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Chairman of Robert Louis Stevenson Club finds out more about author's Wick links

02 May 2022
Chairman of Robert Louis Stevenson Club finds out more about author's Wick links

Chairman of Robert Louis Stevenson Club finds out more about author's Wick links

02 May 2022

A Robert Louis Stevenson aficionado has been finding out about the celebrated author's links to Caithness during a visit to Wick Heritage Museum.


Community groups urged to get involved in first Highland Climate Festival

01 May 2022
Community groups urged to get involved in first Highland Climate Festival

Community groups urged to get involved in first Highland Climate Festival

01 May 2022

Community organisations involved in climate action projects are being urged to play their part in the first Highland Climate Festival this summer.


Fly-tipping condemned as 'disgusting and damaging' after rubbish is dumped near historic Wick site

29 April 2022
Fly-tipping condemned as 'disgusting and damaging' after rubbish is dumped near historic Wick site

Fly-tipping condemned as 'disgusting and damaging' after rubbish is dumped near historic Wick site

29 April 2022

A Wick man has condemned fly-tipping as "disgusting, environmentally damaging and hazardous" after finding a pile of rubbish near a historic castle.


Statkraft to submit 'more robust' application for 12-turbine Ackron Wind Farm

29 April 2022
Statkraft to submit 'more robust' application for 12-turbine Ackron Wind Farm

Statkraft to submit 'more robust' application for 12-turbine Ackron Wind Farm

29 April 2022

The renewable energy company behind a proposed wind farm near Melvich has withdrawn its planning application and vowed to submit a "more robust" one.


Bird keepers urged to maintain 'scrupulous biosecurity' as housing measures are lifted

29 April 2022
Bird keepers urged to maintain 'scrupulous biosecurity' as housing measures are lifted

Bird keepers urged to maintain 'scrupulous biosecurity' as housing measures are lifted

29 April 2022

Chickens and other captive birds will be allowed outside again from next week as some of the most stringent bird flu restrictions are lifted.


Care homes and daycare centres to host live music performances as part of wellbeing project

29 April 2022
Care homes and daycare centres to host live music performances as part of wellbeing project

Care homes and daycare centres to host live music performances as part of wellbeing project

29 April 2022

Talented musicians will be taking to the road over the coming year to entertain care home residents and daycare centre users across the far north.


Orcas give 'wonderful close-up views' along north coast

28 April 2022
Orcas give 'wonderful close-up views' along north coast

Orcas give 'wonderful close-up views' along north coast

28 April 2022

A pod of orcas created a memorable wildlife spectacle as they made their way along the north coast of Caithness and Sutherland this week.


My constituents are being pushed towards cashlessness against their will, claims Jamie Stone

27 April 2022
My constituents are being pushed towards cashlessness against their will, claims Jamie Stone

My constituents are being pushed towards cashlessness against their will, claims Jamie Stone

27 April 2022

Jamie Stone has warned that people are being "pushed towards cashlessness against their will" as numbers of free-to-use cash machines decline.


WATCH: John O'Groats ferry crew joined by orcas in Pentland Firth

20 April 2022
WATCH: John O'Groats ferry crew joined by orcas in Pentland Firth

WATCH: John O'Groats ferry crew joined by orcas in Pentland Firth

20 April 2022

Crew members on the John O'Groats ferry were out in the Pentland Firth ahead of the new season when they were joined by a group of killer whales.


Celebrations tinged with sadness as far north motoring heritage centre is unveiled

20 April 2022
Celebrations tinged with sadness as far north motoring heritage centre is unveiled

Celebrations tinged with sadness as far north motoring heritage centre is unveiled

20 April 2022

A new motoring heritage attraction in a Caithness village has been hailed as "absolutely fantastic" and an asset to the north of Scotland as a whole.


Subsea power cable scheme linked to Noss Head is making 'excellent progress'

19 April 2022
Subsea power cable scheme linked to Noss Head is making 'excellent progress'

Subsea power cable scheme linked to Noss Head is making 'excellent progress'

19 April 2022

"Excellent progress" is being made on the Shetland subsea power project linked to the massive switching station currently under construction at Noss.


Jamie Stone warns 'the battle does not stop here' after scheduled flights return

18 April 2022
Jamie Stone warns 'the battle does not stop here' after scheduled flights return

Jamie Stone warns 'the battle does not stop here' after scheduled flights return

18 April 2022

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP Jamie Stone is keen to see further flights operating from Wick after the Aberdeen route was reinstated.


Call for new Highland Council to forge stronger ties with small businesses

16 April 2022
Call for new Highland Council to forge stronger ties with small businesses

Call for new Highland Council to forge stronger ties with small businesses

16 April 2022

The next set of Highland councillors must ensure that the local authority continues to strengthen its ties with smaller firms, according to the FSB.


North man tells of his working life in army, lighthouse service and police in fundraising book

14 April 2022
North man tells of his working life in army, lighthouse service and police in fundraising book

North man tells of his working life in army, lighthouse service and police in fundraising book

14 April 2022

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.


Mackays Hotel in Wick on the market for first time in 67 years

13 April 2022
Mackays Hotel in Wick on the market for first time in 67 years

Mackays Hotel in Wick on the market for first time in 67 years

13 April 2022

Murray and Ellie Lamont, the third generation of the Lamont family to have run Mackays Hotel in Wick, say the time is right to hand over the reins.


Wick exhibition to showcase John Nicolson – artist, sculptor, archaeologist and historian

25 March 2022
Wick exhibition to showcase John Nicolson – artist, sculptor, archaeologist and historian

Wick exhibition to showcase John Nicolson – artist, sculptor, archaeologist and historian

25 March 2022

An exhibition opening in Wick next month will showcase the wide-ranging talents of John Nicolson, considered to be one of the county's greatest sons.


Road repairs hit by tar shortage following trade sanctions against Russia

25 March 2022
Road repairs hit by tar shortage following trade sanctions against Russia

Road repairs hit by tar shortage following trade sanctions against Russia

25 March 2022

Pothole repairs across the Highland Council area are grinding to a halt as a result of the UK's trade sanctions against Russia, it has been claimed.


North MP warns of 'crippling' heating oil costs as he secures Treasury meeting

24 March 2022
North MP warns of 'crippling' heating oil costs as he secures Treasury meeting

North MP warns of 'crippling' heating oil costs as he secures Treasury meeting

24 March 2022

Jamie Stone MP has secured a meeting with Treasury ministers after warning that many of his constituents face "crippling" bills for heating oil.


Rishi Sunak 'taking people for fools' over spring statement, says Jamie Stone

23 March 2022
Rishi Sunak 'taking people for fools' over spring statement, says Jamie Stone

Rishi Sunak 'taking people for fools' over spring statement, says Jamie Stone

23 March 2022

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP Jamie Stone has branded the spring statement delivered by Rishi Sunak as “simply pathetic” and a "disgrace".


Eden Court date for Willie ahead of 100th online spoon-playing session

23 March 2022
Eden Court date for Willie ahead of 100th online spoon-playing session

Eden Court date for Willie ahead of 100th online spoon-playing session

23 March 2022

Willie Mackay is gearing up for a century of Tunes on the Spoons this weekend – after taking part in a concert of Shetland music at Eden Court.


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