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Wick Academy U17s keep up their title push

Wick Academy U17s keep up their title push

Wick Academy under-17s turned in a solid performance against league leaders Alness in what was a must-win match.


Wick swimmers play their part for Highland Swim Team

Wick swimmers play their part for Highland Swim Team

Wick Amateur Swimming Club sent its biggest ever team to take part in the Scottish National Age Group championships at Glasgow's Tollcross centre.


New season under way at Thurso Golf Club

New season under way at Thurso Golf Club

Thurso Golf Club's season got under way on Saturday with a huge turnout of 57 golfers for the traditional captain versus vice-captain match.


Songs and stories with Morna Burdon at Dunnet and Lyth

Songs and stories with Morna Burdon at Dunnet and Lyth

A one-woman show celebrating women of courage across the centuries comes to Caithness this month with performances in Dunnet and Lyth.


Join Jack at John O’Groats for a 950-mile journey for the NSPCC

Join Jack at John O’Groats for a 950-mile journey for the NSPCC

Jack Edward Lancefield is inviting Caithness runners to join him on the first few legs of a 950-mile, 27-day fundraising journey.


Duncansby coastguard stalwarts are honoured

Duncansby coastguard stalwarts are honoured

Several members of the Duncansby coastguard team have received valedictory certificates and long service medals covering 166 years' service.


End of the line for Thurso fish dynasty

End of the line for Thurso fish dynasty

More than 70 years after his family opened A Mackay & Son, Colin Mackay is putting away the gutters and filleters on April 15 for one last time.


Head chef Grant Macnicol truly making a name for himself

Head chef Grant Macnicol truly making a name for himself

Halkirk-born head chef Grant Macnicol is putting his name on the restaurant at Dornoch Castle Hotel.


Caithness show is a model of success

Caithness show is a model of success

THE Caithness Model Show had everything from scary monsters to romantic steam trains from bygone days at the weekend


Writing event in Wick supermarket

Writing event in Wick supermarket

A new Caithness writing group, The Write Place 2b, will have a book launch of Mysterious Chronicles on Saturday, April 13 in Tesco Wick.


John O’Groats Book Festival team looking ahead to next year

John O’Groats Book Festival team looking ahead to next year

Organisers of the John O’Groats Book Festival are already looking ahead to next year after the success of the 2019 event.


Wick family 'left in dark' over death

Wick family 'left in dark' over death

The family of Kevin Mcleod say they are being "left in the dark" over review into his death.


Wick pub sale attracts interest

Wick pub sale attracts interest

The JD Wetherspoon pub in Wick, which has been put up for sale, has attracted interest.


Beach drug find shocked Thurso woman

Beach drug find shocked Thurso woman

Dorcas Sinclair was shocked when she found a drug ampoule on Dunnet beach.


Castletown girls raise over £5000 for cancer charity

Castletown girls raise over £5000 for cancer charity

Over £5000 was raised for a cancer charity by four Castletown girls who held a coffee morning in the village at the weekend.


Options being looked at on orthodontic treatment, says Caithness councillor

Options being looked at on orthodontic treatment, says Caithness councillor

Efforts are under way to reduce the number of people from Caithness travelling to Inverness for specialist dental appointments.


Lybster toilets flushed away by 'inflated costs'

Lybster toilets flushed away by 'inflated costs'

Did council's "overinflated figures" for running costs lead to the closure of village's public toilets?


Bumper entry expected for Castle of Mey 10k

Bumper entry expected for Castle of Mey 10k

Organisers of the Castle of Mey 10k are expecting a bumper entry this year, with an increase in prize money on offer.


Wick schoolgirl hands over cancer charity cheque

Wick schoolgirl hands over cancer charity cheque

Wick High School pupil Natasha Fraser has presented a cheque for £250 to the Thurso Cancer Research UK shop.


Bomber tribute for Wick airport

Bomber tribute for Wick airport

This scale model of a WW2 era bomber was recently given to Wick airport as a tribute to the crew who died on Scaraben East in 1941.


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