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Concerns over local police using protection against virus

23 April 2020
Concerns over local police using protection against virus

Concerns over local police using protection against virus

23 April 2020

Two Wick men have questioned whether guidelines are being followed by Police Scotland over the use of protective gloves and masks.


Survey launched by new Highland food and drink network

23 April 2020
Survey launched by new Highland food and drink network

Survey launched by new Highland food and drink network

23 April 2020

A new food and drink network has launched a survey to help identify the needs of the industry and its workers in the Highlands and Islands.


Wick Thistle raise £1000 charity cash

23 April 2020
Wick Thistle raise £1000 charity cash

Wick Thistle raise £1000 charity cash

23 April 2020

Wick Thistle FC are feeling grand after raising money for good causes.


Online survey for Lybster area planning initiative

21 April 2020
Online survey for Lybster area planning initiative

Online survey for Lybster area planning initiative

21 April 2020

A cancelled consultation for the Lybster, Clyth and Latheron area is now being offered as an online survey.


Hands across the sea for 3D printing heroes

21 April 2020
Hands across the sea for 3D printing heroes

Hands across the sea for 3D printing heroes

21 April 2020

Chris Aitken and his team of volunteers have extended their reach across the Pentland Firth to help provide PPE to health workers in Orkney.


You can help scientists from the back garden

21 April 2020
You can help scientists from the back garden

You can help scientists from the back garden

21 April 2020

You can help scientists stuck in lockdown by monitoring butterfly species in your back garden.


World War II tank stands guard on Wick hillside

21 April 2020
World War II tank stands guard on Wick hillside

World War II tank stands guard on Wick hillside

21 April 2020

If you were passing through the streets of Wick at the weekend you might have been shocked to see a Nazi tank lumbering about...


Caithness dairy farm explores market potential for doorstep deliveries

20 April 2020
Caithness dairy farm explores market potential for doorstep deliveries

Caithness dairy farm explores market potential for doorstep deliveries

20 April 2020

A dairy farm at Thrumster is looking at the possibility of bringing back doorstep deliveries to the county.


Scrubs love in Caithness and Sutherland

17 April 2020
Scrubs love in Caithness and Sutherland

Scrubs love in Caithness and Sutherland

17 April 2020

A Caithness craftswoman is helping coordinate a campaign to make medical clothing (scrubs) for the NHS during the coronavirus crisis.


Police remove Wick man to hospital

17 April 2020
Police remove Wick man to hospital

Police remove Wick man to hospital

17 April 2020

Police forced entry to a property in Wick and took a man to hospital yesterday afternoon.


Lyth model Natalie talks of 'social dog distancing'

17 April 2020
Lyth model Natalie talks of 'social dog distancing'

Lyth model Natalie talks of 'social dog distancing'

17 April 2020

Lyth-based model Natalie Oag shares a message with local dog owners during the pandemic.


Positive outlook pays off at Seaview House

16 April 2020
Positive outlook pays off at Seaview House

Positive outlook pays off at Seaview House

16 April 2020

The senior general manager of a care home in Wick has talked about the benefits of being positive during the lockdown.


RAF helicopters support health services in Highlands and Islands

16 April 2020
RAF helicopters support health services in Highlands and Islands

RAF helicopters support health services in Highlands and Islands

16 April 2020

RAF Puma helicopters have been operating in Caithness and other parts of the north in support of health services during the coronavirus outbreak.


Venture North offers free six-month membership to Caithness and Sutherland businesses

16 April 2020
Venture North offers free six-month membership to Caithness and Sutherland businesses

Venture North offers free six-month membership to Caithness and Sutherland businesses

16 April 2020

A tourism cooperative is offering a small gesture of support to businesses in Caithness and Sutherland by way of a free six-month membership.


Portable buildings provide health facilities in Caithness

16 April 2020
Portable buildings provide health facilities in Caithness

Portable buildings provide health facilities in Caithness

16 April 2020

Dounreay is helping health workers in the front line of dealing with Covid-19 by providing portable welfare facilities to various GP practices.


Call to keep dogs under control in countryside

14 April 2020
Call to keep dogs under control in countryside

Call to keep dogs under control in countryside

14 April 2020

The Scottish SPCA has urged dog owners to keep their pets under control after a rise in attacks on wildlife and livestock in parts of the country.


Empty car parks around Caithness at Easter

14 April 2020
Empty car parks around Caithness at Easter

Empty car parks around Caithness at Easter

14 April 2020

Coastal car parks around Caithness that would normally have been filled over the Easter weekend were empty as most people heeded lockdown advice.


No boost to broadband despite making hundreds of NHS face guards

13 April 2020
No boost to broadband despite making hundreds of NHS face guards

No boost to broadband despite making hundreds of NHS face guards

13 April 2020

A teacher manufacturing PPE for health workers has been knocked back in his attempt to get help from a major mobile network operator.


Carer's car smashed up in Wick

13 April 2020
Carer's car smashed up in Wick

Carer's car smashed up in Wick

13 April 2020

A carer for the elderly in Wick had the car she depends on for her job put out of action after a 2am collision on Easter Sunday.


Business groups slam insurers and banks over delays

11 April 2020
Business groups slam insurers and banks over delays

Business groups slam insurers and banks over delays

11 April 2020

Caithness Chamber of Commerce has criticised delays in payments made by banks and insurers to companies during the Covid-19 crisis.


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