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Pictish tales and ancient crafts at Lyth fun day

31 October 2019
Pictish tales and ancient crafts at Lyth fun day

Pictish tales and ancient crafts at Lyth fun day

31 October 2019

A broch-themed fun day at Lyth Arts Centre inspired many children to learn a variety of Neolithic crafts and hear stories from a Pictish storyteller.


Wick author shortlisted for Saltire Award

30 October 2019
Wick author shortlisted for Saltire Award

Wick author shortlisted for Saltire Award

30 October 2019

Wick-born writer Ewan Morrison has been nominated for a prestigious book award for his novel Nina X.


Prepare for Christmas with Lybster glass workshops

30 October 2019
Prepare for Christmas with Lybster glass workshops

Prepare for Christmas with Lybster glass workshops

30 October 2019

North Lands Creative glass studio in Lybster has just announced an early festive programme of workshops over November.


MSP Gail Ross seeking feedback on bill to safeguard rural areas

29 October 2019
MSP Gail Ross seeking feedback on bill to safeguard rural areas

MSP Gail Ross seeking feedback on bill to safeguard rural areas

29 October 2019

North MSP Gail Ross has launched a consultation on a bill to address the needs of rural areas and is calling for feedback before the end of January.


Councillors comment on parking charges

28 October 2019
Councillors comment on parking charges

Councillors comment on parking charges

28 October 2019

Councillors in Wick and Thurso comment on the future imposition of car parking charges in Caithness.


Plotting Wick witches and Thurso warlocks

28 October 2019
Plotting Wick witches and Thurso warlocks

Plotting Wick witches and Thurso warlocks

28 October 2019

Witches of east Wick and west Thurso are amongst many plotted on an interactive map created by Edinburgh University academics.


Spooky shoot in support of greyhounds

28 October 2019
Spooky shoot in support of greyhounds

Spooky shoot in support of greyhounds

28 October 2019

Lyth-based model Natalie Oag and her friend Eleanor Hargrave are using Halloween to highlight the issues surrounding greyhound racing.


Volunteers help elderly and disabled with new technology

26 October 2019
Volunteers help elderly and disabled with new technology

Volunteers help elderly and disabled with new technology

26 October 2019

Volunteers are now helping the elderly and disabled of the far north get to grips with modern technology and avoid feeling isolated.


Electric bus hits the rural roads

25 October 2019
Electric bus hits the rural roads

Electric bus hits the rural roads

25 October 2019

A new low-emission vehicle is busily making its way along the country roads of the county thanks to Caithness Rural Transport.


Butter the cat's stowaway trip to Wick

24 October 2019
Butter the cat's stowaway trip to Wick

Butter the cat's stowaway trip to Wick

24 October 2019

A mischievous moggy had her owners in a panic when she disappeared from her Orkney home three weeks ago and took an impromptu overseas trip to Wick.


Learn ancient skills at Lyth fun day

24 October 2019
Learn ancient skills at Lyth fun day

Learn ancient skills at Lyth fun day

24 October 2019

Caithness Broch Project is holding a family-friendly Archaeological Arts and Crafts Fun Day at Lyth Arts Centre on Sunday.


John O'Groats commemoration planned for 1959 trawler tragedy

23 October 2019
John O'Groats commemoration planned for 1959 trawler tragedy

John O'Groats commemoration planned for 1959 trawler tragedy

23 October 2019

A memorial event is to take place at John O'Groats in December to commemorate the men who perished in a terrible storm 60 years ago.


Wick man a step ahead with first novel

23 October 2019
Wick man a step ahead with first novel

Wick man a step ahead with first novel

23 October 2019

Wick born Ian MacDonald goes from butcher's boy to novelist with his debut science fiction work.


Wickers make plans with Sustrans

23 October 2019
Wickers make plans with Sustrans

Wickers make plans with Sustrans

23 October 2019

A charity group is helping Wickers realise the potential of the town by holding open sessions with the public and with more planned for November.


The benchmark for a new Wick

23 October 2019
The benchmark for a new Wick

The benchmark for a new Wick

23 October 2019

The vibrant touches provided by a colourful bench and flowers point towards a bigger transformation in the future.


Caithness landscape from a Russian perspective

22 October 2019
Caithness landscape from a Russian perspective

Caithness landscape from a Russian perspective

22 October 2019

Tatiana adds Russian flavours to art mix in Thurso's Pentland Hotel on Sunday


Graveyard shift at Latheron

21 October 2019
Graveyard shift at Latheron

Graveyard shift at Latheron

21 October 2019

Volunteers and contractors have beavered away to spruce up Latheron Cemetery with fresh pathways for mourners to use.


Lybster store has a lot of bottle

21 October 2019
Lybster store has a lot of bottle

Lybster store has a lot of bottle

21 October 2019

A grocery store in Lybster claims to be the first in the county to stock glass milk bottles in a bid to become more environmentally aware.


Victorian Wicker inspires young American

20 October 2019
Victorian Wicker inspires young American

Victorian Wicker inspires young American

20 October 2019

Finding a Victorian cooper's grave in Wick cemetery may not sound a barrel of fun but the search inspired one young man to pay homage to an ancestor


Groat stars in new fantasy novel

16 October 2019
Groat stars in new fantasy novel

Groat stars in new fantasy novel

16 October 2019

Fantasy horror with a local twist comes to Tesco Wick this Saturday (October 19) with the Dark Reunion book launch by local author Glyn F Salisbury.


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