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News from the Caithness area in the Highland council area of Scotland, UK.
Articles: 4279
19 Apr 2022, 10:40
Domestic
People in Caithness and across Scotland are being invited to apply to join the panel of a scheme designed to promote better use of community land.
19 Apr 2022, 09:00
Thurso-based surfer Mark Boyd (35) won the men's champion title as well as the masters at the Scottish National Surfing Championships at the weekend.
19 Apr 2022, 07:30
It's the end of an era for the retail side of Reid's Bakery, Thurso, with the town centre café and riverside chip shop no longer run by the business.
18 Apr 2022, 19:00
"Excellent progress" is being made on the Shetland subsea power project linked to the massive switching station currently under construction at Noss.
18 Apr 2022, 17:20
“Natural grazing cattle sold to sellers advantage with mature forward conditioned cattle also very easily sold.”
18 Apr 2022, 14:49
A Sutherland renewables and timber-processing business is investing £250,000 to build on its strong growth over the past five years
18 Apr 2022, 12:45
A Thurso man has laid down his mason's tools to call it a day after over a half-century of continuous work with a Wick-based monumental sculpting firm
18 Apr 2022, 12:29
A Highland charity has said farewell to its own “legend” after 14 years of dedicated service.
18 Apr 2022, 08:43
It’s rare that I start a broadcast with an argument, but that’s exactly what happened in Speyside last Thursday evening.
18 Apr 2022, 06:45
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP Jamie Stone is keen to see further flights operating from Wick after the Aberdeen route was reinstated.
17 Apr 2022, 19:00
Thurso's Heritage by a Thirsa Loon
17 Apr 2022, 16:40
A family-run IT business has just taken over the running of Naver Business Centre in Thurso.
17 Apr 2022, 14:26
Children in East Caithness have been given a taste of sporting fun during the Easter holidays thanks to a programme of events.
17 Apr 2022, 09:20
CVG UPDATE: Local voluntary sector news by Yvonne Hendry of Caithness Voluntary Group
17 Apr 2022, 08:00
One of the first live theatre performances since lockdown took place at Lyth Arts Centre to the delight of the children and parents who attended.
James Donaldson: journalist, artist and author, who was born in Wick in 1940, moved to Australia in 1968 and died there last month at the age of 81
16 Apr 2022, 14:06
Quoybrae, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (April 11) sold 880 prime, store and feeding sheep.
16 Apr 2022, 11:30
The next set of Highland councillors must ensure that the local authority continues to strengthen its ties with smaller firms, according to the FSB.
16 Apr 2022, 09:00
Households who don’t fill in the census by May 1 are being warned they may face prosecution, which could lead to a criminal record and a fine of £1000
16 Apr 2022, 08:30
Made with fresh and dried peas, thick-cut bacon and firm new potatoes, this salad is dressed in a mustard vinaigrette and finished with Comté.
15 Apr 2022, 19:54
Kind-hearted darts players in Wick have raised £2745 for Ukrainian Humanitarian Aid through a special fundraising event.
15 Apr 2022, 18:45
Business Comment by David Richardson, Highlands and Islands development manager for the Federation of Small Businesses
15 Apr 2022, 12:44
Ten rural communities across the Highland region are set to benefit from a new mobile Post Office.
15 Apr 2022, 11:23
Caithness Voluntary Group (CVG) has announced that it will quiz the 12 Caithness election candidates on a range of issues facing the county.
15 Apr 2022, 09:21
At around 4.50pm yesterday (April 14) two cars were involved in a collision at a crossroads in Watten.
15 Apr 2022, 09:00
Hub North Scotland, which works on behalf of 16 public sector bodies, is carrying out review
15 Apr 2022, 08:49
The UK government listens to rural communities about wind farms and it is “time the Scottish Government did the same,” according to a campaign group.
15 Apr 2022, 08:00
The company behind the MeyGen project in the Pentland Firth has secured £2.5 million to get two of its turbines back in the sea in the next 12 months.
15 Apr 2022, 07:14
A government watchdog has been asked to probe a mix-up in which a Caithness patient found medical information relating to someone else on his file.
15 Apr 2022, 06:45
The new TSB pop-up facility in Thurso has been branded "pathetic" ahead of the closure of the long-established branch in the town centre.
14 Apr 2022, 18:30
David Fraser has written a book about his experiences in the army, the lighthouse service and the police force as a motor neurone disease fundraiser.
14 Apr 2022, 16:30
Prime Minister says the £120 million scheme will 'save countless lives'