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It's a dog's life at Dunnet distillery

It's a dog's life at Dunnet distillery

It's a dog's life at Dunnet distillery

02 June 2021

The family and staff at a well-known Caithness gin distillery think they have Scotland's top dog and he is setting out to prove it.


New Stroma cemetery book published

New Stroma cemetery book published

New Stroma cemetery book published

02 June 2021

A new publication about the history of Stroma's graveyard is now for sale.


Plans to develop Wick Business Park

Plans to develop Wick Business Park

Plans to develop Wick Business Park

02 June 2021

Highlands and Islands Enterprise is planning to extend Wick Business Park with extra spaces for light industrial and business units.


PICTURES: Set a date for calendar photography contest

PICTURES: Set a date for calendar photography contest

PICTURES: Set a date for calendar photography contest

31 May 2021

Click on the story to learn how to enter our photography competition and have your image of Caithness featured in next year's calendar


Your Caithness

Your Caithness

Your Caithness

29 May 2021

Click on the story to find out more about this week's reader's photograph and how to submit your own


Dunnet primary school receives prestigious UNICEF UK Award

Dunnet primary school receives prestigious UNICEF UK Award

Dunnet primary school receives prestigious UNICEF UK Award

27 May 2021

Crossroads Primary School is to be awarded a Silver Rights Respecting School Award by UNICEF UK – the first school in Caithness to be awarded Silver.


Reminder of EU Settlement Scheme deadline

Reminder of EU Settlement Scheme deadline

Reminder of EU Settlement Scheme deadline

27 May 2021

The council encourages EU/EEA/Swiss citizens in Caithness who has not yet applied to the EU Settlement Scheme to do so before the June 30 deadline.


Wick and its harbour may benefit from funding bid

Wick and its harbour may benefit from funding bid

Wick and its harbour may benefit from funding bid

27 May 2021

Highland Council is working to submit bids into the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund and Community Renewal Fund with Wick's regeneration a main focus


Caithness cadets return to training as lockdown restrictions ease

Caithness cadets return to training as lockdown restrictions ease

Caithness cadets return to training as lockdown restrictions ease

26 May 2021

Army Cadets across Caithness and Sutherland are starting to move back to indoor settings after training resumed outdoors earlier this month.


PICTURES: Decontamination project at Wick railway station and riverside

PICTURES: Decontamination project at Wick railway station and riverside

PICTURES: Decontamination project at Wick railway station and riverside

26 May 2021

If you have been walking around Wick riverside recently you could not fail to notice part of the route has been blocked off due to engineering works.


Orca Watch 2021 invites viewers to see killer whales around Caithness coast from the comfort of their homes

Orca Watch 2021 invites viewers to see killer whales around Caithness coast from the comfort of their homes

Orca Watch 2021 invites viewers to see killer whales around Caithness coast from the comfort of their homes

26 May 2021

The annual Orca Watch returns to the shores of Caithness, Orkney and Shetland from this weekend – but with a difference.


Hair salon plan for Thurso is approved

Hair salon plan for Thurso is approved

Hair salon plan for Thurso is approved

26 May 2021

Highland Council has approved a plan for the erection of a 'commercial hairdressing unit' at Barrock Street in Thurso.


Lottery funding boost for Reiss and Killimster Park redevelopment

Lottery funding boost for Reiss and Killimster Park redevelopment

Lottery funding boost for Reiss and Killimster Park redevelopment

25 May 2021

Plans to redevelop a Caithness village park have taken a major step forward after an award of £8000 from the National Lottery Community Fund.


'We're better off using two tin cans and a piece of string' - Stone criticises connectivity failures

'We're better off using two tin cans and a piece of string' - Stone criticises connectivity failures

'We're better off using two tin cans and a piece of string' - Stone criticises connectivity failures

25 May 2021

North MP Jamie Stone reiterated his plea for better broadband to put the far north on an 'equal plane' with the rest of the UK.


Long-distance biker tackles world's shortest street

Long-distance biker tackles world's shortest street

Long-distance biker tackles world's shortest street

25 May 2021

When an endurance cyclist/motorcyclist rolled into Wick he made it a must to head along to the shortest street in the world.


'Breath of fresh air' as Thurso art show physically opens

'Breath of fresh air' as Thurso art show physically opens

'Breath of fresh air' as Thurso art show physically opens

25 May 2021

The chairman of a popular art show in Thurso talked about his delight in hosting a 'physical exhibition' that opens to the public from Thursday.


Group activities get the green light at Ormlie Community Association

Group activities get the green light at Ormlie Community Association

Group activities get the green light at Ormlie Community Association

25 May 2021

Activities at Ormlie Community Association are back up and running as the staff are finally able to return to the office in Thurso.


Guinness record holder cycles into Wick as part of bid to visit 168 UK lifeboat stations

Guinness record holder cycles into Wick as part of bid to visit 168 UK lifeboat stations

Guinness record holder cycles into Wick as part of bid to visit 168 UK lifeboat stations

24 May 2021

A young man who features in the Guinness Book of Records cycled to Wick harbour on Saturday morning as part of a fundraising trip for the RNLI.


Caithness causes reminded to apply for community fund

Caithness causes reminded to apply for community fund

Caithness causes reminded to apply for community fund

24 May 2021

The deadline is looming for the Co-op’s Local Community Fund which has raised over £143,000 for local causes in Caithness since 2016.


Poles apart with rare anti-Nazi defences on Reiss croft

Poles apart with rare anti-Nazi defences on Reiss croft

Poles apart with rare anti-Nazi defences on Reiss croft

24 May 2021

It may look like a mouldy old pole but a rare artefact in the Reiss area harks back to a time when Britain was geared up for full-scale Nazi invasion.


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