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Wick singer found dead in Glasgow as police search for missing person

26 April 2023
Wick singer found dead in Glasgow as police search for missing person

Wick singer found dead in Glasgow as police search for missing person

26 April 2023

A singer and actress from Wick has been found dead at her Glasgow home while police hunt for a missing person in the area.


PICTURES: Miller Academy Primary pupils shows their support for London Marathon effort

26 April 2023
PICTURES: Miller Academy Primary pupils shows their support for London Marathon effort

PICTURES: Miller Academy Primary pupils shows their support for London Marathon effort

26 April 2023

Children at Miller Academy Primary showed their support for Highland Council's head of education Nicky Grant ahead of last Sunday's London Marathon.


Warning over Flow Country's ticking 'carbon bombs'

26 April 2023
Warning over Flow Country's ticking 'carbon bombs'

Warning over Flow Country's ticking 'carbon bombs'

26 April 2023

A researcher based in Thurso has warned that drained peat bogs across the Flow Country are among many ticking "carbon bombs" across Europe.


Hundreds of lynx could roam wild in the Highlands, say charities at parliament

25 April 2023
Hundreds of lynx could roam wild in the Highlands, say charities at parliament

Hundreds of lynx could roam wild in the Highlands, say charities at parliament

25 April 2023

The Highlands could support around 400 wild lynx if the species were to be reintroduced to Scotland, an event at Holyrood will hear today.


Melness crofters insist it's 'business as usual' as work on Sutherland Spaceport starts

24 April 2023
Melness crofters insist it's 'business as usual' as work on Sutherland Spaceport starts

Melness crofters insist it's 'business as usual' as work on Sutherland Spaceport starts

24 April 2023

The chairwoman of the crofting group which backed the Sutherland Spaceport said she expects it to be business as usual as work begins on the site.


Castletown post office due to close for refit – and Dunnet service to stop

21 April 2023
Castletown post office due to close for refit – and Dunnet service to stop

Castletown post office due to close for refit – and Dunnet service to stop

21 April 2023

The post office in Castletown is due to close for five weeks as the store is modernised in a major refit.


Moray West offshore wind farm scheme secures £2 billion investment

21 April 2023
Moray West offshore wind farm scheme secures £2 billion investment

Moray West offshore wind farm scheme secures £2 billion investment

21 April 2023

The Moray West offshore wind farm has taken a major step forward after raising the £2 billion required to begin move towards construction.


Groat and Courier in the frame for prizes at Scottish Press Awards

21 April 2023
Groat and Courier in the frame for prizes at Scottish Press Awards

Groat and Courier in the frame for prizes at Scottish Press Awards

21 April 2023

Chief reporter Alan Hendry and freelance sports photographer James Gunn have both been shortlisted at this year's national industry awards.


Space Hub Sutherland: Works to start on Melness site despite chief executive departure

21 April 2023
Space Hub Sutherland: Works to start on Melness site despite chief executive departure

Space Hub Sutherland: Works to start on Melness site despite chief executive departure

21 April 2023

Work set to pave the way for a spaceport in Sutherland will get under way next week despite the shock departure of the developer's chief executive.


Melvich wind farm could see locals get £600 energy discount, firm says

20 April 2023
Melvich wind farm could see locals get £600 energy discount, firm says

Melvich wind farm could see locals get £600 energy discount, firm says

20 April 2023

A new planned wind farm development on the north coast is promising to reduce energy bills for local people if its application is approved.


Where to find your Caithness Music Festival programmes

20 April 2023
Where to find your Caithness Music Festival programmes

Where to find your Caithness Music Festival programmes

20 April 2023

Programmes for this year's Caithness Music Festival, which takes place on June 6-9, are now available to purchase locally.


Pennyland pupils in Thurso enjoy 'Fairyland' ball

19 April 2023
Pennyland pupils in Thurso enjoy 'Fairyland' ball

Pennyland pupils in Thurso enjoy 'Fairyland' ball

19 April 2023

Young pupils at Pennyland Primary in Thurso spent last term living in a fairytale world as they helped a friendly dragon called Duncan.


Caithness Seacoast talk for Thrumster SWI

18 April 2023
Caithness Seacoast talk for Thrumster SWI

Caithness Seacoast talk for Thrumster SWI

18 April 2023

Members of Thrumster SWI were given a talk by William Munro of Caithness Seacoast at their April meeting.


Space Hub Sutherland: Orbex chief exec leaves rocket firm in shake-up

17 April 2023
Space Hub Sutherland: Orbex chief exec leaves rocket firm in shake-up

Space Hub Sutherland: Orbex chief exec leaves rocket firm in shake-up

17 April 2023

The chief executive of a spaceflight firm due to launch satellites from Sutherland has left the business just weeks before construction begins.


Caithness broch plans update at Latheron SWI meeting

17 April 2023
Caithness broch plans update at Latheron SWI meeting

Caithness broch plans update at Latheron SWI meeting

17 April 2023

Carol Grant, president of Latheron SWI, welcomed members along with two guests to the group's April meeting.


More businesses urged to help with £66m peatland restoration contract

17 April 2023
More businesses urged to help with £66m peatland restoration contract

More businesses urged to help with £66m peatland restoration contract

17 April 2023

Small businesses can learn more about getting involved in peatland restoration at a webinar with Forestry and Land Scotland this week.


'Insult' to Caithness women over maternity unit assurance

12 April 2023
'Insult' to Caithness women over maternity unit assurance

'Insult' to Caithness women over maternity unit assurance

12 April 2023

A move by NHS Highland to reassure campaigners in Caithness over the future of the county's community midwifery unit has been described as an insult.


Looking Back – news from the John O'Groat Journal of yesteryear

08 April 2023
Looking Back – news from the John O'Groat Journal of yesteryear

Looking Back – news from the John O'Groat Journal of yesteryear

08 April 2023

Fishermen's strikes, test flights for Concorde and its sonic booms, and a clever invention were among the headlines in past John O'Groat Journal's.


Caithness campaigner fears ‘unacceptable’ maternity shift to Inverness

06 April 2023
Caithness campaigner fears ‘unacceptable’ maternity shift to Inverness

Caithness campaigner fears ‘unacceptable’ maternity shift to Inverness

06 April 2023

A £9 milllion investment in maternity services at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness has been described as a big worry for women and mothers in Caithness.


Prize winners as Caithness Young Farmers take stock at Quoybrae

05 April 2023
Prize winners as Caithness Young Farmers take stock at Quoybrae

Prize winners as Caithness Young Farmers take stock at Quoybrae

05 April 2023

Caithness Young Farmers took centre stage on Monday when Aberdeen and Northern Marts hosted their overwintering competition at Quoybrae.


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