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Catholic church in call for removal of one-size-fits-all cap on worshipper numbers

02 March 2021
Catholic church in call for removal of one-size-fits-all cap on worshipper numbers

Catholic church in call for removal of one-size-fits-all cap on worshipper numbers

02 March 2021

The Catholic church is calling on the Scottish Government to remove the cap on numbers of worshippers and treat religious buildings 'like retail'.


Appeal as trailer and tools stolen

02 March 2021
Appeal as trailer and tools stolen

Appeal as trailer and tools stolen

02 March 2021

High-value tools and equipment have been stolen from a property near Thurso, according to police.


NHS Highland extends deadline for its Healing Process

01 March 2021
NHS Highland extends deadline for its Healing Process

NHS Highland extends deadline for its Healing Process

01 March 2021

The deadline to register for NHS Highland's Healing Process has been extended to March 31.


Nucleus staff help with Covid-19 vaccination rollout at Wick and Thurso

01 March 2021
Nucleus staff help with Covid-19 vaccination rollout at Wick and Thurso

Nucleus staff help with Covid-19 vaccination rollout at Wick and Thurso

01 March 2021

Volunteers from the Nuclear and Caithness Archives have given a helping hand to NHS staff during the vaccine rollout in the far north.


New Highland Tourism group launches website to help in Covid recovery plan

28 February 2021
New Highland Tourism group launches website to help in Covid recovery plan

New Highland Tourism group launches website to help in Covid recovery plan

28 February 2021

A new tourism organisation has launched a website it says will unite the industry across the region as it looks towards its recovery.


10 further Covid cases recorded in NHS Highland area

28 February 2021
10 further Covid cases recorded in NHS Highland area

10 further Covid cases recorded in NHS Highland area

28 February 2021

Ten new coronavirus cases have been recorded in the NHS Highland area for the second day in succession.


Loch Ness 360 Challenge put back to 2022

28 February 2021
Loch Ness 360 Challenge put back to 2022

Loch Ness 360 Challenge put back to 2022

28 February 2021

A round Loch Ness event scheduled to take place at the end of May has been postponed following the latest update on the easing of restrictions.


Your Caithness – Reay golf course

27 February 2021
Your Caithness – Reay golf course

Your Caithness – Reay golf course

27 February 2021

Each week we publish a reader's photograph in our Your Caithness section of the John O'Groat Journal.


Road closure warning for Halkirk

25 February 2021
Road closure warning for Halkirk

Road closure warning for Halkirk

25 February 2021

Motorists in Halkirk are being advised of a temporary road closure in the village next week.


VisitScotland launches £3m fund to help tourist guides working in Scotland

25 February 2021
VisitScotland launches £3m fund to help tourist guides working in Scotland

VisitScotland launches £3m fund to help tourist guides working in Scotland

25 February 2021

A £3 million fund to support Scotland’s tour guides affected by the pandemic was launched on Thursday by VisitScotland.


Community group takes ownership of Dunnet Forest

25 February 2021
Community group takes ownership of Dunnet Forest

Community group takes ownership of Dunnet Forest

25 February 2021

A Caithness forest is set to benefit from a new children's play area and a larger car park after a community group took over its ownership.


Police warn motorbikers on land near Thurso not to ride without permission

23 February 2021
Police warn motorbikers on land near Thurso not to ride without permission

Police warn motorbikers on land near Thurso not to ride without permission

23 February 2021

Police in Thurso have warned bike riders that they could face prosecution for using their vehicles on private land.


Zero Waste Scotland urges people to recycle their used batteries

23 February 2021
Zero Waste Scotland urges people to recycle their used batteries

Zero Waste Scotland urges people to recycle their used batteries

23 February 2021

A quarter of Scots are dumping batteries in with normal household rubbish, wasting valuable resources and damaging the environment.


Nicola Sturgeon to outline Scotland's way out of Covid lockdown

23 February 2021
Nicola Sturgeon to outline Scotland's way out of Covid lockdown

Nicola Sturgeon to outline Scotland's way out of Covid lockdown

23 February 2021

The first minister will today reveal how Scotland plans to gradually emerge from the national lockdown.


Your Caithness

20 February 2021
Your Caithness

Your Caithness

20 February 2021

Hayley Grant sent us this photo of a robin eating out of her hand in her back garden in Hill Avenue, Wick.


New event planned after Scottish Crofting Federation gathering on access to crofts is inundated

18 February 2021
New event planned after Scottish Crofting Federation gathering on access to crofts is inundated

New event planned after Scottish Crofting Federation gathering on access to crofts is inundated

18 February 2021

A session aimed at finding solutions to the difficulties in getting access to crofts was so busy that organisers are planning a second event.


Appeal after car damaged in Wick street

17 February 2021
Appeal after car damaged in Wick street

Appeal after car damaged in Wick street

17 February 2021

Police are appealing for information after a black Volvo parked in Wick was damaged.


Plea for witnesses as driver fails to stop after collision

17 February 2021
Plea for witnesses as driver fails to stop after collision

Plea for witnesses as driver fails to stop after collision

17 February 2021

Police in Wick are appealing for information after a driver failed to stop at the scene of a road traffic collision.


Highland Council to outline Covid testing and other details of phased return to schools in letter

17 February 2021
Highland Council to outline Covid testing and other details of phased return to schools in letter

Highland Council to outline Covid testing and other details of phased return to schools in letter

17 February 2021

Parents and senior phase pupils will receive letters this week giving more information about the return of some pupils to Highland schools next week.


Sturgeon confirms some pupils will return to school next week

16 February 2021
Sturgeon confirms some pupils will return to school next week

Sturgeon confirms some pupils will return to school next week

16 February 2021

Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that some pupils will return to schools from Monday as cases of coronavirus continued to fall.


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