Dounreay's operators are being pressed to rule out dumping bomb-grade uranium on its site.
Caithness are preparing to travel to play Aberdeen Wanderers fresh from the latter's derby mauling at the hands of Ellon where they lost 94-0.
Caithness women face their toughest challenge so far as they complete their debut Caley North Region League rugby campaign at home to Shetland.
Caithness Seconds emerged bruised, battered but unbeaten in the last of their games in the first half of their Caley North League 4 programme.
Plans are afoot to create a new, expanded community health and well-being hub in south-east Caithness.
A former Scottish women's U18 head coach has praised the development work being done in Caithness after a county duo were named in this year's squad.
Protesters who successfully scuppered a bid to site a wind farm overlooking Thurso are gearing up for a fresh fight.
Volunteers rallied round to help needy households after part of east Caithness was hit by a power cut at the weekend.
The Greens fielded one of their least experienced packs but notched up their first double in Caley Division 1 with a hard-earned win at Grangemouth.
The Krakens came crashing down from the high of a third successive win to experience a crushing defeat on the north-east coast on Saturday.
North of Scotland under-18s narrowly lost out in their opening Caledonia Youth Cup rugby tie versus Ellon at Millbank on Saturday.
Caithness are keen to emerge from their prolonged hibernation by putting an end to their winless run on their travels in Caley Region Division One.
The Krakens took centre stage at Millbank as they notched up their third victory of the season in the Women's North Region League.
Caithness 2nd XV survived a second-half fade-out to prevail 22-14 in their Caley Region 4 clash away to Craig Dunain on Saturday.
The Greens will have to wait at least one more week for their first competitive action of 2022 after their scheduled clash with Ellon was called off.
Caithness Krakens host Stornoway on Saturday morning in a club rugby programme which has been hit hard by the pandemic.
The renewed purge against the spread of Covid-19 has caused the traditional festive rugby fixture at Millbank to be scrapped.
A new survey has not found any evidence of a cluster of americium-rich hotspots on a public beach near Dounreay.
Caithness head coach Ewen Boyd reckoned a mud-bound Millbank counted against his troops as they suffered one of their biggest home defeats to Orkney.
Caithness badminton ace Mark Mackay returned with two medals from the World Masters championships held at the Carolina Marin arena in Huelva, Spain.
