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Among the beauty of Caithness, we won’t know what we’ve lost ‘til it’s gone

Among the beauty of Caithness, we won’t know what we’ve lost ‘til it’s gone

Among the beauty of Caithness, we won’t know what we’ve lost ‘til it’s gone

05 May 2024

Northern Drift by Monique Sliedrecht


YOUR VIEWS: Field club’s demise, funding fairness for Caithness, pylons concerns and best wishes for ‘e Groat’s Sheona

YOUR VIEWS: Field club’s demise, funding fairness for Caithness, pylons concerns and best wishes for ‘e Groat’s Sheona

YOUR VIEWS: Field club’s demise, funding fairness for Caithness, pylons concerns and best wishes for ‘e Groat’s Sheona

04 May 2024

The end of a local club, should Caithness be getting a fairer share of funding and retirement messages for our former advertising manager


DAN MACKAY: Such joy at new life is not matched across a troubled world

DAN MACKAY: Such joy at new life is not matched across a troubled world

DAN MACKAY: Such joy at new life is not matched across a troubled world

04 May 2024

The Real Mackay by Dan MacKay


‘You can make a world of a difference to a person with dementia’

‘You can make a world of a difference to a person with dementia’

‘You can make a world of a difference to a person with dementia’

03 May 2024

Retired vet Frank Stephen, whose wife Moira has vascular dementia, is to walk the 147-mile John O’Groats Trail this month for Alzheimer Scotland.


Caithness gets a ‘pittance’ claims Thurso community councillor

Caithness gets a ‘pittance’ claims Thurso community councillor

Caithness gets a ‘pittance’ claims Thurso community councillor

03 May 2024

Caithness is getting “just a pittance” in levelling-up funding while “millions are spent on vanity projects in Inverness”, it has been claimed.


‘Don’t let wind farm come between us’ villagers in Castletown are urged

‘Don’t let wind farm come between us’ villagers in Castletown are urged

‘Don’t let wind farm come between us’ villagers in Castletown are urged

03 May 2024

A plea has been made to Castletown community council to oppose a plan to build two wind turbines and a battery storage system between Bower and Durran


NICKY MARR: Humza Yousaf was the least likely to get my vote

NICKY MARR: Humza Yousaf was the least likely to get my vote

NICKY MARR: Humza Yousaf was the least likely to get my vote

01 May 2024

With not a single rural MSP in the Scottish cabinet since Humza Yousaf came to power, we have been forgotten, says our columnist.


RHODA GRANT: Political turmoil shows need for Scottish Government to focus on rural areas

RHODA GRANT: Political turmoil shows need for Scottish Government to focus on rural areas

RHODA GRANT: Political turmoil shows need for Scottish Government to focus on rural areas

01 May 2024

Holyrood Notebook by Rhoda Grant


Natalie’s liberty display at Lyth delights all

Natalie’s liberty display at Lyth delights all

Natalie’s liberty display at Lyth delights all

29 April 2024

Lyth model and horse trainer Natalie Oag delighted children and disabled adults with a special liberty display at the weekend.


Jamie Stone calls for youth space fair in Thurso to highlight career opportunities

Jamie Stone calls for youth space fair in Thurso to highlight career opportunities

Jamie Stone calls for youth space fair in Thurso to highlight career opportunities

28 April 2024

A space industry convention for young people should be funded by the UK government and held in the far north, Jamie Stone said.


Just 2% of Highland homes benefit from heating scheme, says MP Jamie Stone

Just 2% of Highland homes benefit from heating scheme, says MP Jamie Stone

Just 2% of Highland homes benefit from heating scheme, says MP Jamie Stone

28 April 2024

A fuel poverty scheme introduced nine years ago has helped just over two per cent of households across the Highlands, according to MP Jamie Stone.


Over 80 Highlanders contribute to art project for Palestinians that is being displayed in Venice

Over 80 Highlanders contribute to art project for Palestinians that is being displayed in Venice

Over 80 Highlanders contribute to art project for Palestinians that is being displayed in Venice

27 April 2024

A Highland art project is among various works featured in an exhibition in Venice dedicated to Palestinians.


YOUR VIEWS: Overrun with wind farm applications, a padlocked cemetery and flower power help needed

YOUR VIEWS: Overrun with wind farm applications, a padlocked cemetery and flower power help needed

YOUR VIEWS: Overrun with wind farm applications, a padlocked cemetery and flower power help needed

27 April 2024

Readers have their say on issues affecting Caithness and further afield


Highland MSPs welcome “opportunities” arising from Humza Yousaf’s split of Green-SNP coalition

Highland MSPs welcome “opportunities” arising from Humza Yousaf’s split of Green-SNP coalition

Highland MSPs welcome “opportunities” arising from Humza Yousaf’s split of Green-SNP coalition

26 April 2024

Local MSPs are mostly welcoming Humza Yousaf’s decision to ditch the SNP-Green Scottish Government partnership as a positive for the Highlands.


Lack of sports facilities in Thurso having ‘huge impact’ on health and well-being across Caithness

Lack of sports facilities in Thurso having ‘huge impact’ on health and well-being across Caithness

Lack of sports facilities in Thurso having ‘huge impact’ on health and well-being across Caithness

26 April 2024

The "unbelievable" shortage of indoor sports facilities in the Thurso area is having "a serious impact" on local clubs and groups.


‘I will miss my customers across the north of Scotland and beyond’

‘I will miss my customers across the north of Scotland and beyond’

‘I will miss my customers across the north of Scotland and beyond’

26 April 2024

Sheona Campbell retires today as advertisement manager for the John O’Groat Journal, Caithness Courier and Northern Times.


Wick man keen to raise awareness of bowel screening after cancer all-clear

Wick man keen to raise awareness of bowel screening after cancer all-clear

Wick man keen to raise awareness of bowel screening after cancer all-clear

25 April 2024

A Caithness man is keen to raise awareness of Scotland’s bowel screening programme after his cancer was detected at an early stage.


Wick man recognised as one of the ‘most outstanding early-career scientists in the world’

Wick man recognised as one of the ‘most outstanding early-career scientists in the world’

Wick man recognised as one of the ‘most outstanding early-career scientists in the world’

25 April 2024

A Wick man has received recognition as a pioneering young scientist and will head to the US for a research programme.


NICKY MARR: We may have Nessie, but we lack confidence, ambition, and infrastructure

NICKY MARR: We may have Nessie, but we lack confidence, ambition, and infrastructure

NICKY MARR: We may have Nessie, but we lack confidence, ambition, and infrastructure

24 April 2024

I love living here. But I implore our national and regional leaders to travel. And watch and notice what others do better and bring that home.


Scrabster to Stromness ferry operator NorthLink sets Gold standard for green award

Scrabster to Stromness ferry operator NorthLink sets Gold standard for green award

Scrabster to Stromness ferry operator NorthLink sets Gold standard for green award

24 April 2024

NorthLink Ferries has become the first ferry operator to achieve Gold standard in an environmental awards programme.


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