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Krakens run riot at Millbank in club record victory

19 September 2023
Krakens run riot at Millbank in club record victory

Krakens run riot at Millbank in club record victory

19 September 2023

Caithness Krakens ran riot against newcomers Moray, posting a club record 78-17 victory in their Caley North Women's League 2 tussle at Millbank.


Squad size is a concern for Krakens ahead of new season

13 September 2023
Squad size is a concern for Krakens ahead of new season

Squad size is a concern for Krakens ahead of new season

13 September 2023

Caithness Krakens got off to a false start last weekend when scheduled visitors Fraserburgh called off as they could not raise a team.


Question mark over future of Caithness coach after behind-the-scenes rift

12 September 2023
Question mark over future of Caithness coach after behind-the-scenes rift

Question mark over future of Caithness coach after behind-the-scenes rift

12 September 2023

Caithness Rugby Club is in turmoil on and off the pitch as a major question mark hangs over the future of first-team men's coach Kenny Russell.


Upgrade to boating pond paths in Thurso gets under way

12 September 2023
Upgrade to boating pond paths in Thurso gets under way

Upgrade to boating pond paths in Thurso gets under way

12 September 2023

Work has started on the upgrading of the surface of a popular leisure haunt in Thurso.


RUGBY: Caithness look to fly high against RAF Lossiemouth

08 September 2023
RUGBY: Caithness look to fly high against RAF Lossiemouth

RUGBY: Caithness look to fly high against RAF Lossiemouth

08 September 2023

Caithness play at Millbank.


Social work staff in Wick 'unable to cope', sheriff warns

31 August 2023
Social work staff in Wick 'unable to cope', sheriff warns

Social work staff in Wick 'unable to cope', sheriff warns

31 August 2023

A sheriff has commented on the pressure criminal justice staff in Wick are under to produce background reports on offenders.


Caithness rugby player confirms retirement ending career of 17 years

29 August 2023
Caithness rugby player confirms retirement ending career of 17 years

Caithness rugby player confirms retirement ending career of 17 years

29 August 2023

Number eight has played his last game for club.


Caithness set for 'another season of consolidation' in Caley 1

23 August 2023
Caithness set for 'another season of consolidation' in Caley 1

Caithness set for 'another season of consolidation' in Caley 1

23 August 2023

League rugby returns for the Greens this weekend when they hit the road to face a testing opener against Moray, last season's Caley 2 champions.


Caithness coach looking for tighter performance ahead of new season

16 August 2023
Caithness coach looking for tighter performance ahead of new season

Caithness coach looking for tighter performance ahead of new season

16 August 2023

The Greens head for Invergordon on Saturday to complete their preparations for the start of their Caledonian Regional Division 1 campaign.


Caithness brothers’ Edinburgh charity challenge to honour dad who died from Motor Neurone Disease

09 August 2023
Caithness brothers’ Edinburgh charity challenge to honour dad who died from Motor Neurone Disease

Caithness brothers’ Edinburgh charity challenge to honour dad who died from Motor Neurone Disease

09 August 2023

Two Thurso exiles are gearing up to carry out a gruelling charity fundraiser in memory of their father.


Dounreay inspectors raise further red flag about sodium storage

05 August 2023
Dounreay inspectors raise further red flag about sodium storage

Dounreay inspectors raise further red flag about sodium storage

05 August 2023

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has issued an enforcement letter to Magnox Ltd after recording a breach of its nuclear site licence.


Funding axe leaves question marks over future of sports councils

31 July 2023
Funding axe leaves question marks over future of sports councils

Funding axe leaves question marks over future of sports councils

31 July 2023

The future of the surviving sports councils in the Highlands is uncertain after the axing of their core funding stream.


Caithness livestock successes at Sutherland Show

26 July 2023
Caithness livestock successes at Sutherland Show

Caithness livestock successes at Sutherland Show

26 July 2023

Livestock exhibitors from the far north took home a handful of championships from the Sutherland Show on Saturday.


Plea for Vulcan workers in Caithness to play part in Australian nuclear submarine systems

24 July 2023
Plea for Vulcan workers in Caithness to play part in Australian nuclear submarine systems

Plea for Vulcan workers in Caithness to play part in Australian nuclear submarine systems

24 July 2023

Royal Navy chiefs are being urged to consider the far north in its plans to provide reactors for Australia’s first nuclear-powered submarines.


North Sutherland and Caithness at 'tipping point' with onshore wind turbines

20 July 2023
North Sutherland and Caithness at 'tipping point' with onshore wind turbines

North Sutherland and Caithness at 'tipping point' with onshore wind turbines

20 July 2023

A tipping point has been reached with new onshore wind farms in the far north of mainland Scotland, it is being claimed.


Caithness broch plans won't be stymied by hen harrier presence

17 July 2023
Caithness broch plans won't be stymied by hen harrier presence

Caithness broch plans won't be stymied by hen harrier presence

17 July 2023

Those behind plans to build the first full-sized broch in two millennia are confident their plans will not be stymied by the presence of raptors.


Leg injury on opening day ends Shona's hopes in Island Games

17 July 2023
Leg injury on opening day ends Shona's hopes in Island Games

Leg injury on opening day ends Shona's hopes in Island Games

17 July 2023

Shona Mackay's involvement in the NatWest International Island Games ended in heartbreak when she was sidelined by a leg injury on the opening day.


Young Farmers rally at Quoybrae to mark 100th anniversary of Caithness scene

26 June 2023
Young Farmers rally at Quoybrae to mark 100th anniversary of Caithness scene

Young Farmers rally at Quoybrae to mark 100th anniversary of Caithness scene

26 June 2023

An open rally at Quoybrae is the latest event to celebrate the Caithness roots of the young farmers' movement in Scotland.


Promise of 140 permanent jobs as Scrabster harbour gears up for offshore wind farm

23 June 2023
Promise of 140 permanent jobs as Scrabster harbour gears up for offshore wind farm

Promise of 140 permanent jobs as Scrabster harbour gears up for offshore wind farm

23 June 2023

A wind farm being planned off the north coast is expected to create 140 full-time, permanent jobs at Scrabster harbour later this decade.


Bid to extend lifespan of Watten wind farms is just the beginning, say campaigners

22 June 2023
Bid to extend lifespan of Watten wind farms is just the beginning, say campaigners

Bid to extend lifespan of Watten wind farms is just the beginning, say campaigners

22 June 2023

Operators of commercial wind farms are increasingly looking to extend the lifespans of their schemes.


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