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Caithness ready to join celebrations for 200 years of the Royal Highland Show

Caithness ready to join celebrations for 200 years of the Royal Highland Show

Caithness ready to join celebrations for 200 years of the Royal Highland Show

14 June 2022

Caithness firms are setting out their stall ahead of the 200th anniversary of the Royal Highland Show.


Befriending Caithness celebrates Queen's 70th year on the throne

Befriending Caithness celebrates Queen's 70th year on the throne

Befriending Caithness celebrates Queen's 70th year on the throne

14 June 2022

Befriending Caithness entered into the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations with a special themed summer lunch at Lyth Arts Centre.


Flow Country and Caithness Makar have starring roles in ecopoetic film The Dreaming Bog

Flow Country and Caithness Makar have starring roles in ecopoetic film The Dreaming Bog

Flow Country and Caithness Makar have starring roles in ecopoetic film The Dreaming Bog

14 June 2022

A new project by a far north filmmaker merges poetry with environmental concerns through the backdrop of the Flow Country and a poem by George Gunn.


Podcast series hosts Castletown event about Margaret Swanson

Podcast series hosts Castletown event about Margaret Swanson

Podcast series hosts Castletown event about Margaret Swanson

14 June 2022

Events touring the North to research podcast series focus on Castletown pioneer


Wick church celebrates 152nd anniversary with the opening of a new extension

Wick church celebrates 152nd anniversary with the opening of a new extension

Wick church celebrates 152nd anniversary with the opening of a new extension

14 June 2022

St John’s church, in Moray Street, Wick, has been a busy scene for the past few months, as building work on a new extension started to take shape.


Thurso Community Development Trust to start monthly lunch club for seniors

Thurso Community Development Trust to start monthly lunch club for seniors

Thurso Community Development Trust to start monthly lunch club for seniors

14 June 2022

June 28 sees the start of a new initiative for Thurso Community Development Trust with its first Seniors Lunch Club, taking place in the rugby club.


PICTURES: Lifeboat coxswain 'blown away' by support for Wick RNLI Harbour Day

PICTURES: Lifeboat coxswain 'blown away' by support for Wick RNLI Harbour Day

PICTURES: Lifeboat coxswain 'blown away' by support for Wick RNLI Harbour Day

13 June 2022

Coxswain Allan Lipp admitted he was "blown away" by the level of support from the community after the Wick RNLI Harbour Day raised a five-figure sum.


Thurso Community Development Trust set for latest in series of town centre markets

Thurso Community Development Trust set for latest in series of town centre markets

Thurso Community Development Trust set for latest in series of town centre markets

13 June 2022

There will be a range of crafters, traders and food options at Thurso Community Development Trust's latest monthly market on Saturday, June 18.


A9 roadworks to take place near Helmsdale

A9 roadworks to take place near Helmsdale

A9 roadworks to take place near Helmsdale

13 June 2022

Motorists are being warned of delays on the A9 south of Helmsdale as works to resurface part of the trunk road take place.


Driver caused £4000 worth of damage in 'moment of madness' after row with ex-partner

Driver caused £4000 worth of damage in 'moment of madness' after row with ex-partner

Driver caused £4000 worth of damage in 'moment of madness' after row with ex-partner

13 June 2022

A Castletown driver ran amok after falling out with her former partner.


Mikeysline calls for greater awareness of male suicide this Men’s Health Week

Mikeysline calls for greater awareness of male suicide this Men’s Health Week

Mikeysline calls for greater awareness of male suicide this Men’s Health Week

13 June 2022

A leading mental health and suicide prevention charity highlights the high levels of male suicide in Scotland this International Men’s Health Week


PICTURES: Discovery of over 20 mystery carvings at Caithness beach deemed a very significant find by Oxford academic who calls it a 'grand marine shrine'

PICTURES: Discovery of over 20 mystery carvings at Caithness beach deemed a very significant find by Oxford academic who calls it a 'grand marine shrine'

PICTURES: Discovery of over 20 mystery carvings at Caithness beach deemed a very significant find by Oxford academic who calls it a 'grand marine shrine'

13 June 2022

A Wick man believes he has found over 20 unrecorded carvings on hard to access rocks at Sannick beach in what is hailed as an 'incredible discovery'


Pablo the peacock – an accomplished escape artist – makes an appearance on tonight's episode of The Highland Vet

Pablo the peacock – an accomplished escape artist – makes an appearance on tonight's episode of The Highland Vet

Pablo the peacock – an accomplished escape artist – makes an appearance on tonight's episode of The Highland Vet

13 June 2022

Local vets are once again kept busy during the latest episode in the brand new series of The Highland Vet, which looks set to be full of drama.


Wick and District Pigeon Club's latest race takes place from Alnwick

Wick and District Pigeon Club's latest race takes place from Alnwick

Wick and District Pigeon Club's latest race takes place from Alnwick

13 June 2022

Wick and District Pigeon Club held an old bird race from Alnwick, a distance of 216 miles, on Saturday.


PICTURES: Over £25,000 raised as Thurso 999 Services take on Rangers Legends in charity match

PICTURES: Over £25,000 raised as Thurso 999 Services take on Rangers Legends in charity match

PICTURES: Over £25,000 raised as Thurso 999 Services take on Rangers Legends in charity match

13 June 2022

More than £25,000 has been raised for good causes in Caithness as a result of Saturday's showpiece charity football match at the Dammies in Thurso.


Could you help advise Foundation Scotland on how to use Stroupster wind farm benefit fund?

Could you help advise Foundation Scotland on how to use Stroupster wind farm benefit fund?

Could you help advise Foundation Scotland on how to use Stroupster wind farm benefit fund?

13 June 2022

A new panel member is being sought to advise on community funds in the Dunnet and Cannisbay area.


Price increase as new garden waste permits go on sale – demand will be high, say council

Price increase as new garden waste permits go on sale – demand will be high, say council

Price increase as new garden waste permits go on sale – demand will be high, say council

13 June 2022

Highland Council Garden Waste Permits are now available to purchase for the 2022/23 season with a three per cent increase made.


Online event to focus on mental health and wellbeing in Caithness

Online event to focus on mental health and wellbeing in Caithness

Online event to focus on mental health and wellbeing in Caithness

13 June 2022

Groups involved in supporting mental health and wellbeing in Caithness will take part in a free online event about new initiatives and services.


Doors Open Days opportunity for organisations in Caithness and north Sutherland

Doors Open Days opportunity for organisations in Caithness and north Sutherland

Doors Open Days opportunity for organisations in Caithness and north Sutherland

12 June 2022

Organisers of the Doors Open Days programme are keen to hear from groups in Caithness and north Sutherland that would be interested in taking part.


NICKY MARR: Jubilee events left me cold

NICKY MARR: Jubilee events left me cold

NICKY MARR: Jubilee events left me cold

12 June 2022

Well, it didn’t take long to get that bunting down, did it?


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