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Offers over £450,000 sought for 11-bedroom country house in Caithness

03 September 2024
Offers over £450,000 sought for 11-bedroom country house in Caithness

Offers over £450,000 sought for 11-bedroom country house in Caithness

03 September 2024

Banniskirk House is set in grounds extending to some 22 acres near Halkirk and is said to be in need of refurbishment and modernisation.


PICTURES: Festival fans give positive feedback after ‘intimate and friendly’ Tunes By the Dunes

02 September 2024
PICTURES: Festival fans give positive feedback after ‘intimate and friendly’ Tunes By the Dunes

PICTURES: Festival fans give positive feedback after ‘intimate and friendly’ Tunes By the Dunes

02 September 2024

Tunes By the Dunes enhanced its reputation as one of the friendliest festivals as fans gathered for two days of live music on the sunny north coast.


PICTURES: Festival fans give positive feedback after ‘intimate and friendly’ Tunes By the Dunes

02 September 2024
PICTURES: Festival fans give positive feedback after ‘intimate and friendly’ Tunes By the Dunes

PICTURES: Festival fans give positive feedback after ‘intimate and friendly’ Tunes By the Dunes

02 September 2024

Tunes By the Dunes enhanced its reputation as one of the friendliest festivals as fans gathered for two days of live music on the sunny north coast.


National award for High Life Highland archive service

31 August 2024
National award for High Life Highland archive service

National award for High Life Highland archive service

31 August 2024

High Life Highland’s archive service, which includes Nucleus in Wick, has won a UK-wide accolade for record-keeping service of the year.


It’s shaping up for a good weekend, say Tunes By the Dunes organisers

29 August 2024
It’s shaping up for a good weekend, say Tunes By the Dunes organisers

It’s shaping up for a good weekend, say Tunes By the Dunes organisers

29 August 2024

Organisers of Tunes By the Dunes say everything is in place for a successful weekend at the UK’s most northerly mainland music festival in Dunnet.


Caithness and Sutherland venues to open their doors in celebration of built and cultural heritage

25 August 2024
Caithness and Sutherland venues to open their doors in celebration of built and cultural heritage

Caithness and Sutherland venues to open their doors in celebration of built and cultural heritage

25 August 2024

Twenty-four venues across Caithness and Sutherland will be taking part in the 35th year of Doors Open Days over a weekend in September.


Defence company scraps plans for anti-personnel bomb tests in Flow Country

24 August 2024
Defence company scraps plans for anti-personnel bomb tests in Flow Country

Defence company scraps plans for anti-personnel bomb tests in Flow Country

24 August 2024

Plans to test anti-personnel bombs in part of the Flow Country have been scrapped, it has emerged.


North MSP agrees safety on A9 ‘remains a significant concern’

23 August 2024
North MSP agrees safety on A9 ‘remains a significant concern’

North MSP agrees safety on A9 ‘remains a significant concern’

23 August 2024

Maree Todd MSP has contacted Transport Scotland to highlight concerns raised by Councillor Matthew Reiss and to ask about plans for any improvements.


Wick date for Sutherland Spaceport play will be a ‘coming home’ for Gunn

21 August 2024
Wick date for Sutherland Spaceport play will be a ‘coming home’ for Gunn

Wick date for Sutherland Spaceport play will be a ‘coming home’ for Gunn

21 August 2024

George Gunn is promising an evening of “passionate and entertaining” live drama when his play inspired by the Sutherland Spaceport comes to Wick.


‘Hope for the future’ over 50MW onshore wind threshold

21 August 2024
‘Hope for the future’ over 50MW onshore wind threshold

‘Hope for the future’ over 50MW onshore wind threshold

21 August 2024

Support for raising the controversial 50MW threshold on onshore wind farm decision-making has been described as “welcome news” by a campaign group.


‘Safety first’ for Wick rowers as they pause their round-Britain attempt

21 August 2024
‘Safety first’ for Wick rowers as they pause their round-Britain attempt

‘Safety first’ for Wick rowers as they pause their round-Britain attempt

21 August 2024

Long Row Home duo Allan Lipp and Mhairi Ross have chosen to “pause” their round-Britain challenge after encountering wild weather off the west coast.


Wick’s round-Britain rowers ‘extremely deflated’ as weather warnings are issued

21 August 2024
Wick’s round-Britain rowers ‘extremely deflated’ as weather warnings are issued

Wick’s round-Britain rowers ‘extremely deflated’ as weather warnings are issued

21 August 2024

Intrepid rowers Allan Lipp and Mhairi Ross have hinted that they may be thwarted by the weather on their unprecedented round-Britain challenge.


Fed-up woman (75) carries out her own road repairs

20 August 2024
Fed-up woman (75) carries out her own road repairs

Fed-up woman (75) carries out her own road repairs

20 August 2024

A 75-year-old Caithness woman was so fed up with the state of the road outside her house that she decided to fix it herself this week.


Public urged to avoid leaving glass beside full-up bottle banks

19 August 2024
Public urged to avoid leaving glass beside full-up bottle banks

Public urged to avoid leaving glass beside full-up bottle banks

19 August 2024

People are being urged not to leave glass bottles beside overflowing recycling bins as Highland Council waits for regular collections to resume.


Frank ‘absolutely gobsmacked’ as charity walk raises £35,500 for Alzheimer Scotland

16 August 2024
Frank ‘absolutely gobsmacked’ as charity walk raises £35,500 for Alzheimer Scotland

Frank ‘absolutely gobsmacked’ as charity walk raises £35,500 for Alzheimer Scotland

16 August 2024

Frank Stephen has admitted to being “absolutely gobsmacked” by the amount he has raised for a dementia charity after walking the John O’Groats Trail.


Highlands and Islands Climate Festival will shine a light on community-led action

15 August 2024
Highlands and Islands Climate Festival will shine a light on community-led action

Highlands and Islands Climate Festival will shine a light on community-led action

15 August 2024

Festival organisers in the north say they are looking forward to showcasing the efforts being made by communities to tackle the climate emergency.


Call for feedback from north Highlands on proposed visitor levy

15 August 2024
Call for feedback from north Highlands on proposed visitor levy

Call for feedback from north Highlands on proposed visitor levy

15 August 2024

Venture North has underlined the importance of hearing views from businesses, visitors and residents over a proposed visitor levy.


Call for feedback from north Highlands on proposed visitor levy

15 August 2024
Call for feedback from north Highlands on proposed visitor levy

Call for feedback from north Highlands on proposed visitor levy

15 August 2024

Venture North has underlined the importance of hearing views from businesses, visitors and residents over a proposed visitor levy.


Did central part of Stonehenge come from Caithness?

15 August 2024
Did central part of Stonehenge come from Caithness?

Did central part of Stonehenge come from Caithness?

15 August 2024

Archaeology experts are asking themselves why a key element of Stonehenge might have been transported all the way from the far north of Scotland.


Highland Council leader: ‘We are working together to deliver the best we possibly can’

14 August 2024
Highland Council leader: ‘We are working together to deliver the best we possibly can’

Highland Council leader: ‘We are working together to deliver the best we possibly can’

14 August 2024

Raymond Bremner has stressed the importance of looking at solutions “rather than constantly complaining or blaming the Scottish Government”.


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