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Gail Ross welcomes funding for drug and alcohol rehabilitation services

Gail Ross welcomes funding for drug and alcohol rehabilitation services

North MSP Gail Ross has welcomed millions of pounds of funding from the Scottish Government for drug and alcohol rehabilitation work.


WATCH: Snow blowers in action at Wick airport

WATCH: Snow blowers in action at Wick airport

Wick John O'Groats Airport shared spectacular images and video footage yesterday as specialist vehicles cleared the runway of snow.


Zero Waste Scotland helps Highland businesses slash energy bills by £18m

Zero Waste Scotland helps Highland businesses slash energy bills by £18m

Businesses in the Highlands are on course to save more than £18m on their energy bills with the support of a Scottish Government-funded programme


Caithness Rural Transport offering free service for Covid vaccination appointments

Caithness Rural Transport offering free service for Covid vaccination appointments

Caithness Rural Transport is offering free transport for Covid-19 vaccination appointments if people would otherwise struggle to attend.


Airport funding is welcomed but Wick is not saved

Airport funding is welcomed but Wick is not saved

Inside Holyrood: As funding of up to £1m a year is announced for Wick John O'Groats Airport, Edward Mountain says more is needed to secure its future


Caithness battery factory business eyes expansion as demand for its products grows

Caithness battery factory business eyes expansion as demand for its products grows

Specialist battery maker ATME Power, which operates a purpose-built factory in Thurso, is hoping to raise £7 million from a share issue


World Cup champion Douglas setting his sights on world championships in Thailand in November

World Cup champion Douglas setting his sights on world championships in Thailand in November

Mountain running champion Andrew Douglas from Halkirk says the world championships in Thailand in November will be his main target for 2021.


Stone highlights role of local newspapers amid rates relief concern

Stone highlights role of local newspapers amid rates relief concern

Jamie Stone has highlighted the importance of the local press amid concerns over plans to withdraw emergency business rates relief from newspapers.


Lib Dem two unite in condemning fuel poverty

Lib Dem two unite in condemning fuel poverty

MSP candidate, Molly Nolan, co-authored a letter with far north MP, Jamie Stone, demanding the Scottish Government act on fuel poverty.


Scottish Government extends suspension of lower-division football

Scottish Government extends suspension of lower-division football

The Highland League and all other lower-division football in Scotland will remain on pause until at least next month.


New figures show five positive Covid tests in Thurso East

New figures show five positive Covid tests in Thurso East

There were five positive tests for Covid-19 in Thurso East during the latest seven-day period recorded by Public Health Scotland.


Bus blocks Wick junction

Bus blocks Wick junction

A Megabus broke down and blocked a junction in Wick earlier today with traffic having to take alternative routes.


Stone adds his voice to calls for visa-free access for touring artistes

Stone adds his voice to calls for visa-free access for touring artistes

WATCH: Jamie Stone says it is crucial that an agreement is reached that will allow visa-free access to the EU for musicians and other artistes.


32 new Covid-19 cases detected

32 new Covid-19 cases detected

A FURTHER 32 positive tests for the coronavirus were recorded across the NHS Highland health board area in the past 24 hours.


Prison warning for man who threatened ex partner

Prison warning for man who threatened ex partner

A MAN who threatened his former partner and tried to frighten a witness has claimed she was partly to blame for his actions.


Met office warning issued for Caithness as snow closes schools

Met office warning issued for Caithness as snow closes schools

Huge swathes of the Highlands have been affected by freezing temperatures with the Met Office issuing a Yellow Warning for more more snow to come.


Road closure warning in Halkirk

Road closure warning in Halkirk

Motorists are being advised that there will be a temporary road closure on the B874 Bridge Street in Halkirk on Wednesday.


Highland Council 'needs to fully understand fiscal implications' of Wick airport pledge

Highland Council 'needs to fully understand fiscal implications' of Wick airport pledge

A senior Highland councillor has described the Scottish Government's £4 million support for Caithness air links as "a positive step forward".


Perspective is so important during difficult times

Perspective is so important during difficult times

Northern Drift by Monique Sliedrecht


Appeal after vandalism to car in Wick

Appeal after vandalism to car in Wick

Police in Wick are appealing for information after a car was damaged in a suspected vandalism attack in the town.


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