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Caithness organisation congratulated for achieving Volunteer Friendly Award

19 July 2023
Caithness organisation congratulated for achieving Volunteer Friendly Award

Caithness organisation congratulated for achieving Volunteer Friendly Award

19 July 2023

Hearing and Sight Care, which supports people with hearing and/or sight loss in the far north, has achieved the Volunteer Friendly Award in Caithness.


Thurso pensioner's shock at lack of local interest in free train travel petition

19 July 2023
Thurso pensioner's shock at lack of local interest in free train travel petition

Thurso pensioner's shock at lack of local interest in free train travel petition

19 July 2023

A Thurso pensioner urges local people to sign a petition to extend the older person's bus pass to cover free train travel.


PICTURE SPECIAL: Were you there? A thrilling day out for all at the County Show in Wick

18 July 2023
PICTURE SPECIAL: Were you there? A thrilling day out for all at the County Show in Wick

PICTURE SPECIAL: Were you there? A thrilling day out for all at the County Show in Wick

18 July 2023

See if you appear in this selection of pictures from the 180th County Show held at Wick as the Groat goes on a walkabout tour of the ground.


Housebreaking in Wick – police appeal for info

17 July 2023
Housebreaking in Wick – police appeal for info

Housebreaking in Wick – police appeal for info

17 July 2023

Police are appealing for any witnesses with regard to two housebreaking incidents in Wick.


Follow rare white-tailed eagle's Highland journey with new map

16 July 2023
Follow rare white-tailed eagle's Highland journey with new map

Follow rare white-tailed eagle's Highland journey with new map

16 July 2023

The public can follow the journey of Mar’verick, the rare white-tailed eagle with a special map that documents his travels.


Follow rare white-tailed eagle's Highland journey with new map

16 July 2023
Follow rare white-tailed eagle's Highland journey with new map

Follow rare white-tailed eagle's Highland journey with new map

16 July 2023

The public can follow the journey of Mar’verick, the rare white-tailed eagle with a special map that documents his travels.


PICTURE SPECIAL: Gale force winds, salty air, downpours and rabbits – the challenges faced when making a John O'Groats herb garden

15 July 2023
PICTURE SPECIAL: Gale force winds, salty air, downpours and rabbits – the challenges faced when making a John O'Groats herb garden

PICTURE SPECIAL: Gale force winds, salty air, downpours and rabbits – the challenges faced when making a John O'Groats herb garden

15 July 2023

A John O'Groats woman has defied the odds to create a safe haven for herbs in the windswept landscape of her far north home.


Major local and national benefits as Ofgem approves Orkney transmission link with Dounreay substation

14 July 2023
Major local and national benefits as Ofgem approves Orkney transmission link with Dounreay substation

Major local and national benefits as Ofgem approves Orkney transmission link with Dounreay substation

14 July 2023

Energy regulator Ofgem has given its final approval for plans to provide a subsea electricity transmission link from Orkney to Dounreay.


Presentation in memory of WWI casualties at Mackays Hotel in Wick was '100 years in the making'

14 July 2023
Presentation in memory of WWI casualties at Mackays Hotel in Wick was '100 years in the making'

Presentation in memory of WWI casualties at Mackays Hotel in Wick was '100 years in the making'

14 July 2023

An 'emotionally charged' presentation took place during an international gathering of Clan Sutherland at Mackay’s Hotel in Wick.


Electrifying day of celebration as historic Thrumster Railway Station is 'switched on' this Sunday

13 July 2023
Electrifying day of celebration as historic Thrumster Railway Station is 'switched on' this Sunday

Electrifying day of celebration as historic Thrumster Railway Station is 'switched on' this Sunday

13 July 2023

All are welcome as Thrumster's historic railway station is finally connected to the electrical grid at an official event on Sunday (July 16).


Focus North celebrates award win from Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

13 July 2023
Focus North celebrates award win from Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Focus North celebrates award win from Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

13 July 2023

Focus North has been recognised at the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority group employee awards.


PICTURES: Legends stay 'alive and kicking in the Caithness consciousness' at Halkirk art show

13 July 2023
PICTURES: Legends stay 'alive and kicking in the Caithness consciousness' at Halkirk art show

PICTURES: Legends stay 'alive and kicking in the Caithness consciousness' at Halkirk art show

13 July 2023

Sidh Chailleann Art says it is honoured to be putting on the current 'Legends of Caithness' exhibition at The Ross Institute in Halkirk.


Wick writer involved in Bob Dylan retrospective

12 July 2023
Wick writer involved in Bob Dylan retrospective

Wick writer involved in Bob Dylan retrospective

12 July 2023

A Wick-based writer is involved in a Bob Dylan retrospective due to be performed at the Wee Red Bar in Edinburgh on July 22.


Durty Beanz want your info on Caithness cuisine

12 July 2023
Durty Beanz want your info on Caithness cuisine

Durty Beanz want your info on Caithness cuisine

12 July 2023

Alys Owen and Simon Buckley, two visual artists based in Glasgow, are visiting Caithness for a two-week research trip investigating the area's food.


Don’t lose your vote – Caithness residents urged to check voter registration details

12 July 2023
Don’t lose your vote – Caithness residents urged to check voter registration details

Don’t lose your vote – Caithness residents urged to check voter registration details

12 July 2023

Caithness residents are urged to check their electoral registration details or risk losing their chance to vote on decisions that affect them.


Watten man's fight to save life of passenger – 'Why don't they have defibrillators on the train?'

12 July 2023
Watten man's fight to save life of passenger – 'Why don't they have defibrillators on the train?'

Watten man's fight to save life of passenger – 'Why don't they have defibrillators on the train?'

12 July 2023

A Caithness man, praised for his efforts to try and resuscitate a rail passenger, thinks lifesaving defibrillators should be carried on trains.


Sponsor a pane of glass at Berriedale Church for just £35

11 July 2023
Sponsor a pane of glass at Berriedale Church for just £35

Sponsor a pane of glass at Berriedale Church for just £35

11 July 2023

After being reroofed in January, Berriedale Church aims to have further repairs with a new 'community window' sponsorship scheme.


WATCH: Weird weather – Giant hailstones and funnel clouds in Castletown, Thurso floods but it's sunny in Wick

10 July 2023
WATCH: Weird weather – Giant hailstones and funnel clouds in Castletown, Thurso floods but it's sunny in Wick

WATCH: Weird weather – Giant hailstones and funnel clouds in Castletown, Thurso floods but it's sunny in Wick

10 July 2023

While Wickers basked in sunshine today the western parts of Caithness experienced localised thunderstorms, large hailstones and unusual cloud systems.


Opticians searching Caithness to find 'Britain’s worst football team'

10 July 2023
Opticians searching Caithness to find 'Britain’s worst football team'

Opticians searching Caithness to find 'Britain’s worst football team'

10 July 2023

An opticians with a Wick outlet has begun scouring the county as part of its UK search to find a football team in desperate need of help.


Received an unexpected package? Caithness residents warned to be on guard for 'brushing scams' and other criminal activity ahead of Amazon Prime Day

10 July 2023
Received an unexpected package? Caithness residents warned to be on guard for 'brushing scams' and other criminal activity ahead of Amazon Prime Day

Received an unexpected package? Caithness residents warned to be on guard for 'brushing scams' and other criminal activity ahead of Amazon Prime Day

10 July 2023

Shoppers in the county have been urged to be on their guard against scams as Amazon Prime Day gets underway.


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