Community

Caithness householders with prepayment meters have been urged to act now with more than 400,000 energy rebate vouchers unclaimed as deadline looms.

A financial assessment claims it would cost between £110,000 and £150,000 depending on options

Community advocate Alexander Glasgow is helping improve the look of Thurso boating pond with a little help from a work party of volunteers.

Balmore animal home residents Tom and Elvis are described as a 'lap cats' who are looking for a home together.

Three good causes will benefit from sales of a new pictorial book capturing happy times spent by the late Pradip Datta in Caithness and far beyond.

A Thurso woman has netted a new role developing netball for people across north central Scotland.

Jamie Stone urged Government ministers to support historic estates, such as the Castle of Mey, in the face of the global climate emergency.

A Thurso mother has handed over more than £14,500 to a charity hospital which treated her daughter who has chronic kidney disease.

The appointment of a design team for the Wick and Thurso community hub and care villages has been described as "another step in the right direction".

Operators of commercial wind farms are increasingly looking to extend the lifespans of their schemes.

Thanks to the efforts of a local disability support group, a Wick hospital now has an additional two wheelchairs that visitors can use.

A group of dedicated swimmers were out early on Wednesday morning for the summer solstice sunrise at Wick's outdoor pool called the Trinkie.

Addie Harper is keen to continue a project that has seen 200-plus free performances being given at care homes and daycare centres in the far north.

A plea has been made for volunteers to join a committee dedicated to helping patients in the county's main hospital, with its AGM due next week.

A display and presentation evening rounded off the gymnastic year for Caithness Rhythmic Gymnastics, a section of Caithness Amateur Gymnastics Club.

A community minded Thurso man who has selflessly been transforming the town centre with flowers is seeking local help this Saturday (June 24).

Local historian Harry Gray has dismissed the notion that convicted criminals were ever executed in Wick.

Stalls, music, games, a river duck race and a barbecue will be among the attractions at a fun day in Thurso showing support for the UK armed forces.

Preparations are in hand for this weekend's RNLI Harbour Day – the main local fundraising event of the year for the charity that saves lives at sea.

A Thurso woman got the shock of her life as she crossed the finishing line in Saturday's Celtman extreme triathlon event – when her partner proposed!