News Archive
22/5/2013
�Restoration rather than regular patching�
Brough Community Harbour Project For many years the slipway at Brough served as the landing point for supplies to Dunnet Head lighthouse. Battered by winter storms, the slipway was increasingly at risk of collapsing.
22/5/2013
Celebration for rural community projects across the Highlands
Rural community projects across the Highlands are celebrated in The Highland LEADER Programme�s �Revitalising Communities in the Highlands� booklet launched at the full Highland Council on Europe Day earlier this month. Over 90 of the 358 local projects funded by the LEADER Programme are bought to life with quotes and photographs in the booklet.
22/5/2013
Turning wind power into community profit
Turning to Wind Power Following its complete renewal in 2009 Mey Village Hall is a hub of activity from sports clubs and evening classes to markets and weddings. With a ground source heat pump, the Mey Village Hall Trust was already �going green�.
20/5/2013
Funding to improve safety for pupils walking and cycling to school
Both Canisbay Primary in Caithness and Edderton Primary in Sutherland have been awarded funding to improve safety for pupils walking and cycling to and from school. The Cycling, Walking and Safer Streets (CWSS) Programme is funded by the Scottish Government with �237,000 available in Highland.20/5/2013
National campaign calls for support from Highland to listen to kids in care
The Highland Council has joined a national campaign to give a stronger voice to children and young people in care and leaving care by tackling discrimination head on. Six looked after children from the Highlands, aged 14-17, signed up to the campaign at the National Young Persons Conference in Edinburgh today (Tuesday).19/5/2013
BEN NEVIS: 24 hour challenge for charity
On the 25th May local adventurers will climb the UK�s biggest mountain in a challenge to raise money for local charities. Annie Hall from Bettyhill is a Reablement officer with NHS and works part time in North Coast Leisure Centre where she works as a Pool Lifeguards & Swimming Teacher.
18/5/2013
Mystery Magic Is A Bridal Hit
Highland Magician with strong links to Caithness, Clive Grewcock is proving to be a talking point and creating a stir amongst private parties and more notably at pre-wedding gatherings. �At first it all sounds really crazy but from experience and the interest this aspect of performance Magic is attracting groups, and in particular bridal parties before the big day want this mystery magic which combines mental magic, mind reading and uncovering old stories � The immediate conclusion is that it is paranormal stories but Clive points out that there is most definitely nothing supernatural about this, which is why it has been labelled as mystery magic.
18/5/2013
Highland Council takes zero tolerance stance on littering
A zero tolerance approach to littering in the Highlands has received cross party support from members of The Highland Council�s Transport, Environmental and Community (TEC) Services Committee. A number of measures to adopt zero tolerance including extending the powers of Community Wardens to issue fines were overwhelmingly approved by members including: zero tolerance on littering will be carried out with a degree of discretion; additional staff will be authorised to enforce the law relating to litter and fly-tipping; Waste Management and Environmental Health staff carry out joint enforcement days; the preparation and publication of a calendar of enforcement days on the Council�s website www.highland.gov.uk; and the Council encourages and supports local communities to organise events aimed at keeping their communities free of litter and improving the overall environment.15/5/2013
Joe Mbu - The Running Man - First African To Run From Landsend to John O'Groats
Joe is running from Landsend to John O'Groats in 50 days to raise money for a hospital in Nigeria. He has been going it alone with no back-up team and getting people to put him up along the way.
15/5/2013
Food for thought
Scottish schools will be providing more food education for pupils thanks to a �1 million fund launched by Scottish government.. Supporting the aims of Curriculum for Excellence, the Food for Thought Education Fund will help pupils learn about all aspects of food.
14/5/2013
Gaelic Classes take off in Caithness
A series of new Gaelic classes have taken off in Caithness and attendances are much higher than expected. The new purpose made course for beginners and intermediate learners of the language in the county has been well supported in Wick since it started in the Pulteney Centre at the end of March with 19 registered attendees.14/5/2013
HLF�s new First World War grant programme opens
Today, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is launching First World War: then and now, a �6million small grants programme to help communities mark the Centenary of the First World War. HLF is making at least �1million available per year for six years until 2019.14/5/2013
Young voter registration
A young voter registration form that will give young people the right to have their say on the opportunity of independence for Scotland has been endorsed after independent testing, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed. The Young Voter Registration form was developed by the Scottish Government to enable eligible 15-year-olds to register for the forthcoming vote on independence, as part of the Scottish Independence Referendum (Franchise) Bill.
14/5/2013
A Healthy Start
Free vitamin supplements for children, pregnant women and new mothers on low incomes will now be more widely available to encourage greater uptake. The Healthy Start scheme provides vitamin supplements to low income families, in addition to vouchers towards the cost of milk, fruit and vegetables.13/5/2013
joembutherunningman Will Soon Be In Caithness - Can You Help?
Message Received at Caithness.org About Joe Mbu who is walking and running for a special charity in Nigeria. "He has been running since Good Friday 29th March and as he has insisted on doing this without a support team, I am sad he could finish this alone - so...
13/5/2013
Self-Directed Support Consultation Roadshow
The Scottish Government has just launched a 12 week consultation on the Statutory Guidance and Regulations which will accompany the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013. The document contains draft statutory guidance on the values, principles, legal duties and powers associated with social care assessment, support planning and review.13/5/2013
Caithness Horizons Museums at Night Event
�Inaugural Meeting of the Great Guild of Museologists� Museums at Night is Culture24's UK-wide festival of inspiring after hours cultural events in Museums and Galleries. It runs from Thursday 16th May until Saturday 18th May 2013.
12/5/2013
Highland marks Foster Care Fortnight with plea for carers
The Highland Council is hoping to recruit more foster carers during Foster Care Fortnight, which this year is entitled �Get in the Frame�. It runs from today (Monday 13 May) until Sunday 26 May.11/5/2013
Wick's Old Council Offices Begin To Come Down - Video
Work got under way on Friday 10th May 2013 on the demolition of The Highland Council�s Caithness HQ at Market Place, Wick in readiness for an �8 million redevelopment of the town centre site as modern Council office accommodation. The Council has awarded a contract to Morgan Sindall to carry out the redevelopment of Market Place.
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9/5/2013Home Visiting Volunteers � Home-Start Caithness
Are you a parent? Could you be a good role model for parents who are struggling with their young children? Do you have a couple of hours a week to spare? If so, we would love to hear from you! What�s in it for you?... * Training & Development.
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