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Charity Age Scotland offers advice on how to avoid slips and trips this winter

Charity Age Scotland offers advice on how to avoid slips and trips this winter

Charity Age Scotland offers advice on how to avoid slips and trips this winter

26 December 2022

Age Scotland, the national charity for older people, has issued advice on how to avoid falling this winter to prevent a trip to the hospital.


Fresh snow forecast sparks new yellow Met Office warning

Fresh snow forecast sparks new yellow Met Office warning

Fresh snow forecast sparks new yellow Met Office warning

26 December 2022

A FURTHER yellow warning has been issued by the Met Office after it forecast further snow in the Highlands.


Child and adolescent mental health waiting times more than doubled in the Highlands since 2019

Child and adolescent mental health waiting times more than doubled in the Highlands since 2019

Child and adolescent mental health waiting times more than doubled in the Highlands since 2019

26 December 2022

Alex Cole-Hamilton said: 'Children and young people are facing devastatingly long waits for mental health treatment'


Boxing Day travellers warned over ice and snow risk

Boxing Day travellers warned over ice and snow risk

Boxing Day travellers warned over ice and snow risk

26 December 2022

WEATHER forecasters have warned Highland motorists to take care after they extended the area covered by a snow and ice warning in the Highlands.


Campaign group hits out at plans for 'wall-to-wall onshore wind farms'

Campaign group hits out at plans for 'wall-to-wall onshore wind farms'

Campaign group hits out at plans for 'wall-to-wall onshore wind farms'

26 December 2022

Plans to dramatically expand the onshore wind industry in the coming years have been condemned as "another example of suppression of rural voices".


Scottish Government broadband scheme fails to connect almost 94 per cent of Highland properties

Scottish Government broadband scheme fails to connect almost 94 per cent of Highland properties

Scottish Government broadband scheme fails to connect almost 94 per cent of Highland properties

25 December 2022

Edward Mountain says 'the R100 scheme won’t be finished until at least the spring of 2028 – seven years later than promised'


Switching station at Noss Head marks 'another major milestone' as construction of building is complete

Switching station at Noss Head marks 'another major milestone' as construction of building is complete

Switching station at Noss Head marks 'another major milestone' as construction of building is complete

25 December 2022

Project will help connect Shetland to the national grid for the first time


Lord-Lieutenant hopes King Charles will visit Caithness next summer

Lord-Lieutenant hopes King Charles will visit Caithness next summer

Lord-Lieutenant hopes King Charles will visit Caithness next summer

25 December 2022

Lord Thurso, His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for Caithness, has been reflecting on "a year of contrasts" ahead of the King's coronation in May 2023.


Mikeysline is there to help with mental health this Christmas

Mikeysline is there to help with mental health this Christmas

Mikeysline is there to help with mental health this Christmas

24 December 2022

Christmas can be a joyous and special time for many – but can bring difficulties for others.


PICTURES: Castletown Primary School pupils make great job of their Christmas show

PICTURES: Castletown Primary School pupils make great job of their Christmas show

PICTURES: Castletown Primary School pupils make great job of their Christmas show

23 December 2022

Pupils at Castletown Primary performed their play, The Grumpy Sheep, twice in the run-up to Christmas this year.


Festive message from Highlands and Islands divisional commander sets out priorities over the festive season and New Year

Festive message from Highlands and Islands divisional commander sets out priorities over the festive season and New Year

Festive message from Highlands and Islands divisional commander sets out priorities over the festive season and New Year

23 December 2022

The top police officer for the are has released a festive message.


Speedo Mick to set off from John O'Groats in 1000-mile challenge to Land's End

Speedo Mick to set off from John O'Groats in 1000-mile challenge to Land's End

Speedo Mick to set off from John O'Groats in 1000-mile challenge to Land's End

23 December 2022

Speedo Mick is set to walk through Caithness this festive season in a bid to raise £1m for mental health and suicide prevention charities.


Caithness set to take on exiles and students in Thurso

Caithness set to take on exiles and students in Thurso

Caithness set to take on exiles and students in Thurso

23 December 2022

First time match will be played in three years.


White Christmas for Caithness? Met Office snow warning for Christmas Day

White Christmas for Caithness? Met Office snow warning for Christmas Day

White Christmas for Caithness? Met Office snow warning for Christmas Day

23 December 2022

CHANCES of a white Christmas in parts of Caithness have increased after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for snow on Christmas Day.


Caithness psychiatrist post to be advertised by NHS Highland

Caithness psychiatrist post to be advertised by NHS Highland

Caithness psychiatrist post to be advertised by NHS Highland

23 December 2022

Plan outlined at mediation meeting


Demand for Caithness women to have more say on local healthcare and community services

Demand for Caithness women to have more say on local healthcare and community services

Demand for Caithness women to have more say on local healthcare and community services

23 December 2022

Caithness should have more say in its local healthcare and community services, according to a hard-hitting report published this week


Elderly woman was 'very distressed and upset' after being without power on coldest weekend of the year

Elderly woman was 'very distressed and upset' after being without power on coldest weekend of the year

Elderly woman was 'very distressed and upset' after being without power on coldest weekend of the year

23 December 2022

She had to wait two days before the problem was resolved


Midfielder signs extended contract with Wick Academy

Midfielder signs extended contract with Wick Academy

Midfielder signs extended contract with Wick Academy

23 December 2022

Player is staying on with Scorries.


Festive tractor run in Caithness will mark centenary of Young Farmers

Festive tractor run in Caithness will mark centenary of Young Farmers

Festive tractor run in Caithness will mark centenary of Young Farmers

22 December 2022

Tractors decorated with Christmas lights will take to the roads of Caithness in a fundraising event ahead of the Young Farmers' centenary year.


Vigilance needed on Strep A and Scarlet fever cases, says NHS Highland

Vigilance needed on Strep A and Scarlet fever cases, says NHS Highland

Vigilance needed on Strep A and Scarlet fever cases, says NHS Highland

22 December 2022

Schools and parents across the Highlands have been contacted by the health authority about an increase in infections such as strep A and scarlet fever


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