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A Wick supermarket proves the point that the festive season is starting earlier every year with a Christmas-themed display on its shelves on Monday.

A well-attended open day helped to raise the profile of Wick RBLS Pipe Band, with band secretary Helen Hill saying: “It was well worth doing.”

Beautiful Botanicals by Joanne Howdle

News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

Two young Caithness girls have been busy assessing the county’s swing parks and have now created Top Trumps style cards with their rankings.

Police officers in Thurso are investigating vandalism at a house on Henderson Street in which windows were allegedly smashed on Saturday night.

A Wick man who works at Seaview House has just been crowned Carer of the Year for a division of the Barchester Care Awards 2024.

News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

A Scotscalder man, considered one of the most important painters in Scotland today, will have a solo exhibition in Glasgow next month.

A large farm near Thurso has come onto the market and is being marketed to those with an agricultural or equestrian interest.

Twenty-one members of the Caithness Vintage Tractor and Machinery Club recently embarked on an insightful visit to GMG Energy in Strath Halladale.

People wanting to take a breather at the end of the road in John O’Groats will soon be able to sit down with their favourite bear.

The Red Hot Chilli Pipers will be bringing the party to the Macdonald Aviemore Resort

The Real MacKay by Dan MacKay

News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

Police Scotland issued a bulletin this morning asking if the public could help trace the whereabouts of a missing Wick man.

Reiss Gardening Club’s annual show was well supported, with the usual colourful display of plants, flowers, fruit and vegetables.

Pupils at Noss Primary were given medals by a local gardening club as a token of appreciation for all the effort they put into its annual flower show.

A Thrumster man is taking part in a gruelling Beast Race challenge for a kids’ hospital charity and wants help to hit his funding goal.

A gastro pub at Dunbeath has closed but the owners say they will continue to run a business at the site and provide meals at its award-winning cabins.