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Highland Council agrees to align thinking on climate change and poverty

13 May 2021
Highland Council agrees to align thinking on climate change and poverty

Highland Council agrees to align thinking on climate change and poverty

13 May 2021

Highland Council bosses called on the local authority to align its thinking around climate change and poverty at a meeting earlier today.


Wick High School's message to pupils on mental health

13 May 2021
Wick High School's message to pupils on mental health

Wick High School's message to pupils on mental health

13 May 2021

Wick High School's counsellor has issued a message of support to pupils as part of the current Mental Health Awareness Week.


Proposal to reinstate axed bus service by Lybster organisation

13 May 2021
Proposal to reinstate axed bus service by Lybster organisation

Proposal to reinstate axed bus service by Lybster organisation

13 May 2021

A Lybster-based organisation proposes to reinstate a local bus service axed by Stagecoach Highland last year.


Friday is the deadline for bids to the UK Community Renewal Fund

12 May 2021
Friday is the deadline for bids to the UK Community Renewal Fund

Friday is the deadline for bids to the UK Community Renewal Fund

12 May 2021

Highland Council is reminding interested organisations that the deadline for the submission of bids to the UK Community Renewal Fund is 5pm on Friday.


WATCH: Police warning as rogue traders seen operating in Caithness

12 May 2021
WATCH: Police warning as rogue traders seen operating in Caithness

WATCH: Police warning as rogue traders seen operating in Caithness

12 May 2021

After reports of bogus callers and rogue tradesmen were seen operating in Caithness, Police Scotland has issued advice to the public.


Woman injured at Wick bus stop

12 May 2021
Woman injured at Wick bus stop

Woman injured at Wick bus stop

12 May 2021

Police and ambulance attended a scene on Wick's High Street on Monday afternoon when a woman received minor injuries at a bus stop.


The black and white sheep of the family

11 May 2021
The black and white sheep of the family

The black and white sheep of the family

11 May 2021

An unusually coloured lamb born at a Melvich farm last week has been described by his owner as like a sheep in cow's clothing.


Police and ambulance aid injured Wick man

11 May 2021
Police and ambulance aid injured Wick man

Police and ambulance aid injured Wick man

11 May 2021

Police and ambulance services attended to an injured man in Wick on Friday evening.


Celebrations for Girlguiding county merger

11 May 2021
Celebrations for Girlguiding county merger

Celebrations for Girlguiding county merger

11 May 2021

Girlguiding Highlands and Islands will celebrate the formation of their new county merger by hosting a virtual festival in June.


Deadline looms for Highland Regeneration Fund applications

11 May 2021
Deadline looms for Highland Regeneration Fund applications

Deadline looms for Highland Regeneration Fund applications

11 May 2021

The Highland Council is now accepting expressions of interest for the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) for 2022-2023 with a May 24 deadline.


Highland Council welcomes staycation boom in the region

10 May 2021
Highland Council welcomes staycation boom in the region

Highland Council welcomes staycation boom in the region

10 May 2021

Highland Council welcomes an anticipated staycation boom in the region but says 'investment in resources and businesses' is essential.


More 20mph speed limits in Caithness

10 May 2021
More 20mph speed limits in Caithness

More 20mph speed limits in Caithness

10 May 2021

Highland Council is allocating up to £200k of its Cycling, Walking and Safer Routes 2021/22 grant award to the delivery of a new 20mph programme.


Balmore animal rescue centre opens by 'appointment only'

10 May 2021
Balmore animal rescue centre opens by 'appointment only'

Balmore animal rescue centre opens by 'appointment only'

10 May 2021

The Caithness and Sutherland Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre will reopen to the public after closing its doors in March 2020 due to the pandemic.


Confusion reigns: 20's Plenty or 30's Plenty on Thurso streets?

29 April 2021
Confusion reigns: 20's Plenty or 30's Plenty on Thurso streets?

Confusion reigns: 20's Plenty or 30's Plenty on Thurso streets?

29 April 2021

A Thurso resident pointed out an apparent anomaly in the stated speed limits around the town.


Local businesses must beware of Covid-19 air purifier device scam

28 April 2021
Local businesses must beware of Covid-19 air purifier device scam

Local businesses must beware of Covid-19 air purifier device scam

28 April 2021

Scam letters are doing the rounds compelling businesses to purchase Covid safe air purifying devices or risk facing a £5000 fine.


New start for town centres as lockdown eases

28 April 2021
New start for town centres as lockdown eases

New start for town centres as lockdown eases

28 April 2021

Torrential downpours may have affected those venturing out this week but there has certainly been a buzz about the town centres of Wick and Thurso.


Thurso dancers on the move again

27 April 2021
Thurso dancers on the move again

Thurso dancers on the move again

27 April 2021

A Thurso-based dancing group says it looks forward to having people join its Zoom classes to tighten up their lockdown muscles.


Flower power activist appeals for funds to make Thurso 'pulsate with colour'

27 April 2021
Flower power activist appeals for funds to make Thurso 'pulsate with colour'

Flower power activist appeals for funds to make Thurso 'pulsate with colour'

27 April 2021

Community activist Alexander Glasgow has launched a fundraiser appeal to bring 'compassion and colour' to Thurso through the power of planted flowers.


WATCH: Barley bales and dung heaps make Thurso a better place

26 April 2021
WATCH: Barley bales and dung heaps make Thurso a better place

WATCH: Barley bales and dung heaps make Thurso a better place

26 April 2021

A community activist has been helping improve the look of Thurso with a little help from a local farm.


'There are roads we cannot afford to fix,' says Caithness Committee chair

26 April 2021
'There are roads we cannot afford to fix,' says Caithness Committee chair

'There are roads we cannot afford to fix,' says Caithness Committee chair

26 April 2021

The Caithness Committee chair admitted only one-third of the roads earmarked for the council's structural maintenance programme can be fixed.


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