News Archive
10/4/2017
Andrew Sinclair - Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party - Wick & East Caithness
Having been born and brought up in the county, I am well aware of the issues and concerns facing Caithness. I've been involved in various community organisations, local forums and representative groups in the past and am also a former member and treasurer of Wick Community Council.
10/4/2017
Luke Graham - Scottish Liberal Democrats - Wick & East Caithness
"I'm standing to be your local councillor because I feel strongly about the community I have lived in all of my life. I couldn't sit by while local people and the communities we live in are being ignored and while key services are being cut or downgraded.
10/4/2017
Council Elections - Registration and postal voting deadlines imminent
Voters are reminded of the deadlines for both registering to vote and applying to vote by post in the forthcoming Highland Council elections on Thursday 4 May. Registration: To be able to vote in the elections, voters must be 16 years or over on 4 May 2017 and must be registered to vote.9/4/2017
Karl Rosie - Scottish National Party - Thurso & North West Caithness
I was born and educated in Thurso, and worked locally in the nuclear industry for sixteen years prior to working for Transocean Ltd for 14 years in the oil industry, and I currently hold the position of Constituency Manager for Dr Paul Monaghan, MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross. I am standing for election because the people of Thurso and North West Caithness clearly feel that they are being forgotten by the Highland Council and let down by the incumbent councillors.
9/4/2017
Linda Malik - Independent - Wick & East Caithness
I am an experienced Community Councillor voluntarily serving on numerous committees and groups in the area. I have achieved local benefits for the community, groups and schools in Wick and Thrumster for many years.
9/4/2017
Catherine Patterson - Independent - Wick & East Caithness
Catherine Patterson Independent Candidate - Wick & East Caithness. Caithness deserves a strong voice to raise concerns and stand up for the area in a positive way.
7/4/2017
165 Candidates To Contest 21 Council Multi-member Wards
The elections for the 74 seats on The Highland Council, being held on Thursday 4 May, will involve 165 candidates contesting all of the 21 multi-member wards. Caithness will now only have two wards instead of three.7/4/2017
Alexander Glasgow - Scottish Liberal Democrats - Thurso & North West Caithness
I have been in Caithness since 25 years when we moved for my mother's job teaching modern languages in primary schools. Unfortunately, I have been without paid employment for some time but have devoted time to community groups and helping the disadvantaged in the county.
7/4/2017
Gillian Coghill - Independent - Thurso and North West Caithness
I have decided to seek re - election in Thurso and North West Caithness as an Independent candidate as I feel that I do not want to be shackled by the dictate of a political party. Local communities need their voices heard and as an Independent I can do this.
7/4/2017
Council Election - Struan Mackie - Scottish Conservative And Unionist Party - Thurso & North West Caithness
My name is Struan Mackie and I am the Scottish Conservative and Unionist candidate for the Thurso and Northwest ward in this May's Local Government elections. I work as a business consultant for one of the ‘big four' accountancy firms in the UK and work across the country to support business.
7/4/2017
Council Election - Matthew Reiss - Independent - Thurso And North West Caithness
Centralisation in Caithness is damaging for us and our futures. Examples include the illogical new Ward boundaries, loss of emergency control rooms, planning decisions overturned in Edinburgh and the desperate situation with our hospitals/ambulances.
7/4/2017
Council Election - Sandra Owsnett - Scottish Green Party - Thurso & North West Caithness
"I have lived in Caithness for over 13 years and work at Dounreay. For most of my working life I have been a Trade Union member and activist.
7/4/2017
Council Election - Roger Saxon - Labour & Co-operative Party - Thurso & North West Caithness
Roger's record I have been proud to represent Thurso as one of your local councillors since 1999, but in May, our ward boundaries are changing. The new ward of Thurso and Northwest Caithness stretches from Reay to Dunnet, Castletown, Bower and Scarfskerry; it includes Scrabster and Halkirk as well as Thurso.
6/4/2017
Strong Interest From Highland Firms For Research Competition
More than 50 small firms in the Highlands and Islands involved in the life science and technology sector were given the opportunity to compete for a share of £400,000 of Scottish Government funding at an event yesterday (5 April). Share The local firms have all signalled their interest in a competition run by the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) by attending a briefing at the HIE's An Lòchran building on the Inverness Campus in Inverness on Tuesday 4th April 2017.6/4/2017
Robot Demolition Taking More Of Dounreay Apart
A robot has demolished parts of a site connected with the first reactor to achieve criticality in Scotland almost 60 years ago. The final internal structure has been taken apart at the Dounreay Materials Test Reactor (DMTR) support building complex which now allows the building to be demolished.
6/4/2017
More Bank Branch Closures
The latest list of Bank of Scotland branch closures is once again put down to changing banking habits by customers who are doing more transactions online. The latest wave of Lloyds closures will affect 54 Lloyds bank branches, 22 Halifax branches and 24 Bank of Scotland branches.5/4/2017
£30 Million Announced To Help Makes Homes Warmer
Interest-free loans now available to help reduce fuel bills. The Scottish Government's Home Energy Efficiency Programme Scotland (HEEPS) has announced £30 million of funding to help householders make their homes more energy efficient.5/4/2017
Inter-hospital ambulance transfers predicted to double admit ambulance chiefs
Ambulance bosses are admitting that inter-hospital transfers from Caithness General are estimated to double this year from the number recorded four to five years ago. Highlands and Islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant has now received an answer to a question sent on 8th December last year asking the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) for details of transfers.5/4/2017
Four Firms Chasing Multi-million A96 Contract
Four design consultancies or Joint Ventures are to be invited to bid for the contract for a 26 mile stretch of the A96 from east of Huntly to Aberdeen - the eastern section of the Scottish Government's ambitious programme to dual the A96 from Inverness to Aberdeen by 2030. The contract, worth up to £50 million, is expected to be awarded later this year.5/4/2017
