A NEW book, The Wound and the Gift, charts the spiritual journey of Orkney writer George Mackay Brown to his, at times, troubled conversion to Roman Catholicism…
MORE than 100 dancers from across the North of Scotland competed in the Elise Lyall 20th Festival of Highland Dancing.
COUNCILLORS are set to meet with officials in Inverness tomorrow to clarify arrangements for the construction of a new high school in Wick.
WICK is sitting pretty after picking up two awards in recognition of its beautiful and welcoming appearance.
FEW nations are as passionate about football as Scots. From a kick-around in the street to watching your team play on a Saturday, football is at the very…
THE garden in Castlehill Heritage Centre was temporarily transformed into a launching pad on Saturday and Sunday when the British Science Association…
THE Highland Council is inviting contractors to apply for inclusion on a select list of tenderers for the statutory inspection and testing of taxis and…
A THURSO actor has landed a role in the Scottish soap opera River City.
A SUBSTANTIAL amount of fuel has been stolen from the fuel tank of a GMR Henderson (Wick) lorry.
THE Highland Council has appointed a new depute chief executive. He is Steve Barron, the council’s director of housing and property.
WICK police are appealing for information after a large display window at the town-centre Boots the Chemist store was broken.
A MAN who was found on fire in a street in Wick has died from his injuries. Northern Constabulary today confirmed the identity of the male as Stewart…
CAITHNESS is set to be in the unusual situation of being one of the least windiest places in the UK, as the Far North is expected to miss the extreme…
LOCAL cinema enthusiasts are hoping an online petition can help save Thurso’s All Star Factory which closed almost two years ago. Cinema For Thurso…
THE SNP has been accused of breaking its election promises after new figures revealed there are 100 fewer nursing and midwifery posts in NHS Highland…
A NORTH MSP has been elected as co-convener of the first cross-party group on Scotch whisky to be established in the Scottish Parliament. Mary Scanlon,…
INCREASING the number of women in science, engineering, technology and maths jobs would boost the Scottish economy, according to Europe’s largest engineers’…
A NEW £10 million loan fund will unblock a pipeline of housing developments by funding infrastructure work. The Scottish Government has responded to calls…
NORTH of Scotland Newspapers has teamed up with popular family entertainers the Singing Kettle to give readers of the 'Caithness Courier' and 'John O’Groat…
COMMUNITY groups can now set up online book sharing groups at very little cost, thanks to the free source code and advice that is being made available…