News Archive

Health bosses forced to apologise following death of newborn baby in Highland hospital

Health chiefs in the Highlands have been forced to apologise after a newborn baby died.   The girl died of the e.coli sepsis infection just 40 hours after being born at Caithness General Hospital in Wick.  

Warning Vulnerable Adults About Financial Scams

Staff from a range of agencies who work with vulnerable adults in Highland have been getting training to help prevent people falling foul of financial scams.   In another example of integrated working involving NHS Highland, Police Scotland and Trading Standards, the training included films, presentations and discussions, and provided staff with advice and guidance on how to spot and prevent financial harm.  

Free support event in Wick for people with Type 2 diabetes

Diabetes UK will run one of a national series of free educational events to provide expert advice and information for people recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in Wick on Tuesday 5 April.   The Living with Diabetes Day will be held from 9.30am to 4.30pm at Pulteney Centre, Huddart Street in Wick.  

Your Cash Your Caithness - More Council Funding For Caithness Groups

Caithness Members of The Highland Council have set aside £30k from the Ward Discretionary Budget to let the local community decide for themselves which projects are needed in their area.  Whether you want to organise a dance for young people, a healthy living project, a crime prevention idea, a lunch club for older residents, a community art project, the only limit is your imagination.  

Launch of strategy to tackle wildlife crime in the Highlands

A strategy to tackle wildlife crime for the next three years was launched on Monday 14th March 2016 been launched in the Highlands.   The Highland branch of the Partnership Against Wildlife Crime (PAW) Scotland action plan is a local collaboration between a number of organisations including Police Scotland, Highland Council, Scottish Natural Heritage, RSPB Scotland, Scottish Land and Estates, National Farmers Union Scotland, Association of Salmon Fishery Boards and the Scottish Gamekeepers Association to name but a few.  

Highland Council Ranger Events 2016

All the walks are led by a Countryside Ranger.  It is important that you think of your own safety and that of any children for whom you are responsible.  

Under the Microscope activities and When I grow up exhibition

St Fergus Gallery and the Science 03 are delighted to invite you and your friends to visit the gallery to use a microscope to get a closer look at various objects and project the images onto a big wall.  There will be a good selection of objects you can use but feel free to bring some of your own - be it feathers, sea shells or even a wing of a butterfly.  

Earth Hour Event Simple Bushcraft - Fire lighting.

Saturday 19th March.  7pm - 9pm.  

Highland Council primary schools to compete in Scotland-wide Euroquiz

Primary 6 pupils from schools in Highland Council will compete in the local heats of a Scotland-wide quiz on Europe on Wednesday 9 March 2016 which has been organised by the award-winning Scottish European Educational Trust, with the support of the European Parliament Office in the UK.   Thirty three schools will take part in the Highland Council heat, which will take place on 9 March at Dingwall Academy, with pupils arriving from 10am for a 10.30am start.  

Bird haven benefits from work of volunteers

Members of the Caithness Countryside Volunteers have been busy carrying out maintenance work around the bird haven at St Johns pool near Dunnet in Caithness.   While some of the group cut back encroaching trees from the car park area and path others weeded an area in front of the main hide.