Sophie Mackay from Dunnet had a great start to 2025 when she took part in the Scottish Schools Badminton Union 2013 age group tournament in Wishaw.
Flood warnings are in place for Strathcarron and Strath Oykel.
ONLY two fines for dog fouling have been issued since 2021 in the Highlands, prompting local politicians to call out “lazy and selfish” pet owners.
Employers across Caithness are being encouraged to mark their calendars for the far north’s largest jobs, training and recruitment event.
A Wick man who refused to identify the driver of a car involved in an accident was fined £400 at Wick Sheriff Court on Wednesday.
John Davidson speaks out against plans for a massive pumped storage hydro electric scheme in the Central Highlands
The Highland Shortbread Showdown is back for its third edition in 2025, with businesses encouraged to enter their best bakes.
A Sutherland woman who drove away after an accident she caused was fined £200 at Wick Sheriff Court.
A dead seabird tangled in a fishing line on Dunnet beach highlights the importance of environmental volunteers cleaning the Caithness coastline.
Caithness artist Ian Charles Scott offers a personal tribute to his friend James Fleming, who died recently at the age of 80.
The massive Banniskirk Hub substation is “completely unacceptable in a rural location” and “should be rejected out of hand”, according to objectors.
Gadgets and tools can remind someone to take medication, notify if a person has a fall, or alert if someone wanders outside when it might be unsafe.
Readers of the John O’Groat Journal and Caithness Courier have their say on the issues that matter to them
An Aberdeenshire-based oilfield equipment firm with premises in Caithness has reported another record year, with revenues expected to hit £22m.
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The association fears it will be ‘an extra tax on visitors and locals’ while evidence from abroad argues it will not put tourists off visiting.
A “social spaces” initiative is returning next week for its third year, based at three village halls in the Sinclair’s Bay area.
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP Jamie Stone has called for more Wick flights to make up for “inadequate public transport on the ground”.
Northern Drift by Monique Sliedrecht
Severe weather was causing chaos for some Highland rail services on Saturday, after temperatures in parts of the region plunged to -20C overnight.