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Labour MSP concerned over 'unviable' Covid home-testing kits

Labour MSP concerned over 'unviable' Covid home-testing kits

Labour MSP Rhoda Grant has discovered that home-testing kits for Covid-19 are "unviable" in some parts of the Highlands and Islands.


WATCH: Aerial view of newly completed £9.6m Berriedale Braes project

WATCH: Aerial view of newly completed £9.6m Berriedale Braes project

The full scale of the £9.6 million road realignment project at Berriedale has been highlighted in a video from Transport Scotland.


WATCH: Caithness dance school stepping up support Help for Heroes

WATCH: Caithness dance school stepping up support Help for Heroes

A Caithness dance school that should have been taking centre stage at the 2020 Mey Games will still be supporting a charity linked to the event.


Superb back nine gives Leonard top spot in Summer League round 17

Superb back nine gives Leonard top spot in Summer League round 17

Last week’s fixtures at Thurso Golf Club saw three consecutive rounds of the A&A Mackay Builders Summer League being played.


Incident at Thurso restaurant leads to arrest

Incident at Thurso restaurant leads to arrest

A man has been arrested following an incident in Thurso at the weekend.


Deirdre delighted to make it a dozen wins in Wick club championship

Deirdre delighted to make it a dozen wins in Wick club championship

Deirdre Macangus fought off the challenge of Carol Place over the Reiss links to secure the Wick ladies' club championship title for the 12th time.


Fly-tipping epidemic blamed on rogue traders and council restrictions

Fly-tipping epidemic blamed on rogue traders and council restrictions

Public blame restrictions at recycling centres and rogue traders on increase in fly-tipping throughout the county.


Police investigate 'unexplained' death of young Thurso woman

Police investigate 'unexplained' death of young Thurso woman

A death of a 21-year-old in Ormlie has been called 'unexplained' by Thurso police.


Wick man on charge of assault to danger of life

Wick man on charge of assault to danger of life

A 31-year-old Wick man appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court today on a charge of assault to danger of life.


New plans to make Wick's heart beat again

New plans to make Wick's heart beat again

A community organisation is gearing itself up to get the heart of Wick town centre beating with vibrancy once again.


John O'Groats Trail start and finish signs are installed

John O'Groats Trail start and finish signs are installed

Marker signs have been installed at John O'Groats for the benefit of walkers either starting or finishing a 147-mile coastal trail.


Caithness civic leader welcomes Berriedale scheme but calls for other A9 improvements

Caithness civic leader welcomes Berriedale scheme but calls for other A9 improvements

Civic leader Willie Mackay has welcomed the Berriedale realignment – while highlighting other parts of the A9 that he says also need to be improved.


£30m Pentland Firth East cable replacement project reaches new milestone

£30m Pentland Firth East cable replacement project reaches new milestone

Work is progressing well on a £30m programme to replace one of the two submarine electricity distribution cables connecting Orkney to Caithness.


Wick bus stop change 'just replacing one problem with a worse one'

Wick bus stop change 'just replacing one problem with a worse one'

The change of location of the main bus stop in Wick has been branded "ridiculous" by local bus campaigner Brenda Herrick.


Eric, Nancy and Willie entertain listeners in macular group's second kitchen ceilidh

Eric, Nancy and Willie entertain listeners in macular group's second kitchen ceilidh

Listeners from Shetland and Sutherland were among those who enjoyed the second virtual ceilidh staged by Caithness Macular Society Support Group.


Obituary: Margaret Mackay

Obituary: Margaret Mackay

Bettyhill resident known for her hospitality, sharp intellect and engaging personality


More waste materials to be accepted as recycling centres reopen to vans and trailers

More waste materials to be accepted as recycling centres reopen to vans and trailers

The range of materials accepted at most Highland Council household waste recycling centres, including Wick and Thurso, will be expanded from Monday.


£378,000 for care experienced young people in Highlands

£378,000 for care experienced young people in Highlands

North MSP Gail Ross has welcomed new funding from the Scottish Government that will help provide targeted support for care-experienced young people.


Girl power at Caithness autocross

Girl power at Caithness autocross

Teenage sisters Sarah and Nicola Donn are revving up for success on the local autocross circuit.


PICTURES: Caithness cemetery volunteers praised at council meeting

PICTURES: Caithness cemetery volunteers praised at council meeting

Volunteers who have been maintaining the upkeep of Caithness burial grounds were praised at a Highland Council meeting.


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