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Twenty-five more Covid cases in NHS Highland area

Twenty-five more Covid cases in NHS Highland area

ANOTHER 25 coronavirus infections have been logged in the NHS Highland over the past day.


Music journalist from Wick fulfils lifelong ambition with guide to essential albums

Music journalist from Wick fulfils lifelong ambition with guide to essential albums

A music journalist from Caithness has fulfilled a lifelong ambition by writing a book about the albums he regards as essential listening.


'Enterprising Caithnessman' who made his name in the shirt trade

'Enterprising Caithnessman' who made his name in the shirt trade

NORTHERN ROOTS: Our monthly column from Caithness Family History Society


Caithness dominates top travel magazine's list of must-see NC500 castles

Caithness dominates top travel magazine's list of must-see NC500 castles

A top travel magazine has recommended nine must-see castles on the North Coast 500 tourist route – and six of them are in Caithness.


Report is first step towards turning around neglect of small businesses in Caithness and Sutherland

Report is first step towards turning around neglect of small businesses in Caithness and Sutherland

Business Comment by David Richardson, development manager – Highlands and Islands at the Federation of Small Businesses


Your Caithness

Your Caithness

Hayley Grant sent us this photo of a robin eating out of her hand in her back garden in Hill Avenue, Wick.


Recipe of the week: Three-ingredient peanut butter and banana 'ice cream'

Recipe of the week: Three-ingredient peanut butter and banana 'ice cream'

A simple frozen dessert from Jane Cook (Instagram @hungrycityhippy) that can use up any over-ripe bananas.


Sub-zero sojourn into flow country's remote parts

Sub-zero sojourn into flow country's remote parts

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: A frozen landscape of dubh lochs and bog offers tough but rewarding walking into the wilds


Jet streams shift with the seasons and help control our weather patterns

Jet streams shift with the seasons and help control our weather patterns

Weather Watch by Keith Banks


Wick author's latest book is the ‘ultimate plague year survival read’

Wick author's latest book is the ‘ultimate plague year survival read’

The latest novel from a Wick-born author is available to pre-order and described as a 'beautifully observed family drama' within a future pandemic.


Hospitality restrictions have left many businesses 'on the edge', warns Caithness hotelier

Hospitality restrictions have left many businesses 'on the edge', warns Caithness hotelier

A Caithness hotelier has warned that many well-established businesses are “on the edge” as a result of the restrictions on the hospitality sector.


Town centre funding to improve Caithness CCTV

Town centre funding to improve Caithness CCTV

Chair of the Caithness area committee Nicola Sinclair has welcomed an investment in the CCTV infrastructure for both Wick and Thurso town centres.


Funding on offer to help inbound tourism and day tour excursions

Funding on offer to help inbound tourism and day tour excursions

A £15 million package is being made available to help Scottish businesses that promote and sell package holidays to Scotland or day tours.


Highland homebuyers may need to stretch their budget further to secure their dream home

Highland homebuyers may need to stretch their budget further to secure their dream home

Far from depressing interest in the Highland property market, the pandemic has been a backdrop to a boom for property sellers across the region


HIE area manager points to 'significant opportunities' in offshore wind

HIE area manager points to 'significant opportunities' in offshore wind

Offshore wind will offer "significant opportunities" for the local economy over the next decade, according to Eann Sinclair of HIE.


Tour operators offered lifeline support

Tour operators offered lifeline support

More struggling Scottish tour operators will be eligible for support from the Scottish Government


Caithness decommissioning business donates IT equipment to help local families

Caithness decommissioning business donates IT equipment to help local families

A local decommissioning business has donated a range of computer equipment to help youngsters in Caithness with their digital learning.


Lorries cause loads of problems for Caithness woman as they thunder past her home

Lorries cause loads of problems for Caithness woman as they thunder past her home

Timber lorries are causing concern for a Caithness woman who says she has endured years of disruption from the vehicles.


Hial centralisation plan 'all smoke and mirrors', says north MSP

Hial centralisation plan 'all smoke and mirrors', says north MSP

A plan to centralise Highlands and Islands air traffic control services in Inverness is “all smoke and mirrors,” says north MSP.


Seventeen new Covid cases recorded

Seventeen new Covid cases recorded

ANOTHER 17 Covid-19 infections have been detected across NHS Highland in the past day.


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