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Inverness writer to give opening talk at 2025 John O’Groats Book Festival

30 March 2025
Inverness writer to give opening talk at 2025 John O’Groats Book Festival

Inverness writer to give opening talk at 2025 John O’Groats Book Festival

30 March 2025

The John O’Groats Book Festival programme for 2025 will get under way on Sunday, April 6, with a talk by Inverness writer Jennifer Morag Henderson.


£11.5m track upgrade will mean three-week closure for rail line north of Dingwall

27 March 2025
£11.5m track upgrade will mean three-week closure for rail line north of Dingwall

£11.5m track upgrade will mean three-week closure for rail line north of Dingwall

27 March 2025

The Far North Line will be closed north of Dingwall for three weeks in June so that a £11.5 million track upgrading programme can be carried out.


Junior writing competition launched by new Caithness and Sutherland literary group

24 March 2025
Junior writing competition launched by new Caithness and Sutherland literary group

Junior writing competition launched by new Caithness and Sutherland literary group

24 March 2025

A junior writing contest has been launched by the newly formed Caithness and Sutherland Literary Association, open to anyone aged 12 or under.


‘It is open to everyone’: Cancer support expanding after £180,000 award for Thurso centre

24 March 2025
‘It is open to everyone’: Cancer support expanding after £180,000 award for Thurso centre

‘It is open to everyone’: Cancer support expanding after £180,000 award for Thurso centre

24 March 2025

A year on from an £180,000 funding award, North Highland Cancer Information and Support Centre offers an expanded range of services in the far north.


Clubs join forces again for vintage and classic rally at John O’Groats

23 March 2025
Clubs join forces again for vintage and classic rally at John O’Groats

Clubs join forces again for vintage and classic rally at John O’Groats

23 March 2025

The annual vintage and classic rally at John O’Groats will be enhanced by a collaboration between two like-minded clubs for the second year in a row.


Loss of power led to collision between wind farm vessel and fishing boat in Wick

19 March 2025
Loss of power led to collision between wind farm vessel and fishing boat in Wick

Loss of power led to collision between wind farm vessel and fishing boat in Wick

19 March 2025

More details have emerged about Thursday’s collision between an offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel and a fishing boat in Wick harbour.


Rural survey prompts concern over ‘threat to quality of life and wellbeing’

15 March 2025
Rural survey prompts concern over ‘threat to quality of life and wellbeing’

Rural survey prompts concern over ‘threat to quality of life and wellbeing’

15 March 2025

A survey on priorities for rural areas could result in a “direct threat” to wellbeing and quality of life, a Caithness campaign group has warned.


Investigations after two boats collide in Wick harbour

15 March 2025
Investigations after two boats collide in Wick harbour

Investigations after two boats collide in Wick harbour

15 March 2025

Investigations are being carried out into the cause of a collision between two vessels in Wick harbour on Thursday morning.


125-turbine offshore wind farm can bring ‘significant benefits to north of Scotland’

14 March 2025
125-turbine offshore wind farm can bring ‘significant benefits to north of Scotland’

125-turbine offshore wind farm can bring ‘significant benefits to north of Scotland’

14 March 2025

Highland councillors will raise no objection to West of Orkney Windfarm’s offshore plans at a site around 25km from the north Sutherland coast.


Ex-First Minister Nicola Sturgeon ‘wise to depart the political stage’, says Jamie Stone

13 March 2025
Ex-First Minister Nicola Sturgeon ‘wise to depart the political stage’, says Jamie Stone

Ex-First Minister Nicola Sturgeon ‘wise to depart the political stage’, says Jamie Stone

13 March 2025

North MP Jamie Stone believes Nicola Sturgeon is right to leave the Scottish political stage after a “tawdry time” for the former First Minister.


Wick meeting to set up Caithness and Sutherland Literary Association

09 March 2025
Wick meeting to set up Caithness and Sutherland Literary Association

Wick meeting to set up Caithness and Sutherland Literary Association

09 March 2025

Plans are being made to establish a literary association for the far north that will run book club meetings and a children’s writing competition.


Jamie Stone vows to keep fighting for women’s healthcare equality

08 March 2025
Jamie Stone vows to keep fighting for women’s healthcare equality

Jamie Stone vows to keep fighting for women’s healthcare equality

08 March 2025

Jamie Stone has pledged to continue speaking up on healthcare for women, arguing that females deserve equal access regardless of where they live.


Call for investigation amid fears energy schemes will ‘irreversibly scar the Highlands’

26 February 2025
Call for investigation amid fears energy schemes will ‘irreversibly scar the Highlands’

Call for investigation amid fears energy schemes will ‘irreversibly scar the Highlands’

26 February 2025

Campaigners from Caithness and Sutherland are among those who have joined forces to demand a rethink on large-scale energy developments in the north.


Classical music star to feature in Thurso cinema screenings

23 February 2025
Classical music star to feature in Thurso cinema screenings

Classical music star to feature in Thurso cinema screenings

23 February 2025

Audiences at the Merlin Cinema in Thurso will be able to celebrate the 75th birthday of classical music star André Rieu at two screenings in April.


‘Madness’ and ‘absolute nonsense’: Speed limit changes criticised as ‘lazy answer’

21 February 2025
‘Madness’ and ‘absolute nonsense’: Speed limit changes criticised as ‘lazy answer’

‘Madness’ and ‘absolute nonsense’: Speed limit changes criticised as ‘lazy answer’

21 February 2025

Proposals to reduce speed limits for cars from 60 to 50 mph on single carriageways have been rejected as a “lazy answer to improving road safety”.


Caithness and Sutherland bakers chosen for Highland Shortbread Showdown

21 February 2025
Caithness and Sutherland bakers chosen for Highland Shortbread Showdown

Caithness and Sutherland bakers chosen for Highland Shortbread Showdown

21 February 2025

Fiona Beattie, Connor Macleod and Darren Munro were selected as finalists in the 2025 Highland Shortbread Showdown after a regional heat in Thurso.


Caithness and Sutherland bakers chosen for Highland Shortbread Showdown

20 February 2025
Caithness and Sutherland bakers chosen for Highland Shortbread Showdown

Caithness and Sutherland bakers chosen for Highland Shortbread Showdown

20 February 2025

Fiona Beattie, Connor Macleod and Darren Munro were selected as finalists in the 2025 Highland Shortbread Showdown after a regional heat in Thurso.


Fight will go on over family farm tax despite UK government’s ‘dismissive attitude’

19 February 2025
Fight will go on over family farm tax despite UK government’s ‘dismissive attitude’

Fight will go on over family farm tax despite UK government’s ‘dismissive attitude’

19 February 2025

A farming union leader has accused UK government representatives of choosing to “stick their heads in the sand” over changes to inheritance tax.


Caithness campaign group in ‘apocalyptic wasteland’ warning over pylons

19 February 2025
Caithness campaign group in ‘apocalyptic wasteland’ warning over pylons

Caithness campaign group in ‘apocalyptic wasteland’ warning over pylons

19 February 2025

Campaigners have claimed that parts of Caithness and Sutherland will resemble “an apocalyptic wasteland” if plans for a new line of pylons go ahead.


Pentland United set for 24-hour running challenge in aid of Sophie’s Story

16 February 2025
Pentland United set for 24-hour running challenge in aid of Sophie’s Story

Pentland United set for 24-hour running challenge in aid of Sophie’s Story

16 February 2025

Caithness amateur football champions Pentland United are preparing for a 24-hour fundraising running challenge as a Sophie’s Story fundraiser.


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