Community

Wick and District Gardening Club's latest day out involved visits to the Auld Post Office B&B in Spittal and the garden at the Castle of Mey.

Tea and cake at the castle, you say? A fine excuse for a kayaking trip with an experienced group

Old tractors will be making their way around the back roads this weekend in an event organised by Caithness Vintage Tractor and Machinery Club.

Thurso Football Academy teamed up with Inverness Caledonian Thistle for two days of coaching which attracted a record turnout of local youngsters.

Bible stories, dance, movie-making and sports were on offer as part of the annual Pulteneytown and Thrumster Church holiday club in Wick.

Five generations of a family with Wick roots gathered at the great-great-grandmother's house with new addition, baby Rhea.

Motorists on the A882 may have noticed the sight of a building taking shape close to the road at Bilbster and wondered what was going up.

An event of huge importance to members of the Clan Mackay worldwide is set to take place in Sutherland this coming weekend.

People in the Reay area are being encouraged to get involved with the local garden club’s annual show, which is due to take place soon.

Images of Caithness taken by readers of the Caithness Courier and John O'Groat Journal are being sought for our annual calendar competition.

A vibrant new production of Opera Highlights is heading to Thurso this autumn as part of a tour of 17 venues around Scotland.

Kong is a friendly, confident ferret looking for his forever family.

A Wick man captured video of flooding in the centre of Thurso this afternoon that led to several shops closing their doors.

Yesterday (Thursday, August 10), Highland Council discussed the impact that the ‘cost of living’ has had on tenants experiencing rent arrears.

Complaints from Caithness residents, some elderly and disabled, about Stagecoach buses not showing up at stops have been tackled by the company.

A Canisbay man is using his artistic skills to enhance a north coast quayside – 44 years after he played a key role in an improvement scheme there.

Work on a new wind farm in Caithness is to begin next month – more than two-and-a-half years after the development was rejected by Highland Council.

A Caithness creative glass studio with a well-founded international reputation has closed its doors with six staff members losing their jobs.

A councillor has criticised Highland Council over its "complacent" statement that it has no plans to re-open the Riverside Road toilets in Thurso.

Crossing is "not the right solution to the problem," it is claimed