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Highland Youth Parliament pushes ahead with mental health improvements

23 September 2021
Highland Youth Parliament pushes ahead with mental health improvements

Highland Youth Parliament pushes ahead with mental health improvements

23 September 2021

Members of the Highland Youth Parliament (HYP) are working on plans to improve mental health support following their annual conference.


Wick High School begins LGBT Charter

23 September 2021
Wick High School begins LGBT Charter

Wick High School begins LGBT Charter

23 September 2021

Wick High has taken a progressive step towards LGBTQIA+ awareness and inclusion by starting its LGBT Youth Scotland School Charter Award.


Why did this seabird die at Wick riverside?

23 September 2021
Why did this seabird die at Wick riverside?

Why did this seabird die at Wick riverside?

23 September 2021

Unprecedented numbers of dead guillemots and other seabirds have been found around the Caithness coastline and even inland like this casualty.


Scrabster ferry waterfall phenomenon clip goes viral

22 September 2021
Scrabster ferry waterfall phenomenon clip goes viral

Scrabster ferry waterfall phenomenon clip goes viral

22 September 2021

A Scottish filmmaker captured a 'once in a lifetime' video clip of a strange sight he witnessed while travelling to Orkney on the Scrabster ferry.


New helpline offers people with sight loss in Caithness 'someone to turn to'

22 September 2021
New helpline offers people with sight loss in Caithness 'someone to turn to'

New helpline offers people with sight loss in Caithness 'someone to turn to'

22 September 2021

Caithness residents impacted by sight loss can now access information, advice and support through a new telephone service.


Thurso fundraiser is all swings and roundabouts

21 September 2021
Thurso fundraiser is all swings and roundabouts

Thurso fundraiser is all swings and roundabouts

21 September 2021

Thurso's gnome-loving activist is once again trying to help his community and wants to get local kids some decent play equipment.


PICTURES: Exciting discoveries at Swartigill dig could include an Iron Age 'fridge'

21 September 2021
PICTURES: Exciting discoveries at Swartigill dig could include an Iron Age 'fridge'

PICTURES: Exciting discoveries at Swartigill dig could include an Iron Age 'fridge'

21 September 2021

At the Swartigill Dig Open Day archaeologists showed off their many finds including jewellery and a construction that could be an early form of fridge


Archaeology Festival to showcase historic past of Caithness

21 September 2021
Archaeology Festival to showcase historic past of Caithness

Archaeology Festival to showcase historic past of Caithness

21 September 2021

From this Saturday the Highland Archaeology Festival will offer a range of walks, talks, workshops, exhibitions, and activities for all ages.


Caithness residents – don't panic over energy firm crisis and gas price rises

20 September 2021
Caithness residents – don't panic over energy firm crisis and gas price rises

Caithness residents – don't panic over energy firm crisis and gas price rises

20 September 2021

Scotland’s national energy advice service has urged Caithness residents not to panic amid fears that more firms will go bust this week.


WATCH: Tips to help Caithness residents cope with pandemic worry

20 September 2021
WATCH: Tips to help Caithness residents cope with pandemic worry

WATCH: Tips to help Caithness residents cope with pandemic worry

20 September 2021

New research shows over half of people in Scotland (55 per cent) are worried about the Covid-19 pandemic.


Have you recorded your organ and tissue donation decision?

20 September 2021
Have you recorded your organ and tissue donation decision?

Have you recorded your organ and tissue donation decision?

20 September 2021

New figures released to coincide with Organ and Tissue Donation Week reveal over half of people in the region have registered their donation decision.


Broadcaster Huw Edwards delighted at funding for St John's church in Wick

19 September 2021
Broadcaster Huw Edwards delighted at funding for St John's church in Wick

Broadcaster Huw Edwards delighted at funding for St John's church in Wick

19 September 2021

A 'much-loved' Wick church is to share in a £338,600 funding payout from the National Churches Trust.


Caithness and Sutherland pupils can celebrate Highland wildlife at online learning event

18 September 2021
Caithness and Sutherland pupils can celebrate Highland wildlife at online learning event

Caithness and Sutherland pupils can celebrate Highland wildlife at online learning event

18 September 2021

Pupils in schools across Caithness and Sutherland are being offered a week of online learning to celebrate wildlife and biodiversity.


Major accolade for Halkirk photographer in UK photo competition

17 September 2021
Major accolade for Halkirk photographer in UK photo competition

Major accolade for Halkirk photographer in UK photo competition

17 September 2021

A freelance sports photographer in Caithness has been 'highly commended' in a major UK competition for an image he took during a Thurso surf festival.


PICTURES: Triumphant welcome for celebrity Ashley Cain at John O'Groats after gruelling cycle ride

17 September 2021
PICTURES: Triumphant welcome for celebrity Ashley Cain at John O'Groats after gruelling cycle ride

PICTURES: Triumphant welcome for celebrity Ashley Cain at John O'Groats after gruelling cycle ride

17 September 2021

Ex-footballer and reality TV star Ashley Cain finished a charity cycle ride at John O'Groats to a hero's welcome with many local supporters turning up


Teen charged after Reay road accident

17 September 2021
Teen charged after Reay road accident

Teen charged after Reay road accident

17 September 2021

A 17-year-old has been charged with road traffic offences after a car crash between Reay and Thurso last night.


Caithness councillors delighted over play park victory

17 September 2021
Caithness councillors delighted over play park victory

Caithness councillors delighted over play park victory

17 September 2021

Highland councillors across Caithness are delighted that the local authority has agreed to put in place a new strategy for the upkeep of play parks.


Last chance for Caithness communities to apply for £10K grants

16 September 2021
Last chance for Caithness communities to apply for £10K grants

Last chance for Caithness communities to apply for £10K grants

16 September 2021

Community groups in Caithness that help local people look after their hearts can now apply for a regional grant up to £10,000.


WATCH: Another Caithness castle climber spotted 'dicing with death'

15 September 2021
WATCH: Another Caithness castle climber spotted 'dicing with death'

WATCH: Another Caithness castle climber spotted 'dicing with death'

15 September 2021

After last week's article about people seen clambering over walls at the Castle of Old Wick, videos have been shared of another climber in action.


Museum makes appeal for healthcare items, images and stories for Thurso show

15 September 2021
Museum makes appeal for healthcare items, images and stories for Thurso show

Museum makes appeal for healthcare items, images and stories for Thurso show

15 September 2021

An appeal has gone out to Caithness residents to donate healthcare items, images, and information for a new exhibition coming to Thurso.


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