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9/7/2014
Funding Opportunity - BRIGHT IDEAS RESEARCH FUND
Nesta, the UK's Innovation Foundation, has announced that the next funding round of its Policy and Research Bright Ideas Research Fund is open for applications.  The fund provides grants of up to £10,000 to develop interesting research projects and policy proposals in fields that relate to innovation but where Nesta do not have big programmes already in place.  
9/7/2014
Funding Opportunity - WELLCOME TRUST ARTS AWARDS
The Wellcome Trust is inviting organisations and individuals to apply for funding through its Arts Awards.   The Arts Awards support projects that engage the public with biomedical science through the arts including dance, drama, performance arts, visual arts, music, film, craft, photography, creative writing or digital media.  
9/7/2014
Funding Opportunity - IDEASTAP FUNDING FOR CREATIVE YOUNG PEOPLE
IdeasTap, a non-for-profit initiative supports young creative people between 16 and 30 years of age, has announced that its Ideas Fund Innovators is open to applications.  During this funding round the Ideas Fund Innovators aims to offer 20 projects £500 each (10 for those aged 16 - 22 and 10 for those aged 23 - 30) to help get them off the ground.  
9/7/2014
Funding Opportunity - SCOTRAIL FOUNDATION GRANTS
The ScotRail Foundation has announced that its grants programme has re-opened for applications.  Through the programme, groups and organisations in Scotland can apply for funding for community development projects.  
7/7/2014
Police recover Class A drugs worth £100,000 in the Inverness area
A 36 year-old man is expected to appear at Inverness Sheriff Court next week, in connection with drug offences.   The man was arrested in the Inverness city centre area on Thursday 06 July 2014, and found to be in possession of Class A drugs with an estimated street value of £100,000.  
6/7/2014
Postcard SEA Fundraiser and Exhibition Sees Steady Bids On PicturesThumbnail for article : Postcard SEA Fundraiser and Exhibition Sees Steady Bids On Pictures
The success of the exhibition, which opened to a capacity audience of well over 100 people on the evening of Wednesday 2nd July at Castletown Heritage Centre, was down to the artistic talents and generosity of locals and others further afield.  Businesses near and far also gave generously to support the event.  
4/7/2014
Baton Relay Timetable
Day 26: 9 July - Ullapool to Thurso 09.00 Ullapool 11.50 Lairg 14.40 Thurso Day 27: 10 July - Orkney Islands 10.35 Stromness 13.50 Skara Brae 14.30 Dounby 15.50 Finstown 17.35 Kirkwall Day 28: 11 July - Highland 06.20 St Mary's 07.05 St Margaret's Hope 09.55 Wick 13.15 Brora 14.35 Golspie 15.35 Tain 17.05 Alness 18.20 Dingwall Day 29: 12 July - Highland 07.30 Inverness 10.30 Drumnadrochit 12.00 Fort Augustus 13.55 Spean Bridge 15.15 Glenfinnan 16.15 Fort William.  
4/7/2014
Ranger Activities For Summer
The Caithness Countryside rangers have plenty of events to keep your family active outdoors this summer.   All places must be booked.  
2/7/2014
Volunteers Spruce Up Mey Bird HideThumbnail for article : Volunteers Spruce Up Mey Bird Hide
Members of the Caithness Countryside Volunteers were pleased with the dry weather on Sunday morning as they were busy painting the second coat of wood preservative at the Loch of Mey bird hide.   The local Scottish Ornithologists' Club (SOC) were fortunate to access a grant from the Action Earth Awards to pay for the wood preservative, brushes, wood and guttering to undertake vital repairs at the bird watching facility.  
2/7/2014
Partnership sees Defibrillators installed in Leisure Centres
Phase one of a partnership between British Heart Foundation (BHF) Scotland, High Life Highland and The Scottish Ambulance Service came to fruition today with the installation of 19 Defibrillators across the network of High Life Highland leisure centres.   BHF Scotland, the nation's heart charity, had been looking to identify locations where a community defibrillator could be valuable, for example remote communities and urban venues with high footfall or where clusters of cardiac arrests have previously occurred.  
2/7/2014
Childhood Practice In Action Report Published
Report published today confirms qualified early years and child care workers give children the best possible start in life.   The report Knowledge, Confidence and Leadership: Childhood Practice in Action is published this week by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).  
2/7/2014
Clock Ticking Towards Wick Town Hall Reopening In AugustThumbnail for article : Clock Ticking Towards Wick Town Hall Reopening In August
It may have been a long time coming but Wick town centre is beginning to see a new look as the refurbishment of the town hall nears completion.   Whilst the scaffolding is still in place and not much appears to have been happening on the outside there has been a huge amount going on inside in recent months.  
1/7/2014
CNSF Receives NDA Next Instalment Of £300KThumbnail for article : CNSF Receives NDA Next Instalment Of £300K
The Caithness & North Sutherland Fund (CNSF), a grant body funded by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), received its second instalment of £300k at a recent stakeholder event held in the new low level waste repository vault at the Dounreay site.   This funding is the latest instalment of the NDA's £4M community benefit package being provided via DSRL.  
1/7/2014
Dingwall gets set to welcome BatonThumbnail for article : Dingwall gets set to welcome Baton
Crowds arriving in Dingwall next week for the Queen's Baton Highland celebration event in Jubilee Park are set to get a very colourful welcome thanks to the effort of local businesses and shop keepers.   Over 40 shops along the High Street and around the town have adopted a Commonwealth County or territory and are busy creating eye-catching window displays to get everyone in the mood to celebrate and give the Queen's Baton Relay a very warm Highland welcome when it arrives on Friday 11 July.  
Lybster Gala 2014Thumbnail for article : Lybster Gala 2014
Lybster Gala 2014 - See Photo Gallery above..  
30/6/2014
New children's home opens in Wick Thumbnail for article : New children's home opens in Wick
Avonlea, a new five bedded purpose built residential unit for young people has opened in Wick.   Providing excellent modern facilities with a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, Avonlea on West Banks Avenue replaces the Northcote Street residential unit which was built in the 1970s and deemed no longer fit for purpose.  
30/6/2014
Lidl Extension Build Underway At WickThumbnail for article : Lidl Extension Build Underway At Wick
A new extension to increase floor space in Lidl's store is underway at Wick.   Lidl opened on 20th March 2003 and after more than 10 years of business is increasing in size in many of their stores showing that they have confidence that Wick shows to be one of the places for growth.  
30/6/2014
Tesco At Wick Preparing For The Click And Collect Battle Thumbnail for article : Tesco At Wick Preparing For The Click And Collect Battle
Tesco Wick opened on 26 November 2006.   Now almost eight years later a small extension is being constructed at the rear to hold a Click and Collect base.  
28/6/2014
Missing boy Kieran Angus - Thurso
UPDATE - Sunday 29 June 2014 Missing teenager Kieran ANGUS who had been reported missing in Wick has been traced safe and well.  Police would like to thank the public for their assistance Police in Thurso are anxious to trace Kieran Angus (15) who has been reported missing.  
28/6/2014
Invergordon Missing Man - Tom Fish - May be in Wick Area
Police in Alness are anxious to trace missing Invergordon man Tom Fish.   Tom was last seen in the Invergordon area around 8 a.m.