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Wick porridge enthusiast creates a stir by making spurtles for charity

03 November 2024
Wick porridge enthusiast creates a stir by making spurtles for charity

Wick porridge enthusiast creates a stir by making spurtles for charity

03 November 2024

Porridge enthusiast Doug Mackay has turned his hand to spurtle-making to support a charity, using wood that once formed a pew in a Wick church.


Importance of space jobs ‘cannot be overstated’, says far north MP

01 November 2024
Importance of space jobs ‘cannot be overstated’, says far north MP

Importance of space jobs ‘cannot be overstated’, says far north MP

01 November 2024

Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray has told Jamie Stone that he will pay a visit to the Sutherland Spaceport site on the A’Mhoine peninsula.


Sutherland Spaceport hailed as ‘a real prize’ by HIE chief executive

31 October 2024
Sutherland Spaceport hailed as ‘a real prize’ by HIE chief executive

Sutherland Spaceport hailed as ‘a real prize’ by HIE chief executive

31 October 2024

Sutherland Spaceport is set to be “a real prize” for the far north when satellite launches get under way, according to the chief executive of HIE.


Over 50 producers to showcase food, drink and crafts at ‘must-attend’ Taste North

30 October 2024
Over 50 producers to showcase food, drink and crafts at ‘must-attend’ Taste North

Over 50 producers to showcase food, drink and crafts at ‘must-attend’ Taste North

30 October 2024

Organisers say Taste North has become a “must-attend” annual festival as they prepare to host more than 50 food, drink and craft producers in Wick.


Caithness and Sutherland is a great area so let’s talk it up, says HIE chairman

30 October 2024
Caithness and Sutherland is a great area so let’s talk it up, says HIE chairman

Caithness and Sutherland is a great area so let’s talk it up, says HIE chairman

30 October 2024

Businesses and and community groups have been asked to consider how they can play their part in a successful far north over the next five years.


Thurso environmental science expert ‘immensely privileged’ to take on UN role

29 October 2024
Thurso environmental science expert ‘immensely privileged’ to take on UN role

Thurso environmental science expert ‘immensely privileged’ to take on UN role

29 October 2024

The director of Thurso’s Environmental Research Institute, Professor Stuart Gibb, has taken on a new role as part of a United Nations initiative.


High-risk expeditions recounted in new book from north Highland publisher

28 October 2024
High-risk expeditions recounted in new book from north Highland publisher

High-risk expeditions recounted in new book from north Highland publisher

28 October 2024

The latest book from Whittles Publishing tells of one man’s life of adventure – and danger – in some of the most forbidding landscapes on the planet.


No plans to replace ‘near death-trap’ bridge on northern A9

28 October 2024
No plans to replace ‘near death-trap’ bridge on northern A9

No plans to replace ‘near death-trap’ bridge on northern A9

28 October 2024

A councillor has warned that a narrow bridge on the A9 in Sutherland is “a near death-trap” after being told there are no plans to replace it.


Landowners ‘incredibly supportive’ as John O’Groats Trail sees 65% rise in walker numbers

27 October 2024
Landowners ‘incredibly supportive’ as John O’Groats Trail sees 65% rise in walker numbers

Landowners ‘incredibly supportive’ as John O’Groats Trail sees 65% rise in walker numbers

27 October 2024

Landowners have been praised for supporting the John O’Groats Trail after a 65 per cent increase in walker numbers on the 147-mile coastal route.


High-risk expeditions recounted in new book from Caithness publisher

27 October 2024
High-risk expeditions recounted in new book from Caithness publisher

High-risk expeditions recounted in new book from Caithness publisher

27 October 2024

The latest book from Whittles Publishing tells of one man’s life of adventure – and danger – in some of the most forbidding landscapes on the planet.


European workers ‘the lifeline and mainstay of Highland hospitality businesses’

25 October 2024
European workers ‘the lifeline and mainstay of Highland hospitality businesses’

European workers ‘the lifeline and mainstay of Highland hospitality businesses’

25 October 2024

Jamie Stone has highlighted the importance of European workers, calling them “the lifeline and mainstay of hospitality businesses” in the Highlands.


European workers ‘the lifeline and mainstay of Highland hospitality businesses’

24 October 2024
European workers ‘the lifeline and mainstay of Highland hospitality businesses’

European workers ‘the lifeline and mainstay of Highland hospitality businesses’

24 October 2024

Jamie Stone has highlighted the importance of European workers, calling them “the lifeline and mainstay of hospitality businesses” in the Highlands.


European workers ‘the lifeline and mainstay of Highland hospitality businesses’

24 October 2024
European workers ‘the lifeline and mainstay of Highland hospitality businesses’

European workers ‘the lifeline and mainstay of Highland hospitality businesses’

24 October 2024

Jamie Stone has highlighted the importance of European workers, calling them “the lifeline and mainstay of hospitality businesses” in the Highlands.


Offshore wind farm scholarships go to five more leavers from far north

23 October 2024
Offshore wind farm scholarships go to five more leavers from far north

Offshore wind farm scholarships go to five more leavers from far north

23 October 2024

Five more school leavers from Caithness and north Sutherland have been awarded scholarships from the Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm.


Zonal pricing would tackle ‘injustice’ over Highland energy costs, says Maree Todd

22 October 2024
Zonal pricing would tackle ‘injustice’ over Highland energy costs, says Maree Todd

Zonal pricing would tackle ‘injustice’ over Highland energy costs, says Maree Todd

22 October 2024

Maree Todd is urging the UK government to back a zonal pricing system for energy as a way of correcting a “long-standing injustice” in the Highlands.


Photographer says she ‘got lucky’ with shots of great white egret at Watten

21 October 2024
Photographer says she ‘got lucky’ with shots of great white egret at Watten

Photographer says she ‘got lucky’ with shots of great white egret at Watten

21 October 2024

Photographer Mel Roger said she was delighted to capture images of a great white egret at Loch Watten during a break in the stormy weather on Sunday.


Landowners ‘incredibly supportive’ as John O’Groats Trail sees 65% rise in walker numbers

20 October 2024
Landowners ‘incredibly supportive’ as John O’Groats Trail sees 65% rise in walker numbers

Landowners ‘incredibly supportive’ as John O’Groats Trail sees 65% rise in walker numbers

20 October 2024

Landowners have been praised for supporting the John O’Groats Trail after a 65 per cent increase in walker numbers on the 147-mile coastal route.


New category added to the mix for 2024 Taste North Challenge

14 October 2024
New category added to the mix for 2024 Taste North Challenge

New category added to the mix for 2024 Taste North Challenge

14 October 2024

The Taste North Challenge will have a new category this year – a commercial operator section for anyone who makes and sells food or baking products.


PICTURES: Newly unveiled Paddington bench is ‘brilliant for John O’Groats’

09 October 2024
PICTURES: Newly unveiled Paddington bench is ‘brilliant for John O’Groats’

PICTURES: Newly unveiled Paddington bench is ‘brilliant for John O’Groats’

09 October 2024

A little bear made a big impact at John O’Groats on Tuesday when a bench was unveiled to celebrate the latest Paddington movie.


Fifty years on from Trident trawler tragedy off Caithness coast

07 October 2024
Fifty years on from Trident trawler tragedy off Caithness coast

Fifty years on from Trident trawler tragedy off Caithness coast

07 October 2024

Family members left bereaved by a trawler tragedy off Caithness have been reflecting on half a century of heartache and unanswered questions.


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