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20/1/2014
‘Dreich’ tops poll as nation’s favourite Scots word - Poll January 2013
As it is almost Burns Night again we are republishing this interesting item on popular words in Scotland including from Burn's works. 25/1/2013 Ahead of Burns Night on 25th January, a new poll has revealed ‘dreich’ as Scotland’s favourite word in the Scots language.19/1/2014
Wick Bay Bubbles Like A Cauldron
Another stormy day at Wick Bay..
17/1/2014
Public Meeting Regarding Options for Old St Peter's Church
Public Meeting A further public meeting has been arranged to discuss the future arrangements and options for Old St Peters Church, Thurso. Meeting to be held in Caithness Horizons at 7.00 pm on Wednesday 29th January 2014.
17/1/2014
How To Get Concrete To The Top Of New Wick Council Offices
Reporter Noel Donaldson How do you get liquid concrete from the ground up to the top storey of a building site? Answer- you pump it up and spread it about. That's what the Morgan Tindal squad were doing when our photographer called to snap progress on the new council house offices construction.
17/1/2014
Caithness District Partnership 31 January 2014
The next meeting of the Caithness District Partnership will take place on Friday 31st January 2014 in the Naver Business Centre, Naver House, Naver Road, Thurso 10.00 am – 12.00 noon Agenda items include: - Children’s Services Digital Resource. - Family Resource Partnerships - Integrated Teams progress report.17/1/2014
Funding - Dates set for 2014 round of Community Challenge Fund bids
Community Challenge Fund. Community groups are informed that the deadline dates for submitting an expression of interest into the 2014 rounds of The Highland Council’s Community Challenge Fund are: 3 February, 1 May, 1 August, and 3 November 2014.16/1/2014
A golden toast for fifty years of parties
WICK works weil and nowhere is the royal burgh’s motto more appropriate than in the annual treat it stages for its pensioners. Come, hail rain or shine the organising committee and its army of volunteers, backed by the community, always lay on a special night for its ain folk.
16/1/2014
New support for Highland parents
Members of The Highland Council’s Adult and Children’s Services Committee have given their unanimous endorsement for a Highland Parent Support Framework. The framework report which received members’ approval today aims to support parents and families to enable them to give their children the best start in life.16/1/2014
Council presents results of third Highland Lifestyle Survey of young people
The Highland Council has conducted a survey for the third time that provides a snapshot of young people’s lifestyles in the Highlands. The biennial survey carried out in March 2013, included responses from over 7,700 pupils in their last year of primary school and second and fourth years of secondary school.16/1/2014
Public Thanked as 150 Reported With Drugs Supply Offences In Highland
Police highlight successful local operation to stem supply of controlled drugs across the Highlands and Islands. 2013 saw a successful local intelligence led operation targeting drug dealers operating in local communities, known as Operation Ram, resulting in the execution of 153 drugs warrants and the seizure of an assortment of Class A, B and C drugs along with cash and other items.10/1/2014
Talking Science grants scheme - Deadline 4th March 2014
Talking Science is a new grants programme aimed at supporting public activities and events that get people talking about science, technology, and engineering and how they impact on our everyday lives. Funding will be awarded to projects that take science activities to a public audience in rural or remote parts of Scotland, or disadvantaged areas in our towns and cities.9/1/2014
Learn Something New At Evening Classes In Caithness
There are many reasons to attend evening classes from wanting to acquire new skills and potentially qualifications to social activities, meeting new people and satisfaction in improving your CV. Many people who attend evening classes go on to take other classes once they see that they enjoy the once or twice a week courses.
9/1/2014
New Year's Day Madcap Plunge – Been there Dunnet!
Local members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints celebrated the New Year by taking a plunge into the waves at Dunnet Bay. Most simply ran in with swimsuits, but one fellow wore a full-length Santa suit.
8/1/2014
ATM Skimming devices discovered in use within the Inverness area
Earlier today police in Inverness discovered Skimming devices fitted to two ATM card machines at two seperate locations in the city. The first device was fitted to an ATM at the Inverness Business & Retail Park, Eastfield Way.
7/1/2014
Caithness Horizons: Year of Ancient Ancestors Festival 2014
Scotland welcomes the world for the Year of Homecoming 2014. Homecoming Scotland 2014 offers a year-long programme of events celebrating the very best of Scotland’s food and drink, our fantastic active and natural resources as well as our creativity, culture and ancestral heritage.
7/1/2014
Free school meals and expansion of childcare add to package for young people
Families and young people across Scotland will benefit from millions of pounds of additional support after First Minister Alex Salmond announced a significant expansion of free school meals and childcare provision. As part of a £114 million package for young people over two years, every one of Scotland’s P1 to P3 children will have the option of a free meal in school from January next year, improving health and wellbeing, increasing attainment and saving families at least £330 a year for each child.7/1/2014
Greater rights for young people in care
All forms of care extended to the age of 21 with further support up to 26. Hundreds of Scotland’s most vulnerable young people are to be given greater rights to continuing their care placement into early adulthood from next year, the Scottish Government has announced.7/1/2014
'Time 2 Be' Fund
Connecting Carers is pleased to inform all unpaid carers in the Highlands about the 'Time 2 Be' fund which has been made available through the Shared Care Scotland Creative Breaks initiative. The funding will provide opportunities for carers to be at the centre of planning and decision making about their Time 2 Be, and for their break/activity to be genuinely personalised be it an opportunity to spend time alone, with a friend or with the person they care for.
3/1/2014
Rainbow Day At The Trinkie Pool near Wick
The wind was blwoing hard al day on 3rd January 2014 and that might expalin the procession of cars going out to the Trinkie near Wick in Caithness to see the spectacular sprays and rainbows. The rainbow in this picture look amazing close..
3/1/2014
Blustery Day At Staxigoe
All of Scotland and the Uk saw blustery day on 3rd January 2014. Staxigoe has some great rainbows on show withthe salty sea spray getting everywhere neaer the coast..
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