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Wick RNLI Harbour Day raises more than £12,000 for charity

19 June 2022
Wick RNLI Harbour Day raises more than £12,000 for charity

Wick RNLI Harbour Day raises more than £12,000 for charity

19 June 2022

Wick's Harbour Day raised a total of £12,200 for the local RNLI lifeboat charity.


Emergency 999 service for deaf BSL users launched

19 June 2022
Emergency 999 service for deaf BSL users launched

Emergency 999 service for deaf BSL users launched

19 June 2022

A new app has been launched that allows British Sign Language users to contact emergency services via a video relay service.


Plea for people in Highland to help with next stage of Scotland's Census

18 June 2022
Plea for people in Highland to help with next stage of Scotland's Census

Plea for people in Highland to help with next stage of Scotland's Census

18 June 2022

People in the Highland Council area are being encouraged to take part in the next phase of Scotland’s Census.


Caithness podiatry expert Sandra Jones takes a step back after 46 years on her toes

17 June 2022
Caithness podiatry expert Sandra Jones takes a step back after 46 years on her toes

Caithness podiatry expert Sandra Jones takes a step back after 46 years on her toes

17 June 2022

A Caithness-based health worker is ready to put her feet up after 46 years in the profession.


Pet charity KWK9 join latest Latheron SWI meeting

16 June 2022
Pet charity KWK9 join latest Latheron SWI meeting

Pet charity KWK9 join latest Latheron SWI meeting

16 June 2022

Latheron SWI welcomed Lysette Butler from the charity KWK9, along with her dog Jake, to their latest meeting.


Last chance to have your say on community benefit fund for Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm

16 June 2022
Last chance to have your say on community benefit fund for Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm

Last chance to have your say on community benefit fund for Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm

16 June 2022

Communities around west Caithness and north Sutherland could benefit from a benefit fund related to a proposed floating wind farm off Dounreay.


Plea to walk or wheel short journeys ahead of Clean Air Day 2022

15 June 2022
Plea to walk or wheel short journeys ahead of Clean Air Day 2022

Plea to walk or wheel short journeys ahead of Clean Air Day 2022

15 June 2022

Highland Council leader and Wick councillor Raymond Bremner is encouraging people to take steps to reduce their pollution ahead of Clean Air Day.


Police appeal as motorcyclist treated for life-threatening injuries after crash on A836 near Castletown

15 June 2022
Police appeal as motorcyclist treated for life-threatening injuries after crash on A836 near Castletown

Police appeal as motorcyclist treated for life-threatening injuries after crash on A836 near Castletown

15 June 2022

Police are appealing for information after a motorcyclist sustained life-threatening injuries in a crash near Castletown on Tuesday.


New 10k running event for Wick Gala

14 June 2022
New 10k running event for Wick Gala

New 10k running event for Wick Gala

14 June 2022

People are being urged to put in the miles ahead of a new 10k event at this year's Wick Gala.


Crash involving car and motorbike on A836 between Castletown and Thurso

14 June 2022
Crash involving car and motorbike on A836 between Castletown and Thurso

Crash involving car and motorbike on A836 between Castletown and Thurso

14 June 2022

One person was taken to hospital after a crash between a car and a motorbike near Castletown on Tuesday afternoon.


Caithness ready to join celebrations for 200 years of the Royal Highland Show

14 June 2022
Caithness ready to join celebrations for 200 years of the Royal Highland Show

Caithness ready to join celebrations for 200 years of the Royal Highland Show

14 June 2022

Caithness firms are setting out their stall ahead of the 200th anniversary of the Royal Highland Show.


A9 roadworks to take place near Helmsdale

13 June 2022
A9 roadworks to take place near Helmsdale

A9 roadworks to take place near Helmsdale

13 June 2022

Motorists are being warned of delays on the A9 south of Helmsdale as works to resurface part of the trunk road take place.


Wick and District Pigeon Club's latest race takes place from Alnwick

13 June 2022
Wick and District Pigeon Club's latest race takes place from Alnwick

Wick and District Pigeon Club's latest race takes place from Alnwick

13 June 2022

Wick and District Pigeon Club held an old bird race from Alnwick, a distance of 216 miles, on Saturday.


Could you help advise Foundation Scotland on how to use Stroupster wind farm benefit fund?

13 June 2022
Could you help advise Foundation Scotland on how to use Stroupster wind farm benefit fund?

Could you help advise Foundation Scotland on how to use Stroupster wind farm benefit fund?

13 June 2022

A new panel member is being sought to advise on community funds in the Dunnet and Cannisbay area.


Communities can apply to £5m fund for active and sustainable travel projects

12 June 2022
Communities can apply to £5m fund for active and sustainable travel projects

Communities can apply to £5m fund for active and sustainable travel projects

12 June 2022

A multimillion-pound fund aimed at increasing opportunities to walk, wheel and cycle for short journeys across Scotland has opened.


Caithness General to help out with day surgery backlog at Raigmore

10 June 2022
Caithness General to help out with day surgery backlog at Raigmore

Caithness General to help out with day surgery backlog at Raigmore

10 June 2022

Patients waiting for surgery at Raigmore Hospital could be offered a procedure at Wick in a bid to reduce waiting times.


Thurso teacher facing allegations of kissing and groping a pupil was 'not in control,' hearing told

09 June 2022
Thurso teacher facing allegations of kissing and groping a pupil was 'not in control,' hearing told

Thurso teacher facing allegations of kissing and groping a pupil was 'not in control,' hearing told

09 June 2022

A Thurso teacher was "drunk and flirtatious" on the night she allegedly groped and kissed a pupil at a nightclub, according to a former colleague.


Caithness woman's verse inspired by Clearances among winners of Poetry Society contest

08 June 2022
Caithness woman's verse inspired by Clearances among winners of Poetry Society contest

Caithness woman's verse inspired by Clearances among winners of Poetry Society contest

08 June 2022

A Lieurary woman has been chosen as a winner in the Poetry Society's spring 2022 competition for a poem inspired by the Clearances.


Pigeon club's latest race sets off from Dunfermline

07 June 2022
Pigeon club's latest race sets off from Dunfermline

Pigeon club's latest race sets off from Dunfermline

07 June 2022

Wick and District Pigeon Club held an old bird race from Dunfermline, a distance of 164 miles, on Saturday.


PICTURES: Dunbeath community makes most of fine weekend for jubilee celebration

06 June 2022
PICTURES: Dunbeath community makes most of fine weekend for jubilee celebration

PICTURES: Dunbeath community makes most of fine weekend for jubilee celebration

06 June 2022

The community turned out in force to support the Berriedale and Dunbeath Platinum Jubilee event hosted by Dunbeath and District Centre on Saturday.


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