News Archive

Parents encouraged to be aware of scarlet fever symptoms

Scarlet fever is a seasonal bacterial illness that is common at this time of year, mainly affects children, and is easily treated with antibiotics.   The latest report by Public Health England (PHE) shows that 6,316 cases of scarlet fever have been reported since mid-September 2018, compared to an average of 6,680 for the same period over the last 5 years.  

Get help with savings if you're on a low income - Help to Save

How it works Help to Save is a type of savings account.  It allows certain people entitled to Working Tax Credit or receiving Universal Credit to get a bonus of 50p for every £1 they save over 4 years.  

Noss Primary School Kids Learn About Peaceful Protesting

This term P6/7B have been learning about the ‘Civil Rights Movement' and the peaceful tactics used by demonstrators.  We looked at figures such as Rosa Parks and Dr Martin Luther King Jr.  

Green Health Benefits - Help Identify All Opportunities In Caithness

With spring around the corner we will be looking forward to some nice weather and more daylight to enable us to get outside more.   There is more and more evidence that making more use of local green spaces and natural places can help guard against and manage key health issues such as depression, coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, obesity and dementia.  

Highland Council Community Play Award 2019

The Highland Council, in association with Play Highland, are offering an award of £1000 to the group, organisation or community that has done the most to promote benefits of play for children this year.   The annual award is presented by the Council's Play Improvement Group, which works to promote self-directed free play with daily access to the outdoors.  

HUMANISTS ON LOOK OUT FOR NEW CELEBRANTS IN CAITHNESS

- The national charity Humanist Society Scotland are recruiting people for celebrant training in Caithness.   - The Humanist body is looking for enthusiastic individuals, who are excellent communicators to join their team of over 130 celebrants across Scotland.  

Child smacking legislation receives wide support

Numerous organisations including the Law Society of Scotland have welcomed the child smacking legislation currently under consideration at Holyrood.   The Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill would abolish the defence of reasonable chastisement in Scots law.  

Should Caithness Horizons Scale Back To Be Run By Volunteers Like Other Groups

With the announcement of the closure of Caithness Horizons is it time to reflection whether there is longer life in volunteers running these places.   The fact that grants have been a big part of the running has always put it at risk if as now grant funding is being seriously cut back as part of government austerity measures.  

Caithness Defirillator Campaign - Latest Donation £600

The Caithness Defibrillator Campaign were delighted to receive another donation.   "We were delighted to visit the Pentland Housing Association Office this week where Modern Apprentice Kaitlyn Sutherland handed over a £600 cheque to our Chairman Billy Mitchell & our volunteers Bob Bell, Ron Gunn and Kay Rosie." Pentland Housing staff organised a 70s/80s disco in Thurso's Royal British Legion Club as well as staging an office dress-down day and selling home baking which raised £400, & was topped up by a £200 donation from the Pentland Housing Group Board.  

Milestones: journeying into adulthood

A report from the Office for National Statistics.   We used to think of getting married and having children as some of life's most important milestones.