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Highlands and Islands Climate Hub concerned about ‘unstable funding landscape’

04 October 2024
Highlands and Islands Climate Hub concerned about ‘unstable funding landscape’

Highlands and Islands Climate Hub concerned about ‘unstable funding landscape’

04 October 2024

The Highlands and Islands Climate Hub has raised concerns over the “unstable funding landscape” and its potential impact on projects and livelihoods.


New grant fund for projects cutting carbon emissions in Highlands and Islands

28 September 2024
New grant fund for projects cutting carbon emissions in Highlands and Islands

New grant fund for projects cutting carbon emissions in Highlands and Islands

28 September 2024

Businesses and social enterprises in the north looking to reduce the environmental impacts of their operations can apply to a new Green Grant Fund.


Cliff climber was photographed seconds before 30ft Whaligoe fall

27 September 2024
Cliff climber was photographed seconds before 30ft Whaligoe fall

Cliff climber was photographed seconds before 30ft Whaligoe fall

27 September 2024

A climber who was injured in a 30ft fall at Whaligoe Steps is lucky to be alive, according to the holidaymaker who called the emergency services.


Celebrity chef Tony Singh will be ‘cooking up a storm’ at Taste North 2024

25 September 2024
Celebrity chef Tony Singh will be ‘cooking up a storm’ at Taste North 2024

Celebrity chef Tony Singh will be ‘cooking up a storm’ at Taste North 2024

25 September 2024

Tony Singh is looking is forward to savouring the “amazing local produce” of Caithness and Sutherland as he returns to the Taste North festival.


Dornoch café team set for 10K run to support far north Women’s Aid charity

25 September 2024
Dornoch café team set for 10K run to support far north Women’s Aid charity

Dornoch café team set for 10K run to support far north Women’s Aid charity

25 September 2024

Staff from a Dornoch café will be putting on their running shoes this weekend to raise money for Caithness and Sutherland Women’s Aid.


PICTURES: Caithness and Sutherland venues celebrate Doors Open Days with ‘a wonderful mix’

24 September 2024
PICTURES: Caithness and Sutherland venues celebrate Doors Open Days with ‘a wonderful mix’

PICTURES: Caithness and Sutherland venues celebrate Doors Open Days with ‘a wonderful mix’

24 September 2024

Visitors to Doors Open Days in the far north were treated to “a wonderful mix of art, architecture and heritage”, according to coordinator Ian Leith.


Fossils found in Inverness paving slab came as no surprise to Castletown heritage group

08 September 2024
Fossils found in Inverness paving slab came as no surprise to Castletown heritage group

Fossils found in Inverness paving slab came as no surprise to Castletown heritage group

08 September 2024

Heritage volunteers in the flagstone village of Castletown have reacted to the discovery of fossils in a Caithness stone in the middle of Inverness.


Callum Beattie praises ‘beautiful festival in a beautiful place’

04 September 2024
Callum Beattie praises ‘beautiful festival in a beautiful place’

Callum Beattie praises ‘beautiful festival in a beautiful place’

04 September 2024

Scottish singing star Callum Beattie has hailed Tunes By the Dunes as “a beautiful festival, in a beautiful place, run by beautiful people”.


Offers over £450,000 sought for 11-bedroom country house in Caithness

03 September 2024
Offers over £450,000 sought for 11-bedroom country house in Caithness

Offers over £450,000 sought for 11-bedroom country house in Caithness

03 September 2024

Banniskirk House is set in grounds extending to some 22 acres near Halkirk and is said to be in need of refurbishment and modernisation.


PICTURES: Festival fans give positive feedback after ‘intimate and friendly’ Tunes By the Dunes

02 September 2024
PICTURES: Festival fans give positive feedback after ‘intimate and friendly’ Tunes By the Dunes

PICTURES: Festival fans give positive feedback after ‘intimate and friendly’ Tunes By the Dunes

02 September 2024

Tunes By the Dunes enhanced its reputation as one of the friendliest festivals as fans gathered for two days of live music on the sunny north coast.


PICTURES: Festival fans give positive feedback after ‘intimate and friendly’ Tunes By the Dunes

02 September 2024
PICTURES: Festival fans give positive feedback after ‘intimate and friendly’ Tunes By the Dunes

PICTURES: Festival fans give positive feedback after ‘intimate and friendly’ Tunes By the Dunes

02 September 2024

Tunes By the Dunes enhanced its reputation as one of the friendliest festivals as fans gathered for two days of live music on the sunny north coast.


National award for High Life Highland archive service

31 August 2024
National award for High Life Highland archive service

National award for High Life Highland archive service

31 August 2024

High Life Highland’s archive service, which includes Nucleus in Wick, has won a UK-wide accolade for record-keeping service of the year.


It’s shaping up for a good weekend, say Tunes By the Dunes organisers

29 August 2024
It’s shaping up for a good weekend, say Tunes By the Dunes organisers

It’s shaping up for a good weekend, say Tunes By the Dunes organisers

29 August 2024

Organisers of Tunes By the Dunes say everything is in place for a successful weekend at the UK’s most northerly mainland music festival in Dunnet.


Caithness and Sutherland venues to open their doors in celebration of built and cultural heritage

25 August 2024
Caithness and Sutherland venues to open their doors in celebration of built and cultural heritage

Caithness and Sutherland venues to open their doors in celebration of built and cultural heritage

25 August 2024

Twenty-four venues across Caithness and Sutherland will be taking part in the 35th year of Doors Open Days over a weekend in September.


Defence company scraps plans for anti-personnel bomb tests in Flow Country

24 August 2024
Defence company scraps plans for anti-personnel bomb tests in Flow Country

Defence company scraps plans for anti-personnel bomb tests in Flow Country

24 August 2024

Plans to test anti-personnel bombs in part of the Flow Country have been scrapped, it has emerged.


North MSP agrees safety on A9 ‘remains a significant concern’

23 August 2024
North MSP agrees safety on A9 ‘remains a significant concern’

North MSP agrees safety on A9 ‘remains a significant concern’

23 August 2024

Maree Todd MSP has contacted Transport Scotland to highlight concerns raised by Councillor Matthew Reiss and to ask about plans for any improvements.


Wick date for Sutherland Spaceport play will be a ‘coming home’ for Gunn

21 August 2024
Wick date for Sutherland Spaceport play will be a ‘coming home’ for Gunn

Wick date for Sutherland Spaceport play will be a ‘coming home’ for Gunn

21 August 2024

George Gunn is promising an evening of “passionate and entertaining” live drama when his play inspired by the Sutherland Spaceport comes to Wick.


‘Hope for the future’ over 50MW onshore wind threshold

21 August 2024
‘Hope for the future’ over 50MW onshore wind threshold

‘Hope for the future’ over 50MW onshore wind threshold

21 August 2024

Support for raising the controversial 50MW threshold on onshore wind farm decision-making has been described as “welcome news” by a campaign group.


‘Safety first’ for Wick rowers as they pause their round-Britain attempt

21 August 2024
‘Safety first’ for Wick rowers as they pause their round-Britain attempt

‘Safety first’ for Wick rowers as they pause their round-Britain attempt

21 August 2024

Long Row Home duo Allan Lipp and Mhairi Ross have chosen to “pause” their round-Britain challenge after encountering wild weather off the west coast.


Wick’s round-Britain rowers ‘extremely deflated’ as weather warnings are issued

21 August 2024
Wick’s round-Britain rowers ‘extremely deflated’ as weather warnings are issued

Wick’s round-Britain rowers ‘extremely deflated’ as weather warnings are issued

21 August 2024

Intrepid rowers Allan Lipp and Mhairi Ross have hinted that they may be thwarted by the weather on their unprecedented round-Britain challenge.


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