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8/3/2016
Easter Events With The Rangers
EXTRAORDINARY EGGS AT NEWTONHILL Friday 25th March at 11am Family event at Newtonhill woodland in Wick learning about eggs of nature. Followed by a craft event making and decorating eggs to take home.
8/3/2016
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.
7/3/2016
Two Groups Receive Cheques
TWO Caithness charities have benefitted from a sponsored village fireworks and bonfire fundraiser. Macmillan Cancer Support and Caithness Heart Support Group each received £250 at a double presentation ceremony in Watten recently.
6/3/2016
Local Photography Captures the Attention of the NC500
The North Highland Initiative is delighted to announce a new partnership between the North Coast 500 and local, award-winning photographer John Baikie to deliver North Coast 500 Photography Workshops and Tours. The North Coast 500 is a newly iconic coastal touring route that has been making headlines across the world, putting the north Highlands well and truly on the travel map.4/3/2016
The John OGroats Trail
The John O Groats Trail (JOGT) is a coastal walking route from Inverness to John O Groats, traversing shorelines, cliff tops, back lanes and footpaths of the Scottish Highlands. Accommodation, meals and shops are available at the end of most stages of the walk.1/3/2016
Vandalism To Vehicle in Thurso - PoliceAppeal
Police are appealing for information in relation to damage caused to a silver Vauxhall Zafira. The damage occurred at 1 Mill Road, Thurso between 2300 hours on Sunday 28th February 2016 and 0800 hours on Monday 29th February 2016.1/3/2016
Council Celebrates Earth Hour Award
Ahead of WWFs annual Earth Hour on Saturday 19 March 2016, The Highland Council is again celebrating after being awarded WWF Scotlands Earth Hour Local Authority Runner-up Award for its contribution to the success of Earth Hour in 2015. Some of the Highlands best known landmarks, including Inverness and Eilean Donan Castles, joined the likes of the Eiffel Tower and Sydney Opera House in switching off for an hour last March.20/2/2016
A nation of listeners but no one wants to talk
While most of us like to think we are good listeners, we keep quiet about our own problems, statistics released by Samaritans today show. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of people in Scotland believe they are good listeners, but only a little over a quarter (27%) feel they can talk when somethings on their mind.17/2/2016
Highland Marks 19th of February as #CareDay
A chance to join the Inverness Caley Thistle team in training, a special art exhibition and opportunities for young people to shadow some of Highlands senior public figures will be some of many ways that Highland will be celebrating #CareDay on the 19th February. The events feature in a series of activities that local leaders are backing as part of their commitment to supporting those who are growing up in or have left care.17/2/2016
Watten Parent and Toddler Group
All parents, grandparents, childminders and carers with their babies, toddlers or pre-school children welcome to Watten Hall every term time Wednesday 1.00pm to 2.30pm for kids to play and adults to grab a coffee and a friendly chat..13/2/2016
Caithness International Science Festival 2016
The 2016 Festival will get off to a flying start with a busy evening of shows, workshops and prize-giving at the Festival Launch at Pulteneytown Academy School on Tuesday 15th March at 6,30pm. This is where the pupils that won the design competition will be awarded their prizes that were kindly donated by Tesco, Wick.
13/2/2016
Whats On At Caithness Horizons: February 2016
Cafe Exhibition A little bit of Summer 3rd February - 29th February An exhibition of photographs of Isauld and Sandside by Pat Keiran. The profits from any sales from this exhibition are to be donated to Alzheimer Scotland.8/2/2016
Scottish Government - Inspiring Teachers - Campaign
Case Study: Professor Iain Baikie. Dynamic chemistry teachers provided the launch pad from which Professor Iain Baikie became a world expert in surface analysis and a successful business owner; developing scientific equipment used by NASA to investigate surface properties on other planets.
7/2/2016
Operation Snowdrop, 1955
This article was submitted by the author Brian Hawkins who is a retired BBC engineer and published the article in the magazine of retired BBC pensioners in February 2016. - Prospero As the year 2015 came to an end, we read and heard that it was likely to have been one of the warmest on record.
6/2/2016
Damage to Vehicle - Market Square, Wick
Police in Wick are investigating damage caused to a silver vehicle parked in Market Square, Wick. This is believed to have occurred between 10.30pm and 11.30pm on Friday 29th Janurary 2016.6/2/2016
Damage to Vehicle - Market Street, Wick
Summary: Police in Wick are investigating damage caused to a vehicle parked on Market Street, Wick about 9am on Wednesday 27th January 2016. Police are keen to speak with the driver of Land Rover Discovery who was seen in the area at the time.6/2/2016
Flower Display Damaged - High Street, Wick
A report has been received by police of persons having disturbed numerous flower planters in High Street, Wick. The contents of the planters appear to have been tipped over and spilt over the street.3/2/2016
Dunbeath Village Shop Break-in - Police Appeal For Information
Police in Caithness are appealing for information following a break-in and theft at the Dunbeath village shop. The break-in is believed to have happened around 12.20am this morning (Weds 3rd Feb 2016).1/2/2016
Branching Out builds bird boxes
Branching Out is an innovative, multi-partner, referral programme of woodland activities for people using health services in Caithness. The aim is to get people out in Dunnet Forest to undertake activities, conservation work and exercise.
Childrens workshop -become a wind witch for the afternoon!
Join Peters Pals club - suitable ages 7 - 11. Meets once a month at Caithness Horizons..
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