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Focus North conference has generated 'buzz of excitement and enthusiasm'

15 February 2023
Focus North conference has generated 'buzz of excitement and enthusiasm'

Focus North conference has generated 'buzz of excitement and enthusiasm'

15 February 2023

Trudy Morris, Giles Huby, Simon Middlemas and Eann Sinclair share their thoughts on the last week's Focus North business conference held in Thurso.


Councillor seeks answers on 'understaffing' in far north roads teams

09 February 2023
Councillor seeks answers on 'understaffing' in far north roads teams

Councillor seeks answers on 'understaffing' in far north roads teams

09 February 2023

Councillor Matthew Reiss is seeking an explanation about a shortage of staff in the local authority's roads teams in Caithness and Sutherland.


Two-day Caithness festival to focus on women's health and wellbeing

08 February 2023
Two-day Caithness festival to focus on women's health and wellbeing

Two-day Caithness festival to focus on women's health and wellbeing

08 February 2023

A Women's Wellness Festival is being organised by North Highland Women's Wellbeing Hub and Lyth Arts Centre over the weekend of March 18/19.


Sheriff says Cemfjord tragedy with loss of eight crew could have been avoided

08 February 2023
Sheriff says Cemfjord tragedy with loss of eight crew could have been avoided

Sheriff says Cemfjord tragedy with loss of eight crew could have been avoided

08 February 2023

The Cemfjord tragedy was avoidable, a sheriff has concluded after a fatal accident inquiry into the sinking of the cargo ship in the Pentland Firth.


Melvich eco committee's donation to youth homelessness charity

08 February 2023
Melvich eco committee's donation to youth homelessness charity

Melvich eco committee's donation to youth homelessness charity

08 February 2023

After celebrating the festive season in an environmentally friendly way, pupils at Melvich Primary School made a donation to the Rock Trust charity.


Timings changed for Sutherland vaccination clinics

08 February 2023
Timings changed for Sutherland vaccination clinics

Timings changed for Sutherland vaccination clinics

08 February 2023

NHS Highland has changed the timings of some of its forthcoming Covid and flu vaccination clinics in Caithness and Sutherland "due to low demand".


Brenda tells of her early years in World War II internment camp in China

07 February 2023
Brenda tells of her early years in World War II internment camp in China

Brenda tells of her early years in World War II internment camp in China

07 February 2023

Brenda Herrick still has a rag doll called Susie that she received as a Christmas present while she and her family were in Weihsien internment camp.


Jamie Stone calls for 'urgent action' by UK government to support disabled people

07 February 2023
Jamie Stone calls for 'urgent action' by UK government to support disabled people

Jamie Stone calls for 'urgent action' by UK government to support disabled people

07 February 2023

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP Jamie Stone has called for "urgent action" by the UK government to help disabled people facing rising costs.


Caithness GP criticises 'outrageous' cost of NHS Highland vaccination programme

28 January 2023
Caithness GP criticises 'outrageous' cost of NHS Highland vaccination programme

Caithness GP criticises 'outrageous' cost of NHS Highland vaccination programme

28 January 2023

A Caithness doctor says it is "outrageous" that taxpayers could be left out of pocket by millions of pounds over the delivery of Covid and flu jabs.


Jamie Stone takes part in Holocaust Memorial Day commemorations

27 January 2023
Jamie Stone takes part in Holocaust Memorial Day commemorations

Jamie Stone takes part in Holocaust Memorial Day commemorations

27 January 2023

Jamie Stone, the MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, has described the Holocaust as an "unspeakable crime" that must never be forgotten.


Covid and flu vaccination clinic in Golspie now bookable

26 January 2023
Covid and flu vaccination clinic in Golspie now bookable

Covid and flu vaccination clinic in Golspie now bookable

26 January 2023

A Covid and flu vaccination clinic scheduled for Golspie on February 17 is no longer a drop-in event, NHS Highland has announced.


Sutherland and Caithness vaccination clinics announced for February

23 January 2023
Sutherland and Caithness vaccination clinics announced for February

Sutherland and Caithness vaccination clinics announced for February

23 January 2023

Covid and flu vaccination clinics are taking place during February in Brora, Bonar Bridge, Golspie, Melvich, Lochinver, Wick and Thurso.


Villagers baffled and frustrated by delay over Reay gateway signs

22 January 2023
Villagers baffled and frustrated by delay over Reay gateway signs

Villagers baffled and frustrated by delay over Reay gateway signs

22 January 2023

Community councillors say they are baffled and frustrated by a continuing delay in installing new village gateway signs on the outskirts of Reay.


Allan turns trash into cash with £500 LitterLotto windfall

22 January 2023
Allan turns trash into cash with £500 LitterLotto windfall

Allan turns trash into cash with £500 LitterLotto windfall

22 January 2023

Wick community councillor Allan Bruce managed to turn trash into cash when he landed a £500 windfall through an innovative anti-litter initiative.


'Full service' pledge by NHS Highland after criticism from North Highland Women’s Wellbeing Hub

21 January 2023
'Full service' pledge by NHS Highland after criticism from North Highland Women’s Wellbeing Hub

'Full service' pledge by NHS Highland after criticism from North Highland Women’s Wellbeing Hub

21 January 2023

NHS Highland has responded to criticism over its level of care for women in the far north by outlining how it seeks to deliver a "full service".


Jamie Stone highlights Outlander and The Crown in screen tourism plea

20 January 2023
Jamie Stone highlights Outlander and The Crown in screen tourism plea

Jamie Stone highlights Outlander and The Crown in screen tourism plea

20 January 2023

Jamie Stone has underlined the importance of screen tourism and asked the UK government what it is doing to support independent production companies.


Campaigners say healthcare services for women in Caithness and Sutherland are 'not safe or ethical'

20 January 2023
Campaigners say healthcare services for women in Caithness and Sutherland are 'not safe or ethical'

Campaigners say healthcare services for women in Caithness and Sutherland are 'not safe or ethical'

20 January 2023

Far north health campaigners have reiterated their view that services for women in Caithness and Sutherland are neither safe nor ethical.


Fatal accident inquiry hears of last moments of Cemfjord in Pentland Firth

20 January 2023
Fatal accident inquiry hears of last moments of Cemfjord in Pentland Firth

Fatal accident inquiry hears of last moments of Cemfjord in Pentland Firth

20 January 2023

An inquiry in Wick has been told of the final moments of the Cemfjord, eight years after it sank in the Pentland Firth with the loss of all crew.


Applications now open for bursaries from Pentland wind farm fund

19 January 2023
Applications now open for bursaries from Pentland wind farm fund

Applications now open for bursaries from Pentland wind farm fund

19 January 2023

The Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm Education and Training Fund gives school leavers from Thurso and Farr financial support for STEM studies.


Cold-dip commando Tim Crossin takes the plunge at freezing John O'Groats

18 January 2023
Cold-dip commando Tim Crossin takes the plunge at freezing John O'Groats

Cold-dip commando Tim Crossin takes the plunge at freezing John O'Groats

18 January 2023

Cold-dip commando Tim Crossin braved freezing temperatures to take the plunge at John O'Groats on the northernmost leg of his 2800-mile challenge.


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