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Council agree on transport assistance scheme for Ukrainian displaced persons

10 November 2022
Council agree on transport assistance scheme for Ukrainian displaced persons

Council agree on transport assistance scheme for Ukrainian displaced persons

10 November 2022

Council members have agreed a proposal for the creation and development of a transport assistance scheme for Ukrainian displaced persons.


Marine Conservation Society says there's a 42% increase on beach litter but Caithness beach cleaners query findings

10 November 2022
Marine Conservation Society says there's a 42% increase on beach litter but Caithness beach cleaners query findings

Marine Conservation Society says there's a 42% increase on beach litter but Caithness beach cleaners query findings

10 November 2022

The 2022 Great British Beach Clean shows a 42 per cent increase in Scottish coastal litter but a Caithness eco group questions the stats.


Committee approves Conservation and Management Plan for Thurso

10 November 2022
Committee approves Conservation and Management Plan for Thurso

Committee approves Conservation and Management Plan for Thurso

10 November 2022

The council has approved the Thurso Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan, to help safeguard the distinct architectural/historical features.


Lorry crashes at accident blackspot near Lybster

10 November 2022
Lorry crashes at accident blackspot near Lybster

Lorry crashes at accident blackspot near Lybster

10 November 2022

A lorry came off the A99 road at Occumster near Lybster this morning at a notorious accident blackspot.


Caithness households urged to ensure they use prepayment meter fuel vouchers

10 November 2022
Caithness households urged to ensure they use prepayment meter fuel vouchers

Caithness households urged to ensure they use prepayment meter fuel vouchers

10 November 2022

Caithness consumers with prepayment gas and electricity meters should redeem their government fuel vouchers.


Wick medical practice apologises to local man over admin error

08 November 2022
Wick medical practice apologises to local man over admin error

Wick medical practice apologises to local man over admin error

08 November 2022

A local man took issue with the NHS run Riverview Practice in Wick and received an apology over a delayed document vital for a new job.


New web portal launches with cost of living poll for Caithness residents and others in rural communities

08 November 2022
New web portal launches with cost of living poll for Caithness residents and others in rural communities

New web portal launches with cost of living poll for Caithness residents and others in rural communities

08 November 2022

Caithness residents can share their lived experiences of the cost of living crisis directly on a new public web portal launched today.


Join and Natter – emotional support for Caithness women

08 November 2022
Join and Natter – emotional support for Caithness women

Join and Natter – emotional support for Caithness women

08 November 2022

Listening Ear’s first JaN women’s group was launched in Thurso in May 2022 to provide emotional and peer group support for women living in Caithness.


Party time for Reay and Thurso Beaver Colonies

08 November 2022
Party time for Reay and Thurso Beaver Colonies

Party time for Reay and Thurso Beaver Colonies

08 November 2022

Beaver Scouts in Thurso and Reay were treated to special Halloween parties and had the chance to dress up in ghoulish costumes.


Caithness residents urged to be alert to scams as £324 DWP payment arrives in bank accounts today

08 November 2022
Caithness residents urged to be alert to scams as £324 DWP payment arrives in bank accounts today

Caithness residents urged to be alert to scams as £324 DWP payment arrives in bank accounts today

08 November 2022

Caithness residents are urged to look out for scams as cost-of-living support payments of £324 start arriving in bank accounts today (November 8).


Earth Club kids make remembrance artworks

08 November 2022
Earth Club kids make remembrance artworks

Earth Club kids make remembrance artworks

08 November 2022

Children from a play group in Wick showed their artistic skills by creating painted stones just ahead of Remembrance Day.


PICTURE SPECIAL: Vintage vehicle club honours stalwart David Green with memorial tour through Sutherland

07 November 2022
PICTURE SPECIAL: Vintage vehicle club honours stalwart David Green with memorial tour through Sutherland

PICTURE SPECIAL: Vintage vehicle club honours stalwart David Green with memorial tour through Sutherland

07 November 2022

A far north vintage motoring club held a special event in memory of the late David Green who helped organise its annual rallies at John O'Groats.


ScotRail confirms normal service will resume on Inverness to Wick route tomorrow

07 November 2022
ScotRail confirms normal service will resume on Inverness to Wick route tomorrow

ScotRail confirms normal service will resume on Inverness to Wick route tomorrow

07 November 2022

ScotRail has confirmed that its full timetable will resume tomorrow (Tuesday, November 8).


Cost of living crisis could trigger winter crime epidemic on Caithness farms

29 October 2022
Cost of living crisis could trigger winter crime epidemic on Caithness farms

Cost of living crisis could trigger winter crime epidemic on Caithness farms

29 October 2022

As the clocks go back on Sunday, farmers are urged to increase security as darker winter nights enable criminals to raid the countryside unseen.


Good Beer accolades for John O'Groats with two entries

29 October 2022
Good Beer accolades for John O'Groats with two entries

Good Beer accolades for John O'Groats with two entries

29 October 2022

John O'Groats has won the accolade of boasting two entries in the 50th anniversary edition of the Good Beer Guide.


Thurso toilets closed once again due to 'ongoing vandalism'

28 October 2022
Thurso toilets closed once again due to 'ongoing vandalism'

Thurso toilets closed once again due to 'ongoing vandalism'

28 October 2022

Highland Council said it regrets closing the public toilets at Riverside Road in Thurso due to 'ongoing vandalism'.


Author follows in the footsteps of ghosts with new book 'The Stone of Destiny'

28 October 2022
Author follows in the footsteps of ghosts with new book 'The Stone of Destiny'

Author follows in the footsteps of ghosts with new book 'The Stone of Destiny'

28 October 2022

This Halloween sees the release of The Stone of Destiny, the second instalment of Andrew Neil MacLeod’s The Casebook of Johnson and Boswell trilogy.


All far north trains cancelled on Saturday due to strike action

28 October 2022
All far north trains cancelled on Saturday due to strike action

All far north trains cancelled on Saturday due to strike action

28 October 2022

Train users in Caithness are reminded that no services will be running tomorrow (October 29) due to strike action over pay.


Caithness Family History group hosts special online presentation

27 October 2022
Caithness Family History group hosts special online presentation

Caithness Family History group hosts special online presentation

27 October 2022

Caithness Family History Society’s November meeting is an online presentation – Tips and Tricks for Getting the Best out of www.scottishindexes.com


Spittal resident's anger over A9 road issue letter from BEAR Scotland

27 October 2022
Spittal resident's anger over A9 road issue letter from BEAR Scotland

Spittal resident's anger over A9 road issue letter from BEAR Scotland

27 October 2022

A Spittal resident was left fuming after being told that BEAR Scotland is not taking action over speeding vehicles.


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