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‘Self-appointed vigilante’ from Shetland sent to prison for Thurso hate crime
A man has received an eight-month custodial sentence for a severe assault.
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THE REAL MACKAY: Rediscovering memories of adventure across Caithness
Often when looking for something, you discover something else. It becomes an unexpected bonus.
‘Positive and happy’ atmosphere at Mums Wellbeing Day hosted by Caithness charity
Local charity Home-Start Caithness was “blown away” by the success of its Mums Wellbeing Day in Thurso last week, the first event of its kind.
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Caithness mums face ‘lack of empathy and compassion’ when forced to go to Inverness
Mothers and babies from Caithness have been “exposed to unnecessary risk” since the downgrading of the maternity service, it has been claimed.
‘We see the most tragic parts of life’: Defence solicitor shares experience of real-life justice in Caithness
Caithness-based defence solicitor Fiona MacDonald talks about how the legal system is changing and how she copes with a challenging workload.
Caithness libraries go batty with free wildlife detectors
Bat detectors are now available to borrow free of charge from libraries in Thurso and Wick.
YOUR VIEWS: Benefits of a workers’ village, who is looking after our best interests, Wick by-election
Letters to the editor of the John O’Groat Journal and Caithness Courier
Antiquarian find at Reay, patient travel concerns aired and £4m scheme for John O’Groats
LOOKING BACK: News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear
NORTHERN DRIFT: ‘It only takes a moment to look up’
COLUMN: Northern Drift by Monique Sliedrecht
State of road concern ahead of traffic diversion for Dounreay emergency exercise
Fears have been raised that an upcoming full-scale emergency exercise will further damage an already badly rutted back road.
Caithness WWI servicemen remembered in latest Unreturning Brave book
Caithness Family History Society will launch The Unreturning Brave Volume 4: Bilbster and Watten on Saturday, September 19, at Bilbster hall.
Dunbeath woman pleads guilty to Thurso vandalism charge
Wick Sheriff Court heard this week that a woman kicked a window at Thurso’s Comm Bar.
NHS Highland boss says reform should ‘put health inequalities at its heart’
She insists it is business as usual ‘supporting colleagues and caring for communities’ until any changes happen.
WATCH: Robots to carry out inspections at HVDC stations including Noss Head at Wick after trials
A robot is to carry out daily inspections at SSEN Transmission’s Noss Head site in Wick as part of a broad rollout of devices.
John O’Groats to Land’s End challenge for professor who was told he might never run again
An endurance athlete who was hit by a vehicle going at 60 mph is running from John O’Groats to Land’s End to mark Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month.
Thurso woman allowed to continue unpaid work after no showing CPO appointments
A Thurso woman who breached her unpaid work order due to summer childcare problems has been allowed to continue the order.
UPDATE: Person dies after being struck by train
The person died at the scene after being struck by a train in the Dingwall area at around 5.30am on Friday.
UPDATE: Person hit by train on Far North Line
A person has been struck by a train on the Far North Line, National Rail has confirmed.
‘Emergency incident’ closes Far North Line
ScotRail has confirmed that emergency services are “dealing with an incident between Dingwall and Invergordon”.
‘That is not what the funding was for’: NHS staff could move to Caithness House
As many as 34 NHS staff could relocate to Caithness House in Wick town centre – with the costs potentially being met by the demonstrator project.