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NICKY MARR: We may have Nessie, but we lack confidence, ambition, and infrastructure

I love living here. But I implore our national and regional leaders to travel. And watch and notice what others do better and bring that home.

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Mobile units can help detect bowel cancer in Caithness and other rural areas

Holyrood Notebook by Edward Mountain

ARIANE BURGESS: Green voice is essential despite Scottish Government setback on 2030 net zero targets

Holyrood Notebook by Ariane Burgess

Looking Back - News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

Provost unimpressed, effort to attract oil work and refugee move on former US base

Business Comment: Small firms must be heard on efforts to control waste

As evidence for climate change grows, so governments are introducing measures to reduce carbon footprints and ensure that we meet net zero targets.

MAREE TODD: Reaction to hate crime bill is stoking division

Holyrood Notebook by Maree Todd

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Loch Tuim Ghlais is not as remote as it once was – but still a place lost in time

Exploring the remote lochs and lochans of Caithness is not the same challenge that it once was, but there are few who have visited them all

WEATHER WATCH: Another mild March for Wick as wind hits storm force

Weather Watch by Keith Banks

NHS HIGHLAND: Balance needed between action and caution

Walking, cycling or gardening is good for our health - but we may need to be cautious about a sudden increase in activity, says our columnist.

Looking Back - news from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

Electric lighting in Wick in 1924, Holiday homes plan for Dornoch in 1974 and Safeway prank backfires in 1999

YOUR VIEWS: SSEN respond to planning success and frustration at public transport

This week’s letters include a response to claims over SSEN Transmission’s planning record, as well as concerns after a series of train cancellations

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Heading upriver on Wick walk full of wildlife

John Davidson enjoys a morning stroll up the riverside path from Wick, where he finds peaceful paths and a wildlife spotting platform

Hope follows a winter of damaging storms for far north garden

Gardening on the Edge by Diana Wayland

NICKY MARR: Academic achievement isn’t the be-all and end-all

Comparing secondaries in different parts of the country purely on the Higher results of their cleverest kids tells us nothing new, says our columnist.

JAMIE STONE: Word on the street is let’s get this election over and done with!

Jamie’s Journal by Jamie Stone

Halsary fund for Latheron, Lybster and Clyth set to reopen

CVG UPDATE: Local voluntary sector news by Yvonne Hendry of Caithness Voluntary Group

Looking Back - news from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

Wick club rumours, Bid for teachers and defending John O’Groats

Opinion

NICKY MARR: We may have Nessie, but we lack confidence, ambition, and infrastructure

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Mobile units can help detect bowel cancer in Caithness and other rural areas

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: Mobile units can help detect bowel cancer in Caithness and other rural areas

ARIANE BURGESS: Green voice is essential despite Scottish Government setback on 2030 net zero targets

ARIANE BURGESS: Green voice is essential despite Scottish Government setback on 2030 net zero targets

Looking Back - News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

Looking Back - News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

Business Comment: Small firms must be heard on efforts to control waste

Business Comment: Small firms must be heard on efforts to control waste

MAREE TODD: Reaction to hate crime bill is stoking division

MAREE TODD: Reaction to hate crime bill is stoking division

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Loch Tuim Ghlais is not as remote as it once was – but still a place lost in time

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Loch Tuim Ghlais is not as remote as it once was – but still a place lost in time

WEATHER WATCH: Another mild March for Wick as wind hits storm force

WEATHER WATCH: Another mild March for Wick as wind hits storm force

NHS HIGHLAND: Balance needed between action and caution

NHS HIGHLAND: Balance needed between action and caution

Looking Back - news from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

Looking Back - news from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

YOUR VIEWS: SSEN respond to planning success and frustration at public transport

YOUR VIEWS: SSEN respond to planning success and frustration at public transport

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Heading upriver on Wick walk full of wildlife

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Heading upriver on Wick walk full of wildlife

Hope follows a winter of damaging storms for far north garden

Hope follows a winter of damaging storms for far north garden

NICKY MARR: Academic achievement isn’t the be-all and end-all

NICKY MARR: Academic achievement isn’t the be-all and end-all

JAMIE STONE: Word on the street is let’s get this election over and done with!

JAMIE STONE: Word on the street is let’s get this election over and done with!

Halsary fund for Latheron, Lybster and Clyth set to reopen

Halsary fund for Latheron, Lybster and Clyth set to reopen

Looking Back - news from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

Looking Back - news from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

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