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Deadline looms for Highland Regeneration Fund applications

Deadline looms for Highland Regeneration Fund applications

The Highland Council is now accepting expressions of interest for the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) for 2022-2023 with a May 24 deadline.


PICTURES: Orca frenzy as three pods are encountered off east coast of Caithness

PICTURES: Orca frenzy as three pods are encountered off east coast of Caithness

The east coast of Caithness has been the scene of an orca-watching frenzy with at least three separate pods encountered in the space of a few days.


College interim principal “delighted to congratulate” staff and students

College interim principal “delighted to congratulate” staff and students

North Highland College UHI students and staff have been congratulated on how they have coped over the past year during challenging circumstances.


Keiss and Bower pupils find out about career possibilities – from screenwriting to palaeontology

Keiss and Bower pupils find out about career possibilities – from screenwriting to palaeontology

PICTURES: Children from two rural primaries in Caithness have been exploring some of the careers that may lie ahead for them in years to come.


Highland Council welcomes staycation boom in the region

Highland Council welcomes staycation boom in the region

Highland Council welcomes an anticipated staycation boom in the region but says 'investment in resources and businesses' is essential.


Painting by local artist to boost funds for bowel cancer memory ride

Painting by local artist to boost funds for bowel cancer memory ride

A painting inspired through training for a 20-mile ride from Loch More will help raise money in memory of a lady who lost her life to bowel cancer.


NHS Highland records four new positive tests for Covid-19

NHS Highland records four new positive tests for Covid-19

ANOTHER four Covid-19 infections have been detected across the NHS Highland area.


Driving ban for Thurso man who admitted charge

Driving ban for Thurso man who admitted charge

A Thurso man has been banned from driving for six months for driving without a licence and insurance.


More 20mph speed limits in Caithness

More 20mph speed limits in Caithness

Highland Council is allocating up to £200k of its Cycling, Walking and Safer Routes 2021/22 grant award to the delivery of a new 20mph programme.


Wick daycare centre is getting ready for reopening

Wick daycare centre is getting ready for reopening

A popular Wick daycare centre is preparing to welcome back vulnerable older people after being shut for more than a year because of the pandemic.


Balmore animal rescue centre opens by 'appointment only'

Balmore animal rescue centre opens by 'appointment only'

The Caithness and Sutherland Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre will reopen to the public after closing its doors in March 2020 due to the pandemic.


Thurso-based cancer support centre lands a generous donation from Irish anglers

Thurso-based cancer support centre lands a generous donation from Irish anglers

A group of anglers from Northern Ireland have given a total of £3885 to the North Highland Cancer Information and Support Centre (NHCISC).


North of Scotland transmission charges 'act as barrier to renewable energy viability'

North of Scotland transmission charges 'act as barrier to renewable energy viability'

A report has highlighted concern that transmission charges in the north act as a barrier to the commercial viability of renewable energy projects.


Highland charity's photo competition promotes mental health benefits of nature

Highland charity's photo competition promotes mental health benefits of nature

Highland mental health charity Mikeysline is holding a nature photography competition to encourage people to spend time outdoors this spring.


Garden waste fly-tipping concerns over rising cost of brown bin collections

Garden waste fly-tipping concerns over rising cost of brown bin collections

Concerns have been voiced in Wick that the rising cost of Highland Council brown bin collections could lead to more grass cuttings being fly-tipped.


Nicky Marr: A new podcast tackles a difficult subject

Nicky Marr: A new podcast tackles a difficult subject

Let’s be honest, suicide is not an easy topic.


Wick riverside fountain project moving forward

Wick riverside fountain project moving forward

Efforts to enhance the area around Wick's riverside fountain have taken another step forward with the delivery of new benches for the site.


Ali to help keep Wick footpath verges neat and tidy

Ali to help keep Wick footpath verges neat and tidy

Wick Paths Group volunteers are being given a helping hand to keep the area around the recently upgraded North Head footpath looking neat and tidy.


Listen – Manager says play-off defeat was embarrassing for Brora Rangers

Listen – Manager says play-off defeat was embarrassing for Brora Rangers

Boss says both legs proved they are long way off becoming an SPFL club.


Earth's atmosphere colours our view of light from the sun

Earth's atmosphere colours our view of light from the sun

Weather Watch by Keith Banks


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