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Handbell ringers from across UK set for Caithness celebration

13 March 2024
Handbell ringers from across UK set for Caithness celebration

Handbell ringers from across UK set for Caithness celebration

13 March 2024

The Assembly Rooms in Wick is the venue this weekend for the Scottish Spring Rally of the Handbell Ringers of Great Britain.


Strathnaver Museum shortlisted in two categories in RICS Awards

11 March 2024
Strathnaver Museum shortlisted in two categories in RICS Awards

Strathnaver Museum shortlisted in two categories in RICS Awards

11 March 2024

A museum on the north coast of Sutherland is in contention for national honours, less than a year after it was relaunched following a major upgrade.


Call for responses from Caithness and Sutherland over wind farm decisions

09 March 2024
Call for responses from Caithness and Sutherland over wind farm decisions

Call for responses from Caithness and Sutherland over wind farm decisions

09 March 2024

People in the far north with concerns over wind farm developments are being urged to take part in a Scottish planning consultation by the end of May.


North pair set for epic round-Britain rowing challenge

08 March 2024
North pair set for epic round-Britain rowing challenge

North pair set for epic round-Britain rowing challenge

08 March 2024

Allan Lipp and Mhairi Ross are aiming to become the first mixed pair to do an unsupported circumnavigation of the British mainland by rowing boat.


A9 dualling prompts call for Wick flights to central belt

08 March 2024
A9 dualling prompts call for Wick flights to central belt

A9 dualling prompts call for Wick flights to central belt

08 March 2024

A9 dualling south of Inverness over the coming decade could make scheduled air links between Caithness and the central belt an attractive option.


Brandon McPhee joins forces with Irish star Daniel O'Donnell on new single

08 March 2024
Brandon McPhee joins forces with Irish star Daniel O'Donnell on new single

Brandon McPhee joins forces with Irish star Daniel O'Donnell on new single

08 March 2024

Caithness entertainer Brandon McPhee has said it was an honour to record a single with Irish music legend Daniel O'Donnell.


Highland councillor calls for 'meaningful change' as he joins Alba

07 March 2024
Highland councillor calls for 'meaningful change' as he joins Alba

Highland councillor calls for 'meaningful change' as he joins Alba

07 March 2024

Councillor Karl Rosie insisted the Highlands can be "one of the richest regions in Scotland" after he announced his decision to join the Alba Party.


'Overwhelming response' as Reay residents look at church proposal

07 March 2024
'Overwhelming response' as Reay residents look at church proposal

'Overwhelming response' as Reay residents look at church proposal

07 March 2024

Hopes for a community acquisition of Reay's 285-year-old church are moving forward following a public meeting attended by up to 50 local residents.


Public meeting to consider new role for 285-year-old Reay church

03 March 2024
Public meeting to consider new role for 285-year-old Reay church

Public meeting to consider new role for 285-year-old Reay church

03 March 2024

Reay residents are being asked for their thoughts on giving a new lease of life to the village's 285-year-old church which is expected to close.


Caithness twins are Scotland's top Country Cooks

02 March 2024
Caithness twins are Scotland's top Country Cooks

Caithness twins are Scotland's top Country Cooks

02 March 2024

Teenage twins from Caithness were the cream of the crop in the annual Country Cooks challenge run by the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs.


A9 closures at Berriedale as storm-damaged trees are removed

01 March 2024
A9 closures at Berriedale as storm-damaged trees are removed

A9 closures at Berriedale as storm-damaged trees are removed

01 March 2024

Storm-damaged trees are to be removed from along the A9 next week, meaning road closures at night from Monday evening through to Saturday morning.


Title looks to be out of reach now, Brora manager admits after derby draw

29 February 2024
Title looks to be out of reach now, Brora manager admits after derby draw

Title looks to be out of reach now, Brora manager admits after derby draw

29 February 2024

Ally MacDonald admitted the title now looks to be beyond the reach of Brora after they had to settle for a share of the points against 10-man Wick.


Flow Country regeneration 'could be worth £400m to far north'

27 February 2024
Flow Country regeneration 'could be worth £400m to far north'

Flow Country regeneration 'could be worth £400m to far north'

27 February 2024

Flow Country regeneration could create more than 200 jobs across the far north over the next 18 years, a new report has claimed.


Three-day festival to mark 100 years of Duncansby Head lighthouse

25 February 2024
Three-day festival to mark 100 years of Duncansby Head lighthouse

Three-day festival to mark 100 years of Duncansby Head lighthouse

25 February 2024

More details have been announced about a weekend of celebrations marking the centenary of Duncansby Head lighthouse, which will run from March 15-17.


Nobel Prize winner's CT legacy 'still evident to this day'

24 February 2024
Nobel Prize winner's CT legacy 'still evident to this day'

Nobel Prize winner's CT legacy 'still evident to this day'

24 February 2024

The legacy of a Nobel Prize winner who came from a Wick family "remains evident to this day" – a century after he was born.


The 'modest genius' from a Caithness family who became a Nobel Prize winner

24 February 2024
The 'modest genius' from a Caithness family who became a Nobel Prize winner

The 'modest genius' from a Caithness family who became a Nobel Prize winner

24 February 2024

It is the centenary of the birth of Allan MacLeod Cormack, co-winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for developing CT scanning.


Tough choice for far north judges in Highland Shortbread Showdown

22 February 2024
Tough choice for far north judges in Highland Shortbread Showdown

Tough choice for far north judges in Highland Shortbread Showdown

22 February 2024

Two entrants, with three shortbreads between them, have qualified from Caithness and Sutherland for the 2024 Highland Shortbread Showdown final.


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".


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