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A99 crash near Keiss

04 October 2021
A99 crash near Keiss

A99 crash near Keiss

04 October 2021

Police and other emergency services attended the scene of a two-vehicle crash near Keiss earlier this afternoon.


Vintage ploughing match at Achunabust this weekend

04 October 2021
Vintage ploughing match at Achunabust this weekend

Vintage ploughing match at Achunabust this weekend

04 October 2021

A popular agricultural event returns to the county on Saturday (October 9) after missing a year due to the pandemic.


Celebrate Libraries Week by visiting facilities at Wick and Thurso

04 October 2021
Celebrate Libraries Week by visiting facilities at Wick and Thurso

Celebrate Libraries Week by visiting facilities at Wick and Thurso

04 October 2021

This week is Libraries Week, and to celebrate, High Life Highland libraries will be running activities for literature lovers in Wick and Thurso.


Essential bridge improvements planned for A99 Reisgill Bridge

03 October 2021
Essential bridge improvements planned for A99 Reisgill Bridge

Essential bridge improvements planned for A99 Reisgill Bridge

03 October 2021

An essential improvement project is set to get underway on the A99 Reisgill Bridge near Lybster from next week and lasting a fortnight.


Novel way to grow potatoes with 'Terrace Tattie' crop in Reay

02 October 2021
Novel way to grow potatoes with 'Terrace Tattie' crop in Reay

Novel way to grow potatoes with 'Terrace Tattie' crop in Reay

02 October 2021

After a raspberry crop died in the recent drought some Reay locals found a new way to make use of the ground by producing 'Terrace Tatties'.


Council responds to sobering stats released on A9 casualties

01 October 2021
Council responds to sobering stats released on A9 casualties

Council responds to sobering stats released on A9 casualties

01 October 2021

Highland Council responded to newly released statistics on A9 road casualties by calling for an upgrade of Highland roads.


Unveiling of Wick panels to honour Celtic saints

01 October 2021
Unveiling of Wick panels to honour Celtic saints

Unveiling of Wick panels to honour Celtic saints

01 October 2021

A special event took place outside Wick Heritage Museum at which information panels on Celtic saints associated with Caithness were unveiled.


Weekend weather warnings issued for Caithness

01 October 2021
Weekend weather warnings issued for Caithness

Weekend weather warnings issued for Caithness

01 October 2021

The Met Office has issued two Yellow weather warnings for wind and rain covering parts of Caithness over the weekend.


'Worrying time' for Caithness residents with energy price cap rise

01 October 2021
'Worrying time' for Caithness residents with energy price cap rise

'Worrying time' for Caithness residents with energy price cap rise

01 October 2021

The energy price cap will rise by 12 per cent today, with those on standard tariffs facing an average increase of £139-a-year.


WATCH: The Penny drops over the finish line after 11,000-mile coastal challenge

30 September 2021
WATCH: The Penny drops over the finish line after 11,000-mile coastal challenge

WATCH: The Penny drops over the finish line after 11,000-mile coastal challenge

30 September 2021

A charity walker who attracted local support when she travelled through Caithness last year has now completed her 11,000 mile coastal walk.


'Hello Wick' and goodbye Wick as another bank closes its doors

30 September 2021
'Hello Wick' and goodbye Wick as another bank closes its doors

'Hello Wick' and goodbye Wick as another bank closes its doors

30 September 2021

Exactly a year after it opened with a fanfare another Wick bank is set to close its doors it was announced today.


'Hello Wick' and goodbye Wick as another bank closes its doors

30 September 2021
'Hello Wick' and goodbye Wick as another bank closes its doors

'Hello Wick' and goodbye Wick as another bank closes its doors

30 September 2021

Exactly a year after it opened with a fanfare another Wick bank is set to close its doors it was announced today.


'Important not to panic' – advice for Caithness residents after more energy firms go bust

29 September 2021
'Important not to panic' – advice for Caithness residents after more energy firms go bust

'Important not to panic' – advice for Caithness residents after more energy firms go bust

29 September 2021

'Customers should not panic' as three more energy firms – Igloo, Symbio, and Enstroga have become the latest UK suppliers to collapse.


WATCH: First view of ancient timber that could help date Wick castle

29 September 2021
WATCH: First view of ancient timber that could help date Wick castle

WATCH: First view of ancient timber that could help date Wick castle

29 September 2021

Watch video footage of a specialist team extract a fragment of wood timber from the Castle of old Wick last week.


Was Papigoe otter a road casualty?

29 September 2021
Was Papigoe otter a road casualty?

Was Papigoe otter a road casualty?

29 September 2021

A dead otter found by the roadside near Papigoe may have been a casualty of speeding vehicles thinks a local woman.


Spectacular art festival includes 10-metre tall goddess walking through Wick Harbour

28 September 2021
Spectacular art festival includes 10-metre tall goddess walking through Wick Harbour

Spectacular art festival includes 10-metre tall goddess walking through Wick Harbour

28 September 2021

A new festival produced by Lyth Arts Centre will run from October 8 and be based around 'a show-stopping, free series of outdoor projections'.


What was the strange light many observed over Caithness last night?

28 September 2021
What was the strange light many observed over Caithness last night?

What was the strange light many observed over Caithness last night?

28 September 2021

Several images were posted to social media last night of a triangular shaped light moving across the sky but was it a UFO?


PICTURES: Big hearted Dolly Dippers do a dozen dips for a good cause

28 September 2021
PICTURES: Big hearted Dolly Dippers do a dozen dips for a good cause

PICTURES: Big hearted Dolly Dippers do a dozen dips for a good cause

28 September 2021

Two Caithness women set off on a fundraising trip around the county on Saturday and raised over £2000 for the Caithness Heart Support Group.


No 'life threatening injuries' in Bilbster crash

28 September 2021
No 'life threatening injuries' in Bilbster crash

No 'life threatening injuries' in Bilbster crash

28 September 2021

Police and emergency services attended an incident on the A882 near Bilbster yesterday afternoon and reported 'no life threatening injuries' involved.


Watten earth's going on? Are giant birds roaming the county?

26 September 2021
Watten earth's going on? Are giant birds roaming the county?

Watten earth's going on? Are giant birds roaming the county?

26 September 2021

Heading towards Watten on the A882 you might believe for a moment that you're in a prehistoric landscape where giant birds roam.


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