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Caithness banger derby to take place in October

31 August 2020
Caithness banger derby to take place in October

Caithness banger derby to take place in October

31 August 2020

The Caithness annual banger derby is to take place at Mid-Clyth in October, with socially distanced spectators able to watch the action.


Marie Curie Kiltwalk goes virtual

30 August 2020
Marie Curie Kiltwalk goes virtual

Marie Curie Kiltwalk goes virtual

30 August 2020

The charity Marie Curie is encouraging walkers, runners, cyclists even golfers to don their tartan and sign up to the Virtual Kiltwalk Weekend.


Test and Protect service for Sutherland businesses

26 August 2020
Test and Protect service for Sutherland businesses

Test and Protect service for Sutherland businesses

26 August 2020

A new Test and Protect service went live yesterday in Sutherland and Caithness.


£100,000 for local women's aid group

26 August 2020
£100,000 for local women's aid group

£100,000 for local women's aid group

26 August 2020

A local women’s aid group says it is looking forward to developing and growing its service after receiving a five-year grant totalling £103,940.


High Life Highland praised over steps to stabilise its finances

25 August 2020
High Life Highland praised over steps to stabilise its finances

High Life Highland praised over steps to stabilise its finances

25 August 2020

The chairman of Highland Council’s recovery board has welcomed the steps being taken by High Life Highland to improve its financial position.


WATCH: Video of new £9.6m Berriedale Braes scheme

25 August 2020
WATCH: Video of new £9.6m Berriedale Braes scheme

WATCH: Video of new £9.6m Berriedale Braes scheme

25 August 2020

The full scale of the £9.6 million road realignment project at Berriedale has been highlighted in a video from Transport Scotland.


John O'Groats Trail start and finish signs are installed

25 August 2020
John O'Groats Trail start and finish signs are installed

John O'Groats Trail start and finish signs are installed

25 August 2020

Marker signs have been installed at John O'Groats for the benefit of walkers either starting or finishing a 147-mile coastal trail.


Call for other A9 improvements following end of Berriedale scheme

24 August 2020
Call for other A9 improvements following end of Berriedale scheme

Call for other A9 improvements following end of Berriedale scheme

24 August 2020

Civic leader Willie Mackay has welcomed the Berriedale realignment – while highlighting other parts of the A9 that he says also need to be improved.


Commemorative project planned to mark Far North haulage company's 100th anniversary; appeal for D Steven & Son archive photos launched

23 August 2020
Commemorative project planned to mark Far North haulage company's 100th anniversary; appeal for D Steven & Son archive photos launched

Commemorative project planned to mark Far North haulage company's 100th anniversary; appeal for D Steven & Son archive photos launched

23 August 2020

An appeal has gone out for archive photographs capturing some of the 100-year history of successful Caithness haulage firm D Steven & Son.


MSP thanks workers on the Berriedale road improvement scheme and says it will 'make a lot of people very happy'

23 August 2020
MSP thanks workers on the Berriedale road improvement scheme and says it will 'make a lot of people very happy'

MSP thanks workers on the Berriedale road improvement scheme and says it will 'make a lot of people very happy'

23 August 2020

PICTURES: Local MSP Gail Ross has paid tribute to everyone who worked on the newly completed Berriedale Braes road realignment project.


Spoon playing civic leader among performers at virtual ceilidh

23 August 2020
Spoon playing civic leader among performers at virtual ceilidh

Spoon playing civic leader among performers at virtual ceilidh

23 August 2020

Listeners from Shetland and Sutherland were among those who enjoyed the second virtual ceilidh staged by Caithness Macular Society Support Group.


Scottish Government gives £378k to Highland Council to improve life chances of young people who are or have been in care

23 August 2020
Scottish Government gives £378k to Highland Council to improve life chances of young people who are or have been in care

Scottish Government gives £378k to Highland Council to improve life chances of young people who are or have been in care

23 August 2020

North MSP Gail Ross has welcomed new funding from the Scottish Government that will help provide targeted support for care-experienced young people.


Motorists in for easier drive as new section of road at Berriedale opens today, replacing a notorious hairpin bend

21 August 2020
Motorists in for easier drive as new section of road at Berriedale opens today, replacing a notorious hairpin bend

Motorists in for easier drive as new section of road at Berriedale opens today, replacing a notorious hairpin bend

21 August 2020

The new section of the A9 at Berriedale Braes will open to traffic later today following the completion of a £9.6 million improvement project.


MSP warns that proposal for a UK internal market is a 'threat' to Highland agriculture industry

21 August 2020
MSP warns that proposal for a UK internal market is a 'threat' to Highland agriculture industry

MSP warns that proposal for a UK internal market is a 'threat' to Highland agriculture industry

21 August 2020

Maree Todd has warned of a threat to the agriculture and food sector following the Westminster government’s proposals for a UK internal market.


Boss of High Life Highland welcomes news that gyms and pools can reopen from end of month

20 August 2020
Boss of High Life Highland welcomes news that gyms and pools can reopen from end of month

Boss of High Life Highland welcomes news that gyms and pools can reopen from end of month

20 August 2020

High Life Highland's chief executive says he is delighted that gyms and swimming pools can reopen from the end of this month.


North sheep producer found behind wheel of car was almost seven times over the legal limit

18 August 2020
North sheep producer found behind wheel of car was almost seven times over the legal limit

North sheep producer found behind wheel of car was almost seven times over the legal limit

18 August 2020

A Caithness sheep breeder was found behind the wheel of his car with almost seven times the legal drinks limit, Wick Sheriff Court heard today.


Tourism is key to Highland region's economic recovery

16 August 2020
Tourism is key to Highland region's economic recovery

Tourism is key to Highland region's economic recovery

16 August 2020

INSIDE HOLYROOD: Monthly column by Edward Mountain, Conservative MSP for the Highlands and Islands


Sheriff orders teenager to carry out community work after stealing a safe from a Wick cafe

15 August 2020
Sheriff orders teenager to carry out community work after stealing a safe from a Wick cafe

Sheriff orders teenager to carry out community work after stealing a safe from a Wick cafe

15 August 2020

A teenager has been ordered to carry out unpaid work in the community for his part in a break-in at a Wick café in March this year.


The chairman of VisitScotland is confident there will be a "rebalancing" of tourism'

14 August 2020
The chairman of VisitScotland is confident there will be a "rebalancing" of tourism'

The chairman of VisitScotland is confident there will be a "rebalancing" of tourism'

14 August 2020

INTERVIEW: VisitScotland chairman Lord Thurso tells of his dismay at irresponsible tourism and outlines his hopes for long-term sustainability


Warning of jobs at risk in whisky industry

13 August 2020
Warning of jobs at risk in whisky industry

Warning of jobs at risk in whisky industry

13 August 2020

A whisky industry leader has warned that jobs are at risk following the decision by the US to maintain its 25 per cent tariff on single malt imports.


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