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Launch event at airport will highlight vital Caithness role in World War II

Launch event at airport will highlight vital Caithness role in World War II

Launch event at airport will highlight vital Caithness role in World War II

10 April 2024

A World War II heritage trail highlighting how Caithness played its part in the fight against Nazi Germany will be officially launched next weekend.


NICKY MARR: Academic achievement isn’t the be-all and end-all

NICKY MARR: Academic achievement isn’t the be-all and end-all

NICKY MARR: Academic achievement isn’t the be-all and end-all

10 April 2024

Comparing secondaries in different parts of the country purely on the Higher results of their cleverest kids tells us nothing new, says our columnist.


JAMIE STONE: Word on the street is let’s get this election over and done with!

JAMIE STONE: Word on the street is let’s get this election over and done with!

JAMIE STONE: Word on the street is let’s get this election over and done with!

10 April 2024

Jamie’s Journal by Jamie Stone


Highland Muslim community speak about Ramadan as celebration draws to a close

Highland Muslim community speak about Ramadan as celebration draws to a close

Highland Muslim community speak about Ramadan as celebration draws to a close

09 April 2024

The Muslim community in the Highlands have been partaking in Ramadan since March 11.


New £209 million Highland prison moves a step closer as construction contract signed

New £209 million Highland prison moves a step closer as construction contract signed

New £209 million Highland prison moves a step closer as construction contract signed

09 April 2024

The building of a new £209 million Highland prison that will increase custody capacity and attract significant investment has moved a step closer.


PICTURES: Material Matters – an exhibition by members from the Society of Caithness Artists in Thurso

PICTURES: Material Matters – an exhibition by members from the Society of Caithness Artists in Thurso

PICTURES: Material Matters – an exhibition by members from the Society of Caithness Artists in Thurso

07 April 2024

The latest exhibition to be held at North Coast Visitor Centre in Thurso is called ‘Material Matters’ and opened on Friday, April 5.


Caithness people ‘have the ability and determination to pull things back’

Caithness people ‘have the ability and determination to pull things back’

Caithness people ‘have the ability and determination to pull things back’

06 April 2024

The trend towards centralisation is "detrimental in every way" to Caithness and is contributing to depopulation, campaigner Iain Gregory has warned.


Caithness people ‘have the ability and determination to pull things back’

Caithness people ‘have the ability and determination to pull things back’

Caithness people ‘have the ability and determination to pull things back’

06 April 2024

The trend towards centralisation is "detrimental in every way" to Caithness and is contributing to depopulation, campaigner Iain Gregory has warned.


Lyth Arts Centre immersive show influenced by Scottish crime novels

Lyth Arts Centre immersive show influenced by Scottish crime novels

Lyth Arts Centre immersive show influenced by Scottish crime novels

06 April 2024

Lyth Arts Centre announces the launch of Inspired by Books – a ‘new and exciting’ visual exhibition by local artist Katie Squires.


Maree Todd praises the ‘compassionate team’ at Caithness Klics for supporting young carers

Maree Todd praises the ‘compassionate team’ at Caithness Klics for supporting young carers

Maree Todd praises the ‘compassionate team’ at Caithness Klics for supporting young carers

03 April 2024

Maree Todd MSP has praised Caithness KLICs charity in Wick for its invaluable support to young carers in the community.


RHODA GRANT: Good news for future of far north transport links

RHODA GRANT: Good news for future of far north transport links

RHODA GRANT: Good news for future of far north transport links

03 April 2024

I cheered when I read that the flights between Wick and Aberdeen had a very successful second year, thanks to the Public Service Obligation (PSO).


Apartments give new lease of life to Wick housing complex that was ‘going to rack and ruin’

Apartments give new lease of life to Wick housing complex that was ‘going to rack and ruin’

Apartments give new lease of life to Wick housing complex that was ‘going to rack and ruin’

03 April 2024

A disused sheltered housing complex in Wick has been given a new lease of life as a block of apartments that will be “a great asset to the town”.


PICTURES: Lorries cutting corners destroy Watten village pavements

PICTURES: Lorries cutting corners destroy Watten village pavements

PICTURES: Lorries cutting corners destroy Watten village pavements

02 April 2024

Heavy vehicles are destroying pavements in Watten but there are ‘no easy answers’ to the problem, according to a local roads campaigner.


Seen strange glowing lights in the Caithness countryside? UK Glow-worm Survey wants to know

Seen strange glowing lights in the Caithness countryside? UK Glow-worm Survey wants to know

Seen strange glowing lights in the Caithness countryside? UK Glow-worm Survey wants to know

02 April 2024

A rare sighting in 1958 has glow-worm enthusiasts keen to find out if the report was accurate in highlighting Loch Watten as a habitat for the insect.


Looking Back - news from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

Looking Back - news from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

Looking Back - news from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

30 March 2024

Picturesque Wick procession, Council staff ban over election work and End of the line for health trust


Coming together to drive forward far north businesses

Coming together to drive forward far north businesses

Coming together to drive forward far north businesses

30 March 2024

Making connections is key to business success, says Trudy Morris, chief executive of Caithness Chamber of Commerce


NICKY MARR: Undoubtedly, lives will be saved by Duchess

NICKY MARR: Undoubtedly, lives will be saved by Duchess

NICKY MARR: Undoubtedly, lives will be saved by Duchess

27 March 2024

Royal they may be, but they’re people too. Let’s grant them breathing space.


Creative Caithness pupils launch new ‘tap up at the top’ in John O’Groats

Creative Caithness pupils launch new ‘tap up at the top’ in John O’Groats

Creative Caithness pupils launch new ‘tap up at the top’ in John O’Groats

27 March 2024

Creative pupils at Canisbay Primary helped Scottish Water officially launch a new free water refill tap at John O’Groats.


‘It was a blur... and we found we had a lot to learn’

‘It was a blur... and we found we had a lot to learn’

‘It was a blur... and we found we had a lot to learn’

26 March 2024

Thirty years on from the vote that secured Wick Academy's place in the Highland League, current chairman Pat Miller has been sharing a few memories.


Camster Peatland Regeneration will benefit Flow Country

Camster Peatland Regeneration will benefit Flow Country

Camster Peatland Regeneration will benefit Flow Country

25 March 2024

Two Caithness locals have put their heads together for a new initiative to restore an area of the Flow Country at Camster.


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