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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.


'Step up to the mark or resign': MSP challenged over pause on health projects

24 January 2024
'Step up to the mark or resign': MSP challenged over pause on health projects

'Step up to the mark or resign': MSP challenged over pause on health projects

24 January 2024

Maree Todd is being urged to consider her position as constituency MSP as the fallout continues over the pause on new healthcare projects.


Winter vaccination clinic dates in Caithness and Sutherland

12 January 2024
Winter vaccination clinic dates in Caithness and Sutherland

Winter vaccination clinic dates in Caithness and Sutherland

12 January 2024

NHS Highland has announced details of a series of winter vaccination clinics taking place in Caithness and Sutherland in January, February and March.


Dounreay socio-economic review shows total spend of over £200m

11 January 2024
Dounreay socio-economic review shows total spend of over £200m

Dounreay socio-economic review shows total spend of over £200m

11 January 2024

Total spend at the Dounreay site during 2022/23 amounted to £202.4 million, with £113.5m being spent with the supply chain, it has emerged.


It's nice to give a little bit back: Thurso woman's marathon walking challenge for cancer charity

06 January 2024
It's nice to give a little bit back: Thurso woman's marathon walking challenge for cancer charity

It's nice to give a little bit back: Thurso woman's marathon walking challenge for cancer charity

06 January 2024

A Thurso woman who was given the all-clear from breast cancer has embarked on a month-long marathon walking challenge in aid of Prostate Cancer UK.


Work gets under way at Strathy Wood wind farm site

05 January 2024
Work gets under way at Strathy Wood wind farm site

Work gets under way at Strathy Wood wind farm site

05 January 2024

Pre-construction work has begun at Strathy Wood wind farm in Sutherland, just over two years after being approved by Scottish Government ministers.


What does the future hold for our New Year celebrations?

31 December 2023
What does the future hold for our New Year celebrations?

What does the future hold for our New Year celebrations?

31 December 2023

Mervyn Hill, who organises Wick's Bignold Park bonfire each Hogmanay, reflects on the long tradition of greeting the New Year and how it has changed.


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