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WATCH: Nicola Sturgeon joins Queen of Country Dolly Parton to help children love reading

25 March 2021
WATCH: Nicola Sturgeon joins Queen of Country Dolly Parton to help children love reading

WATCH: Nicola Sturgeon joins Queen of Country Dolly Parton to help children love reading

25 March 2021

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has recorded a story for families with young children in partnership with Dollywood Foundation UK.


End of the road for JoGLE piano puller as trek ends at Wick after warnings from police

24 March 2021
End of the road for JoGLE piano puller as trek ends at Wick after warnings from police

End of the road for JoGLE piano puller as trek ends at Wick after warnings from police

24 March 2021

A charity bid by a man attempting to pull a piano from John O'Groats to Land's End came to a grinding halt at Wick after police warnings.


Good news for ScotRail Club 50 members

24 March 2021
Good news for ScotRail Club 50 members

Good news for ScotRail Club 50 members

24 March 2021

Train passengers travelling from Caithness who are over 50 can take advantage of a scheme that has just been announced by Scotland's railway operator.


Demand for rural workers' forum at Holyrood

22 March 2021
Demand for rural workers' forum at Holyrood

Demand for rural workers' forum at Holyrood

22 March 2021

Organisers of the first Rural Workers’ Protest are set to deliver five key demands to Scottish Government after thousands went online on Friday.


Highland Council supports National Day of Reflection tomorrow for those who died in the pandemic

22 March 2021
Highland Council supports National Day of Reflection tomorrow for those who died in the pandemic

Highland Council supports National Day of Reflection tomorrow for those who died in the pandemic

22 March 2021

Highland Council is supporting a national day to remember those who have died during the pandemic.


Pupils access dodgy website in security breach

20 March 2021
Pupils access dodgy website in security breach

Pupils access dodgy website in security breach

20 March 2021

The council has been made aware of an incident involving a small number of pupils who used a search engine and app to access a blocked website.


Far north agricultural consultant supports online rural workers' protest

19 March 2021
Far north agricultural consultant supports online rural workers' protest

Far north agricultural consultant supports online rural workers' protest

19 March 2021

An agricultural consultant who works across Caithness and the far north has lent her support to today's online Rural Workers’ Protest 2021.


WATCH: Hillside fire on A9 halts traffic

17 March 2021
WATCH: Hillside fire on A9 halts traffic

WATCH: Hillside fire on A9 halts traffic

17 March 2021

A serious hillside fire at Portgower has been causing traffic delays on the A9 between Caithness and Sutherland.


WATCH: JoGLE piano pull man is on mission to ease mental health pain with music

17 March 2021
WATCH: JoGLE piano pull man is on mission to ease mental health pain with music

WATCH: JoGLE piano pull man is on mission to ease mental health pain with music

17 March 2021

A charity walker is currently pulling a piano through Caithness on the long road to Land's End and has already come a cropper with potholes and police


Funding available to install first time central heating

05 March 2021
Funding available to install first time central heating

Funding available to install first time central heating

05 March 2021

Eligible residents across Caithness could benefit from up to 100 per cent Scottish Government grant funding available for first time central heating.


Lucky north man gets the golden egg - and wins £5k

04 March 2021
Lucky north man gets the golden egg - and wins £5k

Lucky north man gets the golden egg - and wins £5k

04 March 2021

Retired bus driver Sandy Barclay from Thurso is 'eggstatic' after finding a £5000 winning ticket in a Cadbury's Creme Egg on a trip to a Lybster shop.


Message in a bottle washes up after 26 years

04 March 2021
Message in a bottle washes up after 26 years

Message in a bottle washes up after 26 years

04 March 2021

A message in a plastic bottle thrown into the sea at Lybster in 1994 has turned up on an Orkney beach after travelling around 100 miles.


Fishermen's Mission casts a line for creative talent

04 March 2021
Fishermen's Mission casts a line for creative talent

Fishermen's Mission casts a line for creative talent

04 March 2021

The Fishermen's Mission charity is seeking creative talents to help it put together a calendar for 2022.


Grants for Strathnaver Museum and Farr North Community Development Trust

03 March 2021
Grants for Strathnaver Museum and Farr North Community Development Trust

Grants for Strathnaver Museum and Farr North Community Development Trust

03 March 2021

Over £79k has been committed to community groups in the far north thanks to grants awards from the Caithness and North Sutherland Fund.


WATCH: 'Covid jab is crucial for road to recovery,' says Stone

03 March 2021
WATCH: 'Covid jab is crucial for road to recovery,' says Stone

WATCH: 'Covid jab is crucial for road to recovery,' says Stone

03 March 2021

North MP Jamie Stone today sought the backing of Health Secretary Matt Hancock for encouraging the Scottish Government on vaccine rollout.


MSP calls for more apprenticeship schemes to help reverse depopulation

02 March 2021
MSP calls for more apprenticeship schemes to help reverse depopulation

MSP calls for more apprenticeship schemes to help reverse depopulation

02 March 2021

MSP Edward Mountain hopes apprenticeship schemes will help reverse the figures showing falling population numbers in the Highlands.


Call for fly-tippers to 'face the full force of the law'

02 March 2021
Call for fly-tippers to 'face the full force of the law'

Call for fly-tippers to 'face the full force of the law'

02 March 2021

The huge increase of illegal dumping has led to a call on the Scottish Government to review the existing penalty for fly-tipping.


Households struggling with energy costs can apply for support to new fund

01 March 2021
Households struggling with energy costs can apply for support to new fund

Households struggling with energy costs can apply for support to new fund

01 March 2021

Sutherland residents struggling to pay energy bills during Covid lockdown can now access help from a newly launched £4m support fund.


Is monster circle of ice found on far north river a record breaker?

22 February 2021
Is monster circle of ice found on far north river a record breaker?

Is monster circle of ice found on far north river a record breaker?

22 February 2021

A 20ft-wide ice pancake was discovered by a Halkirk man surveying River Thurso that formed just in time for Pancake Day last week.


WATCH: Rare bumblebees found in far north

18 February 2021
WATCH: Rare bumblebees found in far north

WATCH: Rare bumblebees found in far north

18 February 2021

The nest of a very rare species of bumblebee, the great yellow, has been found 10 miles south of John O’Groats in an area of thick heathland.


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