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WATCH: Tips to help Caithness residents cope with pandemic worry

20 September 2021
WATCH: Tips to help Caithness residents cope with pandemic worry

WATCH: Tips to help Caithness residents cope with pandemic worry

20 September 2021

New research shows over half of people in Scotland (55 per cent) are worried about the Covid-19 pandemic.


Have you recorded your organ and tissue donation decision?

20 September 2021
Have you recorded your organ and tissue donation decision?

Have you recorded your organ and tissue donation decision?

20 September 2021

New figures released to coincide with Organ and Tissue Donation Week reveal over half of people in the region have registered their donation decision.


Broadcaster Huw Edwards delighted at funding for St John's church in Wick

19 September 2021
Broadcaster Huw Edwards delighted at funding for St John's church in Wick

Broadcaster Huw Edwards delighted at funding for St John's church in Wick

19 September 2021

A 'much-loved' Wick church is to share in a £338,600 funding payout from the National Churches Trust.


Caithness and Sutherland pupils can celebrate Highland wildlife at online learning event

18 September 2021
Caithness and Sutherland pupils can celebrate Highland wildlife at online learning event

Caithness and Sutherland pupils can celebrate Highland wildlife at online learning event

18 September 2021

Pupils in schools across Caithness and Sutherland are being offered a week of online learning to celebrate wildlife and biodiversity.


Major accolade for Halkirk photographer in UK photo competition

17 September 2021
Major accolade for Halkirk photographer in UK photo competition

Major accolade for Halkirk photographer in UK photo competition

17 September 2021

A freelance sports photographer in Caithness has been 'highly commended' in a major UK competition for an image he took during a Thurso surf festival.


PICTURES: Triumphant welcome for celebrity Ashley Cain at John O'Groats after gruelling cycle ride

17 September 2021
PICTURES: Triumphant welcome for celebrity Ashley Cain at John O'Groats after gruelling cycle ride

PICTURES: Triumphant welcome for celebrity Ashley Cain at John O'Groats after gruelling cycle ride

17 September 2021

Ex-footballer and reality TV star Ashley Cain finished a charity cycle ride at John O'Groats to a hero's welcome with many local supporters turning up


Teen charged after Reay road accident

17 September 2021
Teen charged after Reay road accident

Teen charged after Reay road accident

17 September 2021

A 17-year-old has been charged with road traffic offences after a car crash between Reay and Thurso last night.


Caithness councillors delighted over play park victory

17 September 2021
Caithness councillors delighted over play park victory

Caithness councillors delighted over play park victory

17 September 2021

Highland councillors across Caithness are delighted that the local authority has agreed to put in place a new strategy for the upkeep of play parks.


Last chance for Caithness communities to apply for £10K grants

16 September 2021
Last chance for Caithness communities to apply for £10K grants

Last chance for Caithness communities to apply for £10K grants

16 September 2021

Community groups in Caithness that help local people look after their hearts can now apply for a regional grant up to £10,000.


WATCH: Another Caithness castle climber spotted 'dicing with death'

15 September 2021
WATCH: Another Caithness castle climber spotted 'dicing with death'

WATCH: Another Caithness castle climber spotted 'dicing with death'

15 September 2021

After last week's article about people seen clambering over walls at the Castle of Old Wick, videos have been shared of another climber in action.


Museum makes appeal for healthcare items, images and stories for Thurso show

15 September 2021
Museum makes appeal for healthcare items, images and stories for Thurso show

Museum makes appeal for healthcare items, images and stories for Thurso show

15 September 2021

An appeal has gone out to Caithness residents to donate healthcare items, images, and information for a new exhibition coming to Thurso.


Thurso man takes on marathon after family’s cancer heartbreak

15 September 2021
Thurso man takes on marathon after family’s cancer heartbreak

Thurso man takes on marathon after family’s cancer heartbreak

15 September 2021

A Thurso runner is set to take on the London Marathon next month after losing his dad to cancer and having his mum diagnosed with the deadly disease.


Have you seen this mannie? Reward for finding missing Ousdale Mannie presumed stolen

15 September 2021
Have you seen this mannie? Reward for finding missing Ousdale Mannie presumed stolen

Have you seen this mannie? Reward for finding missing Ousdale Mannie presumed stolen

15 September 2021

A locally-made sculpted wooden head has gone missing from an Iron Age broch near the Caithness Ord and a reward for information has been posted.


Far north women raise their banners for exhibition

15 September 2021
Far north women raise their banners for exhibition

Far north women raise their banners for exhibition

15 September 2021

Colourful textile banners made by women from across the far north will be on display in the Strathpeffer Pavilion later this month.


Councillor Bremner questions underspend on Caithness roads

14 September 2021
Councillor Bremner questions underspend on Caithness roads

Councillor Bremner questions underspend on Caithness roads

14 September 2021

A Wick councillor tackled a Highland Council committee chairwoman over the roads underspend for Caithness at a meeting last week.


Caithness rural community groups can apply for funding to back innovative ideas

14 September 2021
Caithness rural community groups can apply for funding to back innovative ideas

Caithness rural community groups can apply for funding to back innovative ideas

14 September 2021

Not-for-profit community groups in Caithness are being urged to apply for a special rural fund backed by the Scottish Government.


Dolly Dippers make a splash for cash in Caithness charity bid

13 September 2021
Dolly Dippers make a splash for cash in Caithness charity bid

Dolly Dippers make a splash for cash in Caithness charity bid

13 September 2021

Two Caithness women are planning a "splash for cash" through the county in aid of a good cause.


Drowning tragedy near Halkirk

13 September 2021
Drowning tragedy near Halkirk

Drowning tragedy near Halkirk

13 September 2021

A man drowned at Harpsdale in the Halkirk area during a fishing event yesterday.


PICTURES: Death of the monster potholes at Watten

13 September 2021
PICTURES: Death of the monster potholes at Watten

PICTURES: Death of the monster potholes at Watten

13 September 2021

See how an area of badly potholed road in Watten is tackled by the council team.


Week-long virtual show by Papigoe artist inspired by waves

13 September 2021
Week-long virtual show by Papigoe artist inspired by waves

Week-long virtual show by Papigoe artist inspired by waves

13 September 2021

An artist living by a coastal hamlet near Wick is currently hosting an online exhibition that runs until Sunday (September 19).


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