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Plan to restart all cancer surgeries as PPE efforts are ramped up

Plan to restart all cancer surgeries as PPE efforts are ramped up

Nicola Sturgeon has revealed that Scotland is ramping up efforts to manufacture tens of millions of items of personal protective equipment.


Public thanked after household waste recycling centres are opened up

Public thanked after household waste recycling centres are opened up

Users of Highland Council's newly reopened household waste recycling centres have been praised for their "fantastic" co-operation.


Grant will help community councils employ village officer

Grant will help community councils employ village officer

Villages in Caithness will benefit from a grant of £7000 awarded through the Caithness area discretionary fund.


Caithness band go on spaghetti western adventure in video for new single

Caithness band go on spaghetti western adventure in video for new single

Thurso band Forgetting The Future have released their latest single with a video that transports the four of them into a cartoon cowboy world.


Lyth Arts Centre looks forward despite threat to its future

Lyth Arts Centre looks forward despite threat to its future

Lyth Arts Centre is getting creative with a new booklet despite facing a significant threat to its future through loss of income.


Highland Council will not get Scottish Government cash to fill £100m budget gap

Highland Council will not get Scottish Government cash to fill £100m budget gap

According to leading councillors the Scottish Government has refused to issue any more cash to the local authority.


Four more coronavirus deaths in NHS Highland area

Four more coronavirus deaths in NHS Highland area

A total of 111 people have died in the NHS Highland area from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 – an increase of four from a week ago.


Highland businesses can't prepare for Brexit on top of pandemic, warns Maree Todd

Highland businesses can't prepare for Brexit on top of pandemic, warns Maree Todd

Highlands and Islands MSP Maree Todd has called on the UK government to extend the Brexit transition period in light of coronavirus.


Gail Ross gives assurance over phone calls in Test and Protect strategy

Gail Ross gives assurance over phone calls in Test and Protect strategy

Caithness, Sutherland and Ross MSP Gail Ross says the public need have no concerns over scam calls arising from the new contact tracing process.


Lybster Bowling Club decides to remain closed for play

Lybster Bowling Club decides to remain closed for play

Committee members at Lybster Bowling Club have agreed to remain closed for play because of the coronavirus pandemic.


Castletown gets a share of £50,000 community response package from SSEN

Castletown gets a share of £50,000 community response package from SSEN

Castletown is one of 36 communities across the Highlands and Islands getting a share of over £50,000 from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks.


Caithness clubs see a 'fantastic turnout' as golf swings back into action

Caithness clubs see a 'fantastic turnout' as golf swings back into action

Hundreds of local golfers took advantage of brilliant weather to enjoy the opening of the four courses in the county after the easing of lockdown.


'Sigh of relief' as small B&Bs are now covered by support scheme

'Sigh of relief' as small B&Bs are now covered by support scheme

A Highland business leader has said many B&B owners will be breathing "a huge sigh of relief" following a rethink on the Business Support Fund.


Cup of cheer for Befriending Caithness service

Cup of cheer for Befriending Caithness service

Befriending Caithness has been marking Volunteers' Week by capturing words describing the service in a design incorporating a teacup and saucer.


No fresh positive tests for coronavirus in NHS Highland area

No fresh positive tests for coronavirus in NHS Highland area

No new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the NHS Highland area in the past 24 hours, according to latest figures released by the Scottish Government.


Caithness General Hospital staff clap for our community

Caithness General Hospital staff clap for our community

The staff of Caithness General Hospital in Wick took advantage of Monday's sunny weather to step outside and give a resounding clap for the community.


Subsea 7 workers wait for more news on job cuts

Subsea 7 workers wait for more news on job cuts

Employees of Subsea 7 in Caithness are waiting to find out if they are to be affected by 3000 job losses being made by the company worldwide.


Tourism firms in north Highlands hoping for 'staycation boom'

Tourism firms in north Highlands hoping for 'staycation boom'

More than two-thirds of tourism firms on the North Coast 500 route are ready to reopen as soon as the go-ahead is given, according to a new survey.


Funding boost for John O’Groats Trail walking route

Funding boost for John O’Groats Trail walking route

Efforts to maximise the visitor potential of the John O’Groats Trail have been given a financial boost from the Caithness and North Sutherland Fund.


Forest volunteers are beavering away at Dunnet

Forest volunteers are beavering away at Dunnet

Groups of volunteers have been beavering away to keep on top of matters at a popular Caithness woodland.


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