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…
CAITHNESS could get a jobs boost from a £4.5 billion project to create the world’s biggest offshore wind farm.
TWO Scottish artists with an international reputation will be consulting with people in John O’Groats about a long-term artistic plan for the village’s…
AN accident could be caused by the “extremely dim” lights in the centre of Thurso. Local community councillor Gill Arrowsmith is concerned the reduced…
PUBLIC sector workers in Caithness this week said that more strikes will take place unless agreement can be reached on the UK Government’s controversial…
THE company which hopes to relaunch a controversial heating scheme in Wick next year is confident it will work.
AN assurance has been given to local MSP Rob Gibson over the future of the Dunbar Hospital in Thurso. Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon told the…
A SHERIFF has told a Thurso man he will end up in prison if he continues to offend. The warning was made on Friday to 47-year-old Campbell Freeman who…
