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7/12/2017

Thurso Panto Cancelled Tonight Thursday 7 December

Message From Thurso Players. Due to the weather/Health and Safety reasons, the Thurso High School is shut today which means that unfortunately tonight's performance of the Thurso Players pantomime has had to be cancelled.

5/12/2017

Wick Hogmanay Street Party Fund Raiser

See poster.

2/12/2017

Caithness Heart Support Group's coffee morning -Saturday 2 December 10.00am - Midday

GETTING some last-minute practice in, before Caithness Heart Support Group's coffee morning at the Norseman Hotel, Wick, tomorrow (December 2). The group's vice chairman, Noel Donaldson, will be playing a mix of festive favourites and carols.

29/11/2017

Santa's Sleigh Coming To Wick

Santa sleigh tour of Wick. Elves will be with our sleigh with treats for the kids and collection tins.

29/11/2017

Caithness Community Partnership - Next Meeting Wednesday 6th December 2017 - Lybster

Next partnership meeting on Wednesday 6th December in Lybster Bowling Hall at 11am This meeting will have a series of workshops discussing the following topics that have been raised by the Lybster, Dunbeath and Berriedale Locality Plan: Employment & Training Transport & Connection Local Childcare Poor Internet & Phone reception Affordable Housing availability Other issues Web site - www.highlandcpp.org.uk/caithness-community-partnership.html.

28/11/2017

Deadline for Your Cash Your Caithness applications approaches

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 £15,000 forms need to be received by 5.00pm on Sunday 3rd December Caithness Members of The Highland Council have set aside £15,000.00 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 Thurso High School on Saturday 27th January 2018.

[Support Groups]

27/11/2017

Christmas Tree Sale - Newtonhill Croft

See poster for details..

26/11/2017

Collapsed Wall At Wick Harbour

A wall has collapsed at Wick harbour. the wall has suffered from the constant rain in recent days..

26/11/2017

Making Collapsed Embankment Safe At Riverside Wick

Workmen have been working to make the collapse at the children's playpark along the Wick river safe again..

[Community Groups]

25/11/2017

Christmas Lights Switch on and Decorated Umbrella Parade in Wick

Despite another atrocious day for weather in Caithness the decorated umbrellas parade and switch on of the Christmas Lights went ahead. Santa was kept busy chatting to kids in his hut in Market Square..

[Community Groups]

16/11/2017

Caithness Voluntary Group Annual General Meeting

Caithness Voluntary Group Annual General Meeting. Tuesday 12 December 2017.

16/11/2017

Thurso Heritage Society's 2018 charity calendar on sale

This year Thurso Heritage Society's charity calendar feature a mixture of black and white and colour photographs taken from the negatives of the late Jack Selby. They are available locally at the moment from Corner Store @19 Princes Street, Tickity Boo at High Street, The Kiln Store and J.

16/11/2017

Caithness Archers Are Looking For A Place To Hold Shoots

Caithness Archers are looking for somewhere to hold their indoor shoots. We are looking for a good size barn where we could set up our range/clubhouse.

15/11/2017

Participatory Budgeting Steps Up

The announcement from COSLA that 1% of local authority spending is to be allocated through some kind of Participatory Budgeting process heralds a step change in terms of the scale of ambition for this method of allocating public funds - 1% equates to roughly £100m. To date, it's probably fair to say that most activity has centred on the allocation of relatively small pots of funding to local projects.

14/11/2017

Caithness to the Côte D'Azur - A New Book

Caithness to the Côte D'Azur When the Monte Carlo Rally Started from John O'Groats Limited Edition of 300 numbered copies What the press have said: Classic & Sportscar : "a superb account" The Automobile : "packed with entertaining stories" The Herald : "perhaps the definitive guide to the Rally" Octane: "packed with pictures & anecdotes" Classic Car Weekly : “a fascinating insight” ‘Many excellent books have been written about the Monte Carlo Rally but despite the fact that the first British winner started the rally from Caithness in 1926, the Scottish connection during the pre war years has been largely overlooked. This may be due to the lack of an overall winner from among the John O'Groats starters in subsequent years because of the complex scoring system which made it virtually impossible for them to achieve outright victory.