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Highland Council announces extension to brown bin permit renewal date

02 August 2021
Highland Council announces extension to brown bin permit renewal date

Highland Council announces extension to brown bin permit renewal date

02 August 2021

Highland Council has today announced it is extending the renewal period for brown bin permits until Friday, August 6.


Vast majority of ScotRail Flexipass fares set to tumble

02 August 2021
Vast majority of ScotRail Flexipass fares set to tumble

Vast majority of ScotRail Flexipass fares set to tumble

02 August 2021

ScotRail is making one of its most popular ticket options even cheaper and easier to use by standardising the discount across its entire network.


Free school meals for all P1-P4 pupils in Caithness

02 August 2021
Free school meals for all P1-P4 pupils in Caithness

Free school meals for all P1-P4 pupils in Caithness

02 August 2021

This month the universal provision of free school meals for all children in P1-P3 will be extended to include P4 children in the county.


Results Helpline support for Caithness and Sutherland pupils

02 August 2021
Results Helpline support for Caithness and Sutherland pupils

Results Helpline support for Caithness and Sutherland pupils

02 August 2021

Young people in Caithness and Sutherland can call Skills Development Scotland’s (SDS) results helpline for dedicated support from 8am on August 10.


How a disability group helped with access issues at Caithness village halls

02 August 2021
How a disability group helped with access issues at Caithness village halls

How a disability group helped with access issues at Caithness village halls

02 August 2021

A disability group has completed its year long project to improved access for the disabled at various village halls in Caithness.


New creative hub and café being built at arts studio in Lybster

02 August 2021
New creative hub and café being built at arts studio in Lybster

New creative hub and café being built at arts studio in Lybster

02 August 2021

A Lybster arts complex is devising a host of 'imaginative ways' to reduce social isolation and improve the mental health of Caithness residents.


Acclaimed production coming to Lyth Arts Centre

31 July 2021
Acclaimed production coming to Lyth Arts Centre

Acclaimed production coming to Lyth Arts Centre

31 July 2021

A very 'local, small-scale, and low risk presentation' that has had four star reviews from various media outlets is coming to Lyth Arts Centre.


Shout out for help from Wick Riverside Volunteers

31 July 2021
Shout out for help from Wick Riverside Volunteers

Shout out for help from Wick Riverside Volunteers

31 July 2021

Wick Riverside Volunteers are hoping local people can come and help at a tidy up of flower beds.


WATCH: Royal seal of approval for Caithness Beach Cleaners

29 July 2021
WATCH: Royal seal of approval for Caithness Beach Cleaners

WATCH: Royal seal of approval for Caithness Beach Cleaners

29 July 2021

HRH Prince Charles paid homage this morning to a group of tireless volunteers who have been cleaning up the county's beaches.


Flood warning issued for parts of Caithness

28 July 2021
Flood warning issued for parts of Caithness

Flood warning issued for parts of Caithness

28 July 2021

After the Met Office issued an amber warning, the country's environmental regulator now has a flood warning in place for parts of Caithness.


Caithness pet owners are asked to beware of latest scam

27 July 2021
Caithness pet owners are asked to beware of latest scam

Caithness pet owners are asked to beware of latest scam

27 July 2021

Caithness residents are asked to beware of a scam circulating in which people are contacted about missing pets.


Please give blood in Wick

27 July 2021
Please give blood in Wick

Please give blood in Wick

27 July 2021

A shout-out has been given by the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service for Caithness residents to give blood at Wick Assembly Rooms next week.


Befriending arts project is a 'breath of fresh air and a true inspiration' in the Caithness community

27 July 2021
Befriending arts project is a 'breath of fresh air and a true inspiration' in the Caithness community

Befriending arts project is a 'breath of fresh air and a true inspiration' in the Caithness community

27 July 2021

A project which began in lockdown last year has culminated this month in a touring exhibition of garments stitched by Caithness befrienders.


Council advises Caithness residents to prepare for flash floods and power outages

27 July 2021
Council advises Caithness residents to prepare for flash floods and power outages

Council advises Caithness residents to prepare for flash floods and power outages

27 July 2021

The Met Office has issued a warning for potential power outages and flash flooding affecting parts of Caithness over the next few days.


'Beside the bin is not in the bin,' says Thurso activist

27 July 2021
'Beside the bin is not in the bin,' says Thurso activist

'Beside the bin is not in the bin,' says Thurso activist

27 July 2021

A community activist based in Thurso has taken umbrage to the piles of clothing that have been regularly accumulating at recycling bins in the town.


Deadline to apply for garden waste permits draws near

27 July 2021
Deadline to apply for garden waste permits draws near

Deadline to apply for garden waste permits draws near

27 July 2021

The council’s garden waste service for 2021/22 starts on Wednesday, September 1 and customers have until Monday, August 2 to order their permits.


WATCH: Bikers' 'brawl' at Groats is all for a good cause

26 July 2021
WATCH: Bikers' 'brawl' at Groats is all for a good cause

WATCH: Bikers' 'brawl' at Groats is all for a good cause

26 July 2021

It may look like a major melee at John O'Groats but this motorcycle mob had good intentions and raised charity cash to boot.


Wick assault: Police appeal for information

26 July 2021
Wick assault: Police appeal for information

Wick assault: Police appeal for information

26 July 2021

Police Scotland issued an appeal for information with regard to an assault on Loch Street in Wick on July 18.


Met office warns of thundery showers that may affect parts of Caithness

26 July 2021
Met office warns of thundery showers that may affect parts of Caithness

Met office warns of thundery showers that may affect parts of Caithness

26 July 2021

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for tomorrow and say thundery showers may lead to flooding and transport disruption in parts of Caithness.


Rats set up home in mountain of rubbish at Wick's Kennedy Terrace

23 July 2021
Rats set up home in mountain of rubbish at Wick's Kennedy Terrace

Rats set up home in mountain of rubbish at Wick's Kennedy Terrace

23 July 2021

Residents on a Wick street have had enough of the illegal dumping which has turned part of the area into a haven for rats.


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