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Selfless butterfly lovers plant food for rare species at Dunnet

12 September 2022
Selfless butterfly lovers plant food for rare species at Dunnet

Selfless butterfly lovers plant food for rare species at Dunnet

12 September 2022

Members of the Caithness Environment Volunteers met at the Dunnet Forest car park last week to plant more than 200 kidney vetch plants.


Strange creature seen snaking across road near Watten

12 September 2022
Strange creature seen snaking across road near Watten

Strange creature seen snaking across road near Watten

12 September 2022

An unusual animal that has been mistaken by some UK residents as a snake was seen making its way across a byroad near Watten.


£90K council spend on Whaligoe Steps car park – NC500 tourist facilities previously described as a 'chaotic nightmare'

28 August 2022
£90K council spend on Whaligoe Steps car park – NC500 tourist facilities previously described as a 'chaotic nightmare'

£90K council spend on Whaligoe Steps car park – NC500 tourist facilities previously described as a 'chaotic nightmare'

28 August 2022

A local resident who campaigned for better tourist facilities at a Caithness tourist attraction has welcomed a Highland Council funding initiative.


Wick cemetery lodge house brought back from brink of destruction and modernised – now on sale at offers over £145K

27 August 2022
Wick cemetery lodge house brought back from brink of destruction and modernised – now on sale at offers over £145K

Wick cemetery lodge house brought back from brink of destruction and modernised – now on sale at offers over £145K

27 August 2022

A Victorian building at the entrance to Wick's old cemetery that had been repeatedly vandalised has been modernised and is now for sale.


'Slow tour' production kicks off at Lyth – Though This Be Madness by award-winning writer and performer Skye Loneragan

27 August 2022
'Slow tour' production kicks off at Lyth – Though This Be Madness by award-winning writer and performer Skye Loneragan

'Slow tour' production kicks off at Lyth – Though This Be Madness by award-winning writer and performer Skye Loneragan

27 August 2022

Award-winning writer and performer Skye Loneragan continues her Scottish tour of Though This Be Madness at Lyth Arts Centre next month.


'Devastating impact on many' – Ofgem energy price cap announcement

26 August 2022
'Devastating impact on many' – Ofgem energy price cap announcement

'Devastating impact on many' – Ofgem energy price cap announcement

26 August 2022

Ofgem has today confirmed the energy price cap will rise by 80 per cent from October – taking the average gas and electricity bill to £3,549 a year.


Avonlea children's home in Wick is set to close, council confirms

26 August 2022
Avonlea children's home in Wick is set to close, council confirms

Avonlea children's home in Wick is set to close, council confirms

26 August 2022

Highland Council has announced it is planning to close its children's home in Wick and is involved in 'sensitive discussions' with staff and children.


Advice issued to Caithnessians ahead of energy price cap announcement – Experts have predicted the cap could reach £4,000 by January

25 August 2022
Advice issued to Caithnessians ahead of energy price cap announcement – Experts have predicted the cap could reach £4,000 by January

Advice issued to Caithnessians ahead of energy price cap announcement – Experts have predicted the cap could reach £4,000 by January

25 August 2022

Advice has been issued to Caithness residents as Ofgem prepares to announce its energy price cap for the end of the year.


Initial findings from review of residential services for children and young people – council looks for alternatives to residential care by 'strengthening family-based care approaches'

24 August 2022
Initial findings from review of residential services for children and young people – council looks for alternatives to residential care by 'strengthening family-based care approaches'

Initial findings from review of residential services for children and young people – council looks for alternatives to residential care by 'strengthening family-based care approaches'

24 August 2022

Highland Council talks of alternative options to residential child care provision.


Star find at Swartigill archaeology dig near Thrumster of 'beautifully decorated glass bead' that is possibly 2000 years old

24 August 2022
Star find at Swartigill archaeology dig near Thrumster of 'beautifully decorated glass bead' that is possibly 2000 years old

Star find at Swartigill archaeology dig near Thrumster of 'beautifully decorated glass bead' that is possibly 2000 years old

24 August 2022

The Swartigill archaeological dig on the Thrumster Estate has reported the 'star find' of a colourful 2000-year-old bead with a yellow spiral pattern.


'Have your Say Highland' – consultation period extended to seek views on the delivery of area-based funds

24 August 2022
'Have your Say Highland' – consultation period extended to seek views on the delivery of area-based funds

'Have your Say Highland' – consultation period extended to seek views on the delivery of area-based funds

24 August 2022

Highland Council launched a community engagement exercise to ask people's views on how they would like to see funding being prioritised in their area


Cyclist brothers undertake NC500 in memory of Thurso cousin who took his life

24 August 2022
Cyclist brothers undertake NC500 in memory of Thurso cousin who took his life

Cyclist brothers undertake NC500 in memory of Thurso cousin who took his life

24 August 2022

Two brothers are undertaking a NC500 charity cycle trip in memory of their late cousin who took his life last year.


Go batty at Wick riverside with Countryside Rangers – free nature events on Saturday

24 August 2022
Go batty at Wick riverside with Countryside Rangers – free nature events on Saturday

Go batty at Wick riverside with Countryside Rangers – free nature events on Saturday

24 August 2022

High Life Highland Countryside Rangers have two free nature events at Wick riverside this weekend.


Summer Sessions and Unexpected Garden proclaimed 'a big hit in Wick' with over 1000 attending events

23 August 2022
Summer Sessions and Unexpected Garden proclaimed 'a big hit in Wick' with over 1000 attending events

Summer Sessions and Unexpected Garden proclaimed 'a big hit in Wick' with over 1000 attending events

23 August 2022

The Summer Sessions at the Rosebank Playing Fields in Wick have been hailed as "a big success" by the director of Lyth Arts Centre


'Local people can share their views on the housing issues that matter most in their community' – Highland Council launches new public local housing strategy survey

23 August 2022
'Local people can share their views on the housing issues that matter most in their community' – Highland Council launches new public local housing strategy survey

'Local people can share their views on the housing issues that matter most in their community' – Highland Council launches new public local housing strategy survey

23 August 2022

The Highland Council is seeking local feedback on a public housing survey that will help it deliver new affordable housing and housing services.


Winter plan for Caithness confirmed – council approves priorities for treating county's roads

23 August 2022
Winter plan for Caithness confirmed – council approves priorities for treating county's roads

Winter plan for Caithness confirmed – council approves priorities for treating county's roads

23 August 2022

At the Caithness Committee meeting yesterday members approved a winter maintenance plan for the area which includes priority gritting routes.


Caring and sharing at Wick's Pulteney Centre – share shop leads the way to help people struggling with cost of living crisis. 'It's basically just the community helping the community'

23 August 2022
Caring and sharing at Wick's Pulteney Centre – share shop leads the way to help people struggling with cost of living crisis. 'It's basically just the community helping the community'

Caring and sharing at Wick's Pulteney Centre – share shop leads the way to help people struggling with cost of living crisis. 'It's basically just the community helping the community'

23 August 2022

A visit to the Pulteney Centre in Wick showed how a free shopping initiative has gone from strength to strength over the past year.


Radio club aims high with mast set up at Noss Head for Lighthouses on the Air event

22 August 2022
Radio club aims high with mast set up at Noss Head for Lighthouses on the Air event

Radio club aims high with mast set up at Noss Head for Lighthouses on the Air event

22 August 2022

Members of Caithness Amateur Radio Society set up their shack this past weekend at Noss Head lighthouse for the annual event Lighthouses on the Air.


Warning that inflation could top 18 per cent next year – 'no one should struggle alone, and help is available'

22 August 2022
Warning that inflation could top 18 per cent next year – 'no one should struggle alone, and help is available'

Warning that inflation could top 18 per cent next year – 'no one should struggle alone, and help is available'

22 August 2022

UK inflation could soar to 18.6 per cent in early 2023, economists have warned today.


PICTURES: Covers off for start of fresh dig at Swartigill Iron Age site near Thrumster – 'It's a hidden gem of archaeology'

22 August 2022
PICTURES: Covers off for start of fresh dig at Swartigill Iron Age site near Thrumster – 'It's a hidden gem of archaeology'

PICTURES: Covers off for start of fresh dig at Swartigill Iron Age site near Thrumster – 'It's a hidden gem of archaeology'

22 August 2022

The community dig at Swartigill has started up again – volunteers are welcome to come along and work at this 'hidden gem of archaeology' in Caithness.


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