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John Davidson


Content and Commercial Editor

John Davidson is a content editor covering our north Highland patch including the John O'Groat Journal, Caithness Courier and Northern Times titles. He is also responsible for commercial editorial content across the company, contributes to other titles including the Inverness Courier and also looks after the regular Active Outdoors features which he instigated in 2008. John has over 20 years' experience in the industry, and has worked across news, features and sport as well as having expertise in the production of print and digital products. He joined the company in 2007 as a sub-editor, later becoming production editor and then editorial services manager before taking up his current role.

John Davidson

‘A tremendous feeling’: We’ve now got a World Heritage Site on our doorstep

26 July 2024
‘A tremendous feeling’: We’ve now got a World Heritage Site on our doorstep

‘A tremendous feeling’: We’ve now got a World Heritage Site on our doorstep

26 July 2024

An exciting future is in store for Caithness and Sutherland after the Flow Country peatlands were designated as a World Heritage Site on Friday.


Flow Country joins Great Barrier Reef and Grand Canyon among Unesco World Heritage sites

26 July 2024
Flow Country joins Great Barrier Reef and Grand Canyon among Unesco World Heritage sites

Flow Country joins Great Barrier Reef and Grand Canyon among Unesco World Heritage sites

26 July 2024

Unesco World Heritage Site status for the Flow Country will unlock a raft of economic, environmental and social opportunities, it has been predicted.


WATCH: Thurso neighbours share £1.95m Postcode Lottery jackpot!

26 July 2024
WATCH: Thurso neighbours share £1.95m Postcode Lottery jackpot!

WATCH: Thurso neighbours share £1.95m Postcode Lottery jackpot!

26 July 2024

Neighbours in a Thurso street were left stunned after a total of £1.95 million was handed out in a People’s Postcode Lottery bumper prize.


Caithness distillery marks 10 years in business with limited edition spirit

25 July 2024
Caithness distillery marks 10 years in business with limited edition spirit

Caithness distillery marks 10 years in business with limited edition spirit

25 July 2024

A far north distillery is raising a glass to 10 years in business by releasing a limited edition Caithness gin.


Children saved at Farr Bay after getting pulled out to sea by rip tide

25 July 2024
Children saved at Farr Bay after getting pulled out to sea by rip tide

Children saved at Farr Bay after getting pulled out to sea by rip tide

25 July 2024

Two children were saved by an off-duty lifeguard after getting caught in a rip tide while bodyboarding in Farr Bay earlier this month.


Fires at Dornoch Cathedral were started deliberately, police say

18 July 2024
Fires at Dornoch Cathedral were started deliberately, police say

Fires at Dornoch Cathedral were started deliberately, police say

18 July 2024

Two fires inside the grounds of Dornoch Cathedral were started deliberately, police in Sutherland said.


King Charles praises news titles as ‘antidote to misinformation’

16 July 2024
King Charles praises news titles as ‘antidote to misinformation’

King Charles praises news titles as ‘antidote to misinformation’

16 July 2024

King Charles has said that news media titles underpin democracy and are “an antidote to misinformation” in a message to News Media Association members


ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Tasty treats help celebrate 40 years of the Highland Cross

01 July 2024
ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Tasty treats help celebrate 40 years of the Highland Cross

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Tasty treats help celebrate 40 years of the Highland Cross

01 July 2024

John Davidson takes on the Highland Cross for the eighth time as the 50-mile duathlon marks its 40th anniversary


Businesses and entrepreneurs in Caithness and Sutherland urged to enter special awards

29 June 2024
Businesses and entrepreneurs in Caithness and Sutherland urged to enter special awards

Businesses and entrepreneurs in Caithness and Sutherland urged to enter special awards

29 June 2024

Aspiring entrepreneurs and budding businesses in Caithness and Sutherland are being encouraged to enter the Caithness Chamber of Commerce awards.


Caithness trailer firm expands with new patch in Aberdeenshire and Shetland

27 June 2024
Caithness trailer firm expands with new patch in Aberdeenshire and Shetland

Caithness trailer firm expands with new patch in Aberdeenshire and Shetland

27 June 2024

A trailer firm with bases in Caithness and Inverness is expanding its reach with a new contract which will see four new jobs created.


‘Mega rare’ Brünnich's Guillemot photographed in Scrabster harbour

24 June 2024
‘Mega rare’ Brünnich's Guillemot photographed in Scrabster harbour

‘Mega rare’ Brünnich's Guillemot photographed in Scrabster harbour

24 June 2024

A mega rare visitor - which holds the record as the deepest-diving seabird - has turned up in Caithness.


Highlands and Islands food and drink businesses given extra week to enter 2024 awards

23 June 2024
Highlands and Islands food and drink businesses given extra week to enter 2024 awards

Highlands and Islands food and drink businesses given extra week to enter 2024 awards

23 June 2024

Food and drink businesses across the Highlands and Islands have been given an extra week to submit their entries for a leading industry showcase.


Forty years after the first Midsummer Madathon, the Highland Cross is still going strong

20 June 2024
Forty years after the first Midsummer Madathon, the Highland Cross is still going strong

Forty years after the first Midsummer Madathon, the Highland Cross is still going strong

20 June 2024

John Davidson speaks to the founders of the unique duathlon that crosses the Highlands from Kintail to Beauly 40 years after it first became a reality


Trusted local news media important to combat misinformation, report shows

20 June 2024
Trusted local news media important to combat misinformation, report shows

Trusted local news media important to combat misinformation, report shows

20 June 2024

People will rely heavily upon highly trusted local news media to combat misinformation and fake news during the upcoming general election.


Sutherland groups can apply to £1m fund for local paths

11 June 2024
Sutherland groups can apply to £1m fund for local paths

Sutherland groups can apply to £1m fund for local paths

11 June 2024

More than £1 million has been made available for community groups to develop paths in their area.


MSP’s claim of support for nuclear power in Highlands challenged

11 June 2024
MSP’s claim of support for nuclear power in Highlands challenged

MSP’s claim of support for nuclear power in Highlands challenged

11 June 2024

An anti-nuclear campaigner has hit out at a claim made by Highland MSP Edward Mountain that people in the region want nuclear power.


Strong local demand for breeding cattle at Caithness sale

10 June 2024
Strong local demand for breeding cattle at Caithness sale

Strong local demand for breeding cattle at Caithness sale

10 June 2024

Quoybrae, Aberdeen and Northern Marts on Monday sold 49 breeding cattle.


A9 road closures to affect motorists near Helmsdale and Berriedale

10 June 2024
A9 road closures to affect motorists near Helmsdale and Berriedale

A9 road closures to affect motorists near Helmsdale and Berriedale

10 June 2024

Overnight road closures will affect the A9 later this month when resurfacing works take place in Caithness and Sutherland.


General Election 2024: All you need to know about the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross constituency

07 June 2024
General Election 2024: All you need to know about the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross constituency

General Election 2024: All you need to know about the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross constituency

07 June 2024

Details of who is standing in the far north constituency, how to make sure you are registered to vote and what you need to cast your vote on July 4


Scottish Greens candidate Anne Thomas urges voters to put future first

06 June 2024
Scottish Greens candidate Anne Thomas urges voters to put future first

Scottish Greens candidate Anne Thomas urges voters to put future first

06 June 2024

Far north Green candidate Anne Thomas called on people to “vote like our future depends on it” as she launched her campaign to be the area’s next MP.


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