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Castletown pupils do the double in netball tournament

03 July 2023
Castletown pupils do the double in netball tournament

Castletown pupils do the double in netball tournament

03 July 2023

There was a double triumph for Castletown Primary School teams at the Thurso Associated Schools Group netball tournament held at Mount Pleasant.


Royal encounters recalled at Wick gardening club meeting

03 July 2023
Royal encounters recalled at Wick gardening club meeting

Royal encounters recalled at Wick gardening club meeting

03 July 2023

A few stories about a Caithness minister's encounters with King Charles III were shared at the latest meeting of Wick and District Gardening Club.


Think Local, Be Local is theme of Highlands and Islands Climate Festival

03 July 2023
Think Local, Be Local is theme of Highlands and Islands Climate Festival

Think Local, Be Local is theme of Highlands and Islands Climate Festival

03 July 2023

Organisers of the 2023 Highlands and Islands Climate Festival are looking forward to seeing a range of events being planned across the region.


Thurso's former canoe club hut demolished after concerns over coastal erosion

03 July 2023
Thurso's former canoe club hut demolished after concerns over coastal erosion

Thurso's former canoe club hut demolished after concerns over coastal erosion

03 July 2023

Work has begun on a £26,000 scheme to demolish a redundant watersports facility at Thurso beach and improve the surrounding area.


McKenna says taking charge of Caithness select has been 'a massive privilege'

03 July 2023
McKenna says taking charge of Caithness select has been 'a massive privilege'

McKenna says taking charge of Caithness select has been 'a massive privilege'

03 July 2023

Caithness lifted the Portland Bowl when they came from behind to beat Sutherland 3-1 at Back Park, while there was also a home win in the U18 clash.


Record-breaking performances by Canisbay pupils

03 July 2023
Record-breaking performances by Canisbay pupils

Record-breaking performances by Canisbay pupils

03 July 2023

Canisbay Primary School pupils celebrated a number of record-breaking athletic achievements before they began their summer break.


Camilla is young helper of the year at Wick RNLI

25 June 2023
Camilla is young helper of the year at Wick RNLI

Camilla is young helper of the year at Wick RNLI

25 June 2023

Fifteen-year-old Camilla Elder received the award for Wick RNLI young helper of the year during the annual Harbour Day fundraising event on Saturday.


PICTURES: I honestly think I'm on my holidays! Wick RNLI Harbour Day is 'phenomenal' success

25 June 2023
PICTURES: I honestly think I'm on my holidays! Wick RNLI Harbour Day is 'phenomenal' success

PICTURES: I honestly think I'm on my holidays! Wick RNLI Harbour Day is 'phenomenal' success

25 June 2023

Wick's annual RNLI Harbour Day attracted a crowd of up to 2000, with the vibrant atmosphere drawing comparisons with the French Riviera.


I am a survivor: Caithness fiddler's book tells of her recovery from burst aneurysm

25 June 2023
I am a survivor: Caithness fiddler's book tells of her recovery from burst aneurysm

I am a survivor: Caithness fiddler's book tells of her recovery from burst aneurysm

25 June 2023

Fiddler Karen Steven has revealed how it took years to regain her love of playing and teaching music after she survived a bleed on the brain.


Wick date for Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham

24 June 2023
Wick date for Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham

Wick date for Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham

24 June 2023

Top traditional music duo Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham will be heading for Caithness this summer as they embark on a tour of eight Scottish venues.


Wick surgeon's life in pictures in new fundraising book

24 June 2023
Wick surgeon's life in pictures in new fundraising book

Wick surgeon's life in pictures in new fundraising book

24 June 2023

Three good causes will benefit from sales of a new pictorial book capturing happy times spent by the late Pradip Datta in Caithness and far beyond.


Wick Academy line up four friendlies ahead of Highland League season

23 June 2023
Wick Academy line up four friendlies ahead of Highland League season

Wick Academy line up four friendlies ahead of Highland League season

23 June 2023

The Scorries will take on a Ross County XI, St Duthus, Thurso and Orkney AFA in a series of summer friendlies before the league campaign kicks off.


In-form Hotspur 'buzzing' ahead of cup clash with Shetland league leaders

22 June 2023
In-form Hotspur 'buzzing' ahead of cup clash with Shetland league leaders

In-form Hotspur 'buzzing' ahead of cup clash with Shetland league leaders

22 June 2023

Confidence is high in the High Ormlie Hotspur camp as they continue their latest Highland Amateur Cup adventure with a tie against Lerwick Spurs.


Cup final place is target as Caithness Ladies aim to continue progression

22 June 2023
Cup final place is target as Caithness Ladies aim to continue progression

Cup final place is target as Caithness Ladies aim to continue progression

22 June 2023

Tom McKenna is hoping for a good crowd to cheer on Caithness Ladies in their SWF Highlands and Islands League Cup semi-final against Sutherland.


Caithness campaigners say it's a step in the right direction as design team is appointed for £55m care villages

22 June 2023
Caithness campaigners say it's a step in the right direction as design team is appointed for £55m care villages

Caithness campaigners say it's a step in the right direction as design team is appointed for £55m care villages

22 June 2023

The appointment of a design team for the Wick and Thurso community hub and care villages has been described as "another step in the right direction".


PICTURES: Highland Council resurfacing work under way on potholed Wick streets

22 June 2023
PICTURES: Highland Council resurfacing work under way on potholed Wick streets

PICTURES: Highland Council resurfacing work under way on potholed Wick streets

22 June 2023

Highland Council teams are carrying out resurfacing work on two of Wick's most badly potholed roads – Shore Lane and River Street.


Acks 'will need to play a lot better' after booking semi-final place

22 June 2023
Acks 'will need to play a lot better' after booking semi-final place

Acks 'will need to play a lot better' after booking semi-final place

22 June 2023

Acks came from behind to beat Keiss 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the Eain Mackintosh Cup and will meet High Ormlie Hotspur in the last four.


Dunbeath landowner Stuart Wyndham Murray Threipland will be 'hugely missed'

22 June 2023
Dunbeath landowner Stuart Wyndham Murray Threipland will be 'hugely missed'

Dunbeath landowner Stuart Wyndham Murray Threipland will be 'hugely missed'

22 June 2023

The family of landowner and businessman Stuart Wyndham Murray Threipland have said he will be "hugely missed" following his death last week.


Live music has brought 'joy and happiness' to far north care homes and daycare centres

21 June 2023
Live music has brought 'joy and happiness' to far north care homes and daycare centres

Live music has brought 'joy and happiness' to far north care homes and daycare centres

21 June 2023

Addie Harper is keen to continue a project that has seen 200-plus free performances being given at care homes and daycare centres in the far north.


Caithness General Hospital League of Friends in plea for new volunteers

21 June 2023
Caithness General Hospital League of Friends in plea for new volunteers

Caithness General Hospital League of Friends in plea for new volunteers

21 June 2023

A plea has been made for volunteers to join a committee dedicated to helping patients in the county's main hospital, with its AGM due next week.


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