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PICTURES: Caithness art show back again with nearly £4000 sold on opening night

27 July 2022
PICTURES: Caithness art show back again with nearly £4000 sold on opening night

PICTURES: Caithness art show back again with nearly £4000 sold on opening night

27 July 2022

The Society of Caithness Artists held its first physical show since 2019, in a new venue where 30 artworks were sold and almost £4000 taken in.


'Beyond the Pain' – new book from Wick man Abdul Mkith who was enslaved as a child and forced to courier drugs

26 July 2022
'Beyond the Pain' – new book from Wick man Abdul Mkith who was enslaved as a child and forced to courier drugs

'Beyond the Pain' – new book from Wick man Abdul Mkith who was enslaved as a child and forced to courier drugs

26 July 2022

A victim of child trafficking, forced to act as a drug courier, has just produced a new book about his experiences – on sale at Wick Tesco on Saturday


PICTURE and VIDEO special: Triumphant return of Wick Gala Week with parade of floats – See moment local reporter meets himself in parade and a bucket of coins crashes to the ground. Gallery of over 100 pictures and 5 videos.

26 July 2022
PICTURE and VIDEO special: Triumphant return of Wick Gala Week with parade of floats – See moment local reporter meets himself in parade and a bucket of coins crashes to the ground. Gallery of over 100 pictures and 5 videos.

PICTURE and VIDEO special: Triumphant return of Wick Gala Week with parade of floats – See moment local reporter meets himself in parade and a bucket of coins crashes to the ground. Gallery of over 100 pictures and 5 videos.

26 July 2022

Gala parade in Wick. See the moment a bucket with hundreds of coins crashes to the ground. Other moments you may have missed captured here.


PICTURE SPECIAL: A queen is crowned as Wick Gala Week returns

25 July 2022
PICTURE SPECIAL: A queen is crowned as Wick Gala Week returns

PICTURE SPECIAL: A queen is crowned as Wick Gala Week returns

25 July 2022

It's been three years since Wick last held a Gala Week celebration and Saturday provided a chance for local townspeople to relive the glory days


Some cancellations to far north line rail services warns ScotRail with RMT Network Rail strike action

25 July 2022
Some cancellations to far north line rail services warns ScotRail with RMT Network Rail strike action

Some cancellations to far north line rail services warns ScotRail with RMT Network Rail strike action

25 July 2022

Some services on the far north line will be cancelled on Thursday due to strike action by RMT members of Network Rail.


Caithness and Sutherland Flow Country nomination as World Heritage Site

25 July 2022
Caithness and Sutherland Flow Country nomination as World Heritage Site

Caithness and Sutherland Flow Country nomination as World Heritage Site

25 July 2022

The blanket bog peatlands of the Flow Country will be 'nominated' to UNESCO, to become a World Heritage Site.


Local recruitment drive to provide support during energy crisis

25 July 2022
Local recruitment drive to provide support during energy crisis

Local recruitment drive to provide support during energy crisis

25 July 2022

Changeworks is now recruiting for additional Home Energy Scotland energy advisors in Caithness.


Garage forecourts should NOT be charging more than £1.65p per litre for petrol or higher than £1.75p for diesel, says fuel campaign group

23 July 2022
Garage forecourts should NOT be charging more than £1.65p per litre for petrol or higher than £1.75p for diesel, says fuel campaign group

Garage forecourts should NOT be charging more than £1.65p per litre for petrol or higher than £1.75p for diesel, says fuel campaign group

23 July 2022

A fair fuel campaign group thinks that 'more high pump price protests are inevitable' saying that retailer profits have soared over last few years


Thurso lifeboat responds to cliff fall casualty

22 July 2022
Thurso lifeboat responds to cliff fall casualty

Thurso lifeboat responds to cliff fall casualty

22 July 2022

A multi-agency emergency team attended an area near Melvich yesterday afternoon after a woman was reported to have fallen from a cliff.


Man charged after Wick crash

22 July 2022
Man charged after Wick crash

Man charged after Wick crash

22 July 2022

A 56-year-old man has been charged in connection with a one-vehicle crash in Wick on Wednesday evening.


Prime Minister told Cromarty Firth freeport is ‘vital’ to Highland economy

22 July 2022
Prime Minister told Cromarty Firth freeport is ‘vital’ to Highland economy

Prime Minister told Cromarty Firth freeport is ‘vital’ to Highland economy

22 July 2022

Local MP Jamie Stone has used Boris Johnson’s final Prime Minister’s Questions session to throw support behind the Green Freeport bid.


New Wick provost 'humbled' to receive accolade and wants return of core services

22 July 2022
New Wick provost 'humbled' to receive accolade and wants return of core services

New Wick provost 'humbled' to receive accolade and wants return of core services

22 July 2022

The newly elected Wick provost talked about wanting to see core services returned to the area and the humbling moment she received the chain of office


Mey Highland Games back on to celebrate its 50th year

21 July 2022
Mey Highland Games back on to celebrate its 50th year

Mey Highland Games back on to celebrate its 50th year

21 July 2022

The Mey Highland Games celebrates its unofficial 50th Anniversary on August 6, having missed out on the actual anniversary in 2020 due to Covid.


Lyth Arts Centre kicks off summer sessions in Wick

21 July 2022
Lyth Arts Centre kicks off summer sessions in Wick

Lyth Arts Centre kicks off summer sessions in Wick

21 July 2022

Last weekend saw the launch of a programme of live music, workshops and the Caithness Unexpected Garden at the Rosebank Playing Fields in Wick.


Stone tackles 'zombie government' for rejecting price cap on off-grid heating fuels

20 July 2022
Stone tackles 'zombie government' for rejecting price cap on off-grid heating fuels

Stone tackles 'zombie government' for rejecting price cap on off-grid heating fuels

20 July 2022

In a debate in the House of Commons, Liberal Democrat MP Jamie Stone again raised the issue of energy costs in the north of Scotland.


PICTURE SPECIAL: Were you there? See if you were pictured at the County Show 2022

20 July 2022
PICTURE SPECIAL: Were you there? See if you were pictured at the County Show 2022

PICTURE SPECIAL: Were you there? See if you were pictured at the County Show 2022

20 July 2022

The Caithness Courier has included some pictures along with results for the County Show 2022 but a selection of extra photographs are reproduced here


40 Celsius in parts of UK but Caithness is much cooler

19 July 2022
40 Celsius in parts of UK but Caithness is much cooler

40 Celsius in parts of UK but Caithness is much cooler

19 July 2022

Rising temperatures in the UK have hit over 40 degrees in some places but Caithness will be lucky to see temperatures exceed 25 degrees today.


Welcome to Club C – new club night showcasing bands and artists in Caithness in order to 'try and drum up a bit more of a music scene'

19 July 2022
Welcome to Club C – new club night showcasing bands and artists in Caithness in order to 'try and drum up a bit more of a music scene'

Welcome to Club C – new club night showcasing bands and artists in Caithness in order to 'try and drum up a bit more of a music scene'

19 July 2022

Club C aims to be a recurring club night based in Caithness bringing you 'all the best bands/artists and DJs there are to offer'.


Anonymity guaranteed to those who pass on information to Crimestoppers– Charity urges Caithness residents to speak up about those harming 'our treasured countryside'

19 July 2022
Anonymity guaranteed to those who pass on information to Crimestoppers– Charity urges Caithness residents to speak up about those harming 'our treasured countryside'

Anonymity guaranteed to those who pass on information to Crimestoppers– Charity urges Caithness residents to speak up about those harming 'our treasured countryside'

19 July 2022

A new campaign encourages people to speak up about those causing harm and damage to Scotland’s countryside and their vital communities.


Emergency services called to 'concern for person' incident in Wick Bay

18 July 2022
Emergency services called to 'concern for person' incident in Wick Bay

Emergency services called to 'concern for person' incident in Wick Bay

18 July 2022

Emergency services were called out to a 'concern for person incident' in Wick Bay this morning.


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