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Chilly weather fails to take shine of 10k race

Chilly weather fails to take shine of 10k race

THE weather was less than ideal for Sunday’s Castle of Mey 10k and children’s fun run with a decent morning giving way to showery conditions…


Choristers on song for hospital group fundraiser

Choristers on song for hospital group fundraiser

A concert by the Wick Arion Choir raised £771.50 for the League of Friends of Caithness General Hospital. Our photo shows Marjory Richard (right)…


Council HQ consigned to history

Council HQ consigned to history

WORK got under way on Friday on the demolition of Highland Council’s Caithness HQ at Market Place, Wick, to pave the way for the £8 million…


Fifi is pining for fresh start

Fifi is pining for fresh start

FIFI is a gorgeous Staffie cross aged one-year-old. She’s a lovely, friendly girl who’s longing to find a permanent home.


Folk rock duo bring back memories of Jethro Tull

Folk rock duo bring back memories of Jethro Tull

IT was in Harper’s Bar that Jethro Tull made their debut Wick appearance. I should know; because I was there.


Highlands has golden chance to lead UK in IT

Highlands has golden chance to lead UK in IT

In the latest in an occasional column, David Richardson, development manager of the Highlands and Islands branch of the Federation of Small Businesses,…


Hints and tints at college hair day

Hints and tints at college hair day

AN award-winning salon owner has helped to inspire hairdressers and students during a recent visit to Caithness.


Mackay lifts memorial challenge cup

Mackay lifts memorial challenge cup

WICK Golf Club played host to the 10th annual Mackay Challenge Tournament with 21 family and friends taking part in the event, held in memory of…


Playful puppets promote safety message

Playful puppets promote safety message

North nursery children in Wick show how to have fun and stay Safe, Strong and Free (SSF) with a little help from puppets Callum and Shona. They are used…


Princess Anne to unveil new equestrian centre

Princess Anne to unveil new equestrian centre

A NEW Caithness equestrian centre aiming to become the number one facility in the UK for equine studies is to get the royal seal of approval this summer.


Queen touched by schoolgirl's get well artwork

Queen touched by schoolgirl's get well artwork

WHEN the Queen was hospitalised with gastroenteritis in March, Abbie Harrold wanted to draw her a picture to help her feel better.


Rescue fund aims to save rural petrol stations

Rescue fund aims to save rural petrol stations

A SHARE of a £6 million fund is being offered to communities to buy out their struggling local petrol stations – but a local MSP wants more…


Revised Spittal Hill turbine venture sparks fresh row

Revised Spittal Hill turbine venture sparks fresh row

NEW battle-lines are being drawn over scaled-down plans to operate a commercial wind farm at Spittal Hill, 15 kilometres south of Thurso.


Scrabster to remain without passenger ferry until Hamnavoe back in action

Scrabster to remain without passenger ferry until Hamnavoe back in action

SERCO Northlink has admitted it won’t be commissioning another passenger vessel for the Scrabster/Stromness route before the Hamnavoe is repaired,…


Seafarers' charity chief calls into port

Seafarers' charity chief calls into port

Commodore Malcolm Williams called in at the port as part of a visit to Scotland which will conclude in Aberdeen with a meeting of the society’s…


Shop fundraiser aids BB hall project

Shop fundraiser aids BB hall project

Thurso’s convenience store D. & M. Fraser has donated £500 to the town’s Boys’ Brigade to help with the restoration of its…


Top clarinetist to perform work by local composer

Top clarinetist to perform work by local composer

ONE of the world’s leading clarinet players, Michael Collins, will be performing the premiere of a new piece by a local performer when he appears…


Wilson slams Jags for not ‘having a go’

Wilson slams Jags for not ‘having a go’

STRATHSPEY Thistle let down fans who came to see a game of football, according to Scorries’ boss Barry Wilson.


Winners are delighted at table-top games success

Winners are delighted at table-top games success

The Thurso-based Monday Club for people with learning disabilities held its annual table-top games night in Stepping Stones. Winners were (front, from…


Your Caithness - Dunnet Head Lighthouse

Your Caithness - Dunnet Head Lighthouse

* Photos submitted to the Your Caithness feature should be good-quality digital images depicting Caithness life and landscape. Good-quality prints may…


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