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Rum fans can now make their own with Highland cask club launch

Covid support payments for businesses don't go far enough, claims Conservative candidate Struan Mackie

Wind farm developments off north coast 'can be biggest investment in Caithness since Dounreay'

Wind farm developments off north coast can be biggest investment in Caithness since Dounreay By Alan Hendry Published: 09:00, 17 February 2021 Get the Courier and Groat sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day s newspaper Floating wind technology, as used in this project off Peterhead, offers an enormous opportunity for Caithness. Picture: Oyvind Gravas A councillor has predicted that wind farm developments off the north coast of Caithness could generate the biggest investment in the county since the coming of atomic power. Councillor Matthew Reiss says floating offshore wind technology offers an enormous opportunity for the area, although its economic benefits will have to be weighed up against the visual impact.

Change of heart on rates relief for newspapers 'a victory for local democracy'

A change of heart on rates relief for newspapers has been hailed as "a brilliant victory for local democracy and for the Highland economy".

Petition backed by 1,000 Highland residents opposed to council boundary changes described as 'relentless centralism of rural Scotland'

© Supplied by Councillor Struan Ma Councillor Struan Mackie sends off his petition to the Boundary Commission Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A petition against controversial changes to council boundaries has been backed by 1,000 Highland residents. Struan Mackie, a councillor for Thurso and north-west Caithness, mounted the campaign online and has gained cross-party councillor support along with signatures from across the region. He said the proposed changes represent a move towards the “relentless centralisation of rural Scotland”.