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Join Jack at John O’Groats for a 950-mile journey for the NSPCC

Join Jack at John O’Groats for a 950-mile journey for the NSPCC

Join Jack at John O’Groats for a 950-mile journey for the NSPCC

11 April 2019

Jack Edward Lancefield is inviting Caithness runners to join him on the first few legs of a 950-mile, 27-day fundraising journey.


Duncansby coastguard stalwarts are honoured

Duncansby coastguard stalwarts are honoured

Duncansby coastguard stalwarts are honoured

11 April 2019

Several members of the Duncansby coastguard team have received valedictory certificates and long service medals covering 166 years' service.


End of the line for Thurso fish dynasty

End of the line for Thurso fish dynasty

End of the line for Thurso fish dynasty

11 April 2019

More than 70 years after his family opened A Mackay & Son, Colin Mackay is putting away the gutters and filleters on April 15 for one last time.


Head chef Grant Macnicol truly making a name for himself

Head chef Grant Macnicol truly making a name for himself

Head chef Grant Macnicol truly making a name for himself

10 April 2019

Halkirk-born head chef Grant Macnicol is putting his name on the restaurant at Dornoch Castle Hotel.


Caithness show is a model of success

Caithness show is a model of success

Caithness show is a model of success

10 April 2019

THE Caithness Model Show had everything from scary monsters to romantic steam trains from bygone days at the weekend


Writing event in Wick supermarket

Writing event in Wick supermarket

Writing event in Wick supermarket

10 April 2019

A new Caithness writing group, The Write Place 2b, will have a book launch of Mysterious Chronicles on Saturday, April 13 in Tesco Wick.


John O’Groats Book Festival team looking ahead to next year

John O’Groats Book Festival team looking ahead to next year

John O’Groats Book Festival team looking ahead to next year

10 April 2019

Organisers of the John O’Groats Book Festival are already looking ahead to next year after the success of the 2019 event.


Wick family 'left in dark' over death

Wick family 'left in dark' over death

Wick family 'left in dark' over death

10 April 2019

The family of Kevin Mcleod say they are being "left in the dark" over review into his death.


Wick pub sale attracts interest

Wick pub sale attracts interest

Wick pub sale attracts interest

10 April 2019

The JD Wetherspoon pub in Wick, which has been put up for sale, has attracted interest.


Beach drug find shocked Thurso woman

Beach drug find shocked Thurso woman

Beach drug find shocked Thurso woman

10 April 2019

Dorcas Sinclair was shocked when she found a drug ampoule on Dunnet beach.


Castletown girls raise over £5000 for cancer charity

Castletown girls raise over £5000 for cancer charity

Castletown girls raise over £5000 for cancer charity

10 April 2019

Over £5000 was raised for a cancer charity by four Castletown girls who held a coffee morning in the village at the weekend.


Options being looked at on orthodontic treatment, says Caithness councillor

Options being looked at on orthodontic treatment, says Caithness councillor

Options being looked at on orthodontic treatment, says Caithness councillor

10 April 2019

Efforts are under way to reduce the number of people from Caithness travelling to Inverness for specialist dental appointments.


Lybster toilets flushed away by 'inflated costs'

Lybster toilets flushed away by 'inflated costs'

Lybster toilets flushed away by 'inflated costs'

10 April 2019

Did council's "overinflated figures" for running costs lead to the closure of village's public toilets?


Wick schoolgirl hands over cancer charity cheque

Wick schoolgirl hands over cancer charity cheque

Wick schoolgirl hands over cancer charity cheque

09 April 2019

Wick High School pupil Natasha Fraser has presented a cheque for £250 to the Thurso Cancer Research UK shop.


Bomber tribute for Wick airport

Bomber tribute for Wick airport

Bomber tribute for Wick airport

09 April 2019

This scale model of a WW2 era bomber was recently given to Wick airport as a tribute to the crew who died on Scaraben East in 1941.


Whale and Dolphin Conservation training session on north coast

Whale and Dolphin Conservation training session on north coast

Whale and Dolphin Conservation training session on north coast

09 April 2019

Several people from north Sutherland and beyond took part in WDC training session at North West Sutherland Forest Trust’s log cabin.


Parents and pupils play park protest

Parents and pupils play park protest

Parents and pupils play park protest

09 April 2019

A group of concerned parents gathered with local children to protest about the "deteriorating state" of Green Road play park in Wick.


Minister in zip wire challenge for charity

Minister in zip wire challenge for charity

Minister in zip wire challenge for charity

09 April 2019

A Caithness minister will have a zip in his step as he prepares for his latest fundraising venture.


Wildlife photographer follows orcas from Thurso to Dunnet

Wildlife photographer follows orcas from Thurso to Dunnet

Wildlife photographer follows orcas from Thurso to Dunnet

08 April 2019

Killer whales provided a unforgettable spectacle off the north coast of Caithness at the weekend.


Authors delighted with friendly and welcoming John O’Groats Book Festival

Authors delighted with friendly and welcoming John O’Groats Book Festival

Authors delighted with friendly and welcoming John O’Groats Book Festival

07 April 2019

The John O’Groats Book Festival is only in its second year but is already developing its own distinctive character, according to the guest authors.


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