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Business groups slam insurers and banks over delays

Business groups slam insurers and banks over delays

Business groups slam insurers and banks over delays

11 April 2020

Caithness Chamber of Commerce has criticised delays in payments made by banks and insurers to companies during the Covid-19 crisis.


Red rooms being set up at medical practices as GP hails 'phenomenal' community response

Red rooms being set up at medical practices as GP hails 'phenomenal' community response

Red rooms being set up at medical practices as GP hails 'phenomenal' community response

11 April 2020

New red rooms are being set up at three medical practices in Caithness for patients with suspected coronavirus symptoms.


Call for emergency grant and loan scheme for businesses and self-employed

Call for emergency grant and loan scheme for businesses and self-employed

Call for emergency grant and loan scheme for businesses and self-employed

11 April 2020

A call has gone out from the FSB for the Scottish Government to create an emergency grant and loan scheme for businesses and the self-employed.


Call goes out to join Puffarazzi citizen science photography project

Call goes out to join Puffarazzi citizen science photography project

Call goes out to join Puffarazzi citizen science photography project

11 April 2020

As puffins return to the coastline, the RSPB is inviting members of the public to take part in a citizen science project from home.


Hundreds turn to Caithness CAB for advice during coronavirus crisis

Hundreds turn to Caithness CAB for advice during coronavirus crisis

Hundreds turn to Caithness CAB for advice during coronavirus crisis

10 April 2020

Caithness CAB helped more than 500 people in the second half of March while adapting the way it works during the coronavirus outbreak.


Easter message: Bishop Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church and Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness

Easter message: Bishop Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church and Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness

Easter message: Bishop Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church and Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness

10 April 2020

With church congregations across Caithness unable to gather due to coronavirus restrictions, Easter this year will be very different.


Nicola Sturgeon confirms coronavirus lockdown remains in place

Nicola Sturgeon confirms coronavirus lockdown remains in place

Nicola Sturgeon confirms coronavirus lockdown remains in place

10 April 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed the four nations of the UK have agreed the coronavirus lockdown will not be lifted over Easter.


NHS Highland area records seven further cases of Covid-19

NHS Highland area records seven further cases of Covid-19

NHS Highland area records seven further cases of Covid-19

10 April 2020

Seven further cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the Highlands, taking the region's total number of known cases to 144, new figures show.


Caithness Foodbank donation of £160 helps to replenish stock

Caithness Foodbank donation of £160 helps to replenish stock

Caithness Foodbank donation of £160 helps to replenish stock

10 April 2020

A local businesswoman has donated £160 to the Caithness Foodbank after raffling off a hamper made for a pop-up fashion clothes shop.


Council plans for the worst by purchasing mortuary units

Council plans for the worst by purchasing mortuary units

Council plans for the worst by purchasing mortuary units

10 April 2020

Highland Council is planning for the worst during the Covid-19 pandemic by purchasing temporary mortuary units in the region.


Safety messages from the fire service

Safety messages from the fire service

Safety messages from the fire service

10 April 2020

With people having to spend more time indoors, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service says it wants to keep everyone safe.


Wildfire warning as countryside remains 'vulnerable'

Wildfire warning as countryside remains 'vulnerable'

Wildfire warning as countryside remains 'vulnerable'

10 April 2020

Scotland remains at significant risk of wildfire ahead of Easter weekend, the country’s fire and rescue service has warned.


Ross speaks out over need for frontline workers to have correct PPE

Ross speaks out over need for frontline workers to have correct PPE

Ross speaks out over need for frontline workers to have correct PPE

10 April 2020

Gail Ross has said it is "imperative" health and care workers on the front line in the fight against the coronavirus get the right PPE.


Heritage project encourages care home residents to share memories

Heritage project encourages care home residents to share memories

Heritage project encourages care home residents to share memories

09 April 2020

People in care homes in Thurso are taking a stroll down memory lane with the help of the town's heritage society.


Beauty spot car parks are closed to keep visitors away

Beauty spot car parks are closed to keep visitors away

Beauty spot car parks are closed to keep visitors away

09 April 2020

Highland Council is closing car parks at beauty spots – including five in Caithness – in a bid to tighten the lockdown against potential visitors.


Covid-19 cases rise 15 in NHS Highland area to 137

Covid-19 cases rise 15 in NHS Highland area to 137

Covid-19 cases rise 15 in NHS Highland area to 137

09 April 2020

A further 15 Covid-19 cases have been detected in the Highlands, but the number of patients in the region's hospitals has fallen slightly.


New fund to provide grants for community resilience groups

New fund to provide grants for community resilience groups

New fund to provide grants for community resilience groups

09 April 2020

A new fund has been set up to provide grants for community resilience groups that are supporting vulnerable people during the Covid-19 outbreak.


Mey Highland Games 2020 cancelled

Mey Highland Games 2020 cancelled

Mey Highland Games 2020 cancelled

09 April 2020

The Mey Highland Games, which would have marked its 50th anniversary this year, has been cancelled for 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.


Caithness photographers moon for the camera

Caithness photographers moon for the camera

Caithness photographers moon for the camera

09 April 2020

This week's pink moon phenomenon had many in the far north reach for their cameras to capture the incredible lunar light show.


£5000 awarded to John O'Groats Development Trust for Covid-19 response

£5000 awarded to John O'Groats Development Trust for Covid-19 response

£5000 awarded to John O'Groats Development Trust for Covid-19 response

09 April 2020

Wind farm funding of £5000 has been awarded to the John O'Groats Development Trust to develop a dedicated community response to the Covid-19 crisis.


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