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EDWARD MOUNTAIN: More to learn across Highlands after election fallout

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: More to learn across Highlands after election fallout

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: More to learn across Highlands after election fallout

24 July 2024

Holyrood Notebook by Edward Mountain


OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Staxigoe to Sarclet paddle takes simple planning compared to others

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Staxigoe to Sarclet paddle takes simple planning compared to others

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Staxigoe to Sarclet paddle takes simple planning compared to others

23 July 2024

Shuttles are a necessary part of A to B kayak trips, but some are more complex than others


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

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


BEAUTIFUL BOTANICALS: The tropical fruit that endured a long and fascinating journey

BEAUTIFUL BOTANICALS: The tropical fruit that endured a long and fascinating journey

BEAUTIFUL BOTANICALS: The tropical fruit that endured a long and fascinating journey

21 July 2024

Beautiful Botanicals by Joanne Howdle


YOUR VIEWS: Toilet stops on Caithness to Inverness route, election fallout continues and praise for BT

YOUR VIEWS: Toilet stops on Caithness to Inverness route, election fallout continues and praise for BT

YOUR VIEWS: Toilet stops on Caithness to Inverness route, election fallout continues and praise for BT

20 July 2024

Readers share their views on the hot topics in Caithness and the Highlands this week


Looking Back: Brora hotel blaze, ‘Customs post’ at the Ord and Caithness freezer company’s hot new product

Looking Back: Brora hotel blaze, ‘Customs post’ at the Ord and Caithness freezer company’s hot new product

Looking Back: Brora hotel blaze, ‘Customs post’ at the Ord and Caithness freezer company’s hot new product

20 July 2024

News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear


We must stop our communities becoming nothing more than retirement villages

We must stop our communities becoming nothing more than retirement villages

We must stop our communities becoming nothing more than retirement villages

20 July 2024

Business Focus by David Richardson


MAREE TODD: Time to reflect on difficult election defeat for SNP

MAREE TODD: Time to reflect on difficult election defeat for SNP

MAREE TODD: Time to reflect on difficult election defeat for SNP

17 July 2024

Holyrood Notebook by Maree Todd


YOUR VIEWS: Canada’s Caithness roots and looking back at the General Election

YOUR VIEWS: Canada’s Caithness roots and looking back at the General Election

YOUR VIEWS: Canada’s Caithness roots and looking back at the General Election

14 July 2024

John O’Groat Jounal and Caithness Courier readers respond to the news this week.


WEATHER WATCH: Getting to grips with ‘soft hail’

WEATHER WATCH: Getting to grips with ‘soft hail’

WEATHER WATCH: Getting to grips with ‘soft hail’

14 July 2024

Snow pellets, (known as graupel or soft hail), are distinctive,opaque grains of ice created when small supercooled water droplets collide and freeze.


TRUDY MORRIS: Awards are a nod to fresh Caithness talent

TRUDY MORRIS: Awards are a nod to fresh Caithness talent

TRUDY MORRIS: Awards are a nod to fresh Caithness talent

13 July 2024

In the North Highlands, we are not known for celebrating our successes, for standing up proud and shouting about our achievements.


LOOKING BACK: Thurso footballer's holiday mishap, Boy rescued from drowning and Jobs on the line

LOOKING BACK: Thurso footballer's holiday mishap, Boy rescued from drowning and Jobs on the line

LOOKING BACK: Thurso footballer's holiday mishap, Boy rescued from drowning and Jobs on the line

13 July 2024

News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear


THE REAL MACKAY: Change on all fronts after 2024 General Election

THE REAL MACKAY: Change on all fronts after 2024 General Election

THE REAL MACKAY: Change on all fronts after 2024 General Election

13 July 2024

The people have spoken. And how! Oucha.


OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: A privileged look round an abandoned island

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: A privileged look round an abandoned island

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: A privileged look round an abandoned island

09 July 2024

Choppy waters are worth it for a visit to Eilean Nan Roan.


YOUR VIEWS: Highland Council social values charter, heating changes and NHS Highland staff costs

YOUR VIEWS: Highland Council social values charter, heating changes and NHS Highland staff costs

YOUR VIEWS: Highland Council social values charter, heating changes and NHS Highland staff costs

06 July 2024

John O’Groat Journal and Caithness Courier readers respond to the news this week.


Looking Back: Lively dispute at Dunbeath, Harbours study mooted and Supermarket plan for Thurso

Looking Back: Lively dispute at Dunbeath, Harbours study mooted and Supermarket plan for Thurso

Looking Back: Lively dispute at Dunbeath, Harbours study mooted and Supermarket plan for Thurso

06 July 2024

News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear


Would you be able to recognise ‘The Real Mackay’?

Would you be able to recognise ‘The Real Mackay’?

Would you be able to recognise ‘The Real Mackay’?

06 July 2024

The other night I could not fall asleep. Rather than take my phone out…I pulled out my sketchbook and drew a rose I had picked outside my front door.


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

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


How treatment for our beloved pets can harm vital ecosystem

How treatment for our beloved pets can harm vital ecosystem

How treatment for our beloved pets can harm vital ecosystem

30 June 2024

Making Space for Nature by Patricia Bremner


BEAUTIFUL BOTANICALS: Feeling the love as mango spices up many dishes

BEAUTIFUL BOTANICALS: Feeling the love as mango spices up many dishes

BEAUTIFUL BOTANICALS: Feeling the love as mango spices up many dishes

30 June 2024

Beautiful Botanicals by Joanne Howdle


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