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Thurso parkrun celebrates first birthday

18 April 2019
Thurso parkrun celebrates first birthday

Thurso parkrun celebrates first birthday

18 April 2019

95 runners gathered in Thurso on April 13 to celebrate the first anniversary of a global running phenomenon that takes place every Saturday.


End of the line for Thurso fish dynasty

11 April 2019
End of the line for Thurso fish dynasty

End of the line for Thurso fish dynasty

11 April 2019

More than 70 years after his family opened A Mackay & Son, Colin Mackay is putting away the gutters and filleters on April 15 for one last time.


Head chef Grant Macnicol truly making a name for himself

10 April 2019
Head chef Grant Macnicol truly making a name for himself

Head chef Grant Macnicol truly making a name for himself

10 April 2019

Halkirk-born head chef Grant Macnicol is putting his name on the restaurant at Dornoch Castle Hotel.


Caithness cashier sees off 'loo roll' bandit

04 April 2019
Caithness cashier sees off 'loo roll' bandit

Caithness cashier sees off 'loo roll' bandit

04 April 2019

An armed, hooded robber - his head wrapped in toilet paper - absconded booty-free after he was challenged by a Pulteneytown cashier.


Caithness kids put the fun in Red Nose fundraising

21 March 2019
Caithness kids put the fun in Red Nose fundraising

Caithness kids put the fun in Red Nose fundraising

21 March 2019

Castletown and Miller Academy Primary pupils played an active role in Red Nose Day activities


Service marks loss of Longhope lifeboat

20 March 2019
Service marks loss of Longhope lifeboat

Service marks loss of Longhope lifeboat

20 March 2019

Commemorations were held in Orkney on March 15 to mark the 50th anniversary of the night eight lifeboat men lost their lives.


Thurso see off Halkirk

15 March 2019
Thurso see off Halkirk

Thurso see off Halkirk

15 March 2019

THURSO ran out 2-0 winners against Halkirk last Saturday after shading the first half and vastly improving in the second.


Caithness power through in cup bid

15 March 2019
Caithness power through in cup bid

Caithness power through in cup bid

15 March 2019

CAITHNESS RFC Women did themselves proud recently when they hosted the second round of the North section of round robins in the Caledonian Cup.


Samaritan on a bicycle

14 March 2019
Samaritan on a bicycle

Samaritan on a bicycle

14 March 2019

THURSO Samaritans has been chosen for a visit by a long-distance cyclist as he rides from Hastings, in Sussex, to Lerwick in the Shetland Islands.


Wartime train remembered

14 March 2019
Wartime train remembered

Wartime train remembered

14 March 2019

THE Flow Country is preparing to commemorate the role of The Jellicoe Express which transported 500,000 military personnel during World War I and II.


Emergencies can strike at any time, so be prepared

17 November 2016
Emergencies can strike at any time, so be prepared

Emergencies can strike at any time, so be prepared

17 November 2016

Scottish Government Viewpoint


Halkirk crush Dingwall to claim treble

21 April 2012
Halkirk crush Dingwall to claim treble

Halkirk crush Dingwall to claim treble

21 April 2012

Halkirk United rounded off its most successful season ever with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Dingwall Thistle to claim the SWL Cup.


Halkirk out of North of Scotland Cup

23 August 2011
Halkirk out of North of Scotland Cup

Halkirk out of North of Scotland Cup

23 August 2011

Halkirk United threw everything at Inverness Caledonian Thistle, but bowed out of the North of Scotland Cup. Manager Jock Mackay said that his team…


Halkirk out of North of Scotland Cup

22 August 2011
Halkirk out of North of Scotland Cup

Halkirk out of North of Scotland Cup

22 August 2011

Halkirk United threw everything at Inverness Caledonian Thistle but bowed out of the North of Scotland Cup.


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