OVER 7000 customers in rural Caithness have been affected by power cuts after hurricane-force winds hit the far north overnight.
BUS, ferry and rail services have all been suspended in Caithness as 100 mph gusts are causing havoc in the Far North.
SCHOOL closures and major travel disruption will take place on Friday as the Far North prepares to be hit by wind gusts of 100 mph.
MOTORISTS travelling to Wick have been stuck in traffic for hours after a bus broke down on the outskirts of the town blocking one of the county's…
GUSTS of almost 100mph are set to sweep through the county as the Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for Caithness.
THE final shipment of foreign waste to Belgium from Dounreay has been completed.
THE owners of the capsized cement carrier in the Pentland Firth on which eight seamen lost their lives are set to begin recovery operations to find…
LIFEBOAT crews from Caithness and Orkney looking for survivors from an overturned vessel in the Pentland Firth have been stood down.
RNLI Lifeboats from Thurso and Wick are working with Orcadian crews to find survivors among the eight crew aboard the Cemfjord which was found…
THE search has resumed for the eight seamen on a cargo ship which capsized off north-east Caithness.
A YOUNG male has been airlifted to hospital after an incident at Scrabster harbour.
SEA and air emergency crews have been scrambled to try and rescue the crew of a freighter which is reported to have overturned in the Pentland Firth.
HEAVY rain overnight has washed out the biggest game in North Highland football as the north derby between Wick Academy v Brora Rangers has been called…
EXTRA security will be deployed at Saturday’s Highland League derby match between Wick Academy and Brora Rangers.
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A TRAIN service between Wick and Inverness was cancelled this morning.
A MAN has died after being involved in a road traffic collision with a refuse collection lorry in Inverness.
THE staffing crisis at Caithness General Hospital has deepened with the impending loss of a fourth senior clinician.
A FAR north stalwart of the Royal British Legion Scotland (RBLS) has been recognised in the New Year honours list.