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Warning of snow and lightning tonight and tomorrow

23 February 2022
Warning of snow and lightning tonight and tomorrow

Warning of snow and lightning tonight and tomorrow

23 February 2022

The Met Office issued a Yellow Warning update for today and tomorrow (Thursday) with snow and lightning forecast across Caithness.


'Their sacrifice should not be forgotten' – Wick Airport memorial to now include all aircrews operating from Caithness airfields during WWII

23 February 2022
'Their sacrifice should not be forgotten' – Wick Airport memorial to now include all aircrews operating from Caithness airfields during WWII

'Their sacrifice should not be forgotten' – Wick Airport memorial to now include all aircrews operating from Caithness airfields during WWII

23 February 2022

A development trust is now aiming to remember the sacrifice of all aircrew who flew from airports in Caithness during the Second World War.


PICTURE SPECIAL: Global adventurer takes on hiking challenge from Bower to Orkney in grim wintry conditions

23 February 2022
PICTURE SPECIAL: Global adventurer takes on hiking challenge from Bower to Orkney in grim wintry conditions

PICTURE SPECIAL: Global adventurer takes on hiking challenge from Bower to Orkney in grim wintry conditions

23 February 2022

A Bower man who has undertaken tortuous walking journeys across the world took on a challenge closer to home that proved every bit as arduous.


Caithness Broch Project director wins major accolade for 'Choost an' Owld Pile o' Ston'

22 February 2022
Caithness Broch Project director wins major accolade for 'Choost an' Owld Pile o' Ston'

Caithness Broch Project director wins major accolade for 'Choost an' Owld Pile o' Ston'

22 February 2022

A Caithness-born student has received a university award for his dissertation on the value of archaeology to the county.


Warning of heavy snow, high winds and frequent lightning affecting power supplies in Caithness

22 February 2022
Warning of heavy snow, high winds and frequent lightning affecting power supplies in Caithness

Warning of heavy snow, high winds and frequent lightning affecting power supplies in Caithness

22 February 2022

The Met Office issued a Yellow Warning for the far north detailing frequent heavy snow showers with very gusty winds and a chance of lightning.


Road accident at Bower as council reports on impact of ice and slush in Caithness

21 February 2022
Road accident at Bower as council reports on impact of ice and slush in Caithness

Road accident at Bower as council reports on impact of ice and slush in Caithness

21 February 2022

In its winter road report for today, Highland Council warned of the impact of black ice and frozen slush after a car accident on the B876 at Bower.


Council resurfacing works throughout Caithness – Cllr Bremner 'delighted' all the budget has been spent on the county's roads this year

14 February 2022
Council resurfacing works throughout Caithness – Cllr Bremner 'delighted' all the budget has been spent on the county's roads this year

Council resurfacing works throughout Caithness – Cllr Bremner 'delighted' all the budget has been spent on the county's roads this year

14 February 2022

The Highland Council roads team has been busy completing resurfacing work throughout the county, it was revealed at a community council meeting.


PICTURES: Spring clean for Wick town centre will improve its 'aesthetic appeal' – barriers, flower boxes, bollards, slabs, street lights and lampposts will be spruced up

11 February 2022
PICTURES: Spring clean for Wick town centre will improve its 'aesthetic appeal' – barriers, flower boxes, bollards, slabs, street lights and lampposts will be spruced up

PICTURES: Spring clean for Wick town centre will improve its 'aesthetic appeal' – barriers, flower boxes, bollards, slabs, street lights and lampposts will be spruced up

11 February 2022

Wick town centre will benefit from a 'planned repair and maintenance programme' in late spring/early summer.


PICTURES: Highly significant archaeological find as tiny 2000-year-old glass beads recovered from Caithness soil samples – shows international trade existed and recycling

10 February 2022
PICTURES: Highly significant archaeological find as tiny 2000-year-old glass beads recovered from Caithness soil samples – shows international trade existed and recycling

PICTURES: Highly significant archaeological find as tiny 2000-year-old glass beads recovered from Caithness soil samples – shows international trade existed and recycling

10 February 2022

Analysis of soil from Swartigill has revealed several minuscule pieces of Iron Age jewellery that could originate from recycled Roman glass.


Plan today to vote in May for your local councillors

10 February 2022
Plan today to vote in May for your local councillors

Plan today to vote in May for your local councillors

10 February 2022

Local government elections for the Highland Council are taking place on Thursday, May 5 to elect 74 local councillors in 21 wards.


Council road report – snow on all routes in Caithness with up to 3 inches

10 February 2022
Council road report – snow on all routes in Caithness with up to 3 inches

Council road report – snow on all routes in Caithness with up to 3 inches

10 February 2022

Highland Council issued a winter road report for today (Thursday February 10) warning of snow on all routes in Caithness.


£400K to be distributed within Caithness – projects in Wick and Thurso supported. 'Both of these successful projects will bring very positive results to our communities,' says Councillor Raymond Bremner

09 February 2022
£400K to be distributed within Caithness – projects in Wick and Thurso supported. 'Both of these successful projects will bring very positive results to our communities,' says Councillor Raymond Bremner

£400K to be distributed within Caithness – projects in Wick and Thurso supported. 'Both of these successful projects will bring very positive results to our communities,' says Councillor Raymond Bremner

09 February 2022

Two projects will receive financial support from the Highland Coastal Communities Fund and £400K allocated to Caithness.


Entries open to celebrate community heroes making Caithness 'blooming beautiful'

09 February 2022
Entries open to celebrate community heroes making Caithness 'blooming beautiful'

Entries open to celebrate community heroes making Caithness 'blooming beautiful'

09 February 2022

Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful invites Caithness community groups to join its 2022 initiatives.


Funding for £250,000 revamped public toilets in Wick in place

09 February 2022
Funding for £250,000 revamped public toilets in Wick in place

Funding for £250,000 revamped public toilets in Wick in place

09 February 2022

Funding has been secured to refurbish public toilets in Wick town centre.


PICTURES: Fuel poverty hits hard in Lybster – supported housing pensioners fear major debt from 'horrendous overpriced heating' and energy price hike

08 February 2022
PICTURES: Fuel poverty hits hard in Lybster – supported housing pensioners fear major debt from 'horrendous overpriced heating' and energy price hike

PICTURES: Fuel poverty hits hard in Lybster – supported housing pensioners fear major debt from 'horrendous overpriced heating' and energy price hike

08 February 2022

Two disabled pensioners fear for their future after being landed with huge bills for what is supposed to be a budget heating system.


Say it with flowers and make Wick beautiful – volunteers needed to colour the town for Queen's Jubilee

08 February 2022
Say it with flowers and make Wick beautiful – volunteers needed to colour the town for Queen's Jubilee

Say it with flowers and make Wick beautiful – volunteers needed to colour the town for Queen's Jubilee

08 February 2022

An appeal has gone out to the local community for volunteers to help bring colour to Wick with flower baskets, planters and new ideas.


Imagining an Island: The Making of a Katie Morag Book in Thurso exhibition

08 February 2022
Imagining an Island: The Making of a Katie Morag Book in Thurso exhibition

Imagining an Island: The Making of a Katie Morag Book in Thurso exhibition

08 February 2022

An exhibition of illustrations by Mairi Hedderwick from her popular Katie Morag children’s books is on show at the North Coast Visitor Centre, Thurso.


Bower company's triathlon success with 1875km covered

07 February 2022
Bower company's triathlon success with 1875km covered

Bower company's triathlon success with 1875km covered

07 February 2022

Brave employees of a Bower-based joinery business took part in a triathlon challenge to support Alzheimer's Research UK.


Support the Right to Food Bill, says MSP Rhoda Grant who has seen foodbank helpers in tears over 'Dickensian' conditions in the country

07 February 2022
Support the Right to Food Bill, says MSP Rhoda Grant who has seen foodbank helpers in tears over 'Dickensian' conditions in the country

Support the Right to Food Bill, says MSP Rhoda Grant who has seen foodbank helpers in tears over 'Dickensian' conditions in the country

07 February 2022

Highlands and Islands Labour MSP, Rhoda Grant, is appealing to people throughout the region to support her Right to Food Bill proposal.


£4m fund to help residents struggling with energy bills

07 February 2022
£4m fund to help residents struggling with energy bills

£4m fund to help residents struggling with energy bills

07 February 2022

More than 400 charities, organisations and advisers have signed up to refer people struggling with energy bills to a £4 million support fund.


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