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PICTURES: Rousing send-off as Wick rowers set off on unsupported round-Britain trip

03 June 2024
PICTURES: Rousing send-off as Wick rowers set off on unsupported round-Britain trip

PICTURES: Rousing send-off as Wick rowers set off on unsupported round-Britain trip

03 June 2024

Allan Lipp and Mhairi Ross were given a rousing send-off today as they headed out to sea at the start of their epic round-Britain challenge.


MND charity cyclist says ‘I can’t find a cure – but I can ride a ruddy bike’

31 May 2024
MND charity cyclist says ‘I can’t find a cure – but I can ride a ruddy bike’

MND charity cyclist says ‘I can’t find a cure – but I can ride a ruddy bike’

31 May 2024

After cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats, Peter Delaney spoke of the “absolute hell” his wife went through with motor neurone disease.


Beyond my wildest dreams: Frank’s charity walk raises more than £19,000

29 May 2024
Beyond my wildest dreams: Frank’s charity walk raises more than £19,000

Beyond my wildest dreams: Frank’s charity walk raises more than £19,000

29 May 2024

Retired vet Frank Stephen admitted he was “astounded” at the response to his Inverness to Caithness fundraising walk in aid of Alzheimer Scotland.


Flow Country Partnership SCIO to host drop-in lunch at Strathy

29 May 2024
Flow Country Partnership SCIO to host drop-in lunch at Strathy

Flow Country Partnership SCIO to host drop-in lunch at Strathy

29 May 2024

The Flow Country Partnership will celebrate its establishment as a registered charity by holding a drop-in buffet lunch in north Sutherland.


Wind farm gives £50,000 for Caithness and Sutherland apprenticeship scheme

27 May 2024
Wind farm gives £50,000 for Caithness and Sutherland apprenticeship scheme

Wind farm gives £50,000 for Caithness and Sutherland apprenticeship scheme

27 May 2024

The developers of the West of Orkney Windfarm have donated £50,000 to support a new apprenticeship programme in Caithness and north Sutherland.


Law firm points to ‘catalogue of avoidable failures’ over Pentland Firth ferry grounding

25 May 2024
Law firm points to ‘catalogue of avoidable failures’ over Pentland Firth ferry grounding

Law firm points to ‘catalogue of avoidable failures’ over Pentland Firth ferry grounding

25 May 2024

The owners of the ferry that ran aground on Swona almost two years ago have been accused of failing to apologise to passengers who suffered injuries.


Jamie Stone tells of dismay over ‘toxic politics’ as he calls for devolution debate

24 May 2024
Jamie Stone tells of dismay over ‘toxic politics’ as he calls for devolution debate

Jamie Stone tells of dismay over ‘toxic politics’ as he calls for devolution debate

24 May 2024

Jamie Stone lamented Holyrood’s “toxic politics and tribal factions” as he called on the UK government to allow a debate on Scottish devolution.


Climate hub for Highlands and Islands gets share of £5.5m funding package

24 May 2024
Climate hub for Highlands and Islands gets share of £5.5m funding package

Climate hub for Highlands and Islands gets share of £5.5m funding package

24 May 2024

A Scottish Government funding package for 2024/25 will support the country’s network of 20 community climate action hubs.


Ferry master ‘almost certainly fell asleep’ before Pentland Firth grounding

23 May 2024
Ferry master ‘almost certainly fell asleep’ before Pentland Firth grounding

Ferry master ‘almost certainly fell asleep’ before Pentland Firth grounding

23 May 2024

The master of the Pentland Firth ferry Alfred “almost certainly fell asleep” before the vessel ran aground on Swona, an investigation has found.


Politicians urged to ‘get a grip’ on Highland rail investment

22 May 2024
Politicians urged to ‘get a grip’ on Highland rail investment

Politicians urged to ‘get a grip’ on Highland rail investment

22 May 2024

The convener of the campaign group Friends of the Far North Line has highlighted the “vast expense” of dualling the A9 between Inverness and Perth.


Nuclear-free councils hit out at ‘mad delusion’ of new reactor

21 May 2024
Nuclear-free councils hit out at ‘mad delusion’ of new reactor

Nuclear-free councils hit out at ‘mad delusion’ of new reactor

21 May 2024

Calls for a nuclear revival in Scotland – including the possibility of a new Dounreay reactor – have been dismissed as “folly” and a “mad delusion”.


Murder mystery is Wick-born author’s 15th book

12 May 2024
Murder mystery is Wick-born author’s 15th book

Murder mystery is Wick-born author’s 15th book

12 May 2024

Wick-born author Dorothy Stewart (née Miller) is celebrating her 75th birthday with the publication of her 15th book, entitled Loose Ends.


Mark Rouse to leave role as Dounreay managing director

10 May 2024
Mark Rouse to leave role as Dounreay managing director

Mark Rouse to leave role as Dounreay managing director

10 May 2024

Mark Rouse has been praised for his contribution to Dounreay after it was announced he will leave his job as managing director after four years.


Venture North’s Talking Tourism webinars attract record numbers

09 May 2024
Venture North’s Talking Tourism webinars attract record numbers

Venture North’s Talking Tourism webinars attract record numbers

09 May 2024

Record numbers from Caithness and Sutherland took part in the 2023/24 Talking Tourism webinar series, with seven sessions from September to April.


‘You can make a world of a difference to a person with dementia’

03 May 2024
‘You can make a world of a difference to a person with dementia’

‘You can make a world of a difference to a person with dementia’

03 May 2024

Retired vet Frank Stephen, whose wife Moira has vascular dementia, is to walk the 147-mile John O’Groats Trail this month for Alzheimer Scotland.


NHS Highland gets recognition for international recruitment

02 May 2024
NHS Highland gets recognition for international recruitment

NHS Highland gets recognition for international recruitment

02 May 2024

NHS Highland has been recognised for the way it treats overseas staff, such as three assistant practitioners from Kenya who are working in Caithness.


Organisers say health and wellbeing festival in Wick will offer ‘a nice mix’

01 May 2024
Organisers say health and wellbeing festival in Wick will offer ‘a nice mix’

Organisers say health and wellbeing festival in Wick will offer ‘a nice mix’

01 May 2024

Healthcare campaigners are preparing for a wellbeing festival in Wick next month that will feature around 40 exhibitors as well as guest speakers.


Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP calls for greater safeguards against online scams

26 April 2024
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP calls for greater safeguards against online scams

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP calls for greater safeguards against online scams

26 April 2024

Jamie Stone is urging the UK government to step up its efforts over internet fraud by putting more pressure on social media companies.


Far north MP calls for greater safeguards against online scams

26 April 2024
Far north MP calls for greater safeguards against online scams

Far north MP calls for greater safeguards against online scams

26 April 2024

Jamie Stone is urging the UK government to step up its efforts over internet fraud by putting more pressure on social media companies.


‘I will miss my customers across the north of Scotland and beyond’

26 April 2024
‘I will miss my customers across the north of Scotland and beyond’

‘I will miss my customers across the north of Scotland and beyond’

26 April 2024

Sheona Campbell retires today as advertisement manager for the John O’Groat Journal, Caithness Courier and Northern Times.


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