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24/4/2014
Cottage Pie For Your Norfrost FreezerThumbnail for article : Cottage Pie For Your Norfrost Freezer
the norfrost brand has undergone a revival under new owners Ebac and they have just appeared on the NEW TROUBLESHOOTER programme with Digby Jones on BBC2 See it on Iplayer if you missed it tonight.   The freezers are on sale at the Norfrost web site www.norfrost.co.uk and have special offer Digby discount of 15% at the moent In a new marketing idea the company are making short cooking videos on Youtube to give ideas on what can be done with your Norfrost freeezer..  
24/4/2014
Funding Opportunity - People's Health Trust - Deadline 30th April
he People's Health Trust Active Communities funding programme is targetted at not-for-profit groups with an income of less than £350,000 a year, seeking investment of between £5,000 and £50,000 for projects lasting up to two years.  The projects should take place within a small area for a small group of people, such as 20 or 30 streets or a couple of villages.  
23/4/2014
Traill Hall Community Trust AGM 2014Thumbnail for article : 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! .  
22/4/2014
Body discovered following a search for a missing person in the Wick area
Following a search for a missing person which commenced shortly after 11:30 hours on Monday 21 April 2014, police received a report from HM Coastguard that a body of a woman had been discovered on the shoreline in an area of Wick known locally as 'The Trinkie'.   Police can now confirm the identity of the body as: Donna MacAlpine (22) from the Wick area.  
22/4/2014
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.  
21/4/2014
Police appeal for information regarding missing person Donna MacAlpine
"Police in Wick are appealing for information on the whereabouts of Donna MacAlpine, aged 22 years.   She was last seen in the Macrae Street area of Wick about 1.15am on 21 April 2014.  
20/4/2014
Church to display historical stone Thumbnail for article : 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.  
19/4/2014
Police to host Facebook chat event on motorcycle safetyThumbnail for article : Police to host Facebook chat event on motorcycle safety
Police Scotland, Highland and Islands Division are hosting a Facebook chat event on Tuesday 22 April 2014 on the topic of motorcycle safety.   The evening, which will run between 18:00 hours and 19:30 hours will be facilitated by Acting Sergeant Alistair Mcbean, an Advanced Police Driving and Motorcycle Instructor, based in the Divisional Road Policing Unit in Dingwall.  
17/4/2014
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.  
17/4/2014
Deadline approaches for next round of Armed Forces Community Covenant Grant Scheme
The Highland Council is reminding people that bids to the Armed Forces Community Covenant Grant Scheme need to be submitted by Wednesday 30 April.   All applications will then be reviewed by Highland assessors and those endorsed will be forwarded to the Scottish Panel for a decision in May.  
17/4/2014
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.  
College Students ‘Champion’ Barclays Money Skills WeekThumbnail for article : College Students ‘Champion’ Barclays Money Skills Week
Students at North Highland College UHI enjoyed a series of activities to learn how to better manage their money during Barclays Money Skills Week.   The interactive events covered themes such as budgeting, saving and spending, and were designed to be entertaining and informative.  
14/4/2014
Your Citizens Advice Bureau – here to help
Caithness CAB was set up in 1982 and has been running successfully ever since.   Your Citizens Advice Bureau – here to help The CAB service is here to help you.  
14/4/2014
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.  
13/4/2014
Thurso Gala Queen 2014 Announced
Thurso Gala committee have announced the names of the 2014 gala court.   Gala Queen: Eilidh Harper.  
12/4/2014
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.  
11/4/2014
Local residents wanted to represent communities on decision making panel
Two vacancies have arisen for community representatives to serve on a locally elected panel making decisions about funding from the E.ON Camster Community Fund; one representative is sought from the Watten Community Council area and one from the Tannach & District Community Council area.   This is an opportunity to help ensure the Fund continues to be spent on projects that provide a real benefit to local communities.  
10/4/2014
NEW LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HIGHLANDSThumbnail for article : 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.  
10/4/2014
Always Something New At Caithness Horizons
Check out what's on at Caithness horizons in coming months.   April  Throughout April—paintings of local scenes by Mary Edmondson will be on display in the cafe.  
8/4/2014
Wick High Pupils Build Bug HotelThumbnail for article : 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.