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Your Cash Your Caithness - Everyone Wins - Big Surprise For Everyone

On Saturday 26th January 2019 the Your Cash Your Caithness event was held in front of packed auditorium at the Pulteney Centre in Wick.   Once again 22 Caithness community groups made presentations with questions from the audience about their many and varied projects listed below.  

New website - Proudly Supporting Those Who Serve

A new website was launched today (Thursday 24 January 2019) in Highland at Highland Council Council's headquarters which aims to support members of the Armed Forces community in Moray and Highland.   Convener of The Highland Council, Cllr Bill Lobban welcomed the launch of the website www.armedforcesmorayandhighland.co.uk/ which was created by Highland and Moray Councils.  

Gender equal play for early years

The Care Inspectorate in Scotland have produced a report on Equal Play for children.   The report is part of a campaign to encourage and positively promote gender equal play in early years settings.  

Burns Night Shortbread Biscuits - 5 Recipes

To celebrate Burns Night on Friday 25th January, Scottish Blend, a brew specially blended for Scottish water, have teamed up with independent Scottish Bakery, ‘Pinnies and Poppy Seeds' to create five special shortbread flavours.   Shortbread extraordinaire, Jennifer Hunter, runs her own bakery in Edinburgh, and has created a set of five bespoke homemade shortbreads to perfectly compliment your brew this Burns Night, including: Haggis Spice Raspberry & Oat Irn-Bru Cracked Black Pepper & Crowdie Scottish Tablet Shortbread So why not enjoy a nice hot brew with homemade haggis biscuits after your Burns supper! All recipes combine a traditional method with a twist and are quick and easy to make.  

Master the Winter Walkies with these five tips

Winter walks with your dog can be a challenging experience.  Cold weather, ice and even snow can make a 10-minute walk feel like a marathon.  

Not Enough Midwife Minutes for Pregnant UK Mums

* National midwife shortage leaves 2 in 3 mums feeling under-supported * Half of pregnant women consult the internet for advice * 36% want additional breastfeeding support.   New mums are the latest demographic to feel the sting of a stretched NHS, as research reveals overstretched resources have left 66% of mums wishing they'd been given more time with their midwife during pregnancy.  

Should Every Day Small Crimes Have Penalties

QUEUE JUMPING, RUDENESS TO WAITERS, USING MOBILE PHONES IN THE CINEMA, AND STICKING GUM TO THE UNDERSIDE OF TABLES ARE AMONG A LIST OF OFFENCES PEOPLE IN SCOTLAND THINK SHOULD BE MADE ILLEGAL' Researchers polled the nation to discover the everyday "crimes" we'd like to see people apprehended for, top pics from those in Scotland include playing music through phone speakers in public, Sticking used chewing gum under tables, being rude to waiters and driving in the middle lane on a motorway.   Other "offences" we'd like to see outlawed include smelly food on public transport, excessive public displays of affection, and people cutting their nails in public.  

Ranger Wick Walks February 2019

See poster for full details.   To see more about the John O'Groats Trail go to - www.jogt.org.uk/.  

Your Cash Your Caithness - £10,000 To Be Distributed By Public Vote on 26th January 2019

Following the initial application process 22 projects now have a chance to put their idea to the public vote.  There is £10,000.00 on offer with applications received totalling £21,075.00.  

Funeral Expense Assistance

New benefit will increase eligibility by around 40%.   A new benefit providing help for people on low-incomes to meet the costs of a funeral is on course to be delivered by the Scottish Government through Social Security Scotland by summer 2019.