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Fields of fire at Freswick and beyond

16 April 2019
Fields of fire at Freswick and beyond

Fields of fire at Freswick and beyond

16 April 2019

Three separate moorland blazes were tackled by firefighters across Caithness and Sutherland on Sunday.


Freswick Castle film fundraiser success

15 April 2019
Freswick Castle film fundraiser success

Freswick Castle film fundraiser success

15 April 2019

Freswick Castle recently played host to a fundraiser to finance the county's first feature film in over 70 years.


Call for Caithness befrienders

14 April 2019
Call for Caithness befrienders

Call for Caithness befrienders

14 April 2019

A north charity is putting a call-out for volunteer befrienders.


Be wary of latest phone scam, warns Wick councillor

12 April 2019
Be wary of latest phone scam, warns Wick councillor

Be wary of latest phone scam, warns Wick councillor

12 April 2019

A local Highland councillor is warning about a new scam in which the public are duped into paying fees to have their council tax reassessed.


Creative glass skills highlighted at Lybster

12 April 2019
Creative glass skills highlighted at Lybster

Creative glass skills highlighted at Lybster

12 April 2019

North Lands Creative in Lybster held a public event including a glassblowing demonstration.


Caithness show is a model of success

10 April 2019
Caithness show is a model of success

Caithness show is a model of success

10 April 2019

THE Caithness Model Show had everything from scary monsters to romantic steam trains from bygone days at the weekend


Writing event in Wick supermarket

10 April 2019
Writing event in Wick supermarket

Writing event in Wick supermarket

10 April 2019

A new Caithness writing group, The Write Place 2b, will have a book launch of Mysterious Chronicles on Saturday, April 13 in Tesco Wick.


Lybster toilets flushed away by 'inflated costs'

10 April 2019
Lybster toilets flushed away by 'inflated costs'

Lybster toilets flushed away by 'inflated costs'

10 April 2019

Did council's "overinflated figures" for running costs lead to the closure of village's public toilets?


Bomber tribute for Wick airport

09 April 2019
Bomber tribute for Wick airport

Bomber tribute for Wick airport

09 April 2019

This scale model of a WW2 era bomber was recently given to Wick airport as a tribute to the crew who died on Scaraben East in 1941.


Parents and pupils play park protest

09 April 2019
Parents and pupils play park protest

Parents and pupils play park protest

09 April 2019

A group of concerned parents gathered with local children to protest about the "deteriorating state" of Green Road play park in Wick.


Say hello to Freedom the lamb

05 April 2019
Say hello to Freedom the lamb

Say hello to Freedom the lamb

05 April 2019

This Highland Teeswater lamb carries a very big "X" across her head – reminiscent of the national flag of Scotland.


Payback helps offenders make amends

05 April 2019
Payback helps offenders make amends

Payback helps offenders make amends

05 April 2019

A community payback officer talked at a recent meeting about what offenders can give back to their local area.


Thurso trust gets major funding

05 April 2019
Thurso trust gets major funding

Thurso trust gets major funding

05 April 2019

A THURSO based organisation has secured a huge financial boost with a government grant.


Thurso workers raise charity cash

03 April 2019
Thurso workers raise charity cash

Thurso workers raise charity cash

03 April 2019

Workers in Thurso celebrated World Down’s Syndrome Day and raised almost £2000 for charity.


Broch cleaning day

03 April 2019
Broch cleaning day

Broch cleaning day

03 April 2019

Come and help clean up Achvarasdal broch this Sunday.


Alistair celebrates a chapter of his life

03 April 2019
Alistair celebrates a chapter of his life

Alistair celebrates a chapter of his life

03 April 2019

A celebration at Wick Library of four decades on the road and spreading the word.


Very rare triplet calves born in Halkirk

01 April 2019
Very rare triplet calves born in Halkirk

Very rare triplet calves born in Halkirk

01 April 2019

It's a rare occasion when triplets are born – especially in the world of cattle breeding.


Historic Wick building attacked

29 March 2019
Historic Wick building attacked

Historic Wick building attacked

29 March 2019

THE Pilot House at Wick's Braehead was targeted by vandals late on Tuesday evening.


Is this the county's worst bus shelter?

28 March 2019
Is this the county's worst bus shelter?

Is this the county's worst bus shelter?

28 March 2019

Vandalised bus shelter in Wick condemned by local man as possibly "the worst" in the county.


The colour of money

28 March 2019
The colour of money

The colour of money

28 March 2019

Is there a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? Might be if you're passing through Wick.


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