NEWS

New council director of finance confirmed as Derek Yule

DEREK Yule, currently head of finance and section 95 officer in Aberdeenshire Council, has been appointed director of finance with the Highland Council.

UK tour for Caithness band Maydays

CAITHNESS band Maydays are about to embark on a mini-UK tour next week.

Canine capers give paws for thought

I WENT to the dogs last Saturday at Bower on a typical, late-summer Caithness day – a finger-freezing bitingly cold east wind liberally spattered with…

More needs to be done to help construction sector, claims MSP David Stewart

OVER a quarter of all unemployed construction workers in the Highland Council area are based in Caithness, Sutherland and Ross.

A lasting monument to a nation’s craftsmen

HOPPERSTAD stave church sits atop a hill, which is not remarkable in Norway where so much of the country is hills. As we rode into Vik on the bus, I had…

Caithness choreographer takes on Sky One 'Show Boaters' judge role

A CAITHNESS choreographer is set to hit the nation’s TV screens in a brand-new reality show.

Caithness Relay for Life smashes records as £125k is raised

A STAGGERING £125,000 was raised at the Caithness Relay for Life despite severe weather conditions bringing the event to a premature end.

Call for urgent action on Halkirk flooding

TALKS are under way to help a Caithness village which was affected by flooding at the weekend – for the second time in 10 months.

Dounreay apprentices help bridge forest gap

FIRST-year apprentices from DSRL and Johnson Controls have been building bridges – literally. They spent a busy week working in Dunnet Forest on a project…

Erin (3) takes Caithness show’s veteran championship

LOCAL businesses turned up trumps to help make this year’s British Horse Society show a success, with a good number of entries coming forward to enjoy…

Erin Hewitson (3) takes BHS show’s veteran championship

LOCAL businesses turned up trumps to help make this year’s British Horse Society show a success, with a good number of entries coming forward to enjoy…

Finishing touches desert Scorries

ROTHES 2 - 1 WICK ACADEMY Scorers – Rothes: Sean McIntosh (11), Michael Fletcher (33). Wick: Davie Allan (39) WICK Academy manager Davie Kirkwood…

Five titles decided in tense Thurso club finals

PENNY Hunter faced Chelsea Bain in a battle for the ladies’ beginners’ cup when Thurso Bowling Club hosted its finals evening.

Meiklejohn scoops shield honours at Thurso

THE weather was fine at Thurso golf course for the latest rounds of the Newsbeat Summer League last Thursday and Friday.

Mixed response to bid for more community power in Caithness

A "POWER to the people" rallying call made by a local MSP has been met with a mixed response from Caithness councillors.

Peddling propoganda, or fostering pride in our past?

"WHY are we so afraid of our own past?" asks Kenneth Roy, editor of the online journal Scottish Review. Established in 2000 with Magnus Magnusson as…

Shearer is top dog at Mey

TWO local handlers took the top prizes at the Mey Sheepdog Trials at Wester Farm, Dunnet.

Thurso man's daring bid to help injured brother

A THURSO businessman plans to swim part of the Pentland Firth, climb the three highest peaks in the UK and cycle over 500 miles in a bid to help his younger…

Tribute to crew of 'Isleford' which sank off Wick

A WARTIME tragedy will be commemorated when a plaque is unveiled to the 15 men who lost their lives when their boat sank off Wick almost 70 years ago.…