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Vintage vehicle club keeps on rolling along

25 January 2020
Vintage vehicle club keeps on rolling along

Vintage vehicle club keeps on rolling along

25 January 2020

A long-established far north car club will live on, thanks to a recent John O'Groat Journal article.


Community payback workers replace vandalised Thurso bench

25 January 2020
Community payback workers replace vandalised Thurso bench

Community payback workers replace vandalised Thurso bench

25 January 2020

A well-used bench in Thurso that was destroyed by vandals has been replaced by the Caithness Community Payback Team.


Incident unit in Lybster as police probe Stefan death

23 January 2020
Incident unit in Lybster as police probe Stefan death

Incident unit in Lybster as police probe Stefan death

23 January 2020

A police incident command unit is sitting in Lybster as the base of operations for the latest investigation into the death of Stefan Sutherland.


Saucy find for environmental defender

23 January 2020
Saucy find for environmental defender

Saucy find for environmental defender

23 January 2020

Dorcas Sinclair from Caithness Beach Cleans has been nominated for an Amazing Woman award and recently unearthed a cache of old sauce bottles.


Vykyng plays session at Groat office

23 January 2020
Vykyng plays session at Groat office

Vykyng plays session at Groat office

23 January 2020

A travelling musician popped into the Groat office to play some of his new songs ahead of a gig in Thurso on Friday.


Canisbay couple's dream home blown away

22 January 2020
Canisbay couple's dream home blown away

Canisbay couple's dream home blown away

22 January 2020

A couple who fell in love with Caithness talked about their devastation after the dream home they were building was destroyed by a storm.


Police ramping up investigation into Lybster man's death

21 January 2020
Police ramping up investigation into Lybster man's death

Police ramping up investigation into Lybster man's death

21 January 2020

Police Scotland’s Major Investigation Team is in Lybster and Latheronwheel gathering information on the death of Stefan Sutherland.


Locals engage with Wick town centre redesign event

18 January 2020
Locals engage with Wick town centre redesign event

Locals engage with Wick town centre redesign event

18 January 2020

A public event held at the Assembly Rooms gave Wickers a vision for the future of the town.


Wick works weil with workshops

17 January 2020
Wick works weil with workshops

Wick works weil with workshops

17 January 2020

BBC and STV news teams descended on Wick as a street design festival got under way.


Caithness FM celebrates new licence

16 January 2020
Caithness FM celebrates new licence

Caithness FM celebrates new licence

16 January 2020

Popular local radio station Caithness FM is moving to a new wavelength – while remaining firmly rooted in the community at its base in Thurso.


Take holidays in school holidays, urges education boss

15 January 2020
Take holidays in school holidays, urges education boss

Take holidays in school holidays, urges education boss

15 January 2020

Parents are urged to take their children on holiday during official school holidays rather than in term time.


Call-out from classic and vintage car club

14 January 2020
Call-out from classic and vintage car club

Call-out from classic and vintage car club

14 January 2020

It could be the end of the road for a long-established far north motoring club unless it can generate enough support to form a new committee.


The Penny rolls through Caithness

14 January 2020
The Penny rolls through Caithness

The Penny rolls through Caithness

14 January 2020

Caithness tops the UK for friendliness says charity walker on four-year trek.


1883 document sets the record straight on Wick land

13 January 2020
1883 document sets the record straight on Wick land

1883 document sets the record straight on Wick land

13 January 2020

A Victorian document reveals that an area of major redevelopment in Wick is on land owned by the people of the town.


Did a Wick mum snap ghosts on the street?

12 January 2020
Did a Wick mum snap ghosts on the street?

Did a Wick mum snap ghosts on the street?

12 January 2020

A Wick mum is perplexed by spooky figures appearing in the background of a photograph she took when the street outside was empty.


Anger over disabled boys left on railway platform

09 January 2020
Anger over disabled boys left on railway platform

Anger over disabled boys left on railway platform

09 January 2020

A Thurso man has expressed his anger over the plight of his disabled stepson who was left out in the cold after a train delay on the far north line.


Wick councillor angry over Common Good land revelation

09 January 2020
Wick councillor angry over Common Good land revelation

Wick councillor angry over Common Good land revelation

09 January 2020

The discovery that the riverside car park, currently awaiting development, was 'left to the people of Wick' may have wider implications for the town.


Wick pupils gain cyber security awards

09 January 2020
Wick pupils gain cyber security awards

Wick pupils gain cyber security awards

09 January 2020

Wick High School is pushing boost the skills of its pupils in the area of cyber security.


Groats goats have a late festive feast at Puffin Croft

07 January 2020
Groats goats have a late festive feast at Puffin Croft

Groats goats have a late festive feast at Puffin Croft

07 January 2020

John O'Groats petting farm Puffin Croft has a unique way of getting rid of old Christmas trees – feed them to their goats.


Caithness mum fights for allergy legislation

06 January 2020
Caithness mum fights for allergy legislation

Caithness mum fights for allergy legislation

06 January 2020

A Latheronwheel mum is petitioning the Scottish Parliament to make an allergy care policy statutory for every school and nursery.


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