A Caithness community group has moved a step closer towards its goal of establishing a pitch for the village football team.
Thurso High School pupil Hannah Dunnett will play scrum-half against England in Scotland's opening match in the Under-18 Six Nations rugby festival.
Saturday's end to their season is coming too early for Caithness 2nd XV given the rich run of form into which they have run.
Krakens' third bonus-point victory out of their first three qualifying games sets up a winner-takes-all clash on Saturday at home against Strathmore.
Caithness Seconds sealed a mini "test" series win over their Inverness Craig Dunain opponents following a 21-5 victory in Thurso at the weekend.
Caithness youth rugby sides had contrasting fortunes in their Caledonia regional finals, with joy for the U16 boys but heartbreak for the U16 girls.
Caithness Krakens made it two away cup wins on the spin at the weekend after they returned with a 48-29 victory over Kirkcaldy.
A Thurso Highland councillor is putting his weight behind the town's involvement in the operation of the controversial deposit return scheme.
Opponents of a proposed large-scale wind farm in Armadale have welcomed support from across the far north coast.
Dounreay's operators are expected to reveal a significant extension to the expected completion date for the decommissioning of the site.
The Caithness women have had a frustrating spell, with both their scheduled National Plate ties following their opening win having been postponed.
Sarah-Jane Dunnett, Laina Munro, Hannah Dunnett and Morven Thomson have been named in the under-16 girls' and under-18 women's Scottish rugby squads.
Former Caithness rugby coach Colin Sangster has been chosen to lead the Caledonia Reds in the newly revived Scottish inter-district championships.
Wick's provost has welcomed the impending restoration of a permanent post office in the town.
Caithness Krakens will host Forfar outfit Strathmore on Saturday in their latest group match in the National Plate competition – weather permitting.
Caithness Seconds travelled to the north-east at the weekend at the start of the second half of their Caley 3 North campaign.
Caithness Badminton Association's open competition attracted a record entry from as far afield as Shetland, the central belt and the Western Isles.
Highland Council is being urged to firm up what uses it foresees being made of Dounreay after it has been decommissioned.
There were 105 bookings for dissent last summer compared with the pre-pandemic total of 73 in 2019, while red cards more than doubled from 21 to 47.
Last-minute travel problems scuppered Orkney Dragons' scheduled National Plate clash with Caithness Krakens as the ferry crossing was cancelled.
