Community

Ten nights. Ten venues. Ten different areas. That is the adventure awaiting seven comedians set to go on tour for mental health charity, Mikeysline.

Thurso’s historic Masonic hall will be the setting for a community event featuring food stalls as well as art, jewellery and other creations.

Caithness Family History Society’s last meeting before the summer will look at how to make the most of the world’s largest free genealogy resource.

Christians who meet at Wick’s Bethany Hall are looking ahead to a Gospel meeting on Saturday, June 21, a century on from the opening event.

‘The Flows and the Flora’ comprises over 40 pieces including drawings, etchings and paintings from Magi Sinclair.

Members of Caithness Vintage Tractor and Machinery Club had a visit to the newly renovated John O’Groats Mill and were shown round by Rognvald Brown.

The company proposing a battery energy storage scheme at Mey has insisted all its projects are “subject to the full planning and regulatory process”.

We hear of the powerful journeys of five individuals from the Highlands who have transformed their lives following cancer diagnoses.

Geoff Simpson’s message to Eastern Airways is: “If you’re not going to do a decent job, just get out of the road and let somebody come in that will.”

A collaborative workshop by Nucleus and Edinburgh Napier University will include a talk and Q&A about an 18th/19th-century Caithness midwife.

Fears have emerged that groundworks for major renewable projects across the Highlands could be exposing radioactive contamination from Chernobyl.

The Highland Council has issued its support for a Scottish Government proposal to give local authorities the power to create a cruise ship levy.

The reopening of John O’Groats Mill was described as “a huge moment” as members of the community got a first look inside the refurbished complex.

Charity walker Will Riches is making his way from Land’s End to John O’Groats in memory of his best friend who died from cancer at the age of 18.

Seven marine species have been recorded so far during this year’s Orca Watch, which is taking place around the Caithness coast and beyond.

Thurso’s Heritage by a Thirsa Loon

The event will take place in Thurso next month, adding to plans already arranged to mark the annual celebration of LGBTQ+ identities.

Community councillors in the west of Caithness have said most residents remain greatly concerned about the “industrialisation of the Highlands”.

A beautifully hand-painted sign has been installed by the roadside at Staxigoe to help tourists find their way to Castle Sinclair Girnigoe.

Four cyclists dubbed the Handlebar Heroes arrived in John O’Groats at the weekend after an eight-day fundraising challenge from Land’s End.