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Caithness residents - what will you see in the Big Garden Birdwatch?

22 January 2022
Caithness residents - what will you see in the Big Garden Birdwatch?

Caithness residents - what will you see in the Big Garden Birdwatch?

22 January 2022

As the world’s largest garden wildlife survey returns will you see more than a house sparrow this time?


Where are our councillors? Questions asked at Wick meeting over the 'silent three'

21 January 2022
Where are our councillors? Questions asked at Wick meeting over the 'silent three'

Where are our councillors? Questions asked at Wick meeting over the 'silent three'

21 January 2022

Queries were raised at a community council meeting in Wick over 'repeated absences' of three Highland councillors.


Ironic twist as Thurso disability campaigner struggles to access help for her own needs

20 January 2022
Ironic twist as Thurso disability campaigner struggles to access help for her own needs

Ironic twist as Thurso disability campaigner struggles to access help for her own needs

20 January 2022

A Thurso woman with MS feels let down by NHS Highland and social services despite helping many disabled people access those same services.


Jamie Stone to meet with Government to discuss social tariffs for mobile and broadband consumers

20 January 2022
Jamie Stone to meet with Government to discuss social tariffs for mobile and broadband consumers

Jamie Stone to meet with Government to discuss social tariffs for mobile and broadband consumers

20 January 2022

Far north MP Jamie Stone is trying to ensure that households are 'not paying more than they need to on broadband costs'.


Local authority will 'help tenants' in Caithness with below inflation council house rent increases

20 January 2022
Local authority will 'help tenants' in Caithness with below inflation council house rent increases

Local authority will 'help tenants' in Caithness with below inflation council house rent increases

20 January 2022

The local authority approved a below inflation rise in council house rents for 2022/23 to help tenants 'during challenging financial times'.


Caithness farmers urged to take part in bird count and make a real difference to British songbirds

19 January 2022
Caithness farmers urged to take part in bird count and make a real difference to British songbirds

Caithness farmers urged to take part in bird count and make a real difference to British songbirds

19 January 2022

The call is going out to the Caithness farmers, gamekeepers and land managers to take part in the Big Farmland Bird Count this February.


Advice given after depressing cost of living figures revealed

19 January 2022
Advice given after depressing cost of living figures revealed

Advice given after depressing cost of living figures revealed

19 January 2022

Rising food costs and an energy bill crisis have driven up prices at their fastest rate in almost 30 years, new figures have revealed.


Opinions sought on community funding in Caithness

19 January 2022
Opinions sought on community funding in Caithness

Opinions sought on community funding in Caithness

19 January 2022

Foundation Scotland has launched an online survey to gather views on the delivery and impact of the Stroupster Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund.


Big improvements for St. Johns Pool bird reserve at Dunnet thanks to 'largest ever' wind farm grant

19 January 2022
Big improvements for St. Johns Pool bird reserve at Dunnet thanks to 'largest ever' wind farm grant

Big improvements for St. Johns Pool bird reserve at Dunnet thanks to 'largest ever' wind farm grant

19 January 2022

The largest grant ever made by the Stroupster Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund has enabled improvement work to begin at the St Johns Pool bird reserve


£10K funding available to run Caithness cycling events

19 January 2022
£10K funding available to run Caithness cycling events

£10K funding available to run Caithness cycling events

19 January 2022

Caithness-based community organisations can apply for grants of up to £10,000 to organise free, beginner-friendly cycling events in 2022.


PICTURES: Wick High School pupils get excited about computing

18 January 2022
PICTURES: Wick High School pupils get excited about computing

PICTURES: Wick High School pupils get excited about computing

18 January 2022

Computing students in Wick High School's S2 have excelled in a national challenge, according to a bulletin sent out from the school today.


Do you know a walking hero in Caithness?

17 January 2022
Do you know a walking hero in Caithness?

Do you know a walking hero in Caithness?

17 January 2022

A UK charity is asking people to nominate local groups or individuals who have gone the extra mile to improve their community for walking and wheeling


Equality Fund launched to make Caithness workplaces more inclusive and diverse

17 January 2022
Equality Fund launched to make Caithness workplaces more inclusive and diverse

Equality Fund launched to make Caithness workplaces more inclusive and diverse

17 January 2022

A two-year equality fund has been launched to make Caithness workplaces more inclusive and diverse.


Co-operative business seeks new council members in Caithness – ethnic minorities, candidates with disabilities and those from the LGBTQ+ community are especially sought after

17 January 2022
Co-operative business seeks new council members in Caithness – ethnic minorities, candidates with disabilities and those from the LGBTQ+ community are especially sought after

Co-operative business seeks new council members in Caithness – ethnic minorities, candidates with disabilities and those from the LGBTQ+ community are especially sought after

17 January 2022

UK’s largest co-operative business seeks out candidates in Caithness to represent the diversity of local members.


Shoe box appeal delivers 83K boxes

15 January 2022
Shoe box appeal delivers 83K boxes

Shoe box appeal delivers 83K boxes

15 January 2022

Blythswood Care’s 2021 Shoe Box Appeal delivered almost 83,000 boxes to eight countries in Eastern Europe by December 24.


Keeping you safe at the coast for 200 years: HM Coastguard celebrates landmark birthday

15 January 2022
Keeping you safe at the coast for 200 years: HM Coastguard celebrates landmark birthday

Keeping you safe at the coast for 200 years: HM Coastguard celebrates landmark birthday

15 January 2022

Her Majesty’s Coastguard (HMC) will continue to search, to rescue and to save after 200 years.


Hogmanay litter louts blasted by community council - 'shocking and disgusting' mess included broken glass, fast food boxes, cans and vomit

14 January 2022
Hogmanay litter louts blasted by community council - 'shocking and disgusting' mess included broken glass, fast food boxes, cans and vomit

Hogmanay litter louts blasted by community council - 'shocking and disgusting' mess included broken glass, fast food boxes, cans and vomit

14 January 2022

At a meeting of community councillors on Monday evening, the state of Wick's town centre streets after Hogmanay revelling, was discussed.


PICTURES: Drama plays out over Caithness with spectacular cloud formations

13 January 2022
PICTURES: Drama plays out over Caithness with spectacular cloud formations

PICTURES: Drama plays out over Caithness with spectacular cloud formations

13 January 2022

The sky over Caithness was filled with a colourful display of lenticular clouds yesterday afternoon and captured in dramatic images.


Police and ambulance attend 'concern for person' call in Wick

13 January 2022
Police and ambulance attend 'concern for person' call in Wick

Police and ambulance attend 'concern for person' call in Wick

13 January 2022

Emergency services attended an address in Wick this afternoon after a "concern for person" call had been received.


Sudden death of Lybster man aged 40

13 January 2022
Sudden death of Lybster man aged 40

Sudden death of Lybster man aged 40

13 January 2022

Police reported that there were no suspicious circumstances in relation to the sudden death of a man in Lybster this week.


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