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Thurso quiz night for women's mental health support group

Thurso quiz night for women's mental health support group

Thurso quiz night for women's mental health support group

01 March 2023

The Join and Natter (JaN) women's mental health support group will be hosting a fundraising quiz night in Thurso on March 16.


OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Winds of change as paddling plan aborted

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Winds of change as paddling plan aborted

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Winds of change as paddling plan aborted

28 February 2023

It's not always easy to take advantage of the weather conditions in Caithness – but an e-bike certainly helps!


Watten girl receives gold equestrian award – was inspired by Lyth rescue horse saved from knacker's yard

Watten girl receives gold equestrian award – was inspired by Lyth rescue horse saved from knacker's yard

Watten girl receives gold equestrian award – was inspired by Lyth rescue horse saved from knacker's yard

28 February 2023

A Watten teenager is celebrating after receiving a special equestrian gold award last week and thanked the Lyth stable owner whose horse inspired her.


Entries are now open for the 2023 Nature of Scotland Awards

Entries are now open for the 2023 Nature of Scotland Awards

Entries are now open for the 2023 Nature of Scotland Awards

27 February 2023

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Scotland is now accepting applications for this year’s prestigious conservation awards.


Wick oral history volunteers join Archive Afternoon session at Nucleus

Wick oral history volunteers join Archive Afternoon session at Nucleus

Wick oral history volunteers join Archive Afternoon session at Nucleus

26 February 2023

Oral history added an extra dimension to the latest in an ongoing series of Archive Afternoons at Nucleus: The Nuclear and Caithness Archives.


Your Caithness – readers' photos from across the far north

Your Caithness – readers' photos from across the far north

Your Caithness – readers' photos from across the far north

26 February 2023

Every week, we ask readers to submit their own photographs of Caithness in all its glory.


Castletown woman's business is 'on point'

Castletown woman's business is 'on point'

Castletown woman's business is 'on point'

25 February 2023

After her own mission to better health, Kerry Harrison decided to set up On Point, where she provides a range of therapies. Read her story here.


Recipe of the week: Cheese and caramelised onion on toast

Recipe of the week: Cheese and caramelised onion on toast

Recipe of the week: Cheese and caramelised onion on toast

25 February 2023

An indulgent lunchtime treat or a delicious snack to tickle those sweet and savoury desires. This recipe is so easy and budget-friendly.


Wick woodland volunteers try out cargo ebike for spring planting programme

Wick woodland volunteers try out cargo ebike for spring planting programme

Wick woodland volunteers try out cargo ebike for spring planting programme

25 February 2023

Volunteers at a community woodland outside Wick are being given a chance to try out an electrically assisted cargo bike to help with tree-planting.


PICTURES and VIDEO: Watch as Caithness Beach Cleaners use ingenious method to lift 70 creels from Groats coast

PICTURES and VIDEO: Watch as Caithness Beach Cleaners use ingenious method to lift 70 creels from Groats coast

PICTURES and VIDEO: Watch as Caithness Beach Cleaners use ingenious method to lift 70 creels from Groats coast

23 February 2023

An environmental group that clears the Caithness coast from plastic and other items removed around 70 creels from a beach near John O'Groats.


Abandoned in Skye – Staffy dog finds forever home in Reay

Abandoned in Skye – Staffy dog finds forever home in Reay

Abandoned in Skye – Staffy dog finds forever home in Reay

22 February 2023

A Staffy dog that had been cruelly abandoned when his owner left him behind after moving from Skye has found a new home in Caithness.


Recognition for Thurso runner who highlighted gender-based violence

Recognition for Thurso runner who highlighted gender-based violence

Recognition for Thurso runner who highlighted gender-based violence

22 February 2023

A Thurso endurance athlete has been presented with a parliamentary record of her 112-mile run between Inverness and her home town.


Thurso Samaritans has provided a listening ear for 43 years and is looking for volunteers

Thurso Samaritans has provided a listening ear for 43 years and is looking for volunteers

Thurso Samaritans has provided a listening ear for 43 years and is looking for volunteers

21 February 2023

Samaritans of Caithness will be celebrating its 43rd year at Riverside Place in Thurso and wants local people to know it is there to listen.


John O'Groats is looking for fire crew

John O'Groats is looking for fire crew

John O'Groats is looking for fire crew

21 February 2023

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is currently looking for crew members for the John O'Groats area.


Volunteers required for Town and County Hospital garden

Volunteers required for Town and County Hospital garden

Volunteers required for Town and County Hospital garden

20 February 2023

The Friends of Town and County Hospital Garden are looking for volunteers to help maintain the garden at the Town and County Hospital in Wick.


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Blown away by high route above the Slochd

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Blown away by high route above the Slochd

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Blown away by high route above the Slochd

18 February 2023

On a mountain biking route from Tomatin, John Davidson is stopped in his tracks by the powerful wind on a fine circuit of forest and moor


Recipe of the week: Cheese and sweetcorn pancakes

Recipe of the week: Cheese and sweetcorn pancakes

Recipe of the week: Cheese and sweetcorn pancakes

18 February 2023

Pancakes are not just sweet. Try this savoury version from Primula Cheese for a different take on the Shrove Tuesday favourite.


Marcia O'Hara: How to keep your garden birds healthy – and give yourself a boost

Marcia O'Hara: How to keep your garden birds healthy – and give yourself a boost

Marcia O'Hara: How to keep your garden birds healthy – and give yourself a boost

16 February 2023

In our new Making Space for Nature column, High Life Highland countryside ranger Marcia O’Hara explains how to look after your garden birds


OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Nothing to stop you enjoying our wonderful countryside

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Nothing to stop you enjoying our wonderful countryside

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Nothing to stop you enjoying our wonderful countryside

14 February 2023

After 20 years of land reform, a kayak trip down Loch More to Loch Gaineimh is not the sneaky outing it might once have been


Thurso woman among last to receive Queen's Scout Award

Thurso woman among last to receive Queen's Scout Award

Thurso woman among last to receive Queen's Scout Award

14 February 2023

A young Thurso woman has been awarded with the top award in Scouting – and one of the last to receive the Queen's Scout Award.


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