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Pentland United co-manager expects a ‘really competitive’ county league season

11 April 2024
Pentland United co-manager expects a ‘really competitive’ county league season

Pentland United co-manager expects a ‘really competitive’ county league season

11 April 2024

Michael Gray believes “every team seems to be getting stronger” as the new Caithness Amateur Football Association season gets under way.


Launch event at airport will highlight vital Caithness role in World War II

10 April 2024
Launch event at airport will highlight vital Caithness role in World War II

Launch event at airport will highlight vital Caithness role in World War II

10 April 2024

A World War II heritage trail highlighting how Caithness played its part in the fight against Nazi Germany will be officially launched next weekend.


Anna is this year’s Wick gala queen

10 April 2024
Anna is this year’s Wick gala queen

Anna is this year’s Wick gala queen

10 April 2024

Wick’s gala queen for 2024 is Anna Durrand, and her attendants are Lena Forbes and Mia Gunn.


New end date at Dounreay ‘will mean a spend of £7.9bn’

10 April 2024
New end date at Dounreay ‘will mean a spend of £7.9bn’

New end date at Dounreay ‘will mean a spend of £7.9bn’

10 April 2024

Spending on Dounreay will amount to almost £8 billion between now and the site’s revised end date in the 2070s, it has been claimed.


Wind farm funding award for Caithness seal rehab group

09 April 2024
Wind farm funding award for Caithness seal rehab group

Wind farm funding award for Caithness seal rehab group

09 April 2024

A Caithness seal rehabilitation centre has been able to carry out a range of improvements after receiving £15,000 in wind farm funding.


Thurso cycling volunteers to offer trishaw rides

09 April 2024
Thurso cycling volunteers to offer trishaw rides

Thurso cycling volunteers to offer trishaw rides

09 April 2024

Charity volunteers in Thurso say their aim is “to get as many people outside in the fresh air as possible” as passengers in a three-wheeled bike.


Pentland floating wind farm will ‘deliver same benefit’ with reduction in turbines

08 April 2024
Pentland floating wind farm will ‘deliver same benefit’ with reduction in turbines

Pentland floating wind farm will ‘deliver same benefit’ with reduction in turbines

08 April 2024

Developers of a floating wind farm off the north coast of Caithness have been given the go-ahead to reduce the number of turbines from seven to six.


Artworks in lanes ‘will stand as a lasting testament’ to Wick heritage

08 April 2024
Artworks in lanes ‘will stand as a lasting testament’ to Wick heritage

Artworks in lanes ‘will stand as a lasting testament’ to Wick heritage

08 April 2024

Reaction has been mixed over the new artworks in Wick lanes, but the charity behind the project says the materials will take on a “distinctive look”.


Wick Academy set for three away matches on successive Wednesdays in Highland League

08 April 2024
Wick Academy set for three away matches on successive Wednesdays in Highland League

Wick Academy set for three away matches on successive Wednesdays in Highland League

08 April 2024

Wick Academy face a demanding schedule of three away matches on successive Wednesday nights in the concluding weeks of the Highland League season.


Anglers praised for ‘brilliant’ efforts after missing out on cup final

08 April 2024
Anglers praised for ‘brilliant’ efforts after missing out on cup final

Anglers praised for ‘brilliant’ efforts after missing out on cup final

08 April 2024

Ewan McElroy said his Halkirk United players have been “brilliant all season” after their last chance of silverware was blown away by Invergordon.


Australians and New Zealanders to be remembered at Anzac Day ceremony in Wick

06 April 2024
Australians and New Zealanders to be remembered at Anzac Day ceremony in Wick

Australians and New Zealanders to be remembered at Anzac Day ceremony in Wick

06 April 2024

The sacrifices made by troops from Australia and New Zealand will be commemorated in Wick this month, as they are every year.


Caithness people ‘have the ability and determination to pull things back’

06 April 2024
Caithness people ‘have the ability and determination to pull things back’

Caithness people ‘have the ability and determination to pull things back’

06 April 2024

The trend towards centralisation is "detrimental in every way" to Caithness and is contributing to depopulation, campaigner Iain Gregory has warned.


Caithness people ‘have the ability and determination to pull things back’

06 April 2024
Caithness people ‘have the ability and determination to pull things back’

Caithness people ‘have the ability and determination to pull things back’

06 April 2024

The trend towards centralisation is "detrimental in every way" to Caithness and is contributing to depopulation, campaigner Iain Gregory has warned.


Potholed car park in Thurso town centre ‘looks like an open cast mine’

05 April 2024
Potholed car park in Thurso town centre ‘looks like an open cast mine’

Potholed car park in Thurso town centre ‘looks like an open cast mine’

05 April 2024

A supermarket car park is so badly potholed it is starting to resemble an “open cast mine” and posing a safety hazard, two councillors have claimed.


Our pace and power can hurt Brora, says Wick manager

05 April 2024
Our pace and power can hurt Brora, says Wick manager

Our pace and power can hurt Brora, says Wick manager

05 April 2024

Manager Gary Manson insists Wick Academy have the pace and power to cause problems for Highland League Cup winners Brora Rangers in Saturday’s derby.


Anglers ‘in a good place’ ahead of North Caledonian Cup semi

04 April 2024
Anglers ‘in a good place’ ahead of North Caledonian Cup semi

Anglers ‘in a good place’ ahead of North Caledonian Cup semi

04 April 2024

Manager Ewan McElroy accepts that Halkirk United will be underdogs in their North Caledonian Cup semi-final against new league champions Invergordon.


Thurso manager has seen ‘massive improvement’

04 April 2024
Thurso manager has seen ‘massive improvement’

Thurso manager has seen ‘massive improvement’

04 April 2024

Thurso will be aiming to round off their underwhelming North Caledonian League campaign on a positive note when they take on Loch Ness.


Call for volunteers to give a helping hand in Wick hospital garden

03 April 2024
Call for volunteers to give a helping hand in Wick hospital garden

Call for volunteers to give a helping hand in Wick hospital garden

03 April 2024

An appeal has gone out for volunteers to help look after a much-valued garden space at the Town and County Hospital in Wick.


Ideal conditions as Wick Easter 10k attracts record turnout

03 April 2024
Ideal conditions as Wick Easter 10k attracts record turnout

Ideal conditions as Wick Easter 10k attracts record turnout

03 April 2024

A record number of runners turned out for Wick Triathlon Club’s Easter 10k on Sunday, with blue skies and light winds ensuring ideal conditions.


'One step at a time' as Halkirk return to Caithness county league

03 April 2024
'One step at a time' as Halkirk return to Caithness county league

'One step at a time' as Halkirk return to Caithness county league

03 April 2024

The Caithness amateur football scene will have a 15th club this summer as Halkirk return to the fold for the first time since before Covid.


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