News Archive

Our focus, your priorities for community safety say Police and Fire Services

Officers from Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service will be attending Highland Council Ward Forum Meetings over the coming weeks.   Members of the public are encouraged to attend the local meetings and have their chance to comment on the priorities for community safety in their community.  

Funding Opportunity - MACROBERT TRUST GRANTS PROGRAMME

The MacRobert Trust, which makes grants to registered charities in the United Kingdom (but preference is given to registered charities in Scotland), has announced that the next application deadline is the 31st May 2015.  The MacRobert Trust makes grants in the areas of Services and Sea; Education and Training; Children and Youth; Science, Engineering and Technology; Agriculture and Horticulture; and Tarland and the Local Area.  

Funding Opportunity - UNLIMITED ARTS FUND FOR DISABLED ARTISTS

Disabled artists and arts organisations with a strong track record in their field can apply for funding from Unlimited to create and present new work, across all art forms.  The work may still be at a very early stage of conception, or have already undergone some research and development.  

Funding Opportunity - THE PRINCE'S FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN & THE ARTS

Funding to Connect Children with the Arts: The Prince's Foundation for Children & the Arts is inviting applications from arts organisations that are interested in being part of their Start programme, and are looking to recruit 8-10 new partners for the 2015/16 academic year supporting each project for at least 3 years.   Start seeks to support cultural venues (e.g.  

New Noss Primary School Animation

An animation has been created to show how the new Noss Primary school in Wick will look.   The new school is expected to open in 2016.  

Are you ready for winter asks Highland Council?

The Highland Council is supporting the Scottish Government's Ready Scotland Campaign and urges people in the Highlands to take some time to get ready for winter and all kinds of severe weather.   See - 7 http://www.readyscotland.org/are-you-ready/winter-weather/ Councillor Graham Mackenzie, Highland Council's Chair of Community Services Committee, said: "We have had a very mild start to this winter and we want people to think ahead and be prepared for a change in the temperature and all types of severe weather.  

Wick High School Leads In Wearable Technology Innovation

This week, Wick High School Computing Science department hosted a Wearable Technology competition in what is believed to be the first event of its kind in Scottish schools.  Students in S2 designed an app for the cutting edge wearable technology platform of their choice with most students choosing either Google Glass, the Samsung Gear 2 or Pebble smartwatches.  

CHRISTMAS BREAK FROM ANCESTOR SEARCH

Caithness Family History Society volunteers, who man our office in Caithness Horizons, Thurso, on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons between 2 and 4, will be having a break in December and January.   We will be happy to see you again in February.  

Police in Thurso appeal for information following theft of bike

Between 8.00pm to 8.50pm on Saturday 22 November 2014, a BMX bike was taken from a garden in Dunbar Terrace, Thurso.   The bike is described as having a green front and black back wheel, a white frame and blue pedals.  

Council backs international drive to cut food waste with ‘Waste Free Lunches'

The Highland Council is calling on residents in the area to cook up a storm to tackle food waste this week, by having ‘Waste Free Lunches' as part of European Week for Waste Reduction (22 to 30 November).   European Week for Waste Reduction is the biggest waste campaign of its kind in the world with countries from all over Europe taking part, and is co-ordinated in Scotland by Zero Waste Scotland.