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Castletown screening for film about first Labour prime minister

Castletown screening for film about first Labour prime minister

A film about Britain’s first Labour prime minister, Ramsay MacDonald, is to be screened in Castlehill Heritage Centre on May 20.


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

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


Thurso High School’s games hall changing rooms to be demolished, Highland Council confirms

Thurso High School’s games hall changing rooms to be demolished, Highland Council confirms

Changing rooms at the games hall in Thurso High School are due to be demolished this year, it has been confirmed by Highland Council.


Looking Back: Higher education for Keiss, change of council and far north’s first MSP

Looking Back: Higher education for Keiss, change of council and far north’s first MSP

News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear


Wick sheriff warns driver towing ‘unsecured’ engine hoist on A99

Wick sheriff warns driver towing ‘unsecured’ engine hoist on A99

Police officers who spotted a makeshift registration plate on the back of a trailer discovered a dangerous load being towed.


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

The Real Mackay by Dan MacKay


Special fundraiser for Wick Players

Special fundraiser for Wick Players

Wick Players drama group has been engaging with the community on various projects and now invites the public to attend a special fundraising event.


PICTURE SPECIAL: ‘Unexplored area of Caithnessian archaeology’ throws up a mine of intriguing artefacts

PICTURE SPECIAL: ‘Unexplored area of Caithnessian archaeology’ throws up a mine of intriguing artefacts

Intriguing finds emerge from an archaeological dig in Caithness including a piece of school slate that can be traced to its original owner.


Caithness care home residents and staff join in Barchester Big Quiz

Caithness care home residents and staff join in Barchester Big Quiz

Residents and staff at two Caithness care showed their quizzing abilities in a nationwide test of general knowledge.


COMMENT: ‘A change in SNP leader will do nothing more than put icing on a burnt cake’

COMMENT: ‘A change in SNP leader will do nothing more than put icing on a burnt cake’

Lib Dem candidate David Green says he is not hopeful the government will fix ‘its broken relationship with rural Scotland.’


Silver and bronze for Thurso swimmers in schools championships

Silver and bronze for Thurso swimmers in schools championships

Tom Armitage and Emily MacDougall from Thurso High School were among the medals at the Scottish schools championships held in East Kilbride.


Dog owner jailed after sheep worrying at Hilliclay

Dog owner jailed after sheep worrying at Hilliclay

A Caithness man whose dogs worried sheep has been jailed for five months.


‘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’

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


National Drama Day for Wick Players

National Drama Day for Wick Players

The talented actors from Wick Players gathered together to celebrate National Drama Day.


Wick squad’s football knowledge put to the test by McLean

Wick squad’s football knowledge put to the test by McLean

Wick Academy’s Rob McLean has taken on the role of quizmaster, giving his team-mates something to focus on during long bus journeys to away matches.


‘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

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


£7000 prize fund at Friends of the Glass darts weekend in Wick

£7000 prize fund at Friends of the Glass darts weekend in Wick

Guaranteed prize money of £7000 will be up for grabs at the Friends of the Glass festival of darts at the Seaforth Highlanders’ Club in Wick.


Halkirk pupils reach Scottish final of Euroquiz challenge

Halkirk pupils reach Scottish final of Euroquiz challenge

A team of pupils from Halkirk Primary School have earned a place in the final of a Scotland-wide competition through their knowledge of Europe.


The Forbes-Swinney partnership is a good move for the SNP but should there be an election?

The Forbes-Swinney partnership is a good move for the SNP but should there be an election?

In less than two years Scotland has had three Prime Ministers and will get its third First Minister – without a vote.


What could John Swinney and Kate Forbes working together mean for the Highlands?

What could John Swinney and Kate Forbes working together mean for the Highlands?

Kate Forbes says the SNP must ‘rewin trust’ but is change possible for a party after 17 years in power?


Halkirk man cleared of fraud charges

Halkirk man cleared of fraud charges

A man has been cleared of fraud related to ink cartridges and securing unauthorised access to a programme while working for North Point Distillery.


Still blazing after two days – Sibster field on fire again

Still blazing after two days – Sibster field on fire again

A moorland fire was witnessed to be still active along the Sibster road this afternoon after two days.


Wick man threatened police with meat cleaver and kitchen knife at Castletown property

Wick man threatened police with meat cleaver and kitchen knife at Castletown property

Two armed response teams were called to a Caithness village amid a stand-off between police and an angry man threatening them with a meat cleaver.


BREAKING: Kate Forbes will NOT run to be First Minister, instead she backs John Swinney

BREAKING: Kate Forbes will NOT run to be First Minister, instead she backs John Swinney

She says ‘the best way to deliver the urgent change Scotland needs is to join with John Swinney’.


MacNab hat-trick sends Staxigoe through to quarter-finals

MacNab hat-trick sends Staxigoe through to quarter-finals

Graham MacNab hit a hat-trick as Staxigoe progressed to the last eight of the Colin Macleod Memorial Cup with a 3-0 victory over John O’Groats.


Thurso primary Mount Pleasant celebrates new toy storage unit thanks to parent council

Thurso primary Mount Pleasant celebrates new toy storage unit thanks to parent council

Parents at a Thurso primary school have helped purchase a long-lasting container to store the pupils’ outdoor toys.


Caithness beach cleaners head over the Ord on a mission – 30 creels and a huge pile of fenders removed at Helmsdale

Caithness beach cleaners head over the Ord on a mission – 30 creels and a huge pile of fenders removed at Helmsdale

Caithness Beach Cleans eco group took a trip over the Ord to Sutherland for some well-needed coastal cleaning.


When should I put a Power of Attorney in place?

When should I put a Power of Attorney in place?

Julie Doncaster of Harper Macleod explains how a Power of Attorney can be beneficial


Erridge helps Caithness to victory on football pitch… the day after rugby triumph

Erridge helps Caithness to victory on football pitch… the day after rugby triumph

Carly Erridge helped the Krakens secure rugby’s National Plate on Saturday, then scored on the football pitch on Sunday as Caithness won at Nairn.


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