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Triple win for Munro in Caithness Cycling Club’s annual festival

03 July 2025
Triple win for Munro in Caithness Cycling Club’s annual festival

Triple win for Munro in Caithness Cycling Club’s annual festival

03 July 2025

Caithness Cycling Club promoted its annual Festival of Cycling at the weekend, supported by Sinclair Bay Subsea and Scrabster Seafoods.


Miller finishes first after difficult outward leg in Wick time trial

02 July 2025
Miller finishes first after difficult outward leg in Wick time trial

Miller finishes first after difficult outward leg in Wick time trial

02 July 2025

Wick Wheelers’ latest 10-mile time trial held last Thursday saw riders facing a difficult outward leg into a south westerly wind.


Exciting conclusion to Strokeplay Championship at Reay Golf Club

02 July 2025
Exciting conclusion to Strokeplay Championship at Reay Golf Club

Exciting conclusion to Strokeplay Championship at Reay Golf Club

02 July 2025

The in-form Lee Malcolm posted the best round of the day in the Reay men’s Strokeplay Championship with an impressive score of 73 for nett 67.


Thurso Townswomen’s Guild went to extreme lengths to build esplanade shelter

01 July 2025
Thurso Townswomen’s Guild went to extreme lengths to build esplanade shelter

Thurso Townswomen’s Guild went to extreme lengths to build esplanade shelter

01 July 2025

Thurso’s Heritage by A Thirsa Loon


Praise for strength of communities - Wick streets project is a step in right direction

28 June 2025
Praise for strength of communities - Wick streets project is a step in right direction

Praise for strength of communities - Wick streets project is a step in right direction

28 June 2025

YOUR VIEWS: Readers have their say on the latest issues affecting Caithness and the far north


Junior duo make Caithness badminton history with national squad invite

27 June 2025
Junior duo make Caithness badminton history with national squad invite

Junior duo make Caithness badminton history with national squad invite

27 June 2025

Two players have made Caithness badminton history by being invited to join the National Pathway Programme to be part of the Scottish junior squad.


Malcolm gets the nod in Reay Men’s Open with good scores at a premium

25 June 2025
Malcolm gets the nod in Reay Men’s Open with good scores at a premium

Malcolm gets the nod in Reay Men’s Open with good scores at a premium

25 June 2025

A field of more than 80 golfers had to contend with a tricky wind in the Reay Men’s Open, sponsored by M2 Procurement and Commercial Services.


Caithness equestrian successes at Royal Highland Show

25 June 2025
Caithness equestrian successes at Royal Highland Show

Caithness equestrian successes at Royal Highland Show

25 June 2025

Caithness duo James Munro and Russell Skelton came out on top at the Royal Highland Show on Thursday in the ridden hunters.


Thundery end to Dounreay Fly Fishing Association’s All Night competition

24 June 2025
Thundery end to Dounreay Fly Fishing Association’s All Night competition

Thundery end to Dounreay Fly Fishing Association’s All Night competition

24 June 2025

Eighteen members of Dounreay Fly Fishing Association experienced mixed weather during their All Night competition on Loch Watten at the weekend.


Gymnasts perform ‘music through the decades’ at annual display and awards

24 June 2025
Gymnasts perform ‘music through the decades’ at annual display and awards

Gymnasts perform ‘music through the decades’ at annual display and awards

24 June 2025

Caithness Rhythmic Gymnastics celebrated the end of a busy and exciting year with their annual display and awards in the Thurso High School gym.


Swanson is fastest in Caithness Cycling Club 10-mile time trial

24 June 2025
Swanson is fastest in Caithness Cycling Club 10-mile time trial

Swanson is fastest in Caithness Cycling Club 10-mile time trial

24 June 2025

Stuart Swanson posted the fastest time in Caithness Cycling Club’s weekly 10-mile time trial, while Wick Wheelers’ event had three personal bests.


Energy proposals are ‘destroying fabric of rural life’

21 June 2025
Energy proposals are ‘destroying fabric of rural life’

Energy proposals are ‘destroying fabric of rural life’

21 June 2025

YOUR VIEWS: Readers of the John O’Groat Journal and Caithness Courier have their say on the latest issues affecting the far north


Dale plays host to Caithness Pony Club summer working hunter show and arena event

20 June 2025
Dale plays host to Caithness Pony Club summer working hunter show and arena event

Dale plays host to Caithness Pony Club summer working hunter show and arena event

20 June 2025

Caithness Pony Club held its annual summer working hunter show and an arena event at the UHI North, West and Hebrides equestrian campus at Dale.


Thurso players take top places as Reay Senior Open attracts entry of 72

18 June 2025
Thurso players take top places as Reay Senior Open attracts entry of 72

Thurso players take top places as Reay Senior Open attracts entry of 72

18 June 2025

Another busy week saw Reay hosting its annual Senior Open, sponsored by G G Mackay Ltd, with an entry of 72 golfers from the Highlands and beyond.


Wick Wheelers take team award in annual interclub time trial

18 June 2025
Wick Wheelers take team award in annual interclub time trial

Wick Wheelers take team award in annual interclub time trial

18 June 2025

Wick Wheelers and Caithness Cycling Club held their annual interclub time trial, this year hosted by the Wheelers and run from Thurso to Wick.


Wick distillery tour for Spittal SWI

17 June 2025
Wick distillery tour for Spittal SWI

Wick distillery tour for Spittal SWI

17 June 2025

Members of Spittal SWI had a visit to Pulteney Distillery, the home of Old Pulteney whisky, and were given a tour by Daniel Ross.


Fiddle players from near and far take part in Thurso annual rally

17 June 2025
Fiddle players from near and far take part in Thurso annual rally

Fiddle players from near and far take part in Thurso annual rally

17 June 2025

A good crowd turned out for the annual rally of Thurso and District Strathspey and Reel Society, held at the town’s Royal British Legion on Saturday.


Caithness aid worker shares stories from Lebanon after ‘terrible war’

15 June 2025
Caithness aid worker shares stories from Lebanon after ‘terrible war’

Caithness aid worker shares stories from Lebanon after ‘terrible war’

15 June 2025

Wick man Chris McIvor, who has travelled the globe working in the aid sector, currently for HelpAge International, reflects on the human impact of war


Not all tourists are welcome, Eva Kestner responds to political attacks and standing up for pensioners

14 June 2025
Not all tourists are welcome, Eva Kestner responds to political attacks and standing up for pensioners

Not all tourists are welcome, Eva Kestner responds to political attacks and standing up for pensioners

14 June 2025

YOUR VIEWS: Readers have their say on the issues in Caithness and across the far north in our regular letters page


Prizes are handed over at Caithness RDA Summer Show

13 June 2025
Prizes are handed over at Caithness RDA Summer Show

Prizes are handed over at Caithness RDA Summer Show

13 June 2025

Judith Miller, chairperson of the Riding for the Disabled Association’s Caithness group, welcomed everyone to the 2025 Summer Show and prize-giving.


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