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Queen’s Green Canopy scheme to spread out into spring of next year

16 September 2022
Queen’s Green Canopy scheme to spread out into spring of next year

Queen’s Green Canopy scheme to spread out into spring of next year

16 September 2022

A nationwide tree-planting scheme in honour of Queen Elizabeth II – which the new King has supported in Caithness – is to be extended to March.


Brain surgery patient frustrated by 'woefully inadequate' follow-up care from Wick medical practice

16 September 2022
Brain surgery patient frustrated by 'woefully inadequate' follow-up care from Wick medical practice

Brain surgery patient frustrated by 'woefully inadequate' follow-up care from Wick medical practice

16 September 2022

A woman who underwent major brain surgery has spoken out over the "woefully inadequate" level of follow-up care from her GP practice in Wick.


Wick Academy will be well briefed on Scottish Cup opponents Lochee United

16 September 2022
Wick Academy will be well briefed on Scottish Cup opponents Lochee United

Wick Academy will be well briefed on Scottish Cup opponents Lochee United

16 September 2022

Wick Academy's players will be well briefed on Scottish Cup opponents Lochee United thanks to the "due diligence" carried out by manager Gary Manson.


Three-goal burst secures derby win for clinical Anglers

15 September 2022
Three-goal burst secures derby win for clinical Anglers

Three-goal burst secures derby win for clinical Anglers

15 September 2022

Halkirk United manager Ewan McElroy praised his players for controlling the tempo and being clinical in attack in their 3-0 victory over Thurso.


Seaview House care home residents pay tribute to Her Majesty

15 September 2022
Seaview House care home residents pay tribute to Her Majesty

Seaview House care home residents pay tribute to Her Majesty

15 September 2022

Residents from Seaview House care home in Wick have paid their own tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II at the riverside garden of remembrance.


Plans are submitted for seven-turbine floating wind farm off Dounreay

15 September 2022
Plans are submitted for seven-turbine floating wind farm off Dounreay

Plans are submitted for seven-turbine floating wind farm off Dounreay

15 September 2022

Plans have been lodged with Highland Council for a wind farm off the north coast of Caithness that will be the biggest of its kind in the world.


Caithness health campaigners glad that Covid and flu vaccinations will go ahead

15 September 2022
Caithness health campaigners glad that Covid and flu vaccinations will go ahead

Caithness health campaigners glad that Covid and flu vaccinations will go ahead

15 September 2022

Health campaigners in Caithness say they are glad that vaccinations for Covid-19 and flu will continue as planned on the day of the Queen's funeral.


No replay of abandoned county league match between High Ormlie Hotspur and Wick Groats

15 September 2022
No replay of abandoned county league match between High Ormlie Hotspur and Wick Groats

No replay of abandoned county league match between High Ormlie Hotspur and Wick Groats

15 September 2022

The local amateur season is officially over with confirmation that High Ormlie Hotspur and Wick Groats will not be replaying their abandoned match.


Trees in Wick hospital grounds could be lit up in red, white and blue before Queen's funeral

14 September 2022
Trees in Wick hospital grounds could be lit up in red, white and blue before Queen's funeral

Trees in Wick hospital grounds could be lit up in red, white and blue before Queen's funeral

14 September 2022

A community effort is being made to get trees near Caithness General Hospital illuminated in red, white and blue ahead of the Queen's funeral.


Something to Say: Actor Adam Robertson leads film project for young people in Thurso

14 September 2022
Something to Say: Actor Adam Robertson leads film project for young people in Thurso

Something to Say: Actor Adam Robertson leads film project for young people in Thurso

14 September 2022

A film screening on Thursday will showcase a youth project in Thurso led by actor Adam Robertson as part of his work for the Street Cones charity.


Halkirk United and Thurso meet in midweek derby as football returns

13 September 2022
Halkirk United and Thurso meet in midweek derby as football returns

Halkirk United and Thurso meet in midweek derby as football returns

13 September 2022

Halkirk United will take on Thurso on Wednesday as football returns following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. A minute's silence will be observed.


Scrabster hopes its royal connections will continue

12 September 2022
Scrabster hopes its royal connections will continue

Scrabster hopes its royal connections will continue

12 September 2022

Scrabster is proud of its long-established links with the royal family and hopes they continue, harbour trust manager Sandy Mackie has said.


Caithness man sees Charles proclaimed as King – 70 years after witnessing same ceremony for Queen

11 September 2022
Caithness man sees Charles proclaimed as King – 70 years after witnessing same ceremony for Queen

Caithness man sees Charles proclaimed as King – 70 years after witnessing same ceremony for Queen

11 September 2022

Hamish Pottinger attended the Caithness proclamation of King Charles III – 70 years after witnessing the equivalent ceremony for Queen Elizabeth II.


PICTURES: King Charles III is 'one of us', crowd is told at Caithness proclamation ceremony

11 September 2022
PICTURES: King Charles III is 'one of us', crowd is told at Caithness proclamation ceremony

PICTURES: King Charles III is 'one of us', crowd is told at Caithness proclamation ceremony

11 September 2022

His Majesty King Charles III was described as “one of us” at the proclamation of the new monarch in Caithness this afternoon.


Proclamation of King Charles III to be read in Wick town centre on Sunday

10 September 2022
Proclamation of King Charles III to be read in Wick town centre on Sunday

Proclamation of King Charles III to be read in Wick town centre on Sunday

10 September 2022

The proclamation of King Charles III will be read in Wick on Sunday, to be followed on Tuesday evening by a church service of prayer and reflection.


Pirate theme on return to camping for 1st Wick Scout Group

10 September 2022
Pirate theme on return to camping for 1st Wick Scout Group

Pirate theme on return to camping for 1st Wick Scout Group

10 September 2022

Walking the plank and a quest for chocolate treasure were among the activities at a pirate-themed camp in Watten attended by 1st Wick Scout Group.


Maree Todd praises NHS Highland for swift action on error over vaccine locations

09 September 2022
Maree Todd praises NHS Highland for swift action on error over vaccine locations

Maree Todd praises NHS Highland for swift action on error over vaccine locations

09 September 2022

North MSP Maree Todd has praised NHS Highland for taking swift action following an error over vaccine appointments for the 65-and-over age group.


Queen 'made you feel like you were the only person in the world she wanted to speak to'

09 September 2022
Queen 'made you feel like you were the only person in the world she wanted to speak to'

Queen 'made you feel like you were the only person in the world she wanted to speak to'

09 September 2022

Caithness Vice-Lieutenant Willie Watt has said he will remember Queen Elizabeth II as an amazing person who "made Britain special".


Gardens of remembrance and books of condolence open in Thurso and Wick

09 September 2022
Gardens of remembrance and books of condolence open in Thurso and Wick

Gardens of remembrance and books of condolence open in Thurso and Wick

09 September 2022

Gardens of remembrance have been opened in Thurso and Wick following the death of the Queen and books of condolence have been made available.


Queen 'must have been impressed by her first sight of Caithness'

09 September 2022
Queen 'must have been impressed by her first sight of Caithness'

Queen 'must have been impressed by her first sight of Caithness'

09 September 2022

Her Majesty "saw Caithness for the first time in the full glory of a beautiful summer's day" when she stepped ashore at Dwarwick in August 1955.


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