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Sea kayaking season is here at last on Caithness coast
OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Finding a favourite place to paddle as weather and conditions combine for a perfect trip on the sea
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‘We’re sure there are more populations out there’: Can you help find elusive invertebrate in Caithness?
People on the east coast of Caithness are being asked to help find signs of a rare and elusive invertebrate.
Call for apprenticeships scheme as part of £100m Thurso complex
Community representatives in Thurso are pushing for apprenticeships to be offered as part of the redevelopment of the high school site.
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‘I’m a lifelong independence supporter – but SNP are out of touch with reality’
The Real Mackay by Dan Mackay
Wick hotel manager says British Airways left him and his wife stranded in India for nearly 2 weeks
A Wick hotel manager’s holiday of a lifetime turned into a nightmare when his flight home was cancelled.
Developments in Flow Country to get closer scrutiny after Highland Council move
The Flow Country is to benefit from stricter controls on development after Highland Council agreed to a move which would remove permitted developments
Energy price rises, celebrating volunteers, children playing outside and hopes for Wick toilets reopening
YOUR VIEWS: Letters to the editor of the John O’Groat Journal and Caithness Courier
Water pressure issue closes Thurso public toilet
Thurso residents and visitors are out of luck if they are caught short in the town centre.
Coal rationed as strike continues, Public opening for Wick school pool and ‘Caithness must remain vigilant’
LOOKING BACK: News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear
Charity worker set to walk 100 miles in support of ‘vital’ mental health service
He will walk from Wick to Inverness in four days to raise money for Centred Scotland’s Discovery College — which operates in both locations.
What we know so far about the Scottish Government’s national maternity services review
A decade on from the Caithness downgrade will it change anything amid campaigners doubts?
Caithness firm celebrates long-serving staff with 270 years’ combined experience
Seven long-serving members of staff at John Gunn & Sons Ltd have been recognised for their years of dedication to the Lybster-based family business.
35 orcas spotted off Caithness coast in just 6 days of Orca Watch 2026
Orca watchers in the far north have spotted more than 200 marine mammals during the week-long event based at John O’Groats.
‘To me it’s a very special boat’: Valkyrie, which provided Stroma mail service, set for new lease of life
The 112-year-old Valkyrie, which served as Stroma’s post boat, is being painstakingly restored by Gordon Shearer – and the work is almost complete.
Claudia and Kelly give Caithness gymnasts ‘the experience of a lifetime’
Members of Caithness Gymnastics Club were coached by former Olympic, Commonwealth and world championship gymnasts Claudia Fragapane and Kelly Simm.
‘It’s down to money’: High Life Highland budget prices axe condemned
Swingeing rises faced by low-income and disabled individuals to access High Life Highland gyms and pools were condemned at a Thurso meeting.
Council warned about ‘unintended consequences’ of dark skies policy
Councillors agreed plans towards shaping a policy aimed at reducing light pollution across the region.
Dog dies after cliff fall at castle
Emergency responders were unable to resuscitate the dog after it fell into the water from cliffs at Castle Sinclair Girnigoe on Friday morning.
Man admits repeatedly phoning woman’s workplace
A John O’Groats man has pleaded guilty to causing fear or alarm.
Thurso man admits threatening ex-partner
A man pleaded guilty to behaving aggressively towards two people in January, Wick Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday.