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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.


New grant fund for projects cutting carbon emissions in Highlands and Islands

06 October 2024
New grant fund for projects cutting carbon emissions in Highlands and Islands

New grant fund for projects cutting carbon emissions in Highlands and Islands

06 October 2024

Businesses and social enterprises in the north looking to reduce the environmental impacts of their operations can apply to a new Green Grant Fund.


Broch provides backdrop for new murder mystery set in Caithness

06 October 2024
Broch provides backdrop for new murder mystery set in Caithness

Broch provides backdrop for new murder mystery set in Caithness

06 October 2024

Caithness is the setting for a newly published murder mystery featuring three killings in the same location at different points in history.


Highlands and Islands Climate Hub concerned about ‘unstable funding landscape’

04 October 2024
Highlands and Islands Climate Hub concerned about ‘unstable funding landscape’

Highlands and Islands Climate Hub concerned about ‘unstable funding landscape’

04 October 2024

The Highlands and Islands Climate Hub has raised concerns over the “unstable funding landscape” and its potential impact on projects and livelihoods.


New grant fund for projects cutting carbon emissions in Highlands and Islands

28 September 2024
New grant fund for projects cutting carbon emissions in Highlands and Islands

New grant fund for projects cutting carbon emissions in Highlands and Islands

28 September 2024

Businesses and social enterprises in the north looking to reduce the environmental impacts of their operations can apply to a new Green Grant Fund.


Cliff climber was photographed seconds before 30ft Whaligoe fall

27 September 2024
Cliff climber was photographed seconds before 30ft Whaligoe fall

Cliff climber was photographed seconds before 30ft Whaligoe fall

27 September 2024

A climber who was injured in a 30ft fall at Whaligoe Steps is lucky to be alive, according to the holidaymaker who called the emergency services.


Celebrity chef Tony Singh will be ‘cooking up a storm’ at Taste North 2024

25 September 2024
Celebrity chef Tony Singh will be ‘cooking up a storm’ at Taste North 2024

Celebrity chef Tony Singh will be ‘cooking up a storm’ at Taste North 2024

25 September 2024

Tony Singh is looking is forward to savouring the “amazing local produce” of Caithness and Sutherland as he returns to the Taste North festival.


Dornoch café team set for 10K run to support far north Women’s Aid charity

25 September 2024
Dornoch café team set for 10K run to support far north Women’s Aid charity

Dornoch café team set for 10K run to support far north Women’s Aid charity

25 September 2024

Staff from a Dornoch café will be putting on their running shoes this weekend to raise money for Caithness and Sutherland Women’s Aid.


PICTURES: Caithness and Sutherland venues celebrate Doors Open Days with ‘a wonderful mix’

24 September 2024
PICTURES: Caithness and Sutherland venues celebrate Doors Open Days with ‘a wonderful mix’

PICTURES: Caithness and Sutherland venues celebrate Doors Open Days with ‘a wonderful mix’

24 September 2024

Visitors to Doors Open Days in the far north were treated to “a wonderful mix of art, architecture and heritage”, according to coordinator Ian Leith.


Fossils found in Inverness paving slab came as no surprise to Castletown heritage group

08 September 2024
Fossils found in Inverness paving slab came as no surprise to Castletown heritage group

Fossils found in Inverness paving slab came as no surprise to Castletown heritage group

08 September 2024

Heritage volunteers in the flagstone village of Castletown have reacted to the discovery of fossils in a Caithness stone in the middle of Inverness.


Callum Beattie praises ‘beautiful festival in a beautiful place’

04 September 2024
Callum Beattie praises ‘beautiful festival in a beautiful place’

Callum Beattie praises ‘beautiful festival in a beautiful place’

04 September 2024

Scottish singing star Callum Beattie has hailed Tunes By the Dunes as “a beautiful festival, in a beautiful place, run by beautiful people”.


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.


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