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Convincing win for Thurso in Highland and Moray netball league

Convincing win for Thurso in Highland and Moray netball league

Thurso Netball Club’s latest outing in the Highland and Moray league brought a convincing 59-19 victory over Lossie North in Inverness.


Wick club members enjoy trip to Lybster garden

Wick club members enjoy trip to Lybster garden

Members of Wick and District Gardening Club visited Christine Mackay’s garden in Lybster and were amazed at the variety of daffodils in bloom.


Liam opens St Fergus season using specially designed bowling wheelchair

Liam opens St Fergus season using specially designed bowling wheelchair

The 2024 competition season at St Fergus Bowling Club in Wick was opened by Liam Larnach, who threw the first jack on Saturday afternoon.


Swarclett group in ‘mutiny’ claim over Caithness energy projects

Swarclett group in ‘mutiny’ claim over Caithness energy projects

Wind farm objectors have claimed that if Caithness was a ship the crew would be plotting a mutiny because of the number of renewable energy schemes.


Network Rail silence on ‘vital’ passing loop worries Highland rail campaigners

Network Rail silence on ‘vital’ passing loop worries Highland rail campaigners

Vital infrastructure improvements that could transform the reliability of trains in the northern Highlands appear to be in limbo.


ScotRail to pedal abandoned bikes to cycling charity

ScotRail to pedal abandoned bikes to cycling charity

Abandoned bikes across the rail network are to be given a new life, as ScotRail introduces a policy that will see unclaimed bikes renewed or recycled.


Heritage trail launch is ‘just the first step’ for Caithness At War project

Heritage trail launch is ‘just the first step’ for Caithness At War project

The launch of a World War II heritage trail has been described as “just the first step” in commemorating the county’s role in the conflict.


People urged to take part in Highland Council ‘Your place’ survey

People urged to take part in Highland Council ‘Your place’ survey

Highland Council is reminding people there is opportunity to share their experiences of the area by taking part in the Highland Place Standard survey.


Joiner six times the drink-drive limit in charge of van

Joiner six times the drink-drive limit in charge of van

A driver has been convicted of having been in charge of his van while six times the legal drink-drive limit.


Charity welcomes Scottish Government carbon tax pledge

Charity welcomes Scottish Government carbon tax pledge

The John Muir Trust has welcomed an announcement that the Scottish Government will hold a public consultation on a carbon land tax.


No second chance for Wick offender

No second chance for Wick offender

A Wick woman who failed to engage with social workers has been jailed for six months.


Caithness householders urged to make a bee hotel or insect house to help vital pollinators

Caithness householders urged to make a bee hotel or insect house to help vital pollinators

People are being encouraged to take an hour this month now the weather is turning warmer, to build a ‘bee hotel’ for Scotland’s solitary bees.


Wick woman spat in police officer’s face

Wick woman spat in police officer’s face

A Wick woman who committed the “despicable” act of spitting in a police officer's face was jailed for six months at the town's sheriff court.


ScotRail rules out Highland Explorer-style cycle revamps for Kyle and Far North trains?

ScotRail rules out Highland Explorer-style cycle revamps for Kyle and Far North trains?

Hopes cycling and luggage capacity could be dramatically increased on railway services in the north Highlands seem to have been dashed by rail chiefs.


Uninsured Thurso driver caught a second time

Uninsured Thurso driver caught a second time

A Thurso man who drove without insurance for the second time was disqualified for eight months at Wick Sheriff Court.


Wick OAP caused disturbance in bar

Wick OAP caused disturbance in bar

A Wick pensioner who caused a disturbance at a local pub was fined £150 at the town's sheriff court.


Looking Back - News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

Looking Back - News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

Provost unimpressed, effort to attract oil work and refugee move on former US base


Agreement between ship firm and enterprise agencies could benefit the Highlands

Agreement between ship firm and enterprise agencies could benefit the Highlands

The signing of a memorandum of understanding between Scotland’s enterprise agencies and the world’s largest shipbuilders could benefit the Highlands.


Business Comment: Small firms must be heard on efforts to control waste

Business Comment: Small firms must be heard on efforts to control waste

As evidence for climate change grows, so governments are introducing measures to reduce carbon footprints and ensure that we meet net zero targets.


Drink-driver hit road signs in Caithness crash

Drink-driver hit road signs in Caithness crash

A driver escaped serious injury after he failed to take a bend, mounted a verge and careered along, hitting road signs before stopping in a ditch.


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