Over on our social media pages, we recently shared a story which was televised by Channel 5’s ‘Make a New Life in the Country’ with presenter, Ben Fogle. This particular episode in the series followed Cara Young who gave up her life in London to relocate to the North Coast of Scotland where she would
Last Saturday, 7th December, up and down the country Small businesses celebrated not only themselves but one another too. The UK’s annual Small Business Saturday saw high streets championing each other and encouraging local people to spend their time and money in their shops. During the last week in November, the Just a Card Indie
We were thrilled to read an article from NHS Highland recently which explained how their video consulting service, NHS Near Me has been awarded international recognition from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. NHS Near Me started as a pilot project right here in Caithness! The service provides outpatient consultations either at a patient’s home or
This week, we’ve been chatting with individuals who would love to make the leap to move to the North Highlands but for one reason or another, have found there are barriers in the way. That’s where we come in! These people have come to us to seek advice and now we’re working together to move
To celebrate Halloween, we thought we’d share some spooky tales from the North Highlands. Nothing too scary of course, we’d hate to put you off your relocation with tales of witchcraft! A recent article in the local newspaper told us about a new online map created by Edinburgh University academics which highlights cases of people accused of
This week, I’d like to talk about something that’s been playing on my mind. We read headlines daily about the effects of our actions and our businesses actions on our planet. Ok, count me in, let’s do something about it, I thought. This was the start of my new found appreciation for the businesses in
With the ancient traditions and rhythms of farming life, with the bringing in of the harvest, throughout the world autumn is a time to celebrate food and drink, and the North Highlands is no different. With the nights drawing in and the weather growing colder, what better time to draw the curtains, light the fire
Digital Marketing and Communications Officer, Marion O’Brien shares why Autumn in the North Highlands is her favourite time of year and how it could become yours too! It’s the 2nd of October and finally, my favourite time of the year, Autumn! If I was asked, I couldn’t pinpoint when I decided Autumn was my favourite
In this blog, David Swanson, Marketing & Communications Manager for Caithness Chamber of Commerce, talks about the joys of working with entrepreneurial businesses in the North Highlands. When I joined Caithness Chamber of Commerce back in 2012, I really had no idea what to expect. In the past seven years, I’ve learned that is often
We’ve been chatting with fellow residents of the North Highlands, finding out what makes the area special for them and how they make a living in our wee corner of the world. This week, we spoke with Ice and Fire Distillery, an award winning, family owned craft distillery producing premium quality spirits with a unique
