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Less than 50 days to go until mass energy meter switch-off, Caithness residents warned

Less than 50 days to go until mass energy meter switch-off, Caithness residents warned

Less than 50 days to go until mass energy meter switch-off, Caithness residents warned

Caithness households with ageing energy meters are being urged to act now to avoid disruption to their heating or hot water systems.


Caithness residents issued with key advice as new heating systems roll out

Caithness residents issued with key advice as new heating systems roll out

Caithness residents issued with key advice as new heating systems roll out

Advice Direct Scotland urges consumers to familiarise themselves with heat networks, which deliver warmth from a central source to multiple homes.


Caithness Business Fund is creating opportunities that are vital to future of the north Highlands

Caithness Business Fund is creating opportunities that are vital to future of the north Highlands

Caithness Business Fund is creating opportunities that are vital to future of the north Highlands

Fifteen months since the launch of its FutureSkills initiative, the fund is celebrating the transformative impact on businesses and young people


Farmers in Highlands warned of power lines risk during harvest season

Farmers in Highlands warned of power lines risk during harvest season

Farmers in Highlands warned of power lines risk during harvest season

Farmers are being reminded to think “safety first” at harvest time and watch out for power lines crossing their fields.


Fruit and veg shelves 90% empty in Caithness Coops after teen group’s cyber attack

Fruit and veg shelves 90% empty in Caithness Coops after teen group’s cyber attack

Fruit and veg shelves 90% empty in Caithness Coops after teen group’s cyber attack

Shoppers in Wick and Thurso have been shocked to find empty shelves at their Coop supermarkets after this week’s hacking issue.


Wick airport sees drop of almost 25% in passenger numbers over last year

Wick airport sees drop of almost 25% in passenger numbers over last year

Wick airport sees drop of almost 25% in passenger numbers over last year

New figures show a drop of nearly 25 per cent in passenger numbers using Wick airport largely as a result of changes to subsidised flight timetables.


Dounreay hit with notice from regulator after worker injured at nuclear site

Dounreay hit with notice from regulator after worker injured at nuclear site

Dounreay hit with notice from regulator after worker injured at nuclear site

Dounreay has been issued with an improvement notice after a worker was injured in an incident that could have had “serious consequences”.


New Caithness and north Sutherland scheme to help boost graduate jobs

New Caithness and north Sutherland scheme to help boost graduate jobs

New Caithness and north Sutherland scheme to help boost graduate jobs

A new pilot scheme aimed at helping small and medium-sized enterprises across the far north attract and retain graduate talent has launched.


PICTURES: See the new Skinnet cross-slab replica being put in place in Halkirk

PICTURES: See the new Skinnet cross-slab replica being put in place in Halkirk

PICTURES: See the new Skinnet cross-slab replica being put in place in Halkirk

A replica Pictish stone that has been painstakingly carved over the last 12 months was put in place earlier this week.


Caithness landscape will be ‘ruined by renewables’ unless SNP changes stance on nuclear, says Thurso councillor

Caithness landscape will be ‘ruined by renewables’ unless SNP changes stance on nuclear, says Thurso councillor

Caithness landscape will be ‘ruined by renewables’ unless SNP changes stance on nuclear, says Thurso councillor

A Thurso councillor has challenged the SNP on its anti-nuclear stance after saying Caithness is becoming overrun with renewables.


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