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Thurso ‘successful’ paths work is welcomed

26 April 2025
Thurso ‘successful’ paths work is welcomed

Thurso ‘successful’ paths work is welcomed

26 April 2025

Thurso Highland councillor Ron Gunn has welcomed the completion of work centring on two popular footpaths in the.


‘Bordering on outright defamation’: Caithness councillor hits back at online abuse

25 April 2025
‘Bordering on outright defamation’: Caithness councillor hits back at online abuse

‘Bordering on outright defamation’: Caithness councillor hits back at online abuse

25 April 2025

A far north councillor has hit out at the toll taken on elected politicians by people who carry out misinformed, corrosive social media attacks.


Seventy-year-old Wick squash player set to earn first Scottish cap

24 April 2025
Seventy-year-old Wick squash player set to earn first Scottish cap

Seventy-year-old Wick squash player set to earn first Scottish cap

24 April 2025

Wick squash player Willie Jappy is looking forward to winning his first Scottish cap at the age of 70 in the Masters Home International competition.


Wick anti-social behaviour concerns raised with Caithness police inspector

21 April 2025
Wick anti-social behaviour concerns raised with Caithness police inspector

Wick anti-social behaviour concerns raised with Caithness police inspector

21 April 2025

Community leaders have taken police to task for their response times to reports of vandalism in the far north.


Merger with Castletown could resolve extended abeyance of Bower Community Council

20 April 2025
Merger with Castletown could resolve extended abeyance of Bower Community Council

Merger with Castletown could resolve extended abeyance of Bower Community Council

20 April 2025

Bower could regain its community voice by merging with a neighbouring area.


North Police could be ejected as Greens are hit by call-off curse

10 April 2025
North Police could be ejected as Greens are hit by call-off curse

North Police could be ejected as Greens are hit by call-off curse

10 April 2025

Caithness had been preparing for the final game of the Caley 1 North Conference season, but Aberdeen-based North Police were unable to raise a side.


Tamzin set for Six Nations U18 festival after Scotland call-up

10 April 2025
Tamzin set for Six Nations U18 festival after Scotland call-up

Tamzin set for Six Nations U18 festival after Scotland call-up

10 April 2025

Tamzin Rosie, from Reiss, is again to represent Scotland after being called up to play in the Six Nations under-18 women’s rugby festival in England.


‘Reality check’ for Krakens in National Shield semi-final loss at Greenock

09 April 2025
‘Reality check’ for Krakens in National Shield semi-final loss at Greenock

‘Reality check’ for Krakens in National Shield semi-final loss at Greenock

09 April 2025

The Krakens’ National Shield campaign was derailed at the semi-final stage when they were convincingly beaten at the home of Greenock Wanderers.


Impacts of Dounreay radioactive discharges to be focus of new research

09 April 2025
Impacts of Dounreay radioactive discharges to be focus of new research

Impacts of Dounreay radioactive discharges to be focus of new research

09 April 2025

A Scottish research team is gearing up to carry out the latest study on what impact radioactive discharges from Dounreay have on local habits.


Uncertainty over relegation issue ahead of Greens’ final game

03 April 2025
Uncertainty over relegation issue ahead of Greens’ final game

Uncertainty over relegation issue ahead of Greens’ final game

03 April 2025

The Greens are none the wiser as to whether they would get relegated were they to finish bottom of the Caledonia 1 North Conference.


‘Everyone is really excited’: Krakens set for National Shield semi-final

03 April 2025
‘Everyone is really excited’: Krakens set for National Shield semi-final

‘Everyone is really excited’: Krakens set for National Shield semi-final

03 April 2025

The Krakens head for the Clyde coast to play Greenock Wanderers with their sights set on earning a return appearance at the home of Scottish rugby.


Dounreay more likely to build up than knock down

26 March 2025
Dounreay more likely to build up than knock down

Dounreay more likely to build up than knock down

26 March 2025

People are being warned not to expect any of Dounreay’s former fuel or waste buildings to be levelled any time soon.


Krakens through to last four in National Shield after dramatic comeback

25 March 2025
Krakens through to last four in National Shield after dramatic comeback

Krakens through to last four in National Shield after dramatic comeback

25 March 2025

The Krakens survived a fraught, nerve-tingling encounter at Millbank to secure a spot in the last four of the National Shield.


Wick-Aberdeen flight reliability must improve to bring back confidence in service, group told

23 March 2025
Wick-Aberdeen flight reliability must improve to bring back confidence in service, group told

Wick-Aberdeen flight reliability must improve to bring back confidence in service, group told

23 March 2025

The “use it or lose it” warning about the Wick-Aberdeen air service is being blurred by recurrent gremlins in its operation.


Dounreay learns what its share of £4bn decommissioning cash will be

22 March 2025
Dounreay learns what its share of £4bn decommissioning cash will be

Dounreay learns what its share of £4bn decommissioning cash will be

22 March 2025

Dounreay has been allocated a total spend of £221 million for the coming financial year.


Sutherland spaceport plan is ‘not dead’ says HIE

22 March 2025
Sutherland spaceport plan is ‘not dead’ says HIE

Sutherland spaceport plan is ‘not dead’ says HIE

22 March 2025

The plans to establish a spaceport in north Sutherland remain very much live, according to Highlands and Islands Enterprise.


Dounreay criticised over supply-chain contracts decision

21 March 2025
Dounreay criticised over supply-chain contracts decision

Dounreay criticised over supply-chain contracts decision

21 March 2025

Dounreay has come under fire for its decision not to renew the contracts it has with three site-based companies.


Krakens have plenty of momentum going into quarter-final clash

19 March 2025
Krakens have plenty of momentum going into quarter-final clash

Krakens have plenty of momentum going into quarter-final clash

19 March 2025

Caithness Krakens will bid to extend their unbeaten season on Sunday when they host Broughton in the quarter-finals of the National Shield.


Shield triumph for Caithness under-14 boys after runaway win

18 March 2025
Shield triumph for Caithness under-14 boys after runaway win

Shield triumph for Caithness under-14 boys after runaway win

18 March 2025

The under-14 boys’ section of Caithness Rugby Club lifted silverware after scoring a runaway 61-0 win against Mackie at Millbank at the weekend.


Fitness ‘really shone through’ in fourth straight victory for Yellows

11 March 2025
Fitness ‘really shone through’ in fourth straight victory for Yellows

Fitness ‘really shone through’ in fourth straight victory for Yellows

11 March 2025

Skipper Tom Storey praised the Yellows’ fitness levels after they completed a Caledonia North 3 back-to-back double over Dyce.


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