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Wick Academy aiming to come out on top in 'mini-league'

Wick Academy aiming to come out on top in 'mini-league'

Wick will try to finish the season as the best among a group of clubs that are currently bunched together in the lower half of the Highland League.


Short story competition in memory of Caithness journalist, historian and councillor

Short story competition in memory of Caithness journalist, historian and councillor

A short story competition has been launched in memory of Bill Mowat, the Caithness journalist, historian and councillor who died in August last year.


PICTURES: Were you at Highland Heroes?

PICTURES: Were you at Highland Heroes?

Some 400 people were at the Drumossie Hotel on Friday night for the annual Highland Heroes event.


Caithness Ladies win again to stay top of Highlands and Islands League

Caithness Ladies win again to stay top of Highlands and Islands League

Caithness Ladies remain at the top of the SWF Highlands and Islands League after an impressive 4-1 victory over Clachnacuddin at Grant Street Park.


Litter-pickers help keep Wick beautiful as part of spring clean campaign

Litter-pickers help keep Wick beautiful as part of spring clean campaign

Thirty-six selfless volunteers worked together to clean around Wick as part of the Keep Scotland Beautiful Spring Clean 2024 initiative on Sunday.


Children in Highland hospital to benefit as charity's fundraising tops £1.6m

Children in Highland hospital to benefit as charity's fundraising tops £1.6m

Young patients admitted to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness have benefited from a children's charity which saw its income rise by 12 per cent last year.


Dounreay says strike action ballot was 'disappointing'

Dounreay says strike action ballot was 'disappointing'

Dounreay power station talked of its disappointment after hundreds of staff were today asked to vote on industrial action by their union Unite.


Thurso hold on for victory over Inverness Rubies

Thurso hold on for victory over Inverness Rubies

Thurso Netball Club's latest outing in the Highland and Moray league brought an impressive 43-36 away victory over Inverness Rubies at the weekend.


Duncansby lighthouse centenary 'a momentous occasion' for John O'Groats

Duncansby lighthouse centenary 'a momentous occasion' for John O'Groats

Duncansby festival guests heard tales about a spy, a rally driver... and how local workers were paid a shilling an hour to help build the lighthouse.


Dounreay power station faces threat of strike action – 450 Magnox workers balloted in pay dispute

Dounreay power station faces threat of strike action – 450 Magnox workers balloted in pay dispute

Magnox workers based at Dounreay power station are being balloted for strike action in a pay dispute.


Introducing the latest addition to your outdoor space: Garden Rooms by Norscot

Introducing the latest addition to your outdoor space: Garden Rooms by Norscot

With a fully customisable Norscot Garden Room, you are guaranteed to create a space that suits your requirements within your budget.


PICTURES: A taste of the Highlands as businesses compete at Shortbread Showdown

PICTURES: A taste of the Highlands as businesses compete at Shortbread Showdown

The final of the Highland Shortbread Showdown 2024 took place in Inverness yesterday, with a city finalist taking home the public's choice award.


Demand for action on ‘unfair’ backlog of Highland planning breaches

Demand for action on ‘unfair’ backlog of Highland planning breaches

A Greens Highland councillor has called for more staff to tackle a huge backlog of unresolved planning enforcement cases across the region.


WATCH: Community champion of Highland Heroes says helping others 'gives his life purpose'

WATCH: Community champion of Highland Heroes says helping others 'gives his life purpose'

David MacRae was recognised for doing something quietly within his community, without any thought of praise for himself.


Emergency services Highland Heroes Kyle RNLI helm reveals exactly what makes role worthwhile

Emergency services Highland Heroes Kyle RNLI helm reveals exactly what makes role worthwhile

The crew went above and beyond the call of duty after a pensioner got stuck on a remote cliff ledge for over 24 hours.


Scotland gets new laws to tackle hate crime

Scotland gets new laws to tackle hate crime

Greater protections for victims and communities against hate crimes are set to come into force next month.


WATCH: Inverness mother and daughter jointly named Highland Heroes carer of the year

WATCH: Inverness mother and daughter jointly named Highland Heroes carer of the year

Kelly Macrae and Savannah Kelly took the trophy as joint carers of the year at the Highland Heroes ceremony.


WATCH: Highland Heroes Secondary Pupil winner turned setbacks into superpowers

WATCH: Highland Heroes Secondary Pupil winner turned setbacks into superpowers

"I got diagnosed with dyslexia and all the rest – I can't remember them all! – when I was very young it felt like it was the end."


WATCH: Schoolboy wins Highland Heroes award after overwhelming his community with kindness

WATCH: Schoolboy wins Highland Heroes award after overwhelming his community with kindness

A schoolboy who made it his mission 'to be nice' won a Highland Heroes award for primary school pupil of the year.


Highland Heroes win for 'Green Hero' striving to make Inverness streets safer for cyclists

Highland Heroes win for 'Green Hero' striving to make Inverness streets safer for cyclists

Emily Williams said winning the award was a 'lovely surprise'.


Weather Watch: Striking clouds are evidence of harm to environment

Weather Watch: Striking clouds are evidence of harm to environment

The stratosphere is the part of Earth’s atmosphere above the tropopause, the interface between the lowest region where weather forms.


Scottish Ambulance Service in need of volunteer Community First Responders for Sutherland

Scottish Ambulance Service in need of volunteer Community First Responders for Sutherland

The Scottish Ambulance Service is recruiting volunteers to join its Helmsdale, Tongue and Achiltibuie Community First Responders (CFRs) group.


Wick researcher uncovers Caithness family origins of history-making US tennis star

Wick researcher uncovers Caithness family origins of history-making US tennis star

Tennis fan Linda Swanson has been investigating the Caithness roots of Don Budge, the first player to win all four of the sport's Grand Slam titles.


WATCH: Highland Heroes secondary teacher says 'it takes a village to raise a child'

WATCH: Highland Heroes secondary teacher says 'it takes a village to raise a child'

Recently moving from Golspie to Invergordon, Catherine Ferguson was "overwhelmed" to be named Highland Heroes' secondary teacher of the year.


Spring into health – top tips from NHS 24

Spring into health – top tips from NHS 24

NHS 24 is reminding the public of some simple steps they can take to ensure they remain fit and healthy throughout the Easter holidays and beyond.


WATCH: Sutherland primary teacher 'overwhelmed' by Highland Heroes win

WATCH: Sutherland primary teacher 'overwhelmed' by Highland Heroes win

Jane Mackintosh was named primary teacher of the year at this year's Highland Heroes awards.


WATCH: Community driven Merkinch primary crowned school of the year at Highland Heroes Awards

WATCH: Community driven Merkinch primary crowned school of the year at Highland Heroes Awards

An Inverness school has been named as school of the year at this year's Highland Heroes Awards.


WATCH: Modest Inverness medic wins healthcare award at Highland Heroes

WATCH: Modest Inverness medic wins healthcare award at Highland Heroes

A doctor who has helped care for children at Raigmore Hospital for 20 years has been named this year's Highland Heroes' healthcare hero.


Caithness Talking Newspapers now delivered to Wick and Thurso libraries

Caithness Talking Newspapers now delivered to Wick and Thurso libraries

Spoken-word versions of the local papers are now available at Wick and Thurso libraries thanks to a charity for people with hearing or sight loss.


WATCH: Highland Action for Little Ones named charitable organisation of the year as '1 in 5 children lives in poverty'

WATCH: Highland Action for Little Ones named charitable organisation of the year as '1 in 5 children lives in poverty'

Highland Action for Little Ones (HALO) has been named as charitable organisation of the year at the Highland Heroes Awards.


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