YACHT club sailors had a thrilling encounter with a pod of killer whales while racing in the Pentland Firth.
Last Wednesday, with the Jolly Roger flying on their school flagpole, pupils and staff at Lybster Primary dressed up as pirates for a special Pirates…
AFTER leaving Scotland for the Big Apple almost 20 years ago, a Thurso artist is set have to her work displayed at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington…
THURSO FC held their annual youth fun days at Sir Georges Park on Saturday and Sunday.
THE crofter many a time made a little money working elsewhere to eke out his few acres.
In what will be the longest away trip of the Scottish Cup second round, Wick Academy will be hoping to beat SFL opposition for the first time when they…
REPRESENTATIVES from Stagecoach are set to meet with a disabled group to talk about the lack of access for wheelchair users on buses travelling north…
SPECSAVERS might want to take their own advice from their famous slogan after claiming that towns based in Caithness and Sutherland were islands.
One of the biggest bands Thurso’s Newmarket Bar has ever seen is to grace the stage tonight.
The name extension is designed to bring about more business to the airport through its association with John O’Groats which has been transformed…
THE chances of recovering £23,000 – which was paid into a failed businessman’s personal bank account by Highland Council – are…
Formed in 2006 at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Pure Brass has quickly become a prominent ensemble within the Scottish chamber music scene.
Over 300 primary seven pupils took part in Caithness Safe Highlander which was held at Wick Assembly Rooms as part of a community safety and crime prevention…
STAFF and pupils in the Caithness Early Years Autism Centre in Wick – including those pupils who require an enhanced curriculum – were delighted…
A TOTAL of 178 rams went through the ring of Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ Quoybrae centre.
The prize was awarded for the best education and training project. It was earned as a result of the training provided by the trust while its new woodland…
Scallywags Nursery children are pictured here with the trophy they were delighted to win at the recent Mey and District Gardening Club flower and vegetable…
The authority’s audit and scrutiny committee was updated about the fraud and irregularity investigations council auditors had carried out during…
TWO Caithness musicians will be among those taking part in the first Wild North Festival.