News Archive

Chill Out - Caithness: Loin de la lumi�re

Dim the lights - sip a dram or glass of sherry and lie back and relax to this video..  

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..  

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.  

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.  

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.  

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.  

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.  

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.  

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.  

Minister to give evidence on ash dieback disease.

The Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee will take evidence on the management of ash dieback disease in Scotland from the Scottish Government Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Paul Wheelhouse, at its meeting on Wednesday 28 November.   Convener of the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee Rob Gibson MSP said, �Ash Dieback is a serious disease threatening ash trees in Scotland and the UK.