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You could adopt a Caithness red phone box for just £1

16 March 2021
You could adopt a Caithness red phone box for just £1

You could adopt a Caithness red phone box for just £1

16 March 2021

Three iconic red phone boxes in Caithness could be saved if adopted from British Telecom (BT) for just £1.


Bike brake cut at Wick school

15 March 2021
Bike brake cut at Wick school

Bike brake cut at Wick school

15 March 2021

Police in Wick appeal for information relating to an act of vandalism at Wick High School in which the brake cable of bike was cut.


Mrs Crow flies high with book nomination

15 March 2021
Mrs Crow flies high with book nomination

Mrs Crow flies high with book nomination

15 March 2021

A Wick-based author talked of her delight at learning that her latest work has been shortlisted for a global book award.


Opticians warn about the ‘silent thief of sight’

11 March 2021
Opticians warn about the ‘silent thief of sight’

Opticians warn about the ‘silent thief of sight’

11 March 2021

Caithness residents are urged to make their eye health a priority so they don’t succumb to one of the leading causes of blindness – glaucoma.


Fly me to the moon for online Caithness science festival

09 March 2021
Fly me to the moon for online Caithness science festival

Fly me to the moon for online Caithness science festival

09 March 2021

Caithness International Science Festival 2021 is running online throughout March and has a a special presentation with an astronaut on Wednesday.


Council will save over £18m through its 'ambitious transformation programme'

09 March 2021
Council will save over £18m through its 'ambitious transformation programme'

Council will save over £18m through its 'ambitious transformation programme'

09 March 2021

Highland Council members agreed that surplus reserves should be invested in the organisation’s recovery from Covid.


Gnome-loving Thurso activist says 'adopt a rose'

09 March 2021
Gnome-loving Thurso activist says 'adopt a rose'

Gnome-loving Thurso activist says 'adopt a rose'

09 March 2021

A community activist has been helping transform Thurso's town centre with a major flower-planting initiative and a little help from his gnome friends.


Sundance on Skye searches for new Scottish screenwriting talent

08 March 2021
Sundance on Skye searches for new Scottish screenwriting talent

Sundance on Skye searches for new Scottish screenwriting talent

08 March 2021

Aspiring scriptwriters in Caithness can work with UK broadcasters, professional mentors and industry experts on a year-long programme.


WATCH Wick author now and win a signed book

05 March 2021
WATCH Wick author now and win a signed book

WATCH Wick author now and win a signed book

05 March 2021

Multi-award-winning author Ewan Morrison is appearing for a second online book launch tonight (Friday, March 5) at 6.30pm with prizes available.


Council Tax rates in Highland frozen for 2021/22

05 March 2021
Council Tax rates in Highland frozen for 2021/22

Council Tax rates in Highland frozen for 2021/22

05 March 2021

At a Highland Council meeting yesterday (March 4), it was agreed there will be no increase on Council Tax rates for the next financial year.


Mystery of the Murkle cross

05 March 2021
Mystery of the Murkle cross

Mystery of the Murkle cross

05 March 2021

A Thurso man was out with his two dogs on Murkle beach when he found, what appears to be, an ancient crucifix lying on the shoreline.


Grant support to install first time central heating

05 March 2021
Grant support to install first time central heating

Grant support to install first time central heating

05 March 2021

Eligible residents across Caithness could benefit from up to 100 per cent Scottish Government grant funding available for first time central heating.


Thurso man is £5k richer after buying a golden egg in a Lybster shop

04 March 2021
Thurso man is £5k richer after buying a golden egg in a Lybster shop

Thurso man is £5k richer after buying a golden egg in a Lybster shop

04 March 2021

Retired bus driver Sandy Barclay from Thurso is 'eggstatic' after finding a £5000 winning ticket in a Cadbury's Creme Egg on a trip to a Lybster shop.


Lybster message in a bottle found after 26 years

04 March 2021
Lybster message in a bottle found after 26 years

Lybster message in a bottle found after 26 years

04 March 2021

A message in a plastic bottle thrown into the sea at Lybster in 1994 has turned up on an Orkney beach after travelling around 100 miles.


Fishing about for local talent

03 March 2021
Fishing about for local talent

Fishing about for local talent

03 March 2021

The Fishermen's Mission charity is seeking creative talents to help it put together a calendar for 2022.


Dates set for return of more school pupils

03 March 2021
Dates set for return of more school pupils

Dates set for return of more school pupils

03 March 2021

The First Minister announced yesterday (March 2) to the Scottish Parliament dates for the return of all remaining school children.


Far north community groups benefit from £79k funding grants

03 March 2021
Far north community groups benefit from £79k funding grants

Far north community groups benefit from £79k funding grants

03 March 2021

Over £79k has been committed to community groups in the far north thanks to grants awards from the Caithness and North Sutherland Fund.


Lib Dems target housing shortage and overhaul of land ownership

03 March 2021
Lib Dems target housing shortage and overhaul of land ownership

Lib Dems target housing shortage and overhaul of land ownership

03 March 2021

Existing land reform policies 'do not go far enough' says Lib Dem candidate for the far north.


WATCH: 'The vaccine is our ticket to tourism,' says Stone

02 March 2021
WATCH: 'The vaccine is our ticket to tourism,' says Stone

WATCH: 'The vaccine is our ticket to tourism,' says Stone

02 March 2021

North MP Jamie Stone today sought the backing of Health Secretary Matt Hancock for encouraging the Scottish Government on vaccine rollout.


New clinical director appointed for NHS Highland north

02 March 2021
New clinical director appointed for NHS Highland north

New clinical director appointed for NHS Highland north

02 March 2021

NHS Highland has welcomed Dr Sadat Muzammil to the post of clinical director in its north sector.


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