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Rock Rose Gin's Mr Mackintosh helping animal welfare charity

Rock Rose Gin's Mr Mackintosh helping animal welfare charity

Dunnet Bay Distillers' company mascot Mr Mackintosh is doing his bit to help the Scottish SPCA through an artists’ edition label of Rock Rose Gin.


Offshore wind plan welcomed as boost for far north communities

Offshore wind plan welcomed as boost for far north communities

The far north looks set to play a major part of Scottish Government plans to ramp up offshore wind power generation by 2030.


RB Leipster keep up winning start to seven-a-side season

RB Leipster keep up winning start to seven-a-side season

RB Leipster continued their 100 per cent start to the campaign in the Caithness 7s League with a good win against Halkirk.


Police issue Bonfire Night warning that antisocial behaviour will not be tolerated

Police issue Bonfire Night warning that antisocial behaviour will not be tolerated

Police in the Highlands have warned that any Bonfire Night behaviour that puts communities or emergency services at risk will not be tolerated.


Friends, family and neighbours help Elizabeth celebrate her 100th birthday

Friends, family and neighbours help Elizabeth celebrate her 100th birthday

Wick-born Elizabeth Christina McDonald celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday at her home in Edinburgh.


Archive interviews give a very personal insight into Wick air raids

Archive interviews give a very personal insight into Wick air raids

WICK VOICES: An update on the Wick Society's online oral history project by Doreen Leith


Covid-19 home testing kit request a 'useless exercise' across many parts of Highlands, claims Labour MSP

Covid-19 home testing kit request a 'useless exercise' across many parts of Highlands, claims Labour MSP

Any request for a Covid-19 home testing kit is a "useless exercise" across large swathes of the Highlands and Islands, a north Labour MSP has found.


Child payment 'will be a lifeline for families in the Highlands', says MSP Maree Todd

Child payment 'will be a lifeline for families in the Highlands', says MSP Maree Todd

Maree Todd says the Scottish Child Payment – due to open for applications next Monday – will be a “game-changer” in the fight against child poverty.


Wick manager Manson sees light at the end of the tunnel over season kick-off

Wick manager Manson sees light at the end of the tunnel over season kick-off

Gary Manson says there is "light at the end of the tunnel" with the likelihood that Wick Academy can return to playing by the end of this month.


Cheers! Wick pub earns a place in Good Beer Guide

Cheers! Wick pub earns a place in Good Beer Guide

Wick's Wetherspoon pub, the Alexander Bain in Market Square, has earned a place in the UK’s best-selling beer and pub guidebook.


Councillors comment on 'unexplained' death of Wick woman

Councillors comment on 'unexplained' death of Wick woman

Caithness councillors have released a joint statement after a woman's body was discovered in Wick on Sunday.


Car crash in Caithness closes A9 road

Car crash in Caithness closes A9 road

A car crash in Caithness closed the south-bound lane of the A9 road on Tuesday.


Twelve new registered Covid-19 cases in NHS Highland area

Twelve new registered Covid-19 cases in NHS Highland area

There have been 12 additional confirmed coronavirus cases in the NHS Highland area in the past 24 hours, new figures have shown.


Missing containers no longer considered to be a potential shipping hazard

Missing containers no longer considered to be a potential shipping hazard

More than 30 shipping containers remain unaccounted for after they were lost from a vessel in the Pentland Firth in stormy conditions at the weekend.


Fireworks and animals are a bad mix, says Lyth activist

Fireworks and animals are a bad mix, says Lyth activist

A Lyth animal rights activist and stable owner wants to raise awareness of how pets and countryside creatures are affected by fireworks.


Young people in Highlands to benefit from mental health funding

Young people in Highlands to benefit from mental health funding

Young people in the Highlands will benefit from Scotland-wide funding of £15 million to respond to mental health issues.


Views are sought on draft strategy for the Flow Country

Views are sought on draft strategy for the Flow Country

A public consultation has been launched to seek local views on a new draft strategy for the peatlands of Caithness and Sutherland.


Highland adult learners to benefit from funding for new devices

Highland adult learners to benefit from funding for new devices

Adult learners in the Highlands are to benefit from a scheme aimed at getting digitally excluded people online.


Anglers unlucky not to earn a draw at Invergordon, says manager McElroy

Anglers unlucky not to earn a draw at Invergordon, says manager McElroy

Ewan McElroy felt Halkirk United were unlucky not to grab a point at Invergordon after they battled back from being three goals down at the break.


Residents 'overjoyed' as Caithness care homes get new visiting suites

Residents 'overjoyed' as Caithness care homes get new visiting suites

Two Caithness care homes have each created a visiting suite that will allow residents spend time with their loved ones indoors.


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