Lorries cause loads of problems for Caithness woman as they thunder past her home By Gordon Calder
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Updated: 09:19, 20 February 2021
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Barbara MacKay outside her home at Westerdale.
Timber lorries are causing concern for a Caithness woman who says she has endured years of disruption from the vehicles thundering past her house.
Barbara MacKay, who has lived at Westerdale for 15 years, claimed pictures had even been knocked off her walls when the trucks travel past.
And she said it made using the single-track road south of Halkirk a nerve-racking experience.
Peatland restoration work is highlighted on World Wetlands Day By Alan Hendry Published: 09:51, 02 February 2021
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Peatland restoration projects in the Flow Country of Caithness and Sutherland as well as other locations around Scotland are being celebrated as part of World Wetlands Day.
The ongoing work on what is seen as a globally important habitat is led by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS), the Scottish Government agency responsible for managing national forests and land.
World Wetlands Day is held annually on February 2 to raise international awareness about the importance of wetlands for people and the planet.