NEWS

Lowry's Thurso masterpiece sold for £842,500

A painting of Shore Street in Thurso sold for £842,500 as part of a collection of LS Lowry artwork which fetched over £15 million at auction.

Roadworks completed at Portgower as bridge opens

THE new A9 Portgower Mill Bridge over the Allt Gharb Burn is now fully completed and opened to traffic.

Motorists doubling up on speed limit

SPEEDSTERS in Halkirk who are driving through the village at almost double the 30mph limit are set to be targeted by police.

Meganne ready to cook up some culinary delights

EXCITEMENT is growing to see how a talented local chef will do in a top cookery competition in London.

Groats photographer raises £20,000 for diabetes charity

A JOHN O’Groats man is celebrating raising an impressive £20,000 in the past five years to support the work of Diabetes UK Scotland (DUKS).

Disability charity launches new support website

A SCOTTISH charity has launched a new website in a bid to let as many people as possible know about its work.

Renowned astronomer to give talk at Castlehill

A PROLIFIC discoverer of asteroids and comets is to offer Caithnessians a talk on the Great Comets of the Past 50 Years.

Drink-driver banned from the road for two years

A MOTORIST who was caught with “an extremely high” level of alcohol in his system has been banned from driving for two years.

Raigmore Hospital ward to reopen after C. diff outbreak

A WARD at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness forced to close following an outbreak of Clostridium difficile is expected to reopen tomorrow (Saturday).

Road reopens after accident

THE A882 road has re-opened following a two-vehicle accident near Watten.

Emergency services attend two-vehicle crash at Bilbster

EMERGENCY services are attending a two-vehicle accident near Watten.

Brothers reach next level in Deerstalker challenge

MORE than £400 was raised for charity by two Castletown brothers who competed in one of the country’s most gruelling night races.

Fans’ patience is being stretched to the limit

It’s injury time at Harmsworth Park on Saturday as Lossiemouth’s Dunn smashes home his match-clinching penalty. So that’s it for this…

Greens gear up for historical shield semi

THE countdown has begun to the biggest game in Caithness Rugby Club’s history at home to Berwick in the semi-final of the RBS Scottish Shield a…

Jobs bonanza on cards as two offshore windfarms get green light

A £2.5 billion project for two massive offshore wind farms off the Caithness coast could have "major potential" for the far north and hold out the…

Rail safety threatened, claims Caithness farmer

NETWORK Rail is being accused of jeopardising safety by neglecting the upkeep of a fence adjoining a stretch of line which runs through a Caithness farm.

Rockwater win puts Camps 2 in seventh heaven

CAMPS "2" have completed the Wick and District Darts League double after adding to their Division One triumph by defeating the Francis Street Club 6-4…