Battlelines drawn as Premier Inn earmark controversial Thurso site
Battlelines are being drawn over plans to build a Premier Inn on a prominent site in Thurso.
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Squad of Caithness footballers fly to Spain to play country’s oldest professional team
A squad of Caithness footballers have flown out to Spain to play the country’s oldest professional team - formed in the 19th century by a Highland GP.
Tributes paid to Wick man who died while diving off Caithness coast
Tributes have been paid to a Wick man who died while diving off the Caithness coast.
Police probe damage to historic Caithness steps
Police are investigating a fresh outbreak of suspected vandalism on the historic Whaligoe Steps in Caithness.
Suspended sentence for Caithness ticket fraudster who conned rail firms out of £14k
A Highland man who fraudulently claimed thousands of pounds from rail companies has received a suspended sentence following a British Transport Police investigation.
Health Secretary urged to visit Caithness to witness growing pressures on NHS staff and patients
Highland MSP Gail Ross is calling on the newly appointed health secretary to visit Caithness to experience for herself the strain being placed on NHS patients and staff in the region.
Caithness woman launches fundraising drive for defibrillators after dad’s heart attack
A Caithness woman has started a fundraising campaign to buy defibrillators amid concerns about “stretched” ambulance cover in Caithness after her father suffered a heart attack.
Cavendish Nuclear agree a further £10m Dounreay services deal
Supplier Cavendish Nuclear has announced today that it has signed two further framework deals with Dounreay nuclear site totalling £10 million.
Community clubs in Caithness fall victim to council’s school let reductions
A number of community clubs are looking for a new base after falling victim to a cull of Highland Council venues offering evening and weekend lets.
Renewed calls for lay-back car safety seats for women from far north
Campaigners are making a renewed appeal to buy more lay-back car safety seats for far north women who give birth in Raigmore Hospital.
Caithness police force their way into home of man after complaint about late-night noise
A Wick householder has faced the music after a complaint about the late night noise he was making.
Promising outlook for far north – thinktank
The far north is gradually weaning itself off its long-time dependence on Dounreay, according to a jobs creation thinktank.
High hopes that previously unknown prehistoric settlement found near Thurso
A community archaeology team hopes that it has uncovered a previously unknown prehistoric settlement near Thurso.
Tribunal woman moved by global support but described as ‘capable of malicious allegations’
A woman who claims she endured 10 years of bullying at a government agency says she has been moved by global messages of support since taking her employers to tribunal.
Motorcyclist died two weeks after crash
A motorcyclist has died two weeks after a crash in Caithness.
Motorcyclist has died following a collision on Highland road
A motorcyclist has died following a one-vehicle collision on the A836 outside Caithness.
Eight-year-old boy becomes the youngest climber to reach the peak of the Old Man of Hoy
An eight year-old boy from Caithness has become the youngest climber ever to reach the peak of the Old Man of Hoy sea stack.
Caithness mental health patient forced to travel 7,500 miles for appointments
One Highland patient is at last to see a clinical psychologist after a frustrating three-year wait – but must travel 7,500 miles over the next six months to make the appointments.
Douglas is catching his breath after altitude test
Caithness athlete Andrew Douglas has returned from a spell of altitude training in Colorado and is ready to tackle the most important mountain running race of the domestic season so far at Sedbergh, Cumbria on Saturday.
Volunteers start preservation works on old church building
A voluntary group is stepping up its efforts to safeguard the future of one the far north’s oldest buildings by lodging a bid to take it over.
Thurso pensioner in battle to retrieve thousands owed from energy company
The family of a frail 82-year-old have told of their year-long fight to get thousands of pounds of her money back from an energy company.
Warning issued as crews tackle Highland wildfires
The fire service has issued a wildfire warning after crews battled two large blazes in different parts of the Highlands at the weekend.
Praise for NHS after clot pupil’s leg ‘doubled in size’
The parents of a teenager who suffered a burst blood clot in his leg while in class – resulting in it swelling to twice its normal size – last night praised medics who they claim saved his life.
Wildfire in Caithness demands strong fire service presence
Fire crews were called out to deal with a wildfire yesterday near the Castle of Mey in Caithness.
Blasts from the past as Festival of Museums unveiled this weekend
The Festival of Musuems was launched at Jupiter Artland, which is a new venue joining the festival for 2018, and where Joe Lawler, 7, and Flynn Robertson, 4, both of Edinburgh, came face to face with Mary Queen of Scots and a Jacobite warrior.
Honeymoon earring found in Caithness forest
It makes looking for a needle in a haystack seem easy.
North primary school pupils to be trained in junior road safety officer roles
Hundreds of primary school pupils in the north are to come together this week to be trained in new roles as junior road safety officers for their schools.
Plans gather pace for long-awaited rail sleeper service connecting Caithness to central belt
Plans are progressing for a long-awaited sleeper rail service linking Caithness with the central belt.
Workshop to explore Caithness healthcare redesign
A workshop which is part of the review into the redesign of Adult Health and Social Care Services in Caithness will take place this week.
Caithness Hospital trialling technology to monitor hospital beds
A Caithness hospital is trialling a bluetooth system to track and monitor the whereabouts of its medical beds.
Caithness indie stars Neon Waltz coming to Inverness
Not many acts travel south for shows in Inverness, but Caithness indie stars Neon Waltz are one of them and they play their biggest headline gig in the city next weekend.
Luxury Caithness getaway has priced slashed by £600,000
A Highland hotel, on the market since December 2015, has had its asking price slashed to £3.9 million in a bid to attract a new buyer.