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David G Scott


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David G Scott has been senior reporter with the John O'Groat Journal and Caithness Courier since 2017. He was a broadcast documentary maker in the past and likes covering human interest stories where he can combine his photography with hard-hitting news.

‘Concern for person’ leads to arrest in Castletown

10 July 2025
‘Concern for person’ leads to arrest in Castletown

‘Concern for person’ leads to arrest in Castletown

10 July 2025

A 50-year-old man was arrested due to outstanding warrants at an address in Castletown yesterday afternoon.


Lyth Arts Centre’s Summer Sessions return to Wick for 2025

09 July 2025
Lyth Arts Centre’s Summer Sessions return to Wick for 2025

Lyth Arts Centre’s Summer Sessions return to Wick for 2025

09 July 2025

Caithness arts organisation Lyth Arts Centre has announced its successful Summer Sessions will return to Wick this August.


Wick Co-op - major makeover under way to ‘transform’ community store with £2 million investment

09 July 2025
Wick Co-op - major makeover under way to ‘transform’ community store with £2 million investment

Wick Co-op - major makeover under way to ‘transform’ community store with £2 million investment

09 July 2025

Wick Co-op is set to be ‘totally transformed’ with an extensive eight-week programme of works and improvements underway.


Call out for volunteers to tackle weedy eyesores around Thurso’s beachfront

09 July 2025
Call out for volunteers to tackle weedy eyesores around Thurso’s beachfront

Call out for volunteers to tackle weedy eyesores around Thurso’s beachfront

09 July 2025

A former Thurso community councillor has started a Facebook page with the intention of cleaning up weedy eyesores around Thurso beach and esplanade.


King to display watercolours at Society of Caithness Artists show as it celebrates 90th year

09 July 2025
King to display watercolours at Society of Caithness Artists show as it celebrates 90th year

King to display watercolours at Society of Caithness Artists show as it celebrates 90th year

09 July 2025

King Charles III will be showing two of his watercolours at this year’s annual exhibition by the Society of Caithness Artists in Thurso.


Lyth Arts Centre builds bridges for younger audiences with ‘Splore’ initiative

08 July 2025
Lyth Arts Centre builds bridges for younger audiences with ‘Splore’ initiative

Lyth Arts Centre builds bridges for younger audiences with ‘Splore’ initiative

08 July 2025

Lyth Arts Centre has joined a consortium of venues and organisations aiming to build relationships with families and young audiences.


Thurso shop owner moved by ‘inspirational’ story of former heroin and crack addict who saw the light with his candle therapy business

08 July 2025
Thurso shop owner moved by ‘inspirational’ story of former heroin and crack addict who saw the light with his candle therapy business

Thurso shop owner moved by ‘inspirational’ story of former heroin and crack addict who saw the light with his candle therapy business

08 July 2025

A former heroin and crack addict has turned his life around with a successful business selling luxury candles that are now stocked in Thurso.


PICTURES: Selfless volunteers clean up Wick ahead of County Show and Gala Week

07 July 2025
PICTURES: Selfless volunteers clean up Wick ahead of County Show and Gala Week

PICTURES: Selfless volunteers clean up Wick ahead of County Show and Gala Week

07 July 2025

Wick Paths Group said it had a ‘tremendous turnout’ of volunteers to help tidy up areas of the town ahead of this year’s County Show.


Halkirk businesswoman’s award success as her company wins ‘Best Music Event Business 2025’

06 July 2025
Halkirk businesswoman’s award success as her company wins ‘Best Music Event Business 2025’

Halkirk businesswoman’s award success as her company wins ‘Best Music Event Business 2025’

06 July 2025

A Halkirk businesswoman has plenty to sing about after she picked up a major award at an event in Glasgow’s Grand Ole Opry.


New book on fake WW2 airfield at Sarclet that fooled Nazi bombers – ‘There’s over 50 unexploded bombs still there’

05 July 2025
New book on fake WW2 airfield at Sarclet that fooled Nazi bombers – ‘There’s over 50 unexploded bombs still there’

New book on fake WW2 airfield at Sarclet that fooled Nazi bombers – ‘There’s over 50 unexploded bombs still there’

05 July 2025

A Caithness man has authored a new book on a clever ruse to fool German aircrews into bombing a decoy airfield at Sarclet.


WARNING: Toxic blue-green algae found at Loch Watten – avoid contact and keep dogs out of water

04 July 2025
WARNING: Toxic blue-green algae found at Loch Watten – avoid contact and keep dogs out of water

WARNING: Toxic blue-green algae found at Loch Watten – avoid contact and keep dogs out of water

04 July 2025

Highland Council’s environmental health team advises caution as blue-green algae has, once again, been found in Loch Watten.


PSO praises itself for 100% Wick-Aberdeen flights reliability in June – critics says it has ‘a long way to go’ to build back public confidence

03 July 2025
PSO praises itself for 100% Wick-Aberdeen flights reliability in June – critics says it has ‘a long way to go’ to build back public confidence

PSO praises itself for 100% Wick-Aberdeen flights reliability in June – critics says it has ‘a long way to go’ to build back public confidence

03 July 2025

Despite June figures showing 100 per cent reliability for Wick flights, a pressure group says it will take time to build up passenger confidence.


Is Matt Damon making an ‘Odyssey’ to Thrumster for Hollywood epic?

03 July 2025
Is Matt Damon making an ‘Odyssey’ to Thrumster for Hollywood epic?

Is Matt Damon making an ‘Odyssey’ to Thrumster for Hollywood epic?

03 July 2025

Local speculation is rife over whether Matt Damon will make an appearance in Caithness this weekend with film crews seen in the Thrumster area.


Caithness residents warned over AI-fuelled Amazon Prime Day scams - ‘Tenfold surge in online scams over last year,’ says charity

02 July 2025
Caithness residents warned over AI-fuelled Amazon Prime Day scams - ‘Tenfold surge in online scams over last year,’ says charity

Caithness residents warned over AI-fuelled Amazon Prime Day scams - ‘Tenfold surge in online scams over last year,’ says charity

02 July 2025

Caithness shoppers are being urged to stay alert ahead of Amazon Prime Day as fraudsters use AI to craft increasingly convincing scams.


Wick church to host trinity of talks on brochs, photography and WWII

02 July 2025
Wick church to host trinity of talks on brochs, photography and WWII

Wick church to host trinity of talks on brochs, photography and WWII

02 July 2025

Three evening talks will take place at St John’s Church in Wick, covering topics related to brochs, photography and World War Two.


‘Prettiest Bitch’ and other winning results in from Caithness Canine Club dog show

02 July 2025
‘Prettiest Bitch’ and other winning results in from Caithness Canine Club dog show

‘Prettiest Bitch’ and other winning results in from Caithness Canine Club dog show

02 July 2025

Dogs of all shapes and sizes gathered at Newtonhill Community Woodland on Sunday to be judged in a show run by Caithness Canine Club.


‘GUTTED’ - Wick woman’s woe after screws and nails flatten her tyres

01 July 2025
‘GUTTED’ - Wick woman’s woe after screws and nails flatten her tyres

‘GUTTED’ - Wick woman’s woe after screws and nails flatten her tyres

01 July 2025

A Wick woman was dumbfounded when she prepared to take a drive, finding three tyres flat to the ground in an apparent act of vandalism.


Thurso campaigner’s delight at latest Caithness attraction and event staged there

01 July 2025
Thurso campaigner’s delight at latest Caithness attraction and event staged there

Thurso campaigner’s delight at latest Caithness attraction and event staged there

01 July 2025

A disability campaigner from Thurso gave her opinion of a new Caithness attraction, the John O’Groats Mill, and an event staged there.


Wick teacher’s latest children’s fantasy novel available this week

01 July 2025
Wick teacher’s latest children’s fantasy novel available this week

Wick teacher’s latest children’s fantasy novel available this week

01 July 2025

Wick primary school teacher Clemency Crow lives up to her name with a new bird-themed fantasy novel called Doorway to the Sunset.


Car crash at busy junction in Thurso

30 June 2025
Car crash at busy junction in Thurso

Car crash at busy junction in Thurso

30 June 2025

No injuries were reported despite an ambulance being at the scene of a car crash in Thurso on Friday afternoon.


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