Community

Event organisers across the Highlands an tap into funds of up to £10,000 to help put on public events over the quieter season.

Lorna Munro (62) has published a memoir titled Living in 3D: Drink, Drugs and Denial.

Emily Kearl is leading a renewed team of trustees at Thurso Community Development Trust as work begins on delivering a five-year strategy plan.

The boating pond in Thurso was the setting for the annual treasure hunt attended by members, carers and helpers from the Caithness branch of Enable.

Three good causes will benefit from a raffle marking the 40th anniversary of the Eain Mackintosh Cup, with the final at Halkirk next month.

A group aimed at putting young people in the Highlands at the heart of local decision-making have been sharing their experiences with others.

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.