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John Davidson


Content and Commercial Editor

John Davidson is a content editor covering our north Highland patch including the John O'Groat Journal, Caithness Courier and Northern Times titles. He is also responsible for commercial editorial content across the company, contributes to other titles including the Inverness Courier and also looks after the regular Active Outdoors features which he instigated in 2008. John has over 20 years' experience in the industry, and has worked across news, features and sport as well as having expertise in the production of print and digital products. He joined the company in 2007 as a sub-editor, later becoming production editor and then editorial services manager before taking up his current role.

John Davidson

‘A tremendous feeling’: We’ve now got a World Heritage Site on our doorstep

26 July 2024
‘A tremendous feeling’: We’ve now got a World Heritage Site on our doorstep

‘A tremendous feeling’: We’ve now got a World Heritage Site on our doorstep

26 July 2024

An exciting future is in store for Caithness and Sutherland after the Flow Country peatlands were designated as a World Heritage Site on Friday.


Flow Country joins Great Barrier Reef and Grand Canyon among Unesco World Heritage sites

26 July 2024
Flow Country joins Great Barrier Reef and Grand Canyon among Unesco World Heritage sites

Flow Country joins Great Barrier Reef and Grand Canyon among Unesco World Heritage sites

26 July 2024

Unesco World Heritage Site status for the Flow Country will unlock a raft of economic, environmental and social opportunities, it has been predicted.


WATCH: Thurso neighbours share £1.95m Postcode Lottery jackpot!

26 July 2024
WATCH: Thurso neighbours share £1.95m Postcode Lottery jackpot!

WATCH: Thurso neighbours share £1.95m Postcode Lottery jackpot!

26 July 2024

Neighbours in a Thurso street were left stunned after a total of £1.95 million was handed out in a People’s Postcode Lottery bumper prize.


Make it count for nature at Dunnet Head

25 July 2024
Make it count for nature at Dunnet Head

Make it count for nature at Dunnet Head

25 July 2024

People of all ages are being invited to a special day out to help nature at Dunnet Head next week.


Children saved at Farr Bay after getting pulled out to sea by rip tide

25 July 2024
Children saved at Farr Bay after getting pulled out to sea by rip tide

Children saved at Farr Bay after getting pulled out to sea by rip tide

25 July 2024

Two children were saved by an off-duty lifeguard after getting caught in a rip tide while bodyboarding in Farr Bay earlier this month.


Caithness distillery marks 10 years in business with limited edition spirit

24 July 2024
Caithness distillery marks 10 years in business with limited edition spirit

Caithness distillery marks 10 years in business with limited edition spirit

24 July 2024

A far north distillery is raising a glass to 10 years in business by releasing a limited edition Caithness gin.


North Coast Trail looks to take big strides in Caithness

23 July 2024
North Coast Trail looks to take big strides in Caithness

North Coast Trail looks to take big strides in Caithness

23 July 2024

The charity behind a planned long-distance walking route along the north coast is aiming to have the Caithness section up and running by next summer.


Deirdre marks 30 years as postmistress at ‘Downreay’ post office

21 July 2024
Deirdre marks 30 years as postmistress at ‘Downreay’ post office

Deirdre marks 30 years as postmistress at ‘Downreay’ post office

21 July 2024

A rural Caithness post office that has been in the same family for more than 110 years is marking another milestone.


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Fighting for the right to roam on Kinder Scout

21 July 2024
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Fighting for the right to roam on Kinder Scout

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Fighting for the right to roam on Kinder Scout

21 July 2024

John Davidson heads for Derbyshire to enjoy a blustery run in the High Peak district – 92 years after the Kinder Mass Trespass


Jamie Stone calls for two-child benefits limit to be scrapped in Budget

20 July 2024
Jamie Stone calls for two-child benefits limit to be scrapped in Budget

Jamie Stone calls for two-child benefits limit to be scrapped in Budget

20 July 2024

Far north MP Jamie Stone had added to calls for the UK government to scrap the two-child limit on some benefit payments.


Fires at Dornoch Cathedral were started deliberately, police say

18 July 2024
Fires at Dornoch Cathedral were started deliberately, police say

Fires at Dornoch Cathedral were started deliberately, police say

18 July 2024

Two fires inside the grounds of Dornoch Cathedral were started deliberately, police in Sutherland said.


King Charles praises news titles as ‘antidote to misinformation’

16 July 2024
King Charles praises news titles as ‘antidote to misinformation’

King Charles praises news titles as ‘antidote to misinformation’

16 July 2024

King Charles has said that news media titles underpin democracy and are “an antidote to misinformation” in a message to News Media Association members


Fitting tribute to Thurso woman’s dedication to kirk

15 July 2024
Fitting tribute to Thurso woman’s dedication to kirk

Fitting tribute to Thurso woman’s dedication to kirk

15 July 2024

A defibrillator has been installed in memory of a Thurso woman’s commitment to the town’s West Church.


Key components for Spittal to Peterhead undersea cable secured by SSEN Transmission supplier deal with NKT

15 July 2024
Key components for Spittal to Peterhead undersea cable secured by SSEN Transmission supplier deal with NKT

Key components for Spittal to Peterhead undersea cable secured by SSEN Transmission supplier deal with NKT

15 July 2024

A major infrastructure project to export electricity from Caithness to Aberdeenshire and the rest of the grid has taken a major step forward.


Halkirk Primary P7 prize winners

30 June 2024
Halkirk Primary P7 prize winners

Halkirk Primary P7 prize winners

30 June 2024

Two pupils shared the Dux prize at Halkirk Primary School when the P7 prizes were awarded at the end of term.


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Tasty treats help celebrate 40 years of the Highland Cross

30 June 2024
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Tasty treats help celebrate 40 years of the Highland Cross

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Tasty treats help celebrate 40 years of the Highland Cross

30 June 2024

John Davidson takes on the Highland Cross for the eighth time as the 50-mile duathlon marks its 40th anniversary


PICTURES: Beavers learn about the past at Damboree event in Wick

29 June 2024
PICTURES: Beavers learn about the past at Damboree event in Wick

PICTURES: Beavers learn about the past at Damboree event in Wick

29 June 2024

This year’s Caithness and Sutherland District Beaver Damboree was held at the 1st Caithness, 1st Wick Scout Hall an Kirk Hill.


Businesses and entrepreneurs in Caithness and Sutherland urged to enter special awards

29 June 2024
Businesses and entrepreneurs in Caithness and Sutherland urged to enter special awards

Businesses and entrepreneurs in Caithness and Sutherland urged to enter special awards

29 June 2024

Aspiring entrepreneurs and budding businesses in Caithness and Sutherland are being encouraged to enter the Caithness Chamber of Commerce awards.


Wick’s historic Isabella Fortuna wins ‘best presented boat’ award at Portsoy traditional boat festival

27 June 2024
Wick’s historic Isabella Fortuna wins ‘best presented boat’ award at Portsoy traditional boat festival

Wick’s historic Isabella Fortuna wins ‘best presented boat’ award at Portsoy traditional boat festival

27 June 2024

The Wick Society’s historic fishing vessel Isabella Fortuna sailed home from the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival at Portsoy with a new award.


Caithness trailer firm expands with new patch in Aberdeenshire and Shetland

26 June 2024
Caithness trailer firm expands with new patch in Aberdeenshire and Shetland

Caithness trailer firm expands with new patch in Aberdeenshire and Shetland

26 June 2024

A trailer firm with bases in Caithness and Inverness is expanding its reach with a new contract which will see four new jobs created.


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