highlands – Caithness Health Action Team

THE BATTLE CONTINUES NINE YEARS ON

There is a really moving and powerful story in the John O’Groat Journal (April 12th – 18th edition), and – once again – we are deeply grateful to our local media for continuing to highlight the current, totally unacceptable situation faced by over 90% of mothers, who are forced to undergo the torturous 210 mileContinue reading “THE BATTLE CONTINUES NINE YEARS ON”

CAITHNESS IN THE NEWS

A very few years ago, it would be fair to say that Caithness was not exactly on the radar in “the corridors of power”. The county was a place which was a very long way from the centre, and known for nothing more than John O’Groats, the Castle of Mey, and not much else, otherContinue reading “CAITHNESS IN THE NEWS”

‘Step up to the mark or resign’ -Ron Gunn and Richard Gale

The second post today, and with very good reason. Acting in his capacity as an elected Highland Councillor, and Chair of the Highland Council’s Caithness Committee, Ron Gunn has issued an open letter, jointly with Cllr Richard Gale of Golspie, Chair of the Sutherland Committee, in which they make it quite clear that they expectContinue reading “‘Step up to the mark or resign’ -Ron Gunn and Richard Gale”

“A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN OF PROPER RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT” – STONE

Today’s Caithness Courier features CHAT on the front page, with the headline “Anger over “pause” in health redesign plans”. No punches have been pulled, and it does not matter what excuses, or attempts to shift the blame, emanate from the usual directions, the facts are simple. The long-promised Health Hubs are “paused” and so is theContinue reading ““A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN OF PROPER RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT” – STONE”

A9 ACTION NEEDED NOW!

Today, the A9 south was again blocked, near The Ord, this time due to a fallen tree. Yes, we know it is winter, and we understand that these things happen, but the point we make is that if all our services are going to be constantly centralised to the faraway city, then we MUST haveContinue reading “A9 ACTION NEEDED NOW!”