The Duncraig Educational Trust is open now for funding applications for grants up to £1000. Councillor Bill Fernie, chairman of the Education, Culture and Sport Committee of Highland Council who also sat on the group making the awards said," The Duncraig Trust has already helped with funding for a wide range of young people and in 2012 the emphasis will be on young folk looking to improve their performances towards the Commonwelath Games but this will not preclude other areas completely so it is well worth looking at the criteria to see if you qualify to apply." The Duncraig Educational Trust Scheme can offer financial assistance to young Highland people who can meet the essential criteria for the scheme.
Polling takes place tomorrow (Thursday 3 May 2012) in elections to elect 80 councillors to serve on The Highland Council for the next five years. A total of 170 candidates are seeking election.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 1st) sold 74 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (49) averaged 198.2p (-4.1p) and sold to 219p per kg and £1,394.30 gross.
Home-Start are moving to new premises! Hello to Stevenson House! Goodbye to the Community Education Office! As of Wednesday 2nd May 2012, Home-Start Caithness will be moving to a new home - Office 4, Stevenson House, 10 Harbour Terrace, Wick, KW1 5HB. HomeStart have been at the Community Education Office since Home-Start Caithness was 'born' 13 years ago, so 2nd May will be a mixed day - one of sadness at leaving to Community Education Office, but one of happiness going somewhere fresh and new.
Tactile devices are being provided at each of the 271 polling stations being used for The Highland Council Elections on Thursday 3 May to give blind and partially sighted people the chance to vote at a polling station. Presiding officers and polling clerks, who are on duty at the poling stations, are available to assist voters who request use of this provision.
Volunteers completed the final stages of the pond project at the new community woodland at Newtonhill, Wick on Sunday (22 April 2012). The overall project has involved excavating and landscaping an old pond and installing an all abilities pond dipping platform.
Voters reminded to mark their Council Election ballot papers with numbers. Returning Officer Alistair Dodds (centre) is eager that voters use numbers and not a cross on their ballot papers at the forthcoming Council elections on 3 May.
Passenger numbers at Scotland's regional airports continued to grow last month, boosted by the success of Inverness Airport's flagship Amsterdam service and growth in the oil sector. Figures released by HIAL, which operates a network of 11 airports across Scotland, show that passenger numbers across the group rose by 4.1% to 98,109 in March.
Weekly update from CNSRP - week commencing 9th April Energy: Scottish Government has confirmed that the Enterprise Area at Scrabster will be able to offer potential investor companies rates relief of up to 100% (up to £275,000 per business) as part of the incentive to locate at the site, which is on land above the harbour. The Enterprise Area designation, which lasts for 5 years, came into force last week for 14 sites around Scotland.
A new Garden Centre and Cafe has opened in the old Lochshell filling station outside Wick and just along from Tesco. The new place is called Rivendell taking its name from the Lord of the Rings story.
Andrew Sinclair Scottish Conservative and Unionist candidate for Wick I am delighted that I have been given the opportunity to stand as a candidate in this year's local elections. Last year I became a member of Wick Community Council, highlighting my commitment to local issues.
Highland Council Election, May 3rd, 2012. BILL MOWAT 1 or BILL MOWAT 2.
I am writing to introduce myself. My name is David Baron and I am your Scottish Labour candidate for Caithness Landward.
Last April I was given a wonderful opportunity to represent the town of my birth in The Highland Council and I grabbed it with both hands. Now the time has come again to ask the people of Wick to let me continue that representation and put their trust in me once again on May third.
My name is Roger Saxon, I'm standing as the Scottish Labour candidate for Thurso ward. A little bit about me.
I am delighted to be able to put myself forward as an Independent candidate for Thurso. I grew up in Wick and my father was from Castletown and my mother from Halkirk.
I am standing in my hometown because during these difficult times, the people of Wick need a stronger local voice in Inverness. I want to be that voice.
I am standing as an Independent candidate for Landward Caithness having been proud to represent the ward for the past five years. I grew up in Lybster and now live at Hempriggs, I served my time as a mechanical fitter at Dounreay.
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SNP | MOVING CAITHNESS FORWARD This election is about Caithness. It's about electing a councillor you can trust, and a council that works for you.
