NORTHERN Constabulary is advising the public in Caithness not to travel. It is anticipated that high winds will bring widespread icy conditions and snow…
TRAIN services between Inverness and Wick have been suspended since 10.30am due to running water on the line at Ardgay. A First ScotRail spokeswoman said…
NORTHERN Constabulary is warning drivers in Caithness to take care on the roads as gusts are expected to reach nearly 90 mph tonight.
WICK RNLI lifeboat the 'Roy Barker II' was tasked by Aberdeen coastguard to go to the aid of local fishing boat 'Celtic Lady' on Monday. The vessel,…
A LOCAL family run cheese factory was ravaged by fire on Tuesday night. No-one was hurt but the Caithness Cheese Company building and its contents…
AN advice service which was facing a funding cut by £60,000 has seen demands for its services rise by 40 per cent this year.
THE first significant winter weather of the season has caused disruption to travellers across the Far North.
FIFTY-six entrants took part in the Wick and District Darts League’s annual singles competition, held this year in Harper’s in Back Bridge Street. Up…
A PETITION against proposed changes at the Dunbar Hospital has been delivered to Scotland’s health secretary and deputy first minister, Nicola Sturgeon. The…
HER modelling career has taken her all over the world and she has been pictured in some of the globe’s most glamorous locations.
AT a recent bothy night at Castlehill, I shared this story from my childhood in Indiana, given in my original dialect. If ye dinna ken the words, next…
CAITHNESS could get a jobs boost from a £4.5 billion project to create the world’s biggest offshore wind farm.
FAMILY, friends and colleagues – both past and present – gathered in the Norseman Hotel in Wick to celebrate the retirement of Mary Macleod.
THAT was some Chinese takeaway! Not so much a special Chow Mein foil-wrapped with an extra portion of prawn crackers and satay sauce, more a customised…
AT the AGM of Highlands and Islands Kidney Patients Association, Anne Mackay, from Portmahomack, presented a cheque for £2174 to chairman Angus Scobbie…
Traders hail this year’s Thurso Fun Day a success
DUNBEATH Indoor Bowling club held its annual invitation rinks match on December 3 with 20 teams taking part.
MAKERS of the whisky which was recently named as the best on the planet are struggling to cope with demand due to the tipple’s growing popularity.
TWO Scottish artists with an international reputation will be consulting with people in John O’Groats about a long-term artistic plan for the village’s…
NOMINATIONS for a community council which faces extinction have to be received by the end of this week. The Highland Council has put out a plea for local…