TENANTS living in council houses across the Highlands are facing a rent hike of almost two per cent, it has emerged...
A CONSULTATION at Wick High School could result in pupils finishing early one day a week.
ANYONE who wants to read of the adventurous places I’ve visited over the holiday period will be disappointed. I haven’t been out of the county. My…
EVERY year 13,000 Scots die from smoking-related illnesses. As smoking is a major, and yet the most preventable, cause of ill health and premature death…
I WAS pleased to see a column by young people appear in the John O’Groat Journal. Very few of us would repeat in earnest that canard “children are better…
THE family of a young driver killed in a road accident outside Thurso have been touched by the enormous public support received following his death. Derrick…
A POPULAR Thurso pub has become a fully fledged live music venue.
MOUNT Vinson is the highest point on the Antarctica continent and towers at 4892m (16,050 feet) above the surrounding glaciated polar terrain. It is one…
RESIDENTS of Wick and district endured a cold and wetter-than-normal December. However, it was for its strong winds the month was particularly memorable…
TAXPAYERS are being warned not to fall for scam e-mails sent out by fraudsters in the run-up to the self-assessment deadline of January 31. The e-mail…
NORTH police have repeated their warning for people to beware of card skimming following an incident at Morrisons supermarket in Inverness at the weekend.…
A NEW £5.1 million cardiac suite, which admits patients from all over the North, was officially opened in Inverness yesterday by the minister for public…
GOLFERS in the Far North are in for a treat in this year...
Brora Golf Club can look forward to a great year after gaining a top 10 place in a national golfer magazine...
People across the Highlands will soon get the chance to vote for who they want as their elected representatives on the region’s local authority. Political…
DEVERONVALE continued their march up the Highland League table with a 6-3 away triumph over Brora Rangers on Saturday...
FOOTAGE of Thurso lifeboat rescuing tourists from Stroma has been named as the RNLI video of the year. It shows the volunteer crew on the lifeboat…
FLORAL tributes have been laid at the spot where a 26-year-old Caithness man was killed in an accident at the weekend. Stewart Milnes, from Reay, died…
CAITHNESS community groups and children being looked after by the Highland Council are being asked if they would like a free computer. An innovative…
THE Scottish Government has announced the launch of a consultation into implementing a new voluntary code of practice for outdoor activities.