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3/12/2012
Real Christmas Trees Sale 8th December - Newtonhill Croft
Take the kids to see Santa in his Grotto at Newtonhill Croft and pick up a real Christmas Tree..
3/12/2012
Funding For Voluntary Groups
This issue of Funding Extra includes information provided by Grants Online. http://www.grantsonline.org.uk Register to use First Funding Stop http://www.open4community.info/glasgow/ - info on 1000+ Government, Lottery, charitable trust and other funds available on a European, national, regional and local basis.3/12/2012
Drink Drive Campaign Will Be Enforced Hard This Year
Police vow to use all resources at their disposal to catch drink drivers as Festive Safety campaign kicks off. Whilst senior officers support any plans to reduce the drink drive limit the message is that those who plan to get behind the wheel should not drink any alcohol at all.
3/12/2012
4 and a half hours tae Thurso town
A wee song about a Truck drivers thoughts on the road from Perth to Thurso, with poetic license of course. Words 4 and a half hours tae Thurso town 4 and a half hours tae Thurso.
3/12/2012
Chill Out - Caithness: Loin de la lumière
Dim the lights - sip a dram or glass of sherry and lie back and relax to this video..
3/12/2012
ERI External Seminar, 6th December
We are delighted to invite you all to the latest ERI seminar, this coming Thursday (6th December) at the Environmental Research Institute, Castle Street, at 5.15pm. Professor Phil Whitfield, from the UHI Centre for Health Studies, will be talking to us on the subject of “Weighing-Up Your Options: The Application of Mass Spectrometry in Biology and Medicine”.
2/12/2012
Keiss Primary School Christmas Fayre
KEISS primary school got into the festive spirit at its annual Christmas fayre which also attracted a big crowd and raised cash for school funds..
30/11/2012
Caithness & North Sutherland Fund October 2012 Grant Awards 
The Caithness & North Sutherland Fund recently awarded its 4th round of grants for 2012. Six community groups were awarded funding totalling over £114k for community projects that help to improve the attractiveness of their area as a place to live, work and invest.
29/11/2012
Speeding Motorists To Be Targeted At Highland Schools
Northern Constabulary are conducting targeted speed check in the vicinity of each of the 29 secondary schools within the highland Council area. This activity is as a direct result of feedback that officers received at the recent Highland Youth Voice Conference at Badaguish.29/11/2012
First National Celebration Of Reading
Scotland’s first ever national celebration of reading is happening this week. From 26 November until December 2, Book Week Scotland is encouraging everyone in the country, of all ages and with all interests, to embark or continue on a reading journey.29/11/2012
Extending The Challenge
Young people will be at the heart of the transition to the low carbon economy, Climate Change Minister Paul Wheelhouse said today. The minister said that the actions of today’s young people and the way this generation live their lives will have a huge bearing on Scotland’s ability to meet ambitious climate change targets of an 80 per cent reduction in emissions by 2050.28/11/2012
Locals invited to SNH reception
Local people in and around Caithness are being invited to an evening reception by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) in the Pentland Hotel, Thurso, at 7pm on Wednesday 5 December. Scottish Natural Heritage is the Scottish Government's advisor on the management, enjoyment, understanding and sustainable use of Scotland’s wildlife, natural habitats and landscape.24/11/2012
Viking Sites Lead the Way in Global Treasure Hunt
Highland Council are part of an innovative new tourism initiative linking sites in Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Shetland, Orkney, Highland, and the Isle of Man. The Thing Sites GeoTour, which launched last week, the first outside the American Continent and has been developed as part of the EU Northern Periphery Programme funded THING Project.24/11/2012
Christmas Fun Day 2012 At Wick
Wick got Christmas going with the annual Fun Day. Christmas Carols from Wick Choral, Jolly tunes from Pentland Brass with comic action from Wick Players.
23/11/2012
Fit's in 'e Groat 'e day - Friday 23rd November 2012
A fast look by Noel Donaldson at the John O'Groat Journal for Friday 23rd November 2012. If you are short of time catch the main items in brief.23/11/2012
Highland Council Services in BSL
Videos explaining several Highland council services are now available at the Highland Council’s British Sign Language (BSL). Access to Highland Council Services for people who are deaf or hard of hearing has recently been improved with the introduction of information provided in British Sign Language (BSL) on the Council’s website.
23/11/2012
A new local radio service comes to Lochbroom
The long-established Lochbroom FM radio station based in Ullapool has linked up with Gairloch-based Two Lochs Radio to provide a new local radio service for the area. At the same time Lochbroom FM will continue to develop an online Internet-only radio service from its Ullapool studio.23/11/2012
Do any Of Your Ash Trees Have Dieback
Steve Scott, Area Director for the Forestry Commission, shows how to spot the tell-tale signs of ash dieback (Chalara fraxinea), the disease currently threatening Britain's native ash trees. Shot on location at Wayland Wood in Norfolk, courtesy of the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.
23/11/2012
Snaring Legislation To Come Into Force
All snaring operators will need to undergo a training course and to use a unique identification number on their snares under new legislation. The change in legislation applies to all snares and snaring operators who currently use snares as a means of pest and predator control including farmers, crofters, gamekeepers, and greenkeepers on golf courses.22/11/2012
Carr Gomm Recruiting In Caithness and Other Areas
We are looking for Relief Support Assistants in the following localities: Skye & Lochalsh; Nairn, Ardersier, Badenoch & Strathspey; Inverness; Lochaber; Caithness; Mid and West Ross; East Ross. Relief Support Assistant/ £6.95 per hour plus paid annual leave.
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