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Wick residents fear health implications of whisky fungus and damage to property with Pulteney Distillery expansion

Wick residents fear health implications of whisky fungus and damage to property with Pulteney Distillery expansion

Wick residents fear health implications of whisky fungus and damage to property with Pulteney Distillery expansion

A group of concerned Wick residents voiced their fears over plans for whisky warehouses to be sited near their homes.


Call out for volunteers to tackle weedy eyesores around Thurso’s beachfront

Call out for volunteers to tackle weedy eyesores around Thurso’s beachfront

Call out for volunteers to tackle weedy eyesores around Thurso’s beachfront

A former Thurso community councillor has started a Facebook page with the intention of cleaning up weedy eyesores around Thurso beach and esplanade.


WARNING: Toxic blue-green algae found at Loch Watten – avoid contact and keep dogs out of water

WARNING: Toxic blue-green algae found at Loch Watten – avoid contact and keep dogs out of water

WARNING: Toxic blue-green algae found at Loch Watten – avoid contact and keep dogs out of water

Highland Council’s environmental health team advises caution as blue-green algae has, once again, been found in Loch Watten.


REVEALED: Highland Council failed to fund road maintenance since 2018 by £90 million

REVEALED: Highland Council failed to fund road maintenance since 2018 by £90 million

REVEALED: Highland Council failed to fund road maintenance since 2018 by £90 million

New figures reveal that the current annual shortfall is around £13 million.


PSO praises itself for 100% Wick-Aberdeen flights reliability in June – critics says it has ‘a long way to go’ to build back public confidence

PSO praises itself for 100% Wick-Aberdeen flights reliability in June – critics says it has ‘a long way to go’ to build back public confidence

PSO praises itself for 100% Wick-Aberdeen flights reliability in June – critics says it has ‘a long way to go’ to build back public confidence

Despite June figures showing 100 per cent reliability for Wick flights, a pressure group says it will take time to build up passenger confidence.


Highland MPs and MSPs set to attend second community council renewables convention

Highland MPs and MSPs set to attend second community council renewables convention

Highland MPs and MSPs set to attend second community council renewables convention

The gathering on August 12 is focussed on ‘respecting local democracy’.


‘Industrial eyesore’ claim over whisky warehouses planned for Wick

‘Industrial eyesore’ claim over whisky warehouses planned for Wick

‘Industrial eyesore’ claim over whisky warehouses planned for Wick

Plans for four new warehouses storing thousands of barrels of whisky have led to concerns over an “industrial eyesore” in a residential part of Wick.


Tourist hotspots to get extra bins to tackle litter

Tourist hotspots to get extra bins to tackle litter

Tourist hotspots to get extra bins to tackle litter

Overflowing bins and littering at Caithness beauty spots has sparked the roll out of additional waste facilities at numerous tourist hotspots.


‘Once-in-a-generation’ chance will see £100m invested in Caithness town

‘Once-in-a-generation’ chance will see £100m invested in Caithness town

‘Once-in-a-generation’ chance will see £100m invested in Caithness town

People in Caithness will be given an opportunity to feed into proposals that will see £100 million of investment in Thurso.


Highland award for Unesco Flow Country planning efforts

Highland award for Unesco Flow Country planning efforts

Highland award for Unesco Flow Country planning efforts

Work that went into preparing the Unesco bid to gain World Heritage status for the Flow Country has been recognised with a national planning award.


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