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Snow Queen reimagined for Caithness kids

17 December 2021
Snow Queen reimagined for Caithness kids

Snow Queen reimagined for Caithness kids

17 December 2021

Lyth Arts Centre is collaborating with Dundee based Shaper/Caper to bring an imaginative retelling of the classic festive tale the Snow Queen.


New position bodes well for Dunbeath area

17 December 2021
New position bodes well for Dunbeath area

New position bodes well for Dunbeath area

17 December 2021

A charity organisation has employed a new operational growth manager to deliver efficient services at Dunbeath and District Centre.


PICTURES: 10-mile plastic bundle removed from Ackergill shore thanks to beach cleaners

13 December 2021
PICTURES: 10-mile plastic bundle removed from Ackergill shore thanks to beach cleaners

PICTURES: 10-mile plastic bundle removed from Ackergill shore thanks to beach cleaners

13 December 2021

Members of a local environmental group removed around 10 miles of pallet strapping from the Ackergill shoreline at the weekend.


PICTURES: Selfless volunteers beaver away to clear storm debris on Wick shore

13 December 2021
PICTURES: Selfless volunteers beaver away to clear storm debris on Wick shore

PICTURES: Selfless volunteers beaver away to clear storm debris on Wick shore

13 December 2021

Wick Paths Group took advantage of the fine weather on Sunday to clear shoreline rubbish as well as a huge amount of boulders at the North Baths.


Council agrees support for Caithness residents living in fuel poverty

13 December 2021
Council agrees support for Caithness residents living in fuel poverty

Council agrees support for Caithness residents living in fuel poverty

13 December 2021

Proposals to provide almost £3m to help households in fuel poverty in Caithness this winter were approved by council members on Friday.


Update and witness appeal following Castletown crash

13 December 2021
Update and witness appeal following Castletown crash

Update and witness appeal following Castletown crash

13 December 2021

Road Policing officers are appealing for information following a one-vehicle crash which took place in Castletown last week.


Wick and Thurso stores support children's charity this Christmas

13 December 2021
Wick and Thurso stores support children's charity this Christmas

Wick and Thurso stores support children's charity this Christmas

13 December 2021

M&Co is supporting the UK’s leading children’s charity, NSPCC this Christmas by donating thousands of gifts to disadvantaged children.


North of the Ord textile exhibition at the Thurso Gallery

12 December 2021
North of the Ord textile exhibition at the Thurso Gallery

North of the Ord textile exhibition at the Thurso Gallery

12 December 2021

North of the Ord – One Artist’s View of Caithness is the new exhibition at the Thurso Gallery in Davidson's Lane.


Update on serious car crash at Castletown yesterday – five men taken to hospitals

11 December 2021
Update on serious car crash at Castletown yesterday – five men taken to hospitals

Update on serious car crash at Castletown yesterday – five men taken to hospitals

11 December 2021

Police Scotland issues an update on the one-vehicle crash that occurred at Castletown yesterday afternoon that resulted in five men being hospitalised


Update on serious car crash at Castletown yesterday – five men taken to hospitals

11 December 2021
Update on serious car crash at Castletown yesterday – five men taken to hospitals

Update on serious car crash at Castletown yesterday – five men taken to hospitals

11 December 2021

Police Scotland issues an update on the one-vehicle crash that occurred at Castletown yesterday afternoon that resulted in five men being hospitalised


'I just don't know if he would have survived' – Charity walker relives moment his brother was nearly blown off Groats bridge during storm.

11 December 2021
'I just don't know if he would have survived' – Charity walker relives moment his brother was nearly blown off Groats bridge during storm.

'I just don't know if he would have survived' – Charity walker relives moment his brother was nearly blown off Groats bridge during storm.

11 December 2021

A charity walker relived the 'scary moment' when he helped save his brother from serious injury or worse during the recent Storm Arwen.


Serious road accident at Castletown

10 December 2021
Serious road accident at Castletown

Serious road accident at Castletown

10 December 2021

A serious road accident occurred in Castletown tonight with reports of an air ambulance being in attendance as well as other emergency services.


Surfers can own a piece of Caithness coast with two beaches for offers over £125k

10 December 2021
Surfers can own a piece of Caithness coast with two beaches for offers over £125k

Surfers can own a piece of Caithness coast with two beaches for offers over £125k

10 December 2021

A property company is marketing an area Dunnet Bay coastline at offers over £125,000 and expects great interest from 'lifestyle buyers' and surfers.


Stormy Monday warning from Met Office

10 December 2021
 Stormy Monday warning from Met Office

Stormy Monday warning from Met Office

10 December 2021

The Met Office has issued a Yellow Warning of high winds across the far north coastline on Sunday and into Monday.


Hogmanay bash planned for Wick with local band lined up

10 December 2021
Hogmanay bash planned for Wick with local band lined up

Hogmanay bash planned for Wick with local band lined up

10 December 2021

At a community council meeting on Monday, preparations for Wick's upcoming Hogmanay party were discussed.


'These Boosts are made for Walk-In' – Jamie Stone gets his booster vaccine

09 December 2021
'These Boosts are made for Walk-In' – Jamie Stone gets his booster vaccine

'These Boosts are made for Walk-In' – Jamie Stone gets his booster vaccine

09 December 2021

Liberal Democrat MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross today received his booster vaccine.


PICTURES: Barra kicks up a storm across Caithness

09 December 2021
PICTURES: Barra kicks up a storm across Caithness

PICTURES: Barra kicks up a storm across Caithness

09 December 2021

Huge gusts and stormy seas along the east coast of Caithness took their toll on paths and roads this week with fallen trees and boulders.


Scrabster ferry to shut down for a fortnight

09 December 2021
Scrabster ferry to shut down for a fortnight

Scrabster ferry to shut down for a fortnight

09 December 2021

The ferry service between Scrabster and Stromness will cease operation for a fortnight next month, NorthLink Ferries has confirmed.


'No job loss guarantee' for UHI staff in Thurso after college merger announced

08 December 2021
'No job loss guarantee' for UHI staff in Thurso after college merger announced

'No job loss guarantee' for UHI staff in Thurso after college merger announced

08 December 2021

The proposed merger of a Thurso college with two others will not directly result in any compulsory staff redundancies, it was announced today.


PICTURES: Thurso pantomime gets going with an old fairy tale embracing modern technology

08 December 2021
PICTURES: Thurso pantomime gets going with an old fairy tale embracing modern technology

PICTURES: Thurso pantomime gets going with an old fairy tale embracing modern technology

08 December 2021

Thurso Players has the first run of its latest pantomime tonight with most in-house seats sold already but online livestream tickets still available.


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