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The Makar’s Tour comes to Bettyhill for National Poetry Day

21 September 2023
The Makar’s Tour comes to Bettyhill for National Poetry Day

The Makar’s Tour comes to Bettyhill for National Poetry Day

21 September 2023

Scotland’s Makar, poet Kathleen Jamie, will embark on a national tour of Scotland’s libraries and will be at Bettyhill on October 5.


Appeal following theft of collectible model trucks in Lybster

20 September 2023
Appeal following theft of collectible model trucks in Lybster

Appeal following theft of collectible model trucks in Lybster

20 September 2023

Police in the Highlands are appealing for information following the theft of a large number of collectible items from a property in the Lybster area


Nine new jobs created at Wick's Screwfix store – company aims to support local charities

20 September 2023
Nine new jobs created at Wick's Screwfix store – company aims to support local charities

Nine new jobs created at Wick's Screwfix store – company aims to support local charities

20 September 2023

Nine jobs have been created at a new hardware store in Wick and the company aims to support local charities, announced Screwfix this week.


Thurso-based battery company aims to recharge employee health and wellbeing with new business partnership

20 September 2023
Thurso-based battery company aims to recharge employee health and wellbeing with new business partnership

Thurso-based battery company aims to recharge employee health and wellbeing with new business partnership

20 September 2023

Denchi Group staff based at Thurso can recharge their batteries thanks to a corporate deal allowing them discounted access to leisure facilities.


Wick's Tesco store back open after power cut

20 September 2023
Wick's Tesco store back open after power cut

Wick's Tesco store back open after power cut

20 September 2023

Tesco supermarket in Wick announced it is business as normal today (Wednesday, September 20) after yesterday's closure due to a power cut.


Triple win for Caithness horsewoman at Blair show

20 September 2023
Triple win for Caithness horsewoman at Blair show

Triple win for Caithness horsewoman at Blair show

20 September 2023

Gabriella Ivey from the West Watten area is riding high after three wins at the Blair Castle International Horse Trials.


Power cut closes Wick's Tesco store

19 September 2023
Power cut closes Wick's Tesco store

Power cut closes Wick's Tesco store

19 September 2023

Tesco supermarket in Wick has been forced to temporarily close its doors today (September 19) due to a power cut.


Protesters up the ante against the mega-sized turbines earmarked for Watten – will be tallest in UK

19 September 2023
Protesters up the ante against the mega-sized turbines earmarked for Watten – will be tallest in UK

Protesters up the ante against the mega-sized turbines earmarked for Watten – will be tallest in UK

19 September 2023

Almost 50 protesters turned up at Watten's village hall to make a very vocal protest about plans for the UK's highest turbines being sited close by.


Benefits calculator leads to £43 million of unclaimed money being identified

18 September 2023
Benefits calculator leads to £43 million of unclaimed money being identified

Benefits calculator leads to £43 million of unclaimed money being identified

18 September 2023

Caithness residents should check a new online tool to find out if they are losing out on entitled benefits.


Lyth Arts Centre announces Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival programme

18 September 2023
Lyth Arts Centre announces Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival programme

Lyth Arts Centre announces Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival programme

18 September 2023

Lyth Arts Centre has announced its programme of events centred around the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival.


Noss Primary kids are winners with their art

09 September 2023
Noss Primary kids are winners with their art

Noss Primary kids are winners with their art

09 September 2023

Noss Primary School children entered the junior section of the Reiss gardening show and were delighted to win awards for their art.


PICTURE SPECIAL: Mental health theme for Thurso art exhibition – 'one of the most thoughtful and meaningful exhibitions ever organised by the Society'

09 September 2023
PICTURE SPECIAL: Mental health theme for Thurso art exhibition – 'one of the most thoughtful and meaningful exhibitions ever organised by the Society'

PICTURE SPECIAL: Mental health theme for Thurso art exhibition – 'one of the most thoughtful and meaningful exhibitions ever organised by the Society'

09 September 2023

Yesterday, (Friday, September 8) over 50 people attended the opening of the Society of Caithness Artist’s (SCA) latest exhibition called “Change”.


Potholes now pose a severe risk to life, safety experts warn

09 September 2023
Potholes now pose a severe risk to life, safety experts warn

Potholes now pose a severe risk to life, safety experts warn

09 September 2023

Caithness motorists have been warned that the risk to life because of potholes is now severe – new figures reveal UK roads at worst in years.


Key questions asked on Thurso flood survey from 2019 – why was it not acted upon?

08 September 2023
Key questions asked on Thurso flood survey from 2019 – why was it not acted upon?

Key questions asked on Thurso flood survey from 2019 – why was it not acted upon?

08 September 2023

A Thurso community advocate asks why more has not been done to safeguard the town after a special report was undertaken in 2019.


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.


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