 March 2025

More than 3000 of you have now done your bit to boost blood supplies across Highland and Moray since we launched our Give Blood, Save Lives campaign.


Not that long since abandoned homes were full of life

Not that long since abandoned homes were full of life

Not that long since abandoned homes were full of life

11 March 2025

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Visiting remote settlements in Caithness by boat gives good access in clear conditions


Trophy double for Grace in Caithness indoor shooting competitions

Trophy double for Grace in Caithness indoor shooting competitions

Trophy double for Grace in Caithness indoor shooting competitions

11 March 2025

Halkirk junior member Grace Campbell won Caithness Smallbore Rifle Association’s Daisy 2000 indoor trophy and the annual indoor junior championship.


Stone condemns ‘appalling’ 12-hour A&E waiting times for very elderly patients - Scottish government promises £200M NHS investment will help

Stone condemns ‘appalling’ 12-hour A&E waiting times for very elderly patients - Scottish government promises £200M NHS investment will help

Stone condemns ‘appalling’ 12-hour A&E waiting times for very elderly patients - Scottish government promises £200M NHS investment will help

11 March 2025

Far north MP Jamie Stone has accused the Scottish Government of failing elderly and vulnerable patients over unacceptable A&E waiting times.


Parkinson’s nurse capacity to double for north Highlands

Parkinson’s nurse capacity to double for north Highlands

Parkinson’s nurse capacity to double for north Highlands

11 March 2025

The new post has come about through the efforts of local people, who worked with the charity Parkinson’s UK to campaign for more support.


Pair guilty of running £83k cannabis farm in former Caithness mansion

Pair guilty of running £83k cannabis farm in former Caithness mansion

Pair guilty of running £83k cannabis farm in former Caithness mansion

11 March 2025

Two men have been convicted of operating a major cannabis farm at a once-ruined mansion in Caithness.


She’s the bee’s knees! Carol from Ackergill takes gold at prestigious Honey Madness Cup in Krakow

She’s the bee’s knees! Carol from Ackergill takes gold at prestigious Honey Madness Cup in Krakow

She’s the bee’s knees! Carol from Ackergill takes gold at prestigious Honey Madness Cup in Krakow

11 March 2025

Carol Gunn of Ackergill is buzzing with excitement after winning a gold medal at the Honey Madness Cup in Poland on March 1.


Spittal members congratulated on SWI bulb show success

Spittal members congratulated on SWI bulb show success

Spittal members congratulated on SWI bulb show success

11 March 2025

President Anne Gunn welcomed a good turnout to the March meeting of Spittal SWI after members had enjoyed success at the West of Caithness bulb show.


North Highland Harriers among runners at 40th Inverness Half Marathon

North Highland Harriers among runners at 40th Inverness Half Marathon

North Highland Harriers among runners at 40th Inverness Half Marathon

10 March 2025

Caithness runners took part in the Inverness Half Marathon on Sunday, with 17 members of North Highland Harriers completing the 13.1-mile course.


WATCH: Lyth Arts Centre hosts ‘gut-wrenching’ play that deals with mental health and forgiveness

WATCH: Lyth Arts Centre hosts ‘gut-wrenching’ play that deals with mental health and forgiveness

WATCH: Lyth Arts Centre hosts ‘gut-wrenching’ play that deals with mental health and forgiveness

10 March 2025

Lyth Arts Centre talks to actor Remi Rachuba in an exclusive interview about his upcoming show ‘Intruder’ this Saturday.


Thurso baker scoops traditional shortbread award in food contest grand final

Thurso baker scoops traditional shortbread award in food contest grand final

Thurso baker scoops traditional shortbread award in food contest grand final

10 March 2025

A Thurso baker impressed judges with his traditional shortbread at a culinary competition’s grand final held in Inverness last weekend.


New cafe and bar in Thurso at site of former Ormlie Club

New cafe and bar in Thurso at site of former Ormlie Club

New cafe and bar in Thurso at site of former Ormlie Club

10 March 2025

A sparkling new cafe and bar in Thurso have opened and are ready for customers to enjoy snacks and a drink with special discounts available.


A9 at Scrabster set for slope stabilisation works after latest landslide

A9 at Scrabster set for slope stabilisation works after latest landslide

A9 at Scrabster set for slope stabilisation works after latest landslide

10 March 2025

A lifeline stretch of road on the north coast hit by landslides is to see repair works begin later this month.


Inverness Airport “best in Europe” for fifth in year a row

Inverness Airport “best in Europe” for fifth in year a row

Inverness Airport “best in Europe” for fifth in year a row

10 March 2025

Inverness Airport has won the best airport in Europe serving under two million passengers — for the fifth year in a row.


Thurso researchers in study over failed lead shot pledge

Thurso researchers in study over failed lead shot pledge

Thurso researchers in study over failed lead shot pledge

10 March 2025

A study involving UHI has found that shooting organisations have failed to meet a voluntary pledge to replace lead shot with non-toxic alternatives.


Damning evidence of state collusion with Nazi Germany to racially profile Caithness travellers as part of ‘Tinker Experiment’

Damning evidence of state collusion with Nazi Germany to racially profile Caithness travellers as part of ‘Tinker Experiment’

Damning evidence of state collusion with Nazi Germany to racially profile Caithness travellers as part of ‘Tinker Experiment’

09 March 2025

Academic reveals disturbing details showing local police guided a Nazi professor to find Caithness travellers in 1938 and conduct experiments.


Wick meeting to set up Caithness and Sutherland Literary Association

Wick meeting to set up Caithness and Sutherland Literary Association

Wick meeting to set up Caithness and Sutherland Literary Association

09 March 2025

Plans are being made to establish a literary association for the far north that will run book club meetings and a children’s writing competition.


Subsea 7 team crowned as Active Cup champions

Subsea 7 team crowned as Active Cup champions

Subsea 7 team crowned as Active Cup champions

09 March 2025

Staff from Subsea 7 have come out on top in a competition for companies working in the engineering construction industry.


Police hunting thieves who stole border collie Skye

Police hunting thieves who stole border collie Skye

Police hunting thieves who stole border collie Skye

09 March 2025

Dog thieves are being hunted by police after a young border collie was stolen in Berriedale.


New broch project hits major milestone

New broch project hits major milestone

New broch project hits major milestone

09 March 2025

The first new broch in two millennia could be “the symbol of Caithness to the world”, those behind it said after lodging their planning application.


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