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Counselling service available to children from age 10 at Caithness schools

08 September 2023
Counselling service available to children from age 10 at Caithness schools

Counselling service available to children from age 10 at Caithness schools

08 September 2023

An in-house school counselling service is working to support the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people across Caithness.


Support for long-term unemployed in Caithness with grant fund

08 September 2023
Support for long-term unemployed in Caithness with grant fund

Support for long-term unemployed in Caithness with grant fund

08 September 2023

Highland Council has launched a grant fund to help unemployed residents, who require longer-term, more intensive support, get into work.


Tourists speak out on 'human' bone find as police investigation continues

07 September 2023
Tourists speak out on 'human' bone find as police investigation continues

Tourists speak out on 'human' bone find as police investigation continues

07 September 2023

German tourists who found what they believed could be a human leg bone on Dunnet beach last week talk about their grim discovery.


Caithness residents warned over rise of AI scams

07 September 2023
Caithness residents warned over rise of AI scams

Caithness residents warned over rise of AI scams

07 September 2023

Caithness residents have been warned that the rise of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence is making scams harder to spot.


Wick's Old Pulteney opens its doors for new tours this month

07 September 2023
Wick's Old Pulteney opens its doors for new tours this month

Wick's Old Pulteney opens its doors for new tours this month

07 September 2023

In honour of the Highland Whisky Festival a Wick distillery is opening its doors for 'whisky lovers to explore its home on the Caithness Coast'.


Search on for the bouncing bombs of Sinclair’s Bay

07 September 2023
Search on for the bouncing bombs of Sinclair’s Bay

Search on for the bouncing bombs of Sinclair’s Bay

07 September 2023

Read the fascinating story of how experiments were carried out during WWII with bouncing bombs that may still lie in the waters of Sinclair's Bay.


Disabled Lybster man fears his home is killing him

06 September 2023
Disabled Lybster man fears his home is killing him

Disabled Lybster man fears his home is killing him

06 September 2023

A Lybster resident at a supported housing complex claims his home is "not fit for purpose" and is exacerbating his health conditions.


Caithness family history research event will help you find your ancestors

05 September 2023
Caithness family history research event will help you find your ancestors

Caithness family history research event will help you find your ancestors

05 September 2023

Caithness Family History Society has an online event on Tuesday, September 12 that will help anyone wishing to research their ancestral roots.


£750 bursary awards available for artists in Caithness

05 September 2023
£750 bursary awards available for artists in Caithness

£750 bursary awards available for artists in Caithness

05 September 2023

Caithness artists are invited to apply for bursaries of up to £750 for their creative development


PICTURE SPECIAL: Digging deep into the past uncovers unique finds at Swartigill Iron Age site in Caithness and shines a light on broch culture

05 September 2023
PICTURE SPECIAL: Digging deep into the past uncovers unique finds at Swartigill Iron Age site in Caithness and shines a light on broch culture

PICTURE SPECIAL: Digging deep into the past uncovers unique finds at Swartigill Iron Age site in Caithness and shines a light on broch culture

05 September 2023

The ongoing Iron Age archaeological dig at Swartigill in Caithness has uncovered uniquely patterned pottery sherds and a courtyard area.


Police struggle to stop overseas scammers as fraud cases skyrocket

05 September 2023
Police struggle to stop overseas scammers as fraud cases skyrocket

Police struggle to stop overseas scammers as fraud cases skyrocket

05 September 2023

Relentless attempts by online scammers and dwindling resources to stop them are causing the highest ever levels of fraud in Scotland.


Caithness Drugs and Alcohol Forum announces special Recovery Weekend

04 September 2023
Caithness Drugs and Alcohol Forum announces special Recovery Weekend

Caithness Drugs and Alcohol Forum announces special Recovery Weekend

04 September 2023

Caithness Drugs and Alcohol Forum will host a weekend event celebrating recovery and wellbeing over September 16-17.


Police investigate 'human' leg bone found at Dunnet beach

04 September 2023
Police investigate 'human' leg bone found at Dunnet beach

Police investigate 'human' leg bone found at Dunnet beach

04 September 2023

What appears to be a human leg bone was discovered by visitors to Dunnet beach and police investigations continue


Council invites Caithness applications for nature restoration projects

03 September 2023
Council invites Caithness applications for nature restoration projects

Council invites Caithness applications for nature restoration projects

03 September 2023

Highland Council invites Caithness community groups to apply for a share of the 2023/24 allocation of the Nature Restoration Fund.


Species on the Edge recruiting for Youth Panel in Caithness and Sutherland

02 September 2023
Species on the Edge recruiting for Youth Panel in Caithness and Sutherland

Species on the Edge recruiting for Youth Panel in Caithness and Sutherland

02 September 2023

A conservation programme announced that it is looking for 14 young people aged 16 to 25 to join its Species on the Edge Youth Panel


Eight things you probably didn’t know about seatbelt laws

02 September 2023
Eight things you probably didn’t know about seatbelt laws

Eight things you probably didn’t know about seatbelt laws

02 September 2023

Caithness drivers are being urged to brush up on their understanding of seatbelt laws to avoid facing hefty financial penalties.


Upcoming changes for recycling of upholstered furniture

01 September 2023
Upcoming changes for recycling of upholstered furniture

Upcoming changes for recycling of upholstered furniture

01 September 2023

The council discussed changes concerning the collection, storage and treatment of upholstered domestic seating at recycle facilities in Highland.


RAC patrol starts JOGLE charity run with his 'Frankenstein' pram

01 September 2023
RAC patrol starts JOGLE charity run with his 'Frankenstein' pram

RAC patrol starts JOGLE charity run with his 'Frankenstein' pram

01 September 2023

RAC patrol Lee Wingate started out on his quest to be the first to run unsupported from John O’Groats to Land’s End for a new world record.


New kids on the block at Noss Primary in Wick

01 September 2023
New kids on the block at Noss Primary in Wick

New kids on the block at Noss Primary in Wick

01 September 2023

Some new faces have just arrived at Noss Primary School in Wick and headteacher Fraser Thomson said the staff are delighted with the recent intake.


Update on the winter flu and Covid-19 vaccination programme in Caithness

01 September 2023
Update on the winter flu and Covid-19 vaccination programme in Caithness

Update on the winter flu and Covid-19 vaccination programme in Caithness

01 September 2023

The winter vaccination programme in Caithness is set to begin this Monday (September 4) for those eligible.


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