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‘To know we have helped other families means a lot to us’
Remarkably, over seven years, Leo’s Pride raised more than £250,000. His ‘extremely proud’ mum told us what the award means to her.
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Support from ‘amazing work family’ makes real difference to Highland Heroes PSA winner
Inspirational pupil support worker Emily Stein can’t wait to get back to her school in Tain to share her Highland Heroes award with the children.
‘She’s like sunshine in a wetsuit’ - Nairn charity wins Highland Heroes award
Nairn charity crowned Emergency Service of the Year for life-changing mental health work.
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‘Incredibly proud’: Highland Heroes primary pupil of the year raises smiles and tears
Emily Rennie (5) was a little overwhelmed at the huge cheer that greeted her as an award winner, but bravely took to the stage with her dad.
Is this the most modest Hero of Heroes ever?
Sometimes in life it is the little things that make the biggest difference… but try convincing Jon Rhoden that!
War is no illusion, social values in Thurso and Dounreay junction woes
Letters to the Editor of the John O’Groat Journal and Caithness Courier
Free ‘come and try’ Parkinson’s exercise classes for World Parkinson’s Day in Wick
A Caithness-based event is at the heart of a wider Highland push to support people living with Parkinson’s through exercise.
Benefits of No-Licence in Wick, Weight loss raises cash and Tourism bosses ‘in a coma’
LOOKING BACK: News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear
‘Going to work is a joy’ says Highland Heroes Community Champion of the Year
Kats said: ‘I want the pupils to get the best opportunities possible and I love helping them; it’s my dream job.’
Atomic houses and space hoppers: International researchers join local artist Jack Dunnett to map Caithness’ post-nuclear future
A local artist has teamed up with a group of international anthropologists and ecologists to imagine life after Dounreay.
Pennyland in Thurso tops Caithness primary schools table in Scotland-wide list
The table ranks 1197 schools across Scotland using Primary 7 attainment scores.
New funding programme from Highland Youth Local Action Group
A new funding programme supporting young people in the Highlands will offer up to £500 for individuals and up to £2000 to community organisations.
Highland Heroes salutes the best people among us
It was an emotional evening of laughter, entertainment, fabulous food and drink, and great camaraderie.
Eva Kestner says a ‘one-size-fits-all approach simply does not work when context matters’
Labour’s Caithness, Sutherland and Ross candidate responds to our Readers’ Manifesto.
Highland Heroes are crowned in Inverness
The special celebration brought together unsung heroes from across the region.
Delays expected on 1.5km stretch of A9 near Halkirk due to resurfacing
The programme is scheduled to run for 10 working days and finish on Monday, April 20.
Friday the 13th nightmare for Thurso family as beloved cat crawls home over two days on mangled legs after suspected ‘hit and run’ incident
Friday the 13th of March turned out to be a nightmare date for one Thurso family after their cat was severely injured in a traffic accident.
‘This job has been the honour of my life’
Holyrood Notebook by Ariane Burgess
Surfer in distress in 40-minute ordeal off Caithness coast sparks Thurso RNLI volunteers into action
Thurso RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew last night sped to help a surfer in distress off the coast of Caithness.
Caithness residents warned over April Fool’s Day energy price cap change
Caithness households are being urged to submit meter readings to their energy supplier ahead of the new Ofgem price cap coming into force.