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Headway Highland plea to attract volunteers

Headway Highland plea to attract volunteers

A CHARITY working to improve people’s lives after brain injury is appealing for volunteers.


Stone calls for action over ‘stinking willie’ weed

Stone calls for action over ‘stinking willie’ weed

A NORTH Holyrood hopeful has called on the Scottish Government to take action on a weed known as “stinking willie”.


Crowds expected to turn out for Thurso’s fireworks display

Crowds expected to turn out for Thurso’s fireworks display

THE skies above Thurso are to be lit up with the local Rotary Club’s annual fireworks display.


Video out of epic NC500 ride

Video out of epic NC500 ride

A FILM has been produced about cyclist Mark Beaumont’s epic ride around a newly-created long-distance route in Scotland’s scenic north.


Budget cuts focus for council’s Facebook chat

Budget cuts focus for council’s Facebook chat

AN online discussion on Highland Council budget cuts attracted “a terrific response” from the public.


Posing seal attracts attention at Wick River

Posing seal attracts attention at Wick River

A SEAL has been spotted having a lounge on a little mound of rock in the middle of Wick River just off the shore at Mackays Hotel.


Wick woman jailed for police assaults

Wick woman jailed for police assaults

A YOUNG Wick woman who spat at two police officers has been jailed for four months.


Nomadic Boulders sculpture unveiled at John O'Groats

Nomadic Boulders sculpture unveiled at John O'Groats

A SCULPTURE which cost £118,000 and was inspired by the force of the Pentland Firth was officially unveiled at a ceremony at John O’Groats…


Anderson strikes twice as Academy down Keith

Anderson strikes twice as Academy down Keith

WICK Academy moved up to fifth in the Highland League after a 3-0 win over Keith at Harmsworth Park on Wednesday evening.


Dounreay worker loses his job after quiche dispute

Dounreay worker loses his job after quiche dispute

A COMPLAINT about a filling in a quiche ended with a draughtsman at Dounreay being escorted off the site on Friday.


Flu vaccine is a must to protect children

Flu vaccine is a must to protect children

Scottish Government viewpoint


Time called on Thurso Club

Time called on Thurso Club

THE decision to call time on the Thurso Club was “stampeded through”, according to one of the members.


Strathy man died at accident blackspot

Strathy man died at accident blackspot

A FAR north man was returning from taking part in his first sheepdog trials when he was involved in a fatal road accident.


Man dies in Strathy road crash

Man dies in Strathy road crash

A YOUNG man has died following a road accident in north Sutherland at the weekend.


Inverness post for Caithness-born head teacher

Inverness post for Caithness-born head teacher

A CAITHNESS woman has been appointed as a head teacher at a school in Inverness.


Private landlords urged to offer home to Syrian refugee families

Private landlords urged to offer home to Syrian refugee families

AN appeal has gone out to private landlords and people with vacant houses to consider making their property available for rent to a Syrian refugee family.


Support for council tax hike to protect key services

Support for council tax hike to protect key services

PEOPLE in the north could be willing to pay a bit more council tax to protect frontline Highland Council services, according to a poll on the local authority’s…


Probe into council car hire 'disgrace'

Probe into council car hire 'disgrace'

THE cost of car hire for Highland Council workers is to be scrutinised after a councillor branded the £30,000-a-month bill "a disgrace."


Nomadic Boulders sculpture unveiling at John O'Groats

Nomadic Boulders sculpture unveiling at John O'Groats

THE newest landmark in Caithness is set to be unveiled in a spectacular opening ceremony at John O’Groats on Halloween.


North farmer in running for top AgriScot award

North farmer in running for top AgriScot award

A NORTH Sutherland farm has been named as a finalist in AgriScot’s inaugural Scottish Sheep Farm of the Year competition.


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