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A woman who is raising money for homeless charities is due to finish a mammoth round Britain walk at John O’Groats tomorrow (July 27).

Eighty-five youngsters enjoyed two days of coaching when the Rangers Soccer Academy came to the Dammies in Thurso.

The title of John O’Groats Strongest Man will be up for grabs again this weekend as musclebound competitors face a series of gruelling challenges.

A rural Caithness post office that has been in the same family for more than 110 years is marking another milestone.

News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

Efforts are under way to recruit an eager band of young supporters to enhance the atmosphere at Wick Academy’s home games in the new season.

A Wick artist who now resides in New York City has had a painting shortlisted for a prestigious watercolour competition in Italy.

A tractor run is planned by members of Caithness Vintage Tractor and Machinery Club this Sunday, with enthusiasts from Orkney also taking part.

A Caithness artist talked of her shock at receiving an award for a national competition she had forgotten she had entered.

Dunbeath Estate sale has a new owner, having gone on the market last year for offers over £25 million.

Caithness-based writer, Graham Winkle, children’s author of the Loch Mey Monster series has returned after a 16-year break with The Sound of The Wind.

The Met Office has issued a Yellow Warning for slow-moving and heavy rain leading to impacts on travel and infrastructure across Caithness.

An archive picture in the Groat brought back happy memories for one elderly motorist in Wick when he saw the car he sat his test in back in 1959.

Police Scotland is still looking for information on a traffic incident which happened in Wick a fortnight ago.

Wick’s World War II memorial garden will be the setting this weekend for a fundraising event organised by the Elise Lyall School of Dance.

Ahead of the refurbishment of the badly potholed Co-op car park in Thurso, a local wit has created a video lampooning its crater-like surface.

Caithness United’s 25th anniversary celebrations continued with a seven-a-side football festival for U14 teams at the Upper Bignold Park in Wick.

Beautiful Botanicals by Joanne Howdle

This year’s Caithness and Sutherland District Beaver Damboree was held at the 1st Caithness, 1st Wick Scout Hall an Kirk Hill.

News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear