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Wick firefighter ‘Titchie’ Hughes retires after 31 years

15 April 2025
Wick firefighter ‘Titchie’ Hughes retires after 31 years

Wick firefighter ‘Titchie’ Hughes retires after 31 years

15 April 2025

Wick Community Fire Station has lost one of its longest serving firefighters with the retirement of Richard (Titchie) Hughes.


PICTURES: Wick care home residents enjoy a splendid Sunday at Horsin Around stables in Lyth

15 April 2025
PICTURES: Wick care home residents enjoy a splendid Sunday at Horsin Around stables in Lyth

PICTURES: Wick care home residents enjoy a splendid Sunday at Horsin Around stables in Lyth

15 April 2025

Horsewoman extraordinaire, Natalie Oag, put on an Easter display of her Lusitano Legends for care home residents at her Lyth stables on Sunday.


New Lyth honey business starts up thanks to busy bee Bear Fableman

15 April 2025
New Lyth honey business starts up thanks to busy bee Bear Fableman

New Lyth honey business starts up thanks to busy bee Bear Fableman

15 April 2025

A branding designer and former DJ-turned-beekeeper is creating a buzz with the launch of a small-batch honey business in Caithness


International hit play about dementia comes to Lyth Arts Centre this May

14 April 2025
International hit play about dementia comes to Lyth Arts Centre this May

International hit play about dementia comes to Lyth Arts Centre this May

14 April 2025

Following award-winning, five-star performances around the world, In Other Words comes to Caithness as part of a tour of England and Scotland.


What Caithness shop owners need to know about the impending single-use vape ban

12 April 2025
What Caithness shop owners need to know about the impending single-use vape ban

What Caithness shop owners need to know about the impending single-use vape ban

12 April 2025

Caithness shop owners are reminded that from June 1, the sale and supply of single-use vapes will be banned across the UK.


PICTURES: Thurso wildfire reignites a day later

11 April 2025
PICTURES: Thurso wildfire reignites a day later

PICTURES: Thurso wildfire reignites a day later

11 April 2025

After firefighters successfully extinguished a moorland blaze at Thurso yesterday, another has erupted in the same area.


Weather pundit says 'marine layer' kept temperatures down in Caithness despite the sunshine

11 April 2025
Weather pundit says 'marine layer' kept temperatures down in Caithness despite the sunshine

Weather pundit says 'marine layer' kept temperatures down in Caithness despite the sunshine

11 April 2025

Despite high temperatures across Scotland this week, areas around the Caithness coast were affected by a phenomenon called 'marine layer'.


Environmental nightmare as farming bale wrap piles onto Caithness beaches – but where is it coming from?

10 April 2025
Environmental nightmare as farming bale wrap piles onto Caithness beaches – but where is it coming from?

Environmental nightmare as farming bale wrap piles onto Caithness beaches – but where is it coming from?

10 April 2025

Bad farming practices were highlighted by Caithness beach cleaners after they removed a quarter ton of plastic bale wrap from the Dunnet coastline.


Moorland blaze at Thurso – residents advised to ‘close windows and doors due to smoke’

10 April 2025
Moorland blaze at Thurso – residents advised to ‘close windows and doors due to smoke’

Moorland blaze at Thurso – residents advised to ‘close windows and doors due to smoke’

10 April 2025

After sending out a strong message about wildfires this week, local fire services are currently dealing with a moorland blaze at Thurso.


Wick police reveal that ‘alcohol related violence and domestic violence’ are still major issues in the town

10 April 2025
Wick police reveal that ‘alcohol related violence and domestic violence’ are still major issues in the town

Wick police reveal that ‘alcohol related violence and domestic violence’ are still major issues in the town

10 April 2025

A police report for February shows alcohol related violence and domestic violence were the main local issues being tackled by officers.


Tanya and her team dance with joy as Halkirk ends its reputation for having UK’s worst internet connections

09 April 2025
Tanya and her team dance with joy as Halkirk ends its reputation for having UK’s worst internet connections

Tanya and her team dance with joy as Halkirk ends its reputation for having UK’s worst internet connections

09 April 2025

Halkirk has ended its reputation for having the worst internet connection in the UK, claims a broadband provider.


PICTURES: Mina celebrates 90th birthday bash in style at Mackays Hotel in Wick

09 April 2025
PICTURES: Mina celebrates 90th birthday bash in style at Mackays Hotel in Wick

PICTURES: Mina celebrates 90th birthday bash in style at Mackays Hotel in Wick

09 April 2025

A special celebration was held at Mackays Hotel in Wick for Mina MacLennan’s 90th birthday on March 28, with over £800 raised for charity.


PICTURES: Grand turnout at Caithness Model Club’s annual show in Wick

07 April 2025
PICTURES: Grand turnout at Caithness Model Club’s annual show in Wick

PICTURES: Grand turnout at Caithness Model Club’s annual show in Wick

07 April 2025

The Caithness Model Club (CMC) held its annual show at the Norseman Hotel in Wick and donated an impressive £1500 to local charities.


Caithness author reveals his incredible story of creating costumes for rock and movie stars from The Beatles and Slade to Peaky Blinders and Captain America

06 April 2025
Caithness author reveals his incredible story of creating costumes for rock and movie stars from The Beatles and Slade to Peaky Blinders and Captain America

Caithness author reveals his incredible story of creating costumes for rock and movie stars from The Beatles and Slade to Peaky Blinders and Captain America

06 April 2025

From being penniless and arriving in London with £5, a Caithness man went on to create costumes for rock and movie stars - a true rags to riches story


Scottish Water criticised over ‘slow removal of dangerous’ asbestos water pipes in Caithness and other rural areas

03 April 2025
Scottish Water criticised over ‘slow removal of dangerous’ asbestos water pipes in Caithness and other rural areas

Scottish Water criticised over ‘slow removal of dangerous’ asbestos water pipes in Caithness and other rural areas

03 April 2025

The problem of outdated and hazardous asbestos water pipes in rural areas like Caithness was highlighted by a local MSP this week.


Award-winning Wickers World cafe for sale at offers over £510k as owners retire

03 April 2025
Award-winning Wickers World cafe for sale at offers over £510k as owners retire

Award-winning Wickers World cafe for sale at offers over £510k as owners retire

03 April 2025

The owners of a hugely popular cafe at Wick harbour have put their business on the market at offers over £510K after announcing their retirement.


Maree Todd MSP says average household better off by £400 due to SNP’s free prescriptions

02 April 2025
Maree Todd MSP says average household better off by £400 due to SNP’s free prescriptions

Maree Todd MSP says average household better off by £400 due to SNP’s free prescriptions

02 April 2025

SNP MSP Maree Todd highlights the positive aspects of free prescriptions 14 years after their introduction in Scotland.


Thurso community event sees seeds swapped along with tools and toys fixed

02 April 2025
Thurso community event sees seeds swapped along with tools and toys fixed

Thurso community event sees seeds swapped along with tools and toys fixed

02 April 2025

Thurso Community Development Trust kicked off 2025 with a hugely popular event that saw many flocking to its Tool Repair Café and Seed Swap.


Eligible Caithness residents urged to take up COVID-19 vaccine this spring

02 April 2025
Eligible Caithness residents urged to take up COVID-19 vaccine this spring

Eligible Caithness residents urged to take up COVID-19 vaccine this spring

02 April 2025

Public Health Scotland encourages Caithness residents offered a Covid-19 vaccine this spring to come forward, get vaccinated and stay protected.


WATCH: Lollipop man prank at Helmsdale causes outrage but YouTubers claim they were saving sheep

01 April 2025
WATCH: Lollipop man prank at Helmsdale causes outrage but YouTubers claim they were saving sheep

WATCH: Lollipop man prank at Helmsdale causes outrage but YouTubers claim they were saving sheep

01 April 2025

A YouTuber caused uproar after holding up traffic on the A9 at Helmsdale while dressed as a lollipop man.


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