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Is Matt Damon making an ‘Odyssey’ to Thrumster for Hollywood epic?

Is Matt Damon making an ‘Odyssey’ to Thrumster for Hollywood epic?

Is Matt Damon making an ‘Odyssey’ to Thrumster for Hollywood epic?

03 July 2025

Local speculation is rife over whether Matt Damon will make an appearance in Caithness this weekend with film crews seen in the Thrumster area.


WATCH: Fireball meteor explodes over Highlands and Islands skies

WATCH: Fireball meteor explodes over Highlands and Islands skies

WATCH: Fireball meteor explodes over Highlands and Islands skies

03 July 2025

Dramatic video footage has emerged of a fireball meteor which streaked across Highland skies in the early hours of this morning.


Historic fishing vessel enthrals crowds at Scottish Traditional Boat Festival

Historic fishing vessel enthrals crowds at Scottish Traditional Boat Festival

Historic fishing vessel enthrals crowds at Scottish Traditional Boat Festival

03 July 2025

A popular vessel returned to the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival to give people an insight into how fishermen worked in days gone by.


Who is responsible for ‘unsafe’ Dunbeath strath footbridges?

Who is responsible for ‘unsafe’ Dunbeath strath footbridges?

Who is responsible for ‘unsafe’ Dunbeath strath footbridges?

02 July 2025

Concerns over the safety of two suspension footbridges at Dunbeath have led to a quest by a local woman to find out who is responsible for them.


‘Much to celebrate’ at Noss as end-of-year awards are handed over

‘Much to celebrate’ at Noss as end-of-year awards are handed over

‘Much to celebrate’ at Noss as end-of-year awards are handed over

02 July 2025

Noss pupils, staff and families marked the end of the 2024/25 session while saying a fond farewell to retiring pupil support assistant Fiona Mackay.


Thurso man charged with attempted murder

Thurso man charged with attempted murder

Thurso man charged with attempted murder

02 July 2025

John Andrew Smith (42) appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court on July 1.


Caithness residents warned over AI-fuelled Amazon Prime Day scams - ‘Tenfold surge in online scams over last year,’ says charity

Caithness residents warned over AI-fuelled Amazon Prime Day scams - ‘Tenfold surge in online scams over last year,’ says charity

Caithness residents warned over AI-fuelled Amazon Prime Day scams - ‘Tenfold surge in online scams over last year,’ says charity

02 July 2025

Caithness shoppers are being urged to stay alert ahead of Amazon Prime Day as fraudsters use AI to craft increasingly convincing scams.


Highland MPs and MSPs set to attend second community council renewables convention

Highland MPs and MSPs set to attend second community council renewables convention

Highland MPs and MSPs set to attend second community council renewables convention

02 July 2025

The gathering on August 12 is focussed on ‘respecting local democracy’.


Ex-Dounreay apprentices hand over cheques after charity bed-push

Ex-Dounreay apprentices hand over cheques after charity bed-push

Ex-Dounreay apprentices hand over cheques after charity bed-push

02 July 2025

A group of charity bed-pushers rolled back the years as they made their way from John O’Groats to Thurso – raising almost £15,000 in the process.


Wick church to host trinity of talks on brochs, photography and WWII

Wick church to host trinity of talks on brochs, photography and WWII

Wick church to host trinity of talks on brochs, photography and WWII

02 July 2025

Three evening talks will take place at St John’s Church in Wick, covering topics related to brochs, photography and World War Two.


PICTURES: Noss Primary youngsters bring cheer to care home residents during special end of term visit

PICTURES: Noss Primary youngsters bring cheer to care home residents during special end of term visit

PICTURES: Noss Primary youngsters bring cheer to care home residents during special end of term visit

02 July 2025

There was no shortage of sunshine inside Seaview Care Home on Tuesday as Primary 7 pupils from Noss Primary School received a warm welcome.


‘Prettiest Bitch’ and other winning results in from Caithness Canine Club dog show

‘Prettiest Bitch’ and other winning results in from Caithness Canine Club dog show

‘Prettiest Bitch’ and other winning results in from Caithness Canine Club dog show

02 July 2025

Dogs of all shapes and sizes gathered at Newtonhill Community Woodland on Sunday to be judged in a show run by Caithness Canine Club.


Climate, crofting and assisted dying have all been topics of debate at Scottish parliament

Climate, crofting and assisted dying have all been topics of debate at Scottish parliament

Climate, crofting and assisted dying have all been topics of debate at Scottish parliament

02 July 2025

Holyrood Notebook by Rhoda Grant


‘We were thinking of our team-mate Charlie’: Assynt mountain rescue volunteers complete Triple Challenge

‘We were thinking of our team-mate Charlie’: Assynt mountain rescue volunteers complete Triple Challenge

‘We were thinking of our team-mate Charlie’: Assynt mountain rescue volunteers complete Triple Challenge

02 July 2025

A mountain rescue volunteer from Thurso was one of an intrepid fundraising group who climbed three Munros in Sutherland in one day at the weekend.


750 motorists spoken to during high-vis police patrols at major tourist hotspots

750 motorists spoken to during high-vis police patrols at major tourist hotspots

750 motorists spoken to during high-vis police patrols at major tourist hotspots

02 July 2025

High-visibility police patrols have spoken to hundreds of motorists at major Highland tourist hot-spots in a bid to cut serious crashes in the region.


‘Industrial eyesore’ claim over whisky warehouses planned for Wick

‘Industrial eyesore’ claim over whisky warehouses planned for Wick

‘Industrial eyesore’ claim over whisky warehouses planned for Wick

02 July 2025

Plans for four new warehouses storing thousands of barrels of whisky have led to concerns over an “industrial eyesore” in a residential part of Wick.


Sexual abuse survivor’s fundraiser for charity that ‘saved his life’

Sexual abuse survivor’s fundraiser for charity that ‘saved his life’

Sexual abuse survivor’s fundraiser for charity that ‘saved his life’

02 July 2025

A SURVIVOR of childhood sexual abuse is set to embark on a 100-mile walk for the Highland charity that “saved his life”.


We need to improve on our finances, says Wick Academy interim chairman as he sets out his priorities

We need to improve on our finances, says Wick Academy interim chairman as he sets out his priorities

We need to improve on our finances, says Wick Academy interim chairman as he sets out his priorities

02 July 2025

Generating extra income and developing stronger links with the community will be among the key aims for Academy under interim chairman Alan Farquhar.


Golf course bins from Wick go to world’s most northerly links

Golf course bins from Wick go to world’s most northerly links

Golf course bins from Wick go to world’s most northerly links

01 July 2025

A Caithness husband-and-wife business specialising in bespoke golf products has fulfilled an order for the world’s most northerly links course.


Highland directory of repair services ‘a perfect example’ of how to reduce waste

Highland directory of repair services ‘a perfect example’ of how to reduce waste

Highland directory of repair services ‘a perfect example’ of how to reduce waste

01 July 2025

A region-wide directory of repair services has been described as “a perfect example” of how people can cut down on waste and be more sustainable.


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