THURSO Bowling Club’s ladies rink of Liz Rhodes, Joan Elder, Betty MacDonald and Judy Mowat returned from the national championships in Ayr as the…
CAITHNESS Cycling Club’s Alasdair Washington was on his best form this year to take the veteran title in the North of Scotland 50-mile championships…
SIR – In response to Morris Pottinger’s recent letter to the editor and as leader of the Caithness Biodiversity Group’s wildflower and…
RESIDENTS in Wick who have been plagued by flooding problems for years claim new measures to prevent drainage overflow have failed and are calling for…
FAR north trucking enthusiasts are hitting the road next week in a bid to visit every lifeboat station in the Emerald Isle to raise money for the RNLI…
FAR north revellers have been urged to stay safe at Belladrum 2012 which gets under way this weekend.
AS heavy rain pummelled Caithness on Saturday locals turned up with their umbrellas to watch Titanic sail down Wick’s Bridge Street.
A LONG-established Thurso medical partnership is about to come to an end following what was described as "an exceptionally difficult period".
PRINCE Charles was "absolutely delighted" with the £100,000 restoration of two former flagstone workers’ cottages in Castletown.
THE Duke of Rothesay concluded his tour of Caithness on Monday with a visit to a dairy farm a few miles south of Wick.
Piper Mark Moodie led the walkers – some in fancy dress – as they set off from Princes Street.
Greg Barker said the far north and the Northern Isles will play a vital part in meeting the country’s energy needs, stating the Government is now…
Despite her petite size she is quite definitely the matriarch of the Hercher family – the furthest north-based show people in Britain.
SCRAPPING the "Cinderella curfew" at a Thurso nightclub is necessary to benefit all licensed premises in the town, according to a Caithness councillor.
Perhaps it comes closest to managing that in the varieties of food under the umbrella of American cuisine.
BRICKIE Jimmy MaGee has become the first employee of builders Green and Cameron to retire from the company which was formed 42 years ago.
AROUND 3000 people attended Halkirk Highland Games on Saturday and generated £9000 in gate takings – but that was down about £3500 on…
It is just about possible to do the whole ridge without rock-climbing experience and equipment – if you know the routes round numerous impassable-looking…
THE self-styled "greatest show on Earth" has finally begun in London, seven years after the city won the right to host the Olympic Games.
The Thurso Cinema opened its doors on Friday afternoon as a sell-out audience watched The Dark Knight Rises, the final film in the new Batman trilogy.