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‘I’d just say go for it’ – Dounreay apprentice recognised as role model for female engineers
Engineering is “not as scary as it seems” according to an award-winning young female Dounreay worker who has just won a top industry award.
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‘For Caithness kids from Caithness folk’: Radio station launches annual toy appeal
Community radio station Caithness FM has launched its 31st annual toy appeal, with gifts being sought for underprivileged children across the county.
PICTURE SPECIAL: ‘The Bearded Piper of El Alamein’ receives official recognition during Remembrance weekend as Thurso pays tribute to its fallen heroes
A World War Two hero known as the ‘Bearded Piper of El Alamein’ was among those honoured during the weekend of Remembrance events in Thurso.
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‘A wonderful surprise’: Highland champion honoured with honorary doctorate
A leading council and business figure is to receive one of a university’s highest honours for his decades of public service in the Highlands.
‘Ordinary people who did extraordinary things’ are honoured at Wick war memorial
Those who gathered in Wick on Remembrance Sunday were reminded that there is a story behind every name inscribed on the town’s war memorial.
Maple leaves are laid on Canadian war graves in Wick
The ultimate sacrifice made by Canadian servicemen thousands of miles from home in World War II has been recognised in a poignant gesture in Wick.
Handwritten messages of remembrance as Halkirk honours the fallen
A striking display of poppies featuring handwritten tributes provided the backdrop to the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at Halkirk war memorial.
Thurso workers’ village to provide ‘lasting legacy’ amid calls for community ideas
A temporary village due to house 500 power line workers on the edge of Thurso could become the foundation for a future development on the site.
Double honours for long-serving Highland Council employee in landmark month
A long-time Highland Council employee is celebrating a double award success.
Caithness hospital benefits from whist drive cash
The Friends of Caithness General Hospital have received a £400 cash donation following whist drives in Strathy and Murkle.
Moments of mindfulness amid the mayhem – the beauty of human connection
Northern Drift by Monique Sliedrecht
PICTURE SPECIAL: Kind-hearted Noss Primary School kids spread festive cheer with 128 shoebox gifts for those in need
Pupils from Noss Primary School in Wick helped bring joy to impoverished families across Europe with boxes of gifts.
‘Ready for winter’ – north’s trunk road gritters are set for cold snaps ahead
The trunk road operator Bear Scotland says it is ready for winter with 35,000 tonnes of salt in storage ready for when the cold weather hits.
Lighting at Wick statue is ‘final bit of the jigsaw’ for Seafarers Memorial Group
The Seafarers Memorial at the Braehead is now illuminated at night, with subtle ground-level blue lights shining on the statue on it plinth.
‘Breathless hyperbole’, lending an ‘elfing hand’ and was particle reassurance ‘irresponsible’?
YOUR VIEWS: Letters to the editor of the Caithness Courier and John O’Groat Journal
Ypres League appeal, Local Guides prepare for celebrations and Hospital linen to be sent south
LOOKING BACK: From the archives of the Caithness Courier and John O’Groat Journal
Classic cars gather ahead of 1500-mile rally from John O’Groats to Monte Carlo
Excitement is building ahead of a 1500-mile rally from John O’Groats to Monte Carlo early next year - a century after it was first held.
Lyth Arts Centre interested in ‘collaborative effort’ at Carnegie building in Wick
Lyth Arts Centre could play a part in giving Wick’s historic Carnegie library a new lease of life, it has emerged.
‘I want to see the deeds’: Highland Council challenged over future of Carnegie building in Wick
Community councillors in Wick want to know whether the historic Carnegie library building in Sinclair Terrace is Highland Council’s to sell.
‘It is extremely sad’: Eastern Airways’ cost base was unsustainable, say administrators
Administration was “the only viable option” for Eastern Airways after it ended up with an unsustainable cost base, it has emerged.