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Dad's gruelling charity challenge raises over £2000 for local kids in poverty

06 January 2021
Dad's gruelling charity challenge raises over £2000 for local kids in poverty

Dad's gruelling charity challenge raises over £2000 for local kids in poverty

06 January 2021

A wind farm worker set himself a year-long physical fitness charity challenge that ended with a solid 20-hour workout session and £2130 raised.


Beware of Covid vaccine scams

06 January 2021
Beware of Covid vaccine scams

Beware of Covid vaccine scams

06 January 2021

Text message scams about Covid vaccinations are being reported, including links to fake NHS websites that ask for bank details.


Wick's food bank benefits from charity donations

06 January 2021
Wick's food bank benefits from charity donations

Wick's food bank benefits from charity donations

06 January 2021

Caithness Foodbank's Wick centre has benefited from the generosity of one young girl and a local union branch.


Highland Council winter road condition report

05 January 2021
Highland Council winter road condition report

Highland Council winter road condition report

05 January 2021

The council's road report for today in Caithness and other areas of the Highland region.


As Wick's mobile post office closes a shop-based service prepares to open

05 January 2021
As Wick's mobile post office closes a shop-based service prepares to open

As Wick's mobile post office closes a shop-based service prepares to open

05 January 2021

Wick residents are reminded that the riverside mobile post office service ends tomorrow and a new fixed-base facility will open the following day.


'Unexplained' death in Thurso

04 January 2021
'Unexplained' death in Thurso

'Unexplained' death in Thurso

04 January 2021

Police are treating the sudden death of a man at an address in Thurso yesterday morning as 'unexplained'.


Councillor condemns nail traps left on A99

04 January 2021
Councillor condemns nail traps left on A99

Councillor condemns nail traps left on A99

04 January 2021

A Highland councillor condemned Saturday evening's 'malicious act' in which car mats pierced with nails were placed on the A99 near Thrumster.


Pentland Ferries reviews its operations after massive reduction in business

04 January 2021
Pentland Ferries reviews its operations after massive reduction in business

Pentland Ferries reviews its operations after massive reduction in business

04 January 2021

Gills Bay office closed for at least one month as part of cost saving exercise by the ferry operator.


Nailed mats on A99 could have caused serious accident

03 January 2021
Nailed mats on A99 could have caused serious accident

Nailed mats on A99 could have caused serious accident

03 January 2021

Two car mats embedded with nails were recovered from the A99 road near Thrumster last night in what has been described as a 'sickening act'.


Were you a victim of these top scams for 2020?

01 January 2021
Were you a victim of these top scams for 2020?

Were you a victim of these top scams for 2020?

01 January 2021

Many people and businesses in Caithness fell victim to criminals exploiting the pandemic as revealed in a list of the year's most common scams.


'Heartfelt thanks' to community volunteers

31 December 2020
'Heartfelt thanks' to community volunteers

'Heartfelt thanks' to community volunteers

31 December 2020

A 'heartfelt thanks' was sent out to all council staff, community groups and volunteers helping with the Covid-19 emergency response.


Hogmanay at home – or face arrest

30 December 2020
Hogmanay at home – or face arrest

Hogmanay at home – or face arrest

30 December 2020

The First Minister says have Hogmanay at home and police talk of using 'enforcement powers' to disperse large gatherings tomorrow night.


Celebrate Hogmanay at home, says council leader

30 December 2020
Celebrate Hogmanay at home, says council leader

Celebrate Hogmanay at home, says council leader

30 December 2020

The Highland Council leader reminds everyone to follow all guidance and remain extra vigilant in the face of rising Covid figures.


Rail bonus for Caithness students returning to studies

29 December 2020
Rail bonus for Caithness students returning to studies

Rail bonus for Caithness students returning to studies

29 December 2020

Caithness students returning to their colleges and universities after the festive break may benefit from an extension to rail ticket discounts.


Anyone for ice pancakes up Dunbeath Strath?

29 December 2020
Anyone for ice pancakes up Dunbeath Strath?

Anyone for ice pancakes up Dunbeath Strath?

29 December 2020

A very strange and unusual phenomenon was observed on Dunbeath river yesterday – discs of ice that looked like pancakes.


Council lorry ditches at Keiss

29 December 2020
Council lorry ditches at Keiss

Council lorry ditches at Keiss

29 December 2020

A council recycling truck was observed lying in a ditch near Keiss this morning after an accident which involved 'no serious injuries'.


Wick nativity scene inspires father's Christmas poem

29 December 2020
Wick nativity scene inspires father's Christmas poem

Wick nativity scene inspires father's Christmas poem

29 December 2020

A striking nativity scene stretching along church railings in Wick has inspired the creator's father to write a festive ditty.


Supporting Wick hospital through the pandemic

28 December 2020
Supporting Wick hospital through the pandemic

Supporting Wick hospital through the pandemic

28 December 2020

A Caithness charity organisation said it has continued to support the general hospital in Wick despite the issues and restrictions of Covid.


Banging the drums in Thurso with a pipe band makeover

28 December 2020
Banging the drums in Thurso with a pipe band makeover

Banging the drums in Thurso with a pipe band makeover

28 December 2020

Thurso Pipe Band has now been officially renamed and beats its drums with a new logo too.


Caithness police operation draws praise from local councillors

28 December 2020
Caithness police operation draws praise from local councillors

Caithness police operation draws praise from local councillors

28 December 2020

Operation Ruling netted large quantities of 'illegal substances' and led to violent criminals being arrested including one caught with a sword.


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