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Celebrations for Girlguiding county merger

11 May 2021
Celebrations for Girlguiding county merger

Celebrations for Girlguiding county merger

11 May 2021

Girlguiding Highlands and Islands will celebrate the formation of their new county merger by hosting a virtual festival in June.


Deadline looms for Highland Regeneration Fund applications

11 May 2021
Deadline looms for Highland Regeneration Fund applications

Deadline looms for Highland Regeneration Fund applications

11 May 2021

The Highland Council is now accepting expressions of interest for the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) for 2022-2023 with a May 24 deadline.


Highland Council welcomes staycation boom in the region

10 May 2021
Highland Council welcomes staycation boom in the region

Highland Council welcomes staycation boom in the region

10 May 2021

Highland Council welcomes an anticipated staycation boom in the region but says 'investment in resources and businesses' is essential.


Balmore animal rescue centre opens by 'appointment only'

10 May 2021
Balmore animal rescue centre opens by 'appointment only'

Balmore animal rescue centre opens by 'appointment only'

10 May 2021

The Caithness and Sutherland Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre will reopen to the public after closing its doors in March 2020 due to the pandemic.


Trading standards warning over coronavirus air purifier device scam

29 April 2021
Trading standards warning over coronavirus air purifier device scam

Trading standards warning over coronavirus air purifier device scam

29 April 2021

Scam letters are doing the rounds compelling businesses to purchase Covid safe air purifying devices or risk facing a £5000 fine.


Cheaper rail travel pledge from Scottish Greens

26 April 2021
Cheaper rail travel pledge from Scottish Greens

Cheaper rail travel pledge from Scottish Greens

26 April 2021

The Scottish Greens will introduce a new railcard to immediately bring down the cost of rail fares for all Scottish residents.


WATCH: Sun shines in Highland village as Piano James resumes his 1400-mile trek

25 April 2021
WATCH: Sun shines in Highland village as Piano James resumes his 1400-mile trek

WATCH: Sun shines in Highland village as Piano James resumes his 1400-mile trek

25 April 2021

It was all smiles at a children's playpark in the north Highlands as a music loving fundraiser pulled into town after a month's delay.


Far north glass studio's fundraising 'pink hand grenade' T-shirts for women's aid

23 April 2021
Far north glass studio's fundraising 'pink hand grenade' T-shirts for women's aid

Far north glass studio's fundraising 'pink hand grenade' T-shirts for women's aid

23 April 2021

A Lybster based art studio is 'delighted' to be involved in a joint project raising awareness of violence against women.


Mountain pledges full fibre broadband to north by 2027

23 April 2021
Mountain pledges full fibre broadband to north by 2027

Mountain pledges full fibre broadband to north by 2027

23 April 2021

A top election pledge of the Scottish Conservatives is to connect every home and business to full fibre broadband by the end of 2027.


The demise of the landline – home phone usage falls sharply

22 April 2021
The demise of the landline – home phone usage falls sharply

The demise of the landline – home phone usage falls sharply

22 April 2021

Over a quarter of households in the UK never use their landline for phone calls with more than a third only having one to get broadband.


John O'Groats Trail fundraiser exceeds target

22 April 2021
John O'Groats Trail fundraiser exceeds target

John O'Groats Trail fundraiser exceeds target

22 April 2021

The chairman of a north Highland walking route thanks all those who helped its fundraising appeal that surpassed its initial goal of £5000


WATCH: NHS Highland partners with Macmillan Cancer Support to produce video resource

21 April 2021
WATCH: NHS Highland partners with Macmillan Cancer Support to produce video resource

WATCH: NHS Highland partners with Macmillan Cancer Support to produce video resource

21 April 2021

NHS Highland have partnered with Macmillan to develop two new video resources for people being offered treatment with chemotherapy or radiotherapy.


WATCH: Ensure your postal vote will count

20 April 2021
WATCH: Ensure your postal vote will count

WATCH: Ensure your postal vote will count

20 April 2021

Sutherland-based postal voters are being reminded to read instructions carefully as they cast their votes for the Scottish Parliamentary election.


Body recovered from far north harbour following search for missing man

16 April 2021
Body recovered from far north harbour following search for missing man

Body recovered from far north harbour following search for missing man

16 April 2021

After a Thurso man was reported missing on Tuesday, Police Scotland announced the recovery of a body from Scrabster harbour yesterday evening.


John O'Groats Trail of destruction

14 April 2021
John O'Groats Trail of destruction

John O'Groats Trail of destruction

14 April 2021

A popular Highland walking route suffered a setback after a section in Caithness was seemingly chainsawed apart.


Further rail strikes may affect far north services

13 April 2021
Further rail strikes may affect far north services

Further rail strikes may affect far north services

13 April 2021

Rail engineers are now attempting to force a wage rise with strike action that is expected to further disrupt services on the far north line.


Results in for the Big Farmland Bird Count

13 April 2021
Results in for the Big Farmland Bird Count

Results in for the Big Farmland Bird Count

13 April 2021

Results are just in for the eighth annual Big Farmland Bird Count with record numbers of participants taking part.


PICTURES: Beast from the East returns as 'Pest from the West'

05 April 2021
PICTURES: Beast from the East returns as 'Pest from the West'

PICTURES: Beast from the East returns as 'Pest from the West'

05 April 2021

Gale forces winds and snow have returned to the far north in a two-day blitz of 'shochad storms' reminiscent of the 2018 Beast from the East.


Low tides reveal strange phenomenon on wrecked ship boiler

04 April 2021
Low tides reveal strange phenomenon on wrecked ship boiler

Low tides reveal strange phenomenon on wrecked ship boiler

04 April 2021

With this week's very low tides, a strange phenomenon can be observed on a rusting shipwreck at Reiss beach that is hard to explain.


Local authority reveals ambitious recruitment programme

02 April 2021
Local authority reveals ambitious recruitment programme

Local authority reveals ambitious recruitment programme

02 April 2021

Highland Council updated details on an ambitious recruitment programme to fill positions for key project and programme staff.


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