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Donations to Community Groups From Camps Bar Wick
Several groups received £250 each from Camps Bar..
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TodayCamps Bar donates £250 to Homestart Caithness
Camps Bar donates £250 to Homestart Caithness..
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Camps Bar Donates £250 To Bower Young Farmers
Camps bar donated £250 to Bower Young Farmers group..
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Camps Bar Donated £250 To North Highland Cancer Information
Camps Bar Donated £250 To North Highland Cancer Information..
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Camps Bar Donated £250 To Caithness Klics Young Carers
Camps Bar Donated £250 To Caithness Klics Young Carers..
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Camps Bar Donated £250 To Healing Hub, Wick
Camps Bar Donated £250 To Healing Hub, Wick..
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School Holiday Activities Bookings Open Monday 2nd June
Another school holidays will be here in a few weeks Once again Highland Highlife has a wide range of activities for children and young people to enjoy. It will not be long so take look to find something for your children this summer right across Highland region.
13/5/2025
Highland Needs Foster Carers Like You
Highland Council is appealing for people to consider becoming foster carers. This week marks the beginning of Foster Care Fortnight (12-25 May) and Highland Council is appealing for more people to come forward and become foster carers.
24/4/2025
How Ofcom Is Helping Children To Be Safer Online - A Guide For Parents
Children in the UK will be able to live a safer life online under new Ofcom protections which set ambitious new safety standards for tech firms. As the UK's online safety regulator, protecting children is a priority for Ofcom.
10/4/2025
Improving Lives For Autistic Adults - Fund open to third sector organisations
Autistic adults will be supported to reach their full potential through a £2.5 million, multi-year fund. The Autistic Adult Support Fund is available to third sector organisations providing services to autistic adults - promoting wellbeing and helping them to understand what neurodivergence means for them.9/4/2025
Alcohol Causes Cancer, And Less Than 1 Drink Can Increase Your Risk − A Cancer Biologist Explains How
Alcohol, whether consumed regularly or only on special occasions, takes a toll on your body. From your brain and heart, to your lungs and muscles, to your gastrointestinal and immune systems, alcohol has broad harmful effects on your health - including causing cancer.
24/3/2025
Improving Outdoor Play
First Minister John Swinney is set to announce £25 million of funding to local authorities to invest in the renewal of play parks across Scotland. All councils will receive a share of the funding to improve the standard of existing play parks - helping to ensure children have access to safe environments to play and socialise in.6/3/2025
Celebrating World Book Day And The Importance Of Reading
Today is World Book Day, an important moment to reflect on the power of storytelling to inspire, educate and connect young people across the world. Reading is a fundamental right - one that opens doors, fuels imaginations and shapes futures.5/3/2025
Members Of The Public Asked To Return Boots Paracetamol 500mg Tablets Due To Packaging Error
People who have purchased Boots Paracetamol 500mg Tablets 16s (Item code 81-99-922, Batch 241005, Expiry date 12/2029) are advised to stop using the product immediately and return it to a Boots store for a full refund, because of a packaging error. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a medicines recall alert due to a packaging error where the foil blister inside the carton incorrectly states ‘Aspirin 300mg Dispersible Tablets' instead of ‘Paracetamol 500mg Tablets'.
5/3/2025
New Earlier Cancer Detection Campaign Focuses On Head And Neck Cancers
People across Scotland encouraged to get potential symptoms checked earlier. The latest phase of the Scottish Government's ‘Be the Early Bird' campaign has a new focus on head and neck cancer symptoms.
5/3/2025
We'd Just Switch Everything Off - Six In Ten Social Housing Tenants Go Without Essentials To Pay Rent
The following article is the result of research in England but Scotland may well be similar with a higher level of social housing. As of 31st March 2022, there were 2.7 million dwellings estimated in Scotland.5/3/2025
Community Organisations Invited To Submit Expressions Of Interests For Community Regeneration Funding
The Highland Council is inviting community groups and organisations to submit Expressions of Interest for Community Regeneration Funding (CRF) to finance capital projects that will respond to the needs of their local areas and deliver positive impacts. Community Regeneration Funding is an umbrella term being used to cover multiple community-led external funding programmes being administered by the Highland Council.25/2/2025
Extra Energy Bill Support For The Country
The government is bringing forward strengthened support for millions of households to help pay their energy bills next winter. Nearly 3 million more families would be eligible to receive the £150 Warm Home Discount next winter under new proposals to help people with their energy bills.20/2/2025
Adult Support And Protection Day 2025
Residents across Highland are being asked to be alert to vulnerable adults in their communities who are susceptible to financial harm. Adult Support and Protection Day takes place on Thursday 20 February 2025 and NHS Highland is urging everyone to report any concerns to ensure those in need are able to access support.19/2/2025
Caithness Community Halls Receiving ‘unseen' Help
Community owned Halls across Highland are receiving much needed help from perhaps one of the most stigmatised groups in society, namely those with a criminal record. Staxigoe Hall near Wick is a great example, where the Community Payback team has helped with the refurbishment of the Hall three times now.Search Our Site
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