News Archive

Traill Hall Community Trust AGM 2014

At Castletown Hotel Saturday 26th April 7pm Please come along and find out about the exciting developments we are making with our project to renovate Traill Hall as a community Centre.   We also want to share with you our ideas about a number of community initiatives and events taking place now! .  

Labour MSP Rhoda Grant Supports More Action To Prevent Bird Poisonings

Highlands & Islands (Labour) MSP Rhoda Grant has claimed that more needs to be done to prevent a repeat of the carnage of the birds of prey in a small area of Ross Shire.   So far tests have confirmed 13 of the 20 birds were poisoned.  

Church to display historical stone

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Thurso has received a fibre glass replica of a historical stone, which will be displayed on Saturday, 26 April from 1-5pm during free tours of the new Thurso meeting house.   The stone was originally part of a building in Stirling, where its inscription, ‘What E’er Thou Art, Act Well Thy Part,’ inspired a young man named David Oman McKay as he struggled with homesickness.  

Memories Of Wick - Connie Dunnet Sutherland - Part 7

Taking a dander down memory lane again Willie Nicolsons grocer shop in the High Street Wick (or Jim Tait's as it became in time) held a great fascination for me as a child.   As the clerk in charge of finances sat high up near the ceiling in a pulpit like desk overseeing us mortals on the shop floor rather like ants to -ing and fro-ing about our everyday lives .This lucky individual was one Isobel Steven whose father Sanny had a miraculous escape from the bombs which devastated Bank Row in 1940.  

Easter dog walkers urged to be careful around sheep

With lambing season well underway, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Ramblers Scotland and land management organisations, Scottish Land & Estates and NFU Scotland, are asking dog walkers to be aware of vulnerable young lambs when they’re out walking over the Easter holiday weekend.   At this time of year, dogs chasing sheep are a particular danger to pregnant ewes and lambs.  

Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Awards (£1k – £18k) for training for crafts people

The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Awards (£1k – £18k) for training for crafts people – deadline: 7 May 2014 Star9The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) awards craftsmen and women of all ages with scholarships between £1,000 to £18,000 for study, training and practical experience to help them further their careers.   QEST is the charitable arm of the Royal Warrant Holders Association, whose aim is to contribute to the pool of talent in the UK and celebrate the excellence of British craftsmanship.  

The Referendum - We Look At Some Web Items You May Not Yet Have Found

Out Of Doors - BBC Scotland http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0403ld9 Broadcast at 6.30 am today but available online this programme was about the debate attended by farmers from all over Scotland at United Auctions in Stirling.   Although focused on farming it is a very well organised and balanced debate from both the YES and NO sides.  

NEW LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HIGHLANDS

If you’re leaving school this year, planning a career change or would like to retrain, North Highland College UHI has a range of new courses to kick start your career.   The North Highland College UHI is continually seeking to improve their range of courses and levels and modes of study.  

Wick High Pupils Build Bug Hotel

Pupils at Wick High School have been regularly working with the local Highland Council countryside ranger at Newtonhill Croft Woodland over the last 6 months.  The youngsters have been working in all weather conditions and have undertaken a wide range of tasks such as hedge cutting and tree planting.  

Caithness Model Club 2014 Show

See photos from the 2014 Caithness Model Show in the gallery..