A PROPOSED upgrade of the Berriedale Braes has been branded “unacceptable” by a former Caithness councillor who claimed the only solution to the problem…
CAITHNESS remembered the dead of two world wars and other conflicts on Sunday with services which were held throughout the county.
VOLUNTEERS are desperately needed to make sure next year’s Thurso Gala goes ahead. The plea for people to commit to help run events comes after organisers…
Dan Mackay says a sense of humour is required to journey on the Far North line...
MENTION glass and most folk think first of window panes, drinking vessels or dinky ornaments – things to be handled gingerly. For many, the word “sculpture”…
A FAILURE to follow instructions is what led to three points being plucked from Wick Academy’s grasp at the weekend. That is according to Scorries…
THE North Highland Harriers’ second trail run of the series took place at the Causewaymire wind farm with a turnout of 40 enthusiastic runners...
GOOD grief! Fewer than six weeks to Christmas! Your favourite columnist is still pondering what to do for his summer hols, and here we are already in…
DOUNREAY workers will next week find out the identity of the site’s new operator. Two Anglo-American consortia are vying to take over the running of the…
Why Sutherland's hills are more inviting than those in the Lake District...
ROLLS-Royce is committed to Caithness and has work in the Far North until 2030 and beyond. That was the assurance given by the company to local MP John…
Wick Wheelers cycling club’s winners had a night out at Mackays Hotel, Wick.
A WICK-based Highland physiotherapist has received two further awards for her work on creating a leaflet on pelvic floor health awareness for teenagers…
“IT makes charity fun for the kids and the money goes to a very good cause.” That's why Thurso High School pupils get behind the BBC’s Children in Need…
THE £6 million redevelopment of John O’Groats is “an absolutely tremendous project” and one which should be “welcomed with open arms”.
THE Royal British Legion Scotland is celebrating its 90th year and, as part of the run-up to the special Poppyscotland collection, the opportunity was…
FAR North golf fans won’t have to reschedule for the Scottish Open which returns to Inverness next summer. The European Tour has confirmed the prestigious…
A programme featuring the Flow Country is to be screened later this month. Ray Mears travelled north as part of his latest TV series, Wild Britain, and…
NORTHERN Constabulary’s corporate communications team has been named runner-up in UK national police awards in the "outstanding in-house team of the year"…
RESIDENTS across Caithness turned out at war memorials across the county yesterday to remember the fallen.