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Deadly rabbit virus in Caithness, says Lyth pet owner

01 August 2024
Deadly rabbit virus in Caithness, says Lyth pet owner

Deadly rabbit virus in Caithness, says Lyth pet owner

01 August 2024

A deadly rabbit virus is ‘circulating throughout Caithness’, according to a Lyth-based animal activist who wants to warn local pet owners.


Refuse workers strike looms for Caithness ahead of new bin rollout

31 July 2024
Refuse workers strike looms for Caithness ahead of new bin rollout

Refuse workers strike looms for Caithness ahead of new bin rollout

31 July 2024

A bin strike could bring disruption across Caithness after unions announced today that Highland will be affected by eight days of industrial action.


Count the county’s winged wonders for the the Big Pollinator Count

31 July 2024
Count the county’s winged wonders for the the Big Pollinator Count

Count the county’s winged wonders for the the Big Pollinator Count

31 July 2024

High Life Highland’s countryside rangers are asking Caithness residents to survey the area’s winged wonders as part of the Big Pollinator Count


The heavies are coming! Mey Games attracts record number of competitors this year

30 July 2024
The heavies are coming! Mey Games attracts record number of competitors this year

The heavies are coming! Mey Games attracts record number of competitors this year

30 July 2024

The Mey Highland Games, one of the most inclusive Highland games in the world, is set to attract a record number of competitors this year.


Aaron confident his bus company will stay afloat after licence issue

30 July 2024
Aaron confident his bus company will stay afloat after licence issue

Aaron confident his bus company will stay afloat after licence issue

30 July 2024

After yesterday’s news that a Caithness bus company was in danger of losing its operating licence, its manager has vowed to keep the business afloat.


‘Sew good to be back,’ say Thurso stitchers

30 July 2024
‘Sew good to be back,’ say Thurso stitchers

‘Sew good to be back,’ say Thurso stitchers

30 July 2024

The organisers of a sewing group in Thurso will soon be starting up again after having a summer break.


Business as usual with Caithness bus company despite licence being revoked

29 July 2024
Business as usual with Caithness bus company despite licence being revoked

Business as usual with Caithness bus company despite licence being revoked

29 July 2024

A Caithness bus company says it is business as normal despite an official notice warning of its licence being revoked today.


PICTURE SPECIAL: Wick celebrates 70 years of its gala parade with colour, sunshine and no potholes

29 July 2024
PICTURE SPECIAL: Wick celebrates 70 years of its gala parade with colour, sunshine and no potholes

PICTURE SPECIAL: Wick celebrates 70 years of its gala parade with colour, sunshine and no potholes

29 July 2024

Rain did not stop play for the annual parade of floats and crowning of the Queen on Saturday evening at the start of Wick Gala Week 2024.


Pay the penalty! Traffic wardens now patrolling Thurso’s Coop car park and issuing fines

27 July 2024
Pay the penalty! Traffic wardens now patrolling Thurso’s Coop car park and issuing fines

Pay the penalty! Traffic wardens now patrolling Thurso’s Coop car park and issuing fines

27 July 2024

The council is ‘trying to recoup the costs’ of resurfacing the Coop car park in Thurso by fining motorists who overstay two hours.


Thurso artist finds her own painting for sale in Wick charity shop for 30p

26 July 2024
Thurso artist finds her own painting for sale in Wick charity shop for 30p

Thurso artist finds her own painting for sale in Wick charity shop for 30p

26 July 2024

A Thurso artist was flabbergasted when she came across a painting she had sold for £30 around 30 years ago and priced at 30p in a Wick charity shop.


Clare helps the homeless one step at a time on year-long charity walk

26 July 2024
Clare helps the homeless one step at a time on year-long charity walk

Clare helps the homeless one step at a time on year-long charity walk

26 July 2024

A woman who is raising money for homeless charities is due to finish a mammoth round Britain walk at John O’Groats tomorrow (July 27).


PICTURE SPECIAL: Thurso art show has everything from sycamore sculptures to hammerhead sharks in potholes

25 July 2024
PICTURE SPECIAL: Thurso art show has everything from sycamore sculptures to hammerhead sharks in potholes

PICTURE SPECIAL: Thurso art show has everything from sycamore sculptures to hammerhead sharks in potholes

25 July 2024

The Society of Caithness Artists celebrated its 89th annual exhibition by putting on the ‘largest show of its kind in recent memory’.


Summer Sessions returns to Wick’s Rosebank Playing Fields with music and creativity

25 July 2024
Summer Sessions returns to Wick’s Rosebank Playing Fields with music and creativity

Summer Sessions returns to Wick’s Rosebank Playing Fields with music and creativity

25 July 2024

Lyth Arts Centre returns to the Rosebank Playing Fields in Wick for another instalment of its much anticipated Summer Sessions.


Halkirk Highland Games chieftain praises event committee and reflects on day of ‘wonderful fun’

24 July 2024
Halkirk Highland Games chieftain praises event committee and reflects on day of ‘wonderful fun’

Halkirk Highland Games chieftain praises event committee and reflects on day of ‘wonderful fun’

24 July 2024

The Halkirk Highland Games chieftain, Viscount Thurso, talked about his memories of the event which he calls ‘the highlight of the Caithness summer’.


Major expansion for Wick company SHORE – 2m bags of seaweed snacks sold to date

24 July 2024
Major expansion for Wick company SHORE – 2m bags of seaweed snacks sold to date

Major expansion for Wick company SHORE – 2m bags of seaweed snacks sold to date

24 July 2024

Wick-based firm SHORE’s seaweed chips are now available in more than 200 supermarkets across Scotland, announced the company today.


Wick roadworks will aid streetwalkers, dancers and pipers ahead of Gala Week parade, says town provost

24 July 2024
Wick roadworks will aid streetwalkers, dancers and pipers ahead of Gala Week parade, says town provost

Wick roadworks will aid streetwalkers, dancers and pipers ahead of Gala Week parade, says town provost

24 July 2024

Wick’s provost talked of her delight in seeing how road resurfacing works have progressed in Wick ahead of the Gala Week parade on Saturday.


Focus North launches initiative to help organisations achieve climate change goals

24 July 2024
Focus North launches initiative to help organisations achieve climate change goals

Focus North launches initiative to help organisations achieve climate change goals

24 July 2024

A new partnership between Focus North and Net Zero Nation will support organisations in Caithness and Sutherland to achieve climate change goals.


Huge prize pots attract best competitors for Halkirk Highland Games 2024

24 July 2024
Huge prize pots attract best competitors for Halkirk Highland Games 2024

Huge prize pots attract best competitors for Halkirk Highland Games 2024

24 July 2024

The Halkirk Highland Games 2024, a traditional and spectacular Scottish sporting event held in Caithness, will take place on Saturday, July 27.


Late Wick granny to be honoured through skydive fundraiser

23 July 2024
Late Wick granny to be honoured through skydive fundraiser

Late Wick granny to be honoured through skydive fundraiser

23 July 2024

The granddaughter of a fondly remembered Wick resident who passed away in July is organising a skydive to ‘honour her memory’.


PICTURES: Doggy delights at Caithness Show with quality canines judged

23 July 2024
PICTURES: Doggy delights at Caithness Show with quality canines judged

PICTURES: Doggy delights at Caithness Show with quality canines judged

23 July 2024

Tails were wagging and noses sniffing as a mix of all shapes and sizes of dogs came together to be judged at the Caithness Show on Saturday.


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