News Archive

Lorna Simpson is named Participation Officer of the Year

A Highland Council employee, nominated by the tenants she works with, has scooped a national award.   Lorna Simpson from Wick has been a Tenant Participation Officer with The Highland Council for the past ten years, covering Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross.  

Dounreay Communities Fund

A reminder about this fund.   What will we fund? Dounreay Communities Fund will fund a wide range of projects and activities.  

Charities - Don't be late! Submit your annual information to OSCR

Every charity registered in Scotland has to provide annual information by sending us a statement of accounts, a trustees' annual report and an external scrutiny report.  In addition to these legal requirements, we also ask charities to complete an online annual return.  

Deadline for Your Cash Your Caithness applications - 2nd December 2018

Local groups in Caithness are reminded that the closing date for Your Cash Your Caithness applications is drawing near and to be in with a chance of receiving a share of £10,000, completed forms need to be received by 5.00pm on Sunday 2nd December 2018 Caithness Members of The Highland Council have set aside £10,000 from their Ward Discretionary Budget to let the local community decide for themselves which projects are needed in their area.  If your idea fits, the community will get to vote for the best ideas at an event in Pulteneytown Peoples Project, Wick on Saturday 26th January 2019.  

New Report Reveals Caithness And Sutherland Peatlands As Key Areas For Fighting Climate Change

YES, PLANTS CAN: NEW REPORT REVEALS PLANTS CAN ABSORB THE EMISSIONS OF EVERY VEHICLE IN THE UK New report by leading scientist warns the UK not to ignore the power of plants to fight climate change.   Scotland's Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands are home to the largest peat mass in the UK, with a very high proportions undisturbed ground, making it a key area for fighting climate change.  

Best Start Grant Pregnancy and Baby Payment

Best Start Grant Pregnancy and Baby Payment - applications open from 10 December 2018.   Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People, announced in Parliament yesterday that applications for the Best Start Grant Pregnancy and Baby Payment will be accepted from Monday 10 December.  

Muriel Spark books for every library

Donation made as part of the author's centenary celebrations.   Every public library in Scotland will receive a complete collection of Muriel Spark novels, as part of an initiative announced by the First Minister.  

Caithness Community Partnership - Meeting Wednesday 21st November 2018

The next Meeting of the Caithness Community Partnership Will take place on Wednesday 21st November 2018 at The Pentland Hotel, Thurso 2pm - 4pm Caithness Community Partnership is led by the five statutory bodies; Highlands and Island Enterprise, Police Scotland, Highland Council, Scottish Fire and Rescue Services and NHS Highland.  They work alongside other agencies organisations and local communities to deliver community planning for Caithness.  

School award aims to prevent substance misuse in Highland

The Highland Council, and the Highland Alcohol and Drugs Partnership launch their "Substance Aware School Award" this Alcohol Awareness Week 19th - 23rd November 2018.  The award aims to recognise and reward consistent, ongoing approaches to prevent substance use among young people across the Highlands.  

Scottish Government Launches People, Not Profit Campaign To Support The Scottish Credit Unions Sector

The ‘People, Not Profit' credit unions campaign has been launched by Aileen Campbell, Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government today (Wednesday 14 November 2018), as results of a new survey reveal that one in five (20%) people in Scotland have not heard of a credit union.   The launch was held at the Capital credit union in Edinburgh during Talk Money Scotland Week (12-18 November 2018).