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1/4/2016
Caithness Ranger Events April 2016
Willow Bees 1 - Wednesday 6th April. 6pm - 8pm.28/3/2016
Ranger Events In Caithness 2016
Monday March 28, 2016 11.00am - 1.00pm Easter Mask Making, Dunnet Come along to the Seadrift Visitor Centre and have fun making and decorating your very own Easter mask using everyday objects. All materials provided, just bring your imagination.25/3/2016
Health project Branching Out uses the great outdoors as a medicine
A green space on referrals project has been offered to patients in the far north to improve their health this winter. A hardy group of NHS staff and eight patients visited Dunnet forest one day a week for ten weeks starting in January.
23/3/2016
Road Safety at School Crossings - Thurso - Police Scotland
Police in Thurso are urging motorists to drive safely around schools following a number of reports of drivers failing to stop at school crossings. Three incidents of drivers failing to stop when being signalled to do so by a school crossing patroller using a lollipop sign have been reported.22/3/2016
Wick High School pupils get planting
Pupils from Wick High School have been undertaking a range of maintenance and environmental project work at Newtonhill Croft Woodland. The youngsters meet two to three times a month and have undertaken path improvement works, bird box builds, wild flower meadow maintenance and much more.
22/3/2016
Peatland workshops prove hit at Science Festival - Experiment
Children from Bower and Castletown Primary schools in Caithness enjoyed a series of workshops organised by The Highland Council Planning and Infrastructures Countryside Rangers at the Caithness Science Festival last week. The local rangers from Caithness and Sutherland provided a mix of workshops focusing on peat and the importance of the Flow Country.
22/3/2016
Peatland workshops prove hit at Science Festival - Peat Balls
Children from Bower and Castletown Primary schools in Caithness enjoyed a series of workshops organised by The Highland Council Planning and Infrastructures Countryside Rangers at the Caithness Science Festival last week. The local rangers from Caithness and Sutherland provided a mix of workshops focusing on peat and the importance of the Flow Country.
22/3/2016
Peatland workshops prove hit at Science Festival - Carbon Cycle
Children from Bower and Castletown Primary schools in Caithness enjoyed a series of workshops organised by The Highland Council Planning and Infrastructures Countryside Rangers at the Caithness Science Festival last week. The local rangers from Caithness and Sutherland provided a mix of workshops focusing on peat and the importance of the Flow Country.
21/3/2016
Back to school and a trip down memory lane - The Final Days Of North School, Wick
By Noel Donaldson THERE will always a special place in our hearts for our early schooldays. They account a significant percentage of our early education, the longest periods we have been away from our parents, meeting and making new friends and tackling new challenges in new surroundings.
20/3/2016
Latest Photos Of New Noss Primary School Construction
The latest photo in our gallery for the new Noss Primary school on the north side of the river show it is well on its way to completion. The new school will replace North and Hillhead primary schools.
20/3/2016
Tackling Social Isolation - Funding Opportunity
Extra funding to help fight loneliness. Additional funding of £200,000 to tackle loneliness and social isolation was announced today by Social Justice Secretary Alex Neil.20/3/2016
Newtonhill Croft Walk From Above
New walk has been created and young trees planted at Newtonhill Croft near Wick in Caithness, Scotland. Video by Highland Aerial Views.
20/3/2016
New Wick High 3 - 18 Campus Progress
The new Wick High school campus incorporating ages 3 - 18 is well on its way with the buildings now looking more enclosed. The school which will be home to all ages includes a new primary school to replace two primary schools - Pulteneytown and South.
20/3/2016
£1m for Gaelic broadcasting From Scottish Government After UK Withdrawal
Gaelic broadcaster MG ALBA will receive an additional £1m investment this year. Minister for Scotland's Languages Alasdair Allan announced the media service will receive the funding following the UK Government’s plan to withdraw all funding to Gaelic broadcasting in Scotland.19/3/2016
Health bosses forced to apologise following death of newborn baby in Highland hospital
Health chiefs in the Highlands have been forced to apologise after a newborn baby died. The girl died of the e.coli sepsis infection just 40 hours after being born at Caithness General Hospital in Wick.
19/3/2016
Caithness Science Festival 2016
Photos from the 2016 Caithness Science Festival. Click the Photo Gallery Link.
19/3/2016
Warning Vulnerable Adults About Financial Scams
Staff from a range of agencies who work with vulnerable adults in Highland have been getting training to help prevent people falling foul of financial scams. In another example of integrated working involving NHS Highland, Police Scotland and Trading Standards, the training included films, presentations and discussions, and provided staff with advice and guidance on how to spot and prevent financial harm.
19/3/2016
Earth Hour
NHS Highland is urging its staff to switch off their lights at home for an hour on Saturday (19th March 2016), as part of a demonstration for action on climate change. The health board has emailed its employees suggesting that they sign up for Earth Hour 2016 - the worlds biggest annual celebration for our planet.18/3/2016
Free support event in Wick for people with Type 2 diabetes
Diabetes UK will run one of a national series of free educational events to provide expert advice and information for people recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in Wick on Tuesday 5 April. The Living with Diabetes Day will be held from 9.30am to 4.30pm at Pulteney Centre, Huddart Street in Wick.17/3/2016
NHS Highland Chief Elaine Mead In Wick Tonight To Discuss Changes To Caithness Health Services
Wick Community Council has set up a meeting after one in February had to be cancelled when Elaine Mead did not travel due to bad weather forecast. Thursday 17th March 2016 at 6.30pm in Pulteney Centre (Smith Function Room) A new off-shoot group of the community council has been started following a meeting on 3rd March 2016.
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