LOCAL and international artists have expressed an interest in creating permanent artwork on coastal paths at John O’Groats as part of the £6 million project…
THE family of a young driver killed in a road accident outside Thurso have been touched by the enormous public support received following his death. Derrick…
‘AMUSED, proud and bemused,” is how James Sutherland, a former member of the local rock group, Radio City, this week described the band’s success in Japan…
A CALL was made this week for local health bosses to provide details of the cost of repairing buildings at the Dunbar Hospital in Thurso. It came from…
CHANGES to bus services in Caithness and north Sutherland are to be introduced by Stagecoach this weekend after it lost a number of Highland Council contracts.…
AROUND 3000 people took in the New Year at the Hogmanay in Thurso street party.
THE Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are to be celebrated with the issue of some very special stamps throughout…
A RESTRICTED form of driving licence for new drivers could save up to 22 lives a year and around £80 million for the Scottish economy. That is the claim…
CHILDLINE volunteers will be on duty over the New Year holiday period to ensure North children who have problems have someone to turn to. Over the 12…
A PLAN to install permanent artwork on coastal paths at John O’Groats as part of the £6 million project to redevelop the area has been welcomed by community…
A THURSO community councillor this week welcomed the news that the £1.2 million dental clinic at the Dunbar Hospital will open on January 11.
WIND gusts of 70 mph were recorded at Wick on Wednesday night as the North was struck by storms. Local weather watcher Keith Banks said the worst of the…
ALMOST £10,000 was raised by around 70 hardy adults and children who took part in the second Dip with a Nip charity event in Thurso on Boxing Day. The…
A FILM scripted by a Caithness-based writer can be seen on television tonight (Friday).
THE campaign for a Dornoch rail crossing has received “a massive boost” following a survey which was conducted by a local pressure group.
A PLAN to wind up the North Highland Community Health Partnership should be regarded with “extreme concern”. Derrick Milnes, who chairs the Thurso…
THE funeral takes place tomorrow of a Caithness musician who was this week described as “the Godfather of rock music in the Highlands”.
TRIBUTES have been paid following the death of a much-respected local musician. John Sutherland, who came from Thurso but was based at Dunnet Head, had…
A CAITHNESS minister will be wearing his very own halo when he conducts his Sunday services this weekend.
A PETITION against proposed changes at the Dunbar Hospital has been delivered to Scotland’s health secretary and deputy first minister, Nicola Sturgeon. The…
