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Wick daycare service make changes after staffing provision branded 'weak' by report

04 May 2023
Wick daycare service make changes after staffing provision branded 'weak' by report

Wick daycare service make changes after staffing provision branded 'weak' by report

04 May 2023

The deployment and number of staff working in the service was deemed to be insufficient.


Caithness hospital friends group help fund specialist vein machine

30 April 2023
Caithness hospital friends group help fund specialist vein machine

Caithness hospital friends group help fund specialist vein machine

30 April 2023

The League of Friends of Caithness General Hospital have part funded the purchase of an AccuVein machine for use in the outpatient department.


Highlands among top 10 destinations for a 'coronation staycation' in May

21 April 2023
Highlands among top 10 destinations for a 'coronation staycation' in May

Highlands among top 10 destinations for a 'coronation staycation' in May

21 April 2023

Data shows the Highlands came in seventh.


RNLI says banned driver was 'no longer a volunteer'

07 April 2023
RNLI says banned driver was 'no longer a volunteer'

RNLI says banned driver was 'no longer a volunteer'

07 April 2023

The RNLI has stated that a Thurso man who admitted a charge of driving while unfit through drink or drugs was not involved with the organisation.


Highland rapist jailed after 13-year 'torrent' of abuse including attack girl (14) in a park

04 April 2023
Highland rapist jailed after 13-year 'torrent' of abuse including attack girl (14) in a park

Highland rapist jailed after 13-year 'torrent' of abuse including attack girl (14) in a park

04 April 2023

His offences were committed against six women between 2008 and 2020 in the Moray, Easter Ross and the Inverness areas.


Sutherland child sex predator will 'face consequences of despicable actions in prison'

24 March 2023
Sutherland child sex predator will 'face consequences of despicable actions in prison'

Sutherland child sex predator will 'face consequences of despicable actions in prison'

24 March 2023

Gary Campbell was jailed for 12 years following one of the first convictions of its kind in Scotland.


No bulb entries at Watten SWI show

11 March 2023
No bulb entries at Watten SWI show

No bulb entries at Watten SWI show

11 March 2023

Watten SWI met last Friday at the Watten Hall for the bulb show.


Inverness Cathedral provost and UK equalities minister defend under-fire Forbes

22 February 2023
Inverness Cathedral provost and UK equalities minister defend under-fire Forbes

Inverness Cathedral provost and UK equalities minister defend under-fire Forbes

22 February 2023

THE provost of Inverness Cathedral and a prominent UK cabinet member are among those to have defended under-fire MSP Kate Forbes overnight.


Former Caithness eggs firm boss jailed for 'extreme cruelty' to animals

01 December 2022
Former Caithness eggs firm boss jailed for 'extreme cruelty' to animals

Former Caithness eggs firm boss jailed for 'extreme cruelty' to animals

01 December 2022

The former director of a free-range egg company has been jailed for two years and three months for animal welfare and hygiene offences.


Woman warned of 'significant' prison term if she doesn't end her offending

18 November 2022
Woman warned of 'significant' prison term if she doesn't end her offending

Woman warned of 'significant' prison term if she doesn't end her offending

18 November 2022

A THURSO woman has been warned that a prison sentence will be “staring her in the face” if she doesn’t mend her ways.


Man jailed over non-harassment order breaches

16 November 2022
Man jailed over non-harassment order breaches

Man jailed over non-harassment order breaches

16 November 2022

A MAN who disobeyed two court orders has been jailed for eight months.


Car window smashed in disturbance

16 November 2022
Car window smashed in disturbance

Car window smashed in disturbance

16 November 2022

A WICK woman smashed a car window after getting caught up in a disturbance, the town's sheriff court heard today.


Wick man jailed for sex with under-age teen

15 November 2022
Wick man jailed for sex with under-age teen

Wick man jailed for sex with under-age teen

15 November 2022

A WICK man who had sex with an under-age girl will today spend the festive season behind bars.


Woman fined for threatening or abusive behaviour

15 November 2022
Woman fined for threatening or abusive behaviour

Woman fined for threatening or abusive behaviour

15 November 2022

A WICK woman who behaved in a threatening or abusive manner towards her partner has been fined £200.


Call to nominate your Caithness sports stars

10 November 2022
Call to nominate your Caithness sports stars

Call to nominate your Caithness sports stars

10 November 2022

Nominations are being sought to recognise stars of the far north sporting scene.


Drink-driver had 'disturbingly high' reading, says sheriff

19 October 2022
Drink-driver had 'disturbingly high' reading, says sheriff

Drink-driver had 'disturbingly high' reading, says sheriff

19 October 2022

Police were alerted about a suspected drunk-driver on board an Orkney ferry and caught up with him in Caithness, Wick Sheriff Court has heard.


Man admits sex with underage teen.

19 October 2022
Man admits sex with underage teen.

Man admits sex with underage teen.

19 October 2022

A WICK man has admitted having sex with an underage teenager.


Woman sentenced over fire pit theft

19 October 2022
Woman sentenced over fire pit theft

Woman sentenced over fire pit theft

19 October 2022

A THURSO woman who stole a fire pit from a shed in the town got her fingers burnt.


Stone calls for General Election

14 October 2022
Stone calls for General Election

Stone calls for General Election

14 October 2022

Jamie Stone, Liberal Democrat MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross is backing calls for a General Election.


RENEE AND ANDREW MACRAE: Murderer Bill MacDowell to die behind bars

29 September 2022
RENEE AND ANDREW MACRAE: Murderer Bill MacDowell to die behind bars

RENEE AND ANDREW MACRAE: Murderer Bill MacDowell to die behind bars

29 September 2022

THE murderer of Renee and Andrew MacRae will die behind bars after being found guilty of the pair's deaths 46 years after the crime.


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