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Vandals break window and tear down signs at Castletown harbour

Vandals break window and tear down signs at Castletown harbour

Acts of vandalism have taken place around the harbour area of Castletown.


Instructor 'immensely proud' at promotion success for Caithness Kuk Sool Won students

Instructor 'immensely proud' at promotion success for Caithness Kuk Sool Won students

Three local Kuk Sool Won students – Fraser Martin, Ellis Macdonald and Markus Pinzariu – have been praised by their instructor after being promoted.


Summer visitor appeal to respect Scotland’s reservoirs

Summer visitor appeal to respect Scotland’s reservoirs

Summer visitors are being asked to respect Scotland’s reservoirs and behave responsibly around them during the holiday period.


Thurso battery cell maker AMTE Power agrees deal to begin manufacturing power cells in Australia's Lithium City

Thurso battery cell maker AMTE Power agrees deal to begin manufacturing power cells in Australia's Lithium City

Specialist battery manufacturer AMTE Power of Caithness has announced a globe-spanning agreement to begin production in Australia


Halkirk United and Thurso start with midweek derby in 2021/22 North Caledonian League

Halkirk United and Thurso start with midweek derby in 2021/22 North Caledonian League

Halkirk United and Thurso will begin their respective campaigns in the 2021/22 North Caledonian League with a midweek derby at Morrison Park.


Pupils, staff and families praised as Noss Primary School end-of-year prizes are handed out

Pupils, staff and families praised as Noss Primary School end-of-year prizes are handed out

PICTURES: Pupils and staff at Wick's Noss Primary School have been praised for the way they responded to the pandemic over the past academic year.


Dounreay graduates create online work experience for young people

Dounreay graduates create online work experience for young people

A team of Dounreay graduates joined forces to come up with a virtual way of delivering work experience to young people.


HIAL's first priority should be to communities such as Wick

HIAL's first priority should be to communities such as Wick

Holyrood Notebook by Ariane Burgess


A strange sense of optimism among Caithness business community

A strange sense of optimism among Caithness business community

Chamber Comment by Trudy Morris


Looking Back – news from the John O'Groat Journal of yesteryear

Looking Back – news from the John O'Groat Journal of yesteryear

Bathing costume advice for women in 1921, Mum and children flee burning house in 1971 and Plea to keep Pulteney House in the public sector in 1996


New campaign by VisitScotland calls on people in Highlands to enjoy days out in region

New campaign by VisitScotland calls on people in Highlands to enjoy days out in region

People in the Highlands are being urged to support the tourism industry by enjoying days out in the region as part of a new VisitScotland campaign.


WATCH: Animal charity warns about hot dogs in cars

WATCH: Animal charity warns about hot dogs in cars

It may seem like stating the obvious, but a Scottish animal welfare charity reiterates its annual summer message – never leave your dog in a hot car.


Call for greater public support after aggressive dirty campers intimidate Highland forest staff

Call for greater public support after aggressive dirty campers intimidate Highland forest staff

Staff at a popular Highland forest were left feeling intimidated by the aggressive and environmentally damaging actions of a group of dirty campers.


Castletown gate lodge could become holiday accommodation

Castletown gate lodge could become holiday accommodation

A disused gate lodge on the outskirts of Castletown could be transformed into holiday accommodation.


Halkirk woman is a shed ahead with her 'sensational' outdoor office

Halkirk woman is a shed ahead with her 'sensational' outdoor office

A garden shed can be much more than a humdrum wooden erection – for a Halkirk woman it's an award-winning outdoor office.


Smiles all round as local pupils meet up with the ponies at the Caithness RDA Group

Smiles all round as local pupils meet up with the ponies at the Caithness RDA Group

After a break of over a year the Caithness Riding for the Disabled (RDA) Group was able to get back into action before the summer holiday break.


Thurso concerns over police non-emergency response times

Thurso concerns over police non-emergency response times

Concerns have emerged in Thurso over slow response times when calls are made to the police non-emergency number 101.


Scottish-born adventurer Jamie Ramsay takes time for a beer at John O'Groats

Scottish-born adventurer Jamie Ramsay takes time for a beer at John O'Groats

Fuelled by peanut butter, Jamie Ramsay – dubbed Scotland's Forrest Gump – arrived in Caithness today as part of his nuttiest challenge to date.


Ocean eco paddleboarder's shock find near Lybster coast

Ocean eco paddleboarder's shock find near Lybster coast

An ocean advocate on a charity trip around the coast talked of her shock discovery of an entangled humpback whale calf found dead near Lybster.


Man who stabbed mum in front of TV in Lybster urged to make 'positive contributions'

Man who stabbed mum in front of TV in Lybster urged to make 'positive contributions'

A man who brutally stabbed his mum as she sat watching TV has been sentenced to 19 months in prison.


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