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Grants available for community projects
Rural communities are being invited to apply for grants of up to £10,000 to improve services or tackle inequality.
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‘I really feel for the people who have to put up with this’: Thurso anti-social driving discussed at meeting
Late night anti-social driving antics were on the agenda at a meeting between community and police representatives.
‘We need to become Bible-loving Scotland again’
YOUR VIEWS: Readers of the John O’Groat Journal and Caithness Courier have their say.
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Scottish Election Manifestos: What will Labour do to answer your concerns?
We looked at what our readers told us and what Labour offers.
Speeding driver admits guilt by letter
A van driver is the latest to pay the price for going too fast on the Stainland straight on the approach to Thurso on the A9.
Draughts champion visits Caithness, Fast reactor bid for Dounreay and Hospital pilot project for newborns
LOOKING BACK: News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear
Community reps clash in discussion over power developments
Claims that community concerns about major power developments in the far north are being ignored have been rebutted by a local Highland councillor.
PICTURES: Thurso church hosts hustings event – Candidates face heat over ‘scandalous’ maternity services and crumbling roads
Candidates faced a fiery Thurso hustings over the maternity crisis and roads, with SNP’s Maree Todd defending her record against great opposition.
‘He didn’t carry out the mantra of mirror, signal, manoeuvre’
A west Caithness motorist has been fined £800 for an overtaking manoeuvre on Christmas Eve which went badly wrong.
Wick gardening club members ‘transfixed’ by Laura’s floral displays
Laura Manson, from Flaurals, was the guest at an open meeting held by Wick and District Gardening Club and members found her work “inspiring”.
Respite service reopening confirmed by council
A residential respite centre in Thurso is back up and running for local families with a youngster with autism or a learning disability.
Hefty fine for drug-driver
A driver was found to be over the limit for a cannabis compound .
Determined teenager passes halfway point on run fundraiser for gran
A Thurso teenager is more than halfway through a gruelling charity running challenge he has set for himself.
Teenager accused of headbutting man during assault
A teenager appeared from custody at Wick Sheriff Court to face an assault charge.
Scottish Election Manifestos: What will the Conservatives do to answer your concerns?
We looked at what our readers told us and what the Tories offer.
Multiple wildfires hit Caithness as Auckengill blaze reignites today – Coincidence as Sibster field burns exactly two years after a previous set of fires at site
With warnings rife about wildfires and several already occurring in Caithness, another was reported yesterday at Auckengill, south of John O’Groats.
Musical trail among latest Caithness arts award winners
Communities across Caithness are among those who will see new creative activity this year having secured funding through Creative Scotland.
Wick man guilty of causing serious injury by dangerous driving
A Wick jury found a man whose car spun out of control guilty of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Curfew order for man with ‘multiple problems’
A young man was made subject to an electronic tagging order after he appeared for sentence at Wick Sheriff Court.
UPDATE: Farmland fire near Caithness village reignites with Thurso firefighters responding
A dangerous gorse and farmland blaze near a Caithness village extinguished by firefighters earlier today has reignited.