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26/5/2024
Highland Dance Competition - Entries Open
See poster for details.
24/5/2024
SSEN Transmission Gears Up To Launch Community Benefit Funding For The North Of Scotland With The Promise Of More To Come
The SSEN Transmission community fund will open for applications on 1 September 2024, with an initial £2m up for grabs. SSEN Transmission's future investment plans could see funding for the region exceed £100m.24/5/2024
Tributes To Billy Manson: Halkirk Ambassador And ‘Central Figure For The Whole Village'
An obituary for Billy Manson from Halkirk has been published in the John OGroat Journal. Billy Manson was described as an ambassador for Halkirk and a central figure in the life of the village following his death this week at the age of 76.24/5/2024
Caithness Poverty Action Group
There is a huge amount of assistance for individuals and families in Caithness. However finding the precise help may be difficult.15/5/2024
Groups Looking For Funding In Caithness - Check Deadlines for Applications
Funding applications deadlines are different from the many sources of funding. Get dates in your diaries to make sure you do not miss the application dates.
15/5/2024
Scottish Ministers Test Demand For Review Of Key Aspects Of Charity Law
The Scottish Government want to hear the views of the public on whether there should be a review of key aspects of charity law and, if so, what you think the purpose and parameters of this should be. You can contribute to this consultation at the Scottish Government consultation on charity law.
13/5/2024
Highland needs Foster Carers like you
Highland Council is appealing for people to consider becoming foster carers. This week 13-26 May marks the beginning of Foster Care Fortnight™ and Highland Council is appealing for more people to come forward and become foster carers.
12/5/2024
Treasured Pets To Be Safer As Microchipping Deadline Approaches
Cat owners are today being urged to have their pets microchipped ahead of new legislation coming into force on 10 June to keep treasured pets safe. The legal deadline was previously confirmed in legislation laid in March 2023, following a Government call for evidence and consultation on the issue in December 2020, in which 99% of respondents expressed support for the measure.
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29/4/2024Photography Competition - Castletown Heritage
See poster for details..
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28/4/2024Antenatal Peep From HomeStart Caithness
We are starting another course is May for pregnant parents and their partners. This can be delivered 1 to 1 or in a group setting.
26/4/2024
Vaping Now More Common Than Smoking Among Young People - And The Risks Go Beyond Lung And Brain Damage
Vaping is now more common than cigarette smoking among young people, according to a new report coordinated by the University of Glasgow and commissioned by the World Health Organization. This echoes research that has found the popularity of vaping among young people in the UK has surged in recent years.23/4/2024
Showcase Of Local Voluntary Groups If Sufficient Interest - Get In Touch
Wick St Fergus Church proposes to hold a free event, open to the public, with the primary purpose being to increase awareness of all the work that goes on in Wick and East Caithness by the many diverse, local, voluntary organisations. It is intended that it will take place some time in the middle of this year, on a Saturday afternoon for 2 - 3 hours and to encourage the community to pop in there will be two showings of ‘My Kind of Town' about Wick.22/4/2024
Cannabis Legalization Has Led To A Boom In Potent Forms Of The Drug That Present New Hazards For Adolescents
Eventually, most adults reach a point where we realize we are out of touch with those much younger than us. Perhaps it is a pop culture reference that sparks the realization.
18/4/2024
Gym Hygiene Guide - The Dangerous Bacteria That Lurk In Dirty Fitness Equipment And Clothes
A friend of mine, on a recent trip to the gym, declined to use the machine for drying his trunks - that gym equivalent of a salad spinner which removes excess water from your swimming costume. His reason? The amount of "faecal excrement" it was likely to contain.
17/4/2024
NHS Highland Board Seeks To Recruit Independent Committee Members
NHS Highland is seeking to recruit two independent members to the Highland Health and Social Care Committee. Gerry O'Brien, Chair of the committee, said: "The committee has a wide range of responsibilities for health and social care services across the Highland Council area and it is essential that we have the public's input to the decisions it makes.17/4/2024
Changes To Employment Law That Charities Need To Know
There are a number of new employment laws coming into effect this month that charities need to be aware of. Tracy Madgwick, lead HR consultant with Action Planning, rounds them up.11/4/2024
Help For Families During Holidays
A joint initiative between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Football Association is supporting low-income families. Launched by the First Minister with a £2million Scottish Government investment last year, the programme provides before-school, after-school and holiday activities for around 2,700 children each week.6/4/2024
Scotland Apologised In 2023 For Historic Forced Adoptions - But This Happened Throughout The Uk
"For the decades of pain that you have suffered, I offer today a sincere and heartfelt and unreserved apology. We were wrong." One year ago, on March 22 2023, the then first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, stood up at Holyrood and said sorry for the Scottish government's role in historic forced adoptions.
3/4/2024
Wick Town And County Hospital Garden Benefits From Community Payback
Wick's Town and County Hospital's Garden took receipt of a replacement boat which was renovated and repaired by Wick Community Payback clients. The boat was donated to the hospital by Community Payback Supervisor Bob Miller and repaired and re-painted in the Community Payback workshop in Wick.
3/4/2024
Caithness Voluntary Group Has Moved
Caithness Voluntary Group has moved to a new home. Leaving Telford Street to go to Pulteney House.
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