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David G Scott


Senior Reporter

David G Scott has been senior reporter with the John O'Groat Journal and Caithness Courier since 2017. He was a broadcast documentary maker in the past and likes covering human interest stories where he can combine his photography with hard-hitting news.

Dounreay dome’s rusty patches to be touched up – paint job could cost £500k

05 February 2025
Dounreay dome’s rusty patches to be touched up – paint job could cost £500k

Dounreay dome’s rusty patches to be touched up – paint job could cost £500k

05 February 2025

The operator of Dounreay’s nuclear site seeks a specialist contractor to freshen up its iconic dome with a lick of paint.


Fancy having Stacey Solomon ‘sort your life out’? Highland casting call for hit BBC show

04 February 2025
Fancy having Stacey Solomon ‘sort your life out’? Highland casting call for hit BBC show

Fancy having Stacey Solomon ‘sort your life out’? Highland casting call for hit BBC show

04 February 2025

Hit BBC One show ‘Sort Your Life Out’ is back and looking for families or shared households in the Highlands to take part in a future series.


Just what was this bizarre object found on the Caithness coastline? Beach cleaners puzzled over mystery find at Sannick Bay

27 January 2025
Just what was this bizarre object found on the Caithness coastline? Beach cleaners puzzled over mystery find at Sannick Bay

Just what was this bizarre object found on the Caithness coastline? Beach cleaners puzzled over mystery find at Sannick Bay

27 January 2025

Just what was the strange object found on a north Caithness beach which carried a very clear warning message on it?


Bettyhill great yellow bumblebee emergency community gathering

26 January 2025
Bettyhill great yellow bumblebee emergency community gathering

Bettyhill great yellow bumblebee emergency community gathering

26 January 2025

Conservation experts are joining forces to help save the rare and threatened great yellow bumblebee at Bettyhill.


What unusual visitors will you spot during this weekend’s Big Garden Birdwatch?

23 January 2025
What unusual visitors will you spot during this weekend’s Big Garden Birdwatch?

What unusual visitors will you spot during this weekend’s Big Garden Birdwatch?

23 January 2025

Has the recent cold snap in Sutherland affected the number of birds visiting our gardens? Take part in the birdwatch this weekend to help find out.


Bizarre Wick train cancellation announcements have public bamboozled

22 January 2025
Bizarre Wick train cancellation announcements have public bamboozled

Bizarre Wick train cancellation announcements have public bamboozled

22 January 2025

Confusion followed announcements of a train cancellation on the Wick to Inverness service on Tuesday morning with different explanations cited.


Flow Country in the frame for UK premiere of ‘immersive’ award-winning film at Inverness theatre

18 January 2025
Flow Country in the frame for UK premiere of ‘immersive’ award-winning film at Inverness theatre

Flow Country in the frame for UK premiere of ‘immersive’ award-winning film at Inverness theatre

18 January 2025

A multi-award-winning duo will be showcasing their Flow Country film for its UK premiere event at Eden Court Theatre in Inverness.


‘It’s a matter of life and death’ – Stone cautions coastguard corner cutting after Dornoch rope equipment removal

16 January 2025
‘It’s a matter of life and death’ – Stone cautions coastguard corner cutting after Dornoch rope equipment removal

‘It’s a matter of life and death’ – Stone cautions coastguard corner cutting after Dornoch rope equipment removal

16 January 2025

Far north MP Jamie Stone has criticised cutbacks which saw the Dornoch coastguard having its rope rescue equipment removed.


Highland company Norscot announces lucrative partnership deal

15 January 2025
Highland company Norscot announces lucrative partnership deal

Highland company Norscot announces lucrative partnership deal

15 January 2025

A Highland-based business says it is delighted to announce a partnership with a leading manufacturer of bespoke aluminium doors and windows in the UK.


Can you help clean up Sutherland? Keep Scotland Beautiful aims to recruit 50,000 litter-picking heroes

11 January 2025
Can you help clean up Sutherland? Keep Scotland Beautiful aims to recruit 50,000 litter-picking heroes

Can you help clean up Sutherland? Keep Scotland Beautiful aims to recruit 50,000 litter-picking heroes

11 January 2025

A call has been issued for Sutherland litter pickers to get involved in an event to make 2025 the biggest and best Spring Clean yet.


Sutherland drivers – check this 30p hack to quickly de-ice your car

11 January 2025
Sutherland drivers – check this 30p hack to quickly de-ice your car

Sutherland drivers – check this 30p hack to quickly de-ice your car

11 January 2025

With temperatures dropping across Sutherland this week, drivers are being told of household items they can use to help defrost their cars.


‘I thought I’d won a Tesla car from Elon Musk’ – Caithness man warns of competition scam

02 January 2025
‘I thought I’d won a Tesla car from Elon Musk’ – Caithness man warns of competition scam

‘I thought I’d won a Tesla car from Elon Musk’ – Caithness man warns of competition scam

02 January 2025

An elderly Caithness man warns locals to be aware of a scam in which he believed he had won a competition organised by ‘the richest man in the world’


Dunbeath publisher proud to host works by Dunbeath author Neil M Gunn

29 December 2024
Dunbeath publisher proud to host works by Dunbeath author Neil M Gunn

Dunbeath publisher proud to host works by Dunbeath author Neil M Gunn

29 December 2024

Dunbeath-based publisher Whittles has just released reprints by the much-lauded Caithness author Neil M Gunn – The Other Landscape and The Lost Chart.


After spaceport rocket plan crashes to earth, Maree Todd MSP hopes ‘Orbex will return to Sutherland’

20 December 2024
After spaceport rocket plan crashes to earth, Maree Todd MSP hopes ‘Orbex will return to Sutherland’

After spaceport rocket plan crashes to earth, Maree Todd MSP hopes ‘Orbex will return to Sutherland’

20 December 2024

Maree Todd MSP talked with a Melness crofters group after Orbex shelved its Sutherland Spaceport plan for the area.


Warning of possible 80mph gusts this weekend across the Highlands and Moray

18 December 2024
Warning of possible 80mph gusts this weekend across the Highlands and Moray

Warning of possible 80mph gusts this weekend across the Highlands and Moray

18 December 2024

The Met Office has issued a Yellow Warning for high winds over Caithness this Saturday.


Wick woman in seventh heaven as novel number seven is published

15 December 2024
Wick woman in seventh heaven as novel number seven is published

Wick woman in seventh heaven as novel number seven is published

15 December 2024

Retired Thurso High School teacher and former Wick resident, Julie Adams, has just published her seventh novel.


Dunbeath publisher’s latest book by Nessie hunter Adrian Shine sheds light on the mystery of sea serpents

07 December 2024
Dunbeath publisher’s latest book by Nessie hunter Adrian Shine sheds light on the mystery of sea serpents

Dunbeath publisher’s latest book by Nessie hunter Adrian Shine sheds light on the mystery of sea serpents

07 December 2024

A Dunbeath-based publisher has an intriguing new book by the famous Nessie hunter Adrian Shine called ‘A Natural History of Sea Serpents’.


Lyth model’s 2025 calendar supports breast cancer charity

07 December 2024
Lyth model’s 2025 calendar supports breast cancer charity

Lyth model’s 2025 calendar supports breast cancer charity

07 December 2024

A Caithness woman combines professional modelling and a love of horses for her 2025 charity calendar now on sale.


Eco breakthrough as Caithness beach cleaners help recycle old nets into sunglasses and knife handles

05 December 2024
Eco breakthrough as Caithness beach cleaners help recycle old nets into sunglasses and knife handles

Eco breakthrough as Caithness beach cleaners help recycle old nets into sunglasses and knife handles

05 December 2024

An environmental group that cleans up Caithness beaches is delighted to make positive steps towards its eco goals with a new recycling initiative.


With Sutherland’s last bank set to close next year, Stone backs banking hubs

04 December 2024
With Sutherland’s last bank set to close next year, Stone backs banking hubs

With Sutherland’s last bank set to close next year, Stone backs banking hubs

04 December 2024

Jamie Stone MP calls for the establishment of banking hubs in light of the impending closures of Bank of Scotland branches in Golspie and Wick.


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