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Jamie Stone: 'Now we can argue the case for more Wick flights'

21 February 2024
Jamie Stone: 'Now we can argue the case for more Wick flights'

Jamie Stone: 'Now we can argue the case for more Wick flights'

21 February 2024

Jamie Stone wants to see additional flights from Wick John O'Groats Airport following this week's positive news about Scottish Government funding.


Highland Council leader 'absolutely delighted' over Wick PSO boost

21 February 2024
Highland Council leader 'absolutely delighted' over Wick PSO boost

Highland Council leader 'absolutely delighted' over Wick PSO boost

21 February 2024

Vital funding from the Scottish Government for Wick/Aberdeen air links will continue in 2024/25, it was announced this morning.


Views sought at Sutherland events on SSEN 'clean energy powerhouse' plans

20 February 2024
Views sought at Sutherland events on SSEN 'clean energy powerhouse' plans

Views sought at Sutherland events on SSEN 'clean energy powerhouse' plans

20 February 2024

Four public engagement events will be held in Sutherland villages ahead of major new projects aimed at making the north "a clean energy powerhouse".


Jamie Stone slams pause on healthcare projects as 'shocking indictment'

20 February 2024
Jamie Stone slams pause on healthcare projects as 'shocking indictment'

Jamie Stone slams pause on healthcare projects as 'shocking indictment'

20 February 2024

Jamie Stone has accused the Scottish Government of "unforgivable incompetence" over the pause on funding for healthcare construction projects.


Caithness councillor in switch to Highland Independent group

19 February 2024
Caithness councillor in switch to Highland Independent group

Caithness councillor in switch to Highland Independent group

19 February 2024

Caithness councillor Karl Rosie has joined the Highland Independent group on the local authority, saying he wants to "put people before politics".


Views sought from people in Highlands on cleaner heating systems

17 February 2024
Views sought from people in Highlands on cleaner heating systems

Views sought from people in Highlands on cleaner heating systems

17 February 2024

Members of the public are being invited to share their views on proposals for cleaner heating systems in Scottish homes and workplaces.


Farming protests in Scotland? Not at this time, says union president

17 February 2024
Farming protests in Scotland? Not at this time, says union president

Farming protests in Scotland? Not at this time, says union president

17 February 2024

Union leader Martin Kennedy says he does not envisage protests by farmers in Scotland similar to those in a number of other countries.


Pylon scheme marks 'beginning of the end for the Highlands'

17 February 2024
Pylon scheme marks 'beginning of the end for the Highlands'

Pylon scheme marks 'beginning of the end for the Highlands'

17 February 2024

Communities along the route of the proposed new pylon line are "powerless" and need strong voices in parliament, a public meeting in Dunbeath heard.


Jamie Stone in renewed call for undersea option instead of Highland pylons

16 February 2024
Jamie Stone in renewed call for undersea option instead of Highland pylons

Jamie Stone in renewed call for undersea option instead of Highland pylons

16 February 2024

Jamie Stone is pushing for an undersea option rather than have a controversial line of huge new electricity pylons cutting through the Highlands.


Bakers set for far north heat of Highland Shortbread Showdown

14 February 2024
Bakers set for far north heat of Highland Shortbread Showdown

Bakers set for far north heat of Highland Shortbread Showdown

14 February 2024

Five keen bakers are in the mix for next week's Caithness and Sutherland regional heat of the 2024 Highland Shortbread Showdown taking place in Wick.


Caithness councillor resigns from SNP after feeling 'increasingly disillusioned'

14 February 2024
Caithness councillor resigns from SNP after feeling 'increasingly disillusioned'

Caithness councillor resigns from SNP after feeling 'increasingly disillusioned'

14 February 2024

A Highland councillor from Caithness has resigned from the SNP, saying he is "deeply troubled" by the party's policies.


Ex-detective's book will take 'in-depth' look at Duke of Kent air crash in Caithness

11 February 2024
Ex-detective's book will take 'in-depth' look at Duke of Kent air crash in Caithness

Ex-detective's book will take 'in-depth' look at Duke of Kent air crash in Caithness

11 February 2024

Michael Morgan will be visiting Dunbeath on March 13 and is keen to meet anyone who has 'anything of interest' relating to the crash at Eagle's Rock.


Dunbeath Castle and estate 'under offer' – and so is Glutt

09 February 2024
Dunbeath Castle and estate 'under offer' – and so is Glutt

Dunbeath Castle and estate 'under offer' – and so is Glutt

09 February 2024

Dunbeath Castle and estate is "under offer" – eight months after being put on the market by Savills, with offers over £25 million being sought.


ShelfWatch survey reveals amount of Scottish produce in supermarkets

09 February 2024
ShelfWatch survey reveals amount of Scottish produce in supermarkets

ShelfWatch survey reveals amount of Scottish produce in supermarkets

09 February 2024

Scotland's farming union has revealed statistics showing which supermarkets are stocking the most – and least – amount of Scottish produce.


Passengers 'very much investing' in Wick/Aberdeen flights

08 February 2024
Passengers 'very much investing' in Wick/Aberdeen flights

Passengers 'very much investing' in Wick/Aberdeen flights

08 February 2024

An encouraging rise in passengers using Wick airport is proof that local people are investing in the Aberdeen route, Raymond Bremner has said.


Maree Todd urged to intervene over 'much-needed improvements to vital A9'

31 January 2024
Maree Todd urged to intervene over 'much-needed improvements to vital A9'

Maree Todd urged to intervene over 'much-needed improvements to vital A9'

31 January 2024

North MSP Maree Todd is being urged to intervene over the need for "basic maintenance" tasks along several stretches of the A9 in the Highlands.


Jamie Stone says constituency 'is going to grow massively' as he opens Wick office

29 January 2024
Jamie Stone says constituency 'is going to grow massively' as he opens Wick office

Jamie Stone says constituency 'is going to grow massively' as he opens Wick office

29 January 2024

The imminent expansion of the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross seat at Westminster has prompted Jamie Stone to open a new constituency office.


Campaigners in 'plea for unity' over new pylons ahead of Dunbeath public meeting

26 January 2024
Campaigners in 'plea for unity' over new pylons ahead of Dunbeath public meeting

Campaigners in 'plea for unity' over new pylons ahead of Dunbeath public meeting

26 January 2024

Caithness campaigners opposed to new high-voltage pylons are urging the community to "raise its voice" and "safeguard the land that defines us".


Dounreay Stakeholder Group chairman says nuclear expansion is 'colossal opportunity'

26 January 2024
Dounreay Stakeholder Group chairman says nuclear expansion is 'colossal opportunity'

Dounreay Stakeholder Group chairman says nuclear expansion is 'colossal opportunity'

26 January 2024

The biggest expansion of nuclear power in Britain for 70 years is seen as a "colossal opportunity" by the chairman of Dounreay Stakeholder Group.


Offshore wind farm funds will support state-of-the-art welding training

25 January 2024
Offshore wind farm funds will support state-of-the-art welding training

Offshore wind farm funds will support state-of-the-art welding training

25 January 2024

Funding from a wind farm off the east coast of Caithness and Sutherland will help colleges meet the needs of the offshore renewable energy sector.


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