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New funding for community groups from Ayre wind farm developer

08 July 2025
New funding for community groups from Ayre wind farm developer

New funding for community groups from Ayre wind farm developer

08 July 2025

An offshore wind developer has begun a new round of funding for organisations and groups working to strengthen communities in Caithness and Orkney.


Ormlie fence fixed by Highland Council after ‘serious safety hazard’ concerns

08 July 2025
Ormlie fence fixed by Highland Council after ‘serious safety hazard’ concerns

Ormlie fence fixed by Highland Council after ‘serious safety hazard’ concerns

08 July 2025

Highland Council has fixed the damaged fence at Ormlie Park in Thurso and says it will monitor the situation “for any signs of deterioration”.


Halkirk district community bus ‘a great asset’ to residents and groups

08 July 2025
Halkirk district community bus ‘a great asset’ to residents and groups

Halkirk district community bus ‘a great asset’ to residents and groups

08 July 2025

A new community bus service for the Halkirk area, supported by wind farm funding, is giving local residents a chance to go on essential journeys.


Wick lifeboat duo honoured after almost half a century of combined service

08 July 2025
Wick lifeboat duo honoured after almost half a century of combined service

Wick lifeboat duo honoured after almost half a century of combined service

08 July 2025

Two long-serving members of the Wick lifeboat crew, Neil Pellow and David Malcolm, have stepped down after 49 years of service between them.


Communities must not be ignored, says MSP amid Mey battery energy concerns

08 July 2025
Communities must not be ignored, says MSP amid Mey battery energy concerns

Communities must not be ignored, says MSP amid Mey battery energy concerns

08 July 2025

North politician Edward Mountain has made it clear that communities must not be ignored when renewable energy projects are planned in their area.


Banking hub welcomed as ‘win-win’ for Wick at official opening

07 July 2025
Banking hub welcomed as ‘win-win’ for Wick at official opening

Banking hub welcomed as ‘win-win’ for Wick at official opening

07 July 2025

The five-days-a week facility is giving a new lease of life to the former RBS building and it means face-to-face banking will continue in the town.


Cup winners Pentland United ‘in no position to take anything for granted’

07 July 2025
Cup winners Pentland United ‘in no position to take anything for granted’

Cup winners Pentland United ‘in no position to take anything for granted’

07 July 2025

Pentland United co-manager Michael Gray warned that “everybody has got something to play for” in the closing month or more of the 2025 summer season.


‘Exciting milestone’ as renewable energy firm moves to Wick Business Park

07 July 2025
‘Exciting milestone’ as renewable energy firm moves to Wick Business Park

‘Exciting milestone’ as renewable energy firm moves to Wick Business Park

07 July 2025

A wind energy technology company has been confirmed by HIE as the first occupant of one of four new units at Wick Business Park at Lochshell.


HIE sees ‘exciting times ahead’ for Caithness and Sutherland

06 July 2025
HIE sees ‘exciting times ahead’ for Caithness and Sutherland

HIE sees ‘exciting times ahead’ for Caithness and Sutherland

06 July 2025

There are “exciting times ahead” for Caithness and Sutherland with “good cause for optimism”, according to Highlands and Islands Enterprise.


We’ve got a lot to play for, says Trueman after Pentland United’s Eain Mackintosh Cup triumph

06 July 2025
We’ve got a lot to play for, says Trueman after Pentland United’s Eain Mackintosh Cup triumph

We’ve got a lot to play for, says Trueman after Pentland United’s Eain Mackintosh Cup triumph

06 July 2025

Conor Trueman produced a man-of-the match display to help Pentland United win the Eain Mackintosh Cup – and he is hoping for more silverware.


Promise of ‘economic benefits at a regional level’ as construction starts at Golticlay wind farm

05 July 2025
Promise of ‘economic benefits at a regional level’ as construction starts at Golticlay wind farm

Promise of ‘economic benefits at a regional level’ as construction starts at Golticlay wind farm

05 July 2025

Energy firm RWE has pledged that its Golticlay wind farm in Caithness will create jobs locally and “deliver economic benefits at a regional level”.


Second division champions Wick Thistle have ‘a lot to look forward to’

04 July 2025
Second division champions Wick Thistle have ‘a lot to look forward to’

Second division champions Wick Thistle have ‘a lot to look forward to’

04 July 2025

Wick Thistle have “a lot to look forward to” after securing a quick return to the top flight of Caithness summer football, according to Owen Harrold.


‘Michael would have been very proud’: Halkirk memorial match is a family affair

04 July 2025
‘Michael would have been very proud’: Halkirk memorial match is a family affair

‘Michael would have been very proud’: Halkirk memorial match is a family affair

04 July 2025

A memorial football match at Halkirk GalaFest culminated in a poignant moment as a team of under-14 boys from the village won the trophy.


Pentland United will be cup final favourites but Castletown can rise to challenge

03 July 2025
Pentland United will be cup final favourites but Castletown can rise to challenge

Pentland United will be cup final favourites but Castletown can rise to challenge

03 July 2025

The second piece of silverware of the summer season will be at stake when Castletown take on Pentland United in the Eain Mackintosh Cup final.


‘My dream was to come to Caithness’: Wick street sign marks historic Patagonia connection

03 July 2025
‘My dream was to come to Caithness’: Wick street sign marks historic Patagonia connection

‘My dream was to come to Caithness’: Wick street sign marks historic Patagonia connection

03 July 2025

An Argentinian woman fulfilled a long-held dream by travelling to Caithness, and saw a new street sign marking the county’s links with Patagonia.


Damaged fence at Thurso park is ‘serious safety hazard’ for footballers

03 July 2025
Damaged fence at Thurso park is ‘serious safety hazard’ for footballers

Damaged fence at Thurso park is ‘serious safety hazard’ for footballers

03 July 2025

Amateur football clubs are warning that a damaged section of fencing at a council-owned park in Thurso represents a “serious safety hazard”.


Who is responsible for ‘unsafe’ Dunbeath strath footbridges?

02 July 2025
Who is responsible for ‘unsafe’ Dunbeath strath footbridges?

Who is responsible for ‘unsafe’ Dunbeath strath footbridges?

02 July 2025

Concerns over the safety of two suspension footbridges at Dunbeath have led to a quest by a local woman to find out who is responsible for them.


‘Much to celebrate’ at Noss as end-of-year awards are handed over

02 July 2025
‘Much to celebrate’ at Noss as end-of-year awards are handed over

‘Much to celebrate’ at Noss as end-of-year awards are handed over

02 July 2025

Noss pupils, staff and families marked the end of the 2024/25 session while saying a fond farewell to retiring pupil support assistant Fiona Mackay.


Ex-Dounreay apprentices hand over cheques after charity bed-push

02 July 2025
Ex-Dounreay apprentices hand over cheques after charity bed-push

Ex-Dounreay apprentices hand over cheques after charity bed-push

02 July 2025

A group of charity bed-pushers rolled back the years as they made their way from John O’Groats to Thurso – raising almost £15,000 in the process.


‘We were thinking of our team-mate Charlie’: Assynt mountain rescue volunteers complete Triple Challenge

02 July 2025
‘We were thinking of our team-mate Charlie’: Assynt mountain rescue volunteers complete Triple Challenge

‘We were thinking of our team-mate Charlie’: Assynt mountain rescue volunteers complete Triple Challenge

02 July 2025

A mountain rescue volunteer from Thurso was one of an intrepid fundraising group who climbed three Munros in Sutherland in one day at the weekend.


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