CHANGES to the welfare regime being debated in Westminster are set to hit Caithness hard, according to the chief executive of Pentland Housing Association...
Winter was back in Caithness at the weekend...
THE Highland Council has been given the go-ahead to carry on with plans to replace the four primaries in Wick with two new purpose-built schools serving…
THE Scottish Government’s recycling roadshow is set to visit the Far North to encourage people to recycle more and give recyclable items another life.
A POTENTIALLY “significant” radioactive particle has been found at a beach near Dounreay. Clean-up contractor Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL)…
POLICE are appealing for information after a trailer frame was stolen in Thurso. The stainless steel trailer frame – approximately 3ft by 3ft – was…
NHS Highland is reassuring Far North patients who may have concerns about hip replacement operations that have been carried out at Raigmore Hospital in…
WOULD-be Highland councillors are being invited to find out what is involved with the role. Prospective local candidates for the forthcoming Highland…
Harmsworth Park hosted its first game in two months, but it was worth the wait. Despite racing into a 3-0 lead, Wick Academy were left to hang on…
Despite racing into a 3-0 lead, Wick Academy were left to hang on to pick up the three points. Sam Mackay scored twice as he inspired the Scorries…
THE Highland Council’s education, culture and sport cleaning service has received an award for being the most improved performer in the Association of…
NORTH MSP Mary Scanlon has highlighted the importance of the scotch whisky industry to the area. Mrs Scanlon, who is the Tory spokeswoman for enterprise…
A FISHING boat which got its ropes tangled between its propellers had to be rescued by the RNLI this week.
AN elderly woman was taken to Caithness General Hospital in Wick today after being in a road accident in the town. One vehicle was also involved in the…
JANICE Forsyth is getting the chop. It seems that after 18 years her Saturday morning Radio Scotland programme no longer fits the bill.
GETTING a kick out of life is literally something two Caithness families know all about. Mike Ritchie, from Thurso, his son, Michael, and daughter,…
THE future of a local science festival has been secured after it agreed a three-year deal worth £15,000. The Caithness International Science Festival…
THANK goodness we are into February; January must be the longest and most depressing month of the year.
A THIRD successive victory has allowed the Greens to change their focus from survival in the RBS Caley 1 League to eyeing a top-four place.
IT was once considered nothing more than creel bait for fishermen who regarded it as worthless on the market. But thanks to an award-winning restaurant…