THOSE dreaming of a white Christmas are likely to be disappointed as tomorrow is set to be the warmest Christmas day in Caithness for years.
Police are currently investigating the death of a 44-year-old man in Halkirk on Friday morning.
A RISING star on the Highland music scene is coming to Thurso in February. Scottish singer-songwriter James Mackenzie has teamed up with Belfast duo…
A well-taken double by Davie Allan gave Wick Academy a 2-1 victory over Brora Rangers in Friday night’s Highland League derby at Dudgeon Park.
THERE was dramatic action in Thurso and District Pool League’s latest matches as all went down to the wire.
IN an eventful week, the Wick and District Pool League saw four players record total clearances, three of them in the Crown “1” against Camps “2” match.…
NORTH MSP Rob Gibson is on the hunt for a new young apprentice.
THIS is traditionally a time of good cheer: for reviewing the year past and for looking forward with eager anticipation to the year to come. But perhaps…
STUDENTS in the North with an eye for design have the chance to grab a prize – by producing a logo for Scotland’s National Food and Drink Conference.
NOTHING brought home to me the inter-relationship between crofts and large farms more than my recent discussions in the John O’Groat Journal letters page…
JOHN Sutherland, who died in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on December 8, two days after a sudden heart attack at his Dunnet Head Lighthouse Cottages home,…
ONE of nature’s most spectacular sights happens right on their doorstep, but businesses in Caithness do not seem to acknowledge it.
MAINTAINING services at the Dunbar Hospital in their present form is not an option and a solution needs to be found for the sake of patients in the west…
A WICK fisherman who lost his thumb in a horrific accident has been given a new lease of life – thanks to one of his toes.
A YOUNG Caithness man was jailed for two years on Thursday for threatening to harm members of the public with a knife.
THURSO actress Helen Mackay found herself working with two of Scotland’s biggest stars when she got a part in a BBC radio drama which will be broadcast…
LOCAL MP John Thurso has slammed the "postcode lottery" of rural delivery charges. The Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP has backed a motion in…
UK environment secretary Caroline Spelman is being urged to give evidence on the Common Agriculture Policy proposals to the Scottish Parliament.
A NORTH rock band is on the verge of releasing its first album. Estrella are putting the finishing touches to Come Out to Play which is due to be released…
A NEW novel, Follow the Dove, by the Wick-based writer, Catherine Byrne, “shows how love can conquer all, and, how, even in the most adverse conditions,…