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How to get your hands on new Caithness flag

How to get your hands on new Caithness flag

WANT to own your very own Caithness flag? Now you can!


Jobs boost for Thurso battery plant

Jobs boost for Thurso battery plant

FIVE new jobs are being created at the battery plant in Thurso.


Steel shed airborne in Thurso

Steel shed airborne in Thurso

FIREFIGHTERS have been called out after a massive steel shed was blown over by gale force winds in a Thurso housing estate


Caithness distillery toasts entry on gin trail

Caithness distillery toasts entry on gin trail

DUNNET Bay Distillers has been included in a new tour drawn up to promote the best gin distillers, bars and visitor experiences in Scotland.


Wick baby unit downgrading threat

Wick baby unit downgrading threat

THE permanent downgrading of the maternity department at Caithness General has moved a step closer following a yet to be released report into a baby tragedy…


Repair work under way at storm-hit Wick harbour

Repair work under way at storm-hit Wick harbour

WORK has begun at Wick harbour to repair the damage which was caused to the outer quay during storms during December and January.


Storm Gertrude prompts Met Office weather warning

Storm Gertrude prompts Met Office weather warning

THE Met Office has issued an amber warning for Caithness as gusts of over 60mph combined with snow could create blizzard-like conditions on the county’s…


Rail services cancelled as Storm Gertrude sweeps in

Rail services cancelled as Storm Gertrude sweeps in

NO trains will run from Inverness to Thurso and Wick on Friday from the start of service until late afternoon as a safety precaution against Storm Gertrude.


Caithness committee leader resigns after 12 days in post

Caithness committee leader resigns after 12 days in post

THE leader of Highland Council’s new Caithness committee has resigned, just 12 days after being appointed, following a spat about responsibility…


VIDEO - Famous rally flagged off from John O'Groats

VIDEO - Famous rally flagged off from John O'Groats

THE Monte Carlo Classic Rally returned to Caithness for the first time since the end of World War Two as more than 30 cars marked the 90th anniversary…


Support available for heart failure patients

Support available for heart failure patients

A DROP-in session to support those living with heart failure in Caithness is being held this week.


Cancer charity in Britain’s Biggest Breakfast plea

Cancer charity in Britain’s Biggest Breakfast plea

PEOPLE in Caithness are being urged to get a taste for fundraising by signing up to Britain’s Biggest Breakfast for Cancer Research UK.


VIDEO - New Caithness flag unveiled at Wick ceremony

VIDEO - New Caithness flag unveiled at Wick ceremony

CAITHNESS has become the first mainland county in Scotland to have its own flag as the winning design has been unveiled to the public for the first time.


Familiar Caithness face in Gaelic TV vet show

Familiar Caithness face in Gaelic TV vet show

PET and livestock owners in the far north are used to seeing their vets on the farm or at the surgery but soon they will also be seeing three on television.


New Caithness flag set to be unveiled

New Caithness flag set to be unveiled

WHICH design have the people of Caithness chosen to fly from flagpoles to represent the county? We’re about to find out.


Man dies in Helmsdale blaze

Man dies in Helmsdale blaze

ONE man has died in a house fire in Helmsdale which broke out on Saturday afternoon when 20 firefighters were involved in tackling the blaze.


TV spotlight on Wick farm family

TV spotlight on Wick farm family

A WICK farming family are to feature in a TV documentary which chronicles the day-to-day running of the biggest agricultural mart operation in Scotland.


Capital launch for latest award winning Wick High app

Capital launch for latest award winning Wick High app

TWO Wick High pupils are set to launch their award-winning app on the market in London next month.


Academy set up Cove rematch after thrashing Rothes

Academy set up Cove rematch after thrashing Rothes

Highland League Cup Preliminary Round


Family of racing legend to star in Monte Carlo launch at Groats

Family of racing legend to star in Monte Carlo launch at Groats

THE grandson and daughter of the first British man to win the Monte Carlo Classic Rally are to retrace his tyre tracks from John O’Groats, 90 years…


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