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Wick drag artist to co-host and perform on main stage at Caithness Pride 2026 - John O'Groat Journal
Wick drag artist to co-host and perform on main stage at Caithness Pride 2026
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 June 15, 2026 🕒 13:27
Squad thanked after Caithness retain Archer Shield in nine-goal thriller - John O'Groat Journal
Squad thanked after Caithness retain Archer Shield in nine-goal thriller
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 June 15, 2026 🕒 09:59
20MW battery energy storage plans withdrawn - John O'Groat Journal
20MW battery energy storage plans withdrawn
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 June 14, 2026 🕒 15:00
Springwatch creatures can all be found in Caithness – let’s celebrate them! - John O'Groat Journal
Springwatch creatures can all be found in Caithness – let’s celebrate them!
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 June 14, 2026 🕒 14:00
‘Gobsmacked and honoured’: Two Caithness women become MBEs in King’s birthday honours - John O'Groat Journal
‘Gobsmacked and honoured’: Two Caithness women become MBEs in King’s birthday honours
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 June 12, 2026 🕒 21:39
Maternity probe to be independent as Scottish Government announces University of London academic will head up national review - John O'Groat Journal
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 June 11, 2026 🕒 16:19
‘Enough is enough’: Council objects to villages’ 12th renewable site - John O'Groat Journal
‘Enough is enough’: Council objects to villages’ 12th renewable site
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 June 11, 2026 🕒 13:22
Farr High School pupils secure £3000 grant for Befriending Caithness - Northern Times
Farr High School pupils secure £3000 grant for Befriending Caithness
Northern Times
📢 Published on 📅 June 11, 2026 🕒 06:30
UPDATE: Highland MP raises Torridon folk-rock frontman’s World Cup woes in the House of Commons - Inverness Courier
UPDATE: Highland MP raises Torridon folk-rock frontman’s World Cup woes in the House of Commons
Inverness Courier
📢 Published on 📅 June 10, 2026 🕒 18:44
Man raped boy, six, and assaulted teenage girl in Wick - BBC
Man raped boy, six, and assaulted teenage girl in Wick
BBC
📢 Published on 📅 June 10, 2026 🕒 13:55
Man raped boy (6) before sex assault on teenage girl in Caithness - John O'Groat Journal
Man raped boy (6) before sex assault on teenage girl in Caithness
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 June 10, 2026 🕒 13:12
SSEN plans for wind farm grid connection could face no objection from council - STV News
SSEN plans for wind farm grid connection could face no objection from council
STV News
📢 Published on 📅 June 9, 2026 🕒 09:48
David Green pledges to fight for Caithness maternity care - Liberal Democrat Voice
David Green pledges to fight for Caithness maternity care
Liberal Democrat Voice
📢 Published on 📅 June 7, 2026 🕒 16:11
Caithness farmer grows over 10t/ha spring oat crop - Farmers Weekly
Caithness farmer grows over 10t/ha spring oat crop
Farmers Weekly
📢 Published on 📅 June 7, 2026 🕒 01:38
Sea kayaking season is here at last on Caithness coast - John O'Groat Journal
Sea kayaking season is here at last on Caithness coast
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 May 31, 2026 🕒 07:00
Donald MacKenzie’s impact on Caithness livestock sector - The Scottish Farmer
Donald MacKenzie’s impact on Caithness livestock sector
The Scottish Farmer
📢 Published on 📅 May 30, 2026 🕒 07:00
Caithness historic house gets involved in £1.5m bid to set up national ‘heritage hub’ in Edinburgh’s Old Town - John O'Groat Journal
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 May 25, 2026 🕒 07:00
Organisers thrilled at number of entries to Caithness and Sutherland Provincial Mòd in Golspie - Northern Times
Organisers thrilled at number of entries to Caithness and Sutherland Provincial Mòd in Golspie
Northern Times
📢 Published on 📅 May 25, 2026 🕒 07:00
Sutherland edged out in seven-goal thriller against Caithness in Golspie - Northern Times
Sutherland edged out in seven-goal thriller against Caithness in Golspie
Northern Times
📢 Published on 📅 May 21, 2026 🕒 07:00
‘Thank you, Caithness’ – Overwhelmed Thurso family praises community as Caitlin fundraiser hits £11.6k - John O'Groat Journal
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 May 19, 2026 🕒 07:00
Behind You: Working dog Rex holds focus on the flock in Caithness - The Scottish Farmer
Behind You: Working dog Rex holds focus on the flock in Caithness
The Scottish Farmer
📢 Published on 📅 May 18, 2026 🕒 07:00
Caithness and Sutherland venues to feature again in Doors Open Days - John O'Groat Journal
Caithness and Sutherland venues to feature again in Doors Open Days
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 May 13, 2026 🕒 07:00
Entries open for Caithness and Sutherland Local Mod at Golspie - Northern Times
Entries open for Caithness and Sutherland Local Mod at Golspie
Northern Times
📢 Published on 📅 May 11, 2026 🕒 16:35
BREAKING: LibDems hammer SNP in Caithness, Sutherland and Ross - Northern Times
BREAKING: LibDems hammer SNP in Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
Northern Times
📢 Published on 📅 May 8, 2026 🕒 07:00
BREAKING: LibDems hammer SNP in Caithness, Sutherland and Ross - Ross-shire Journal
BREAKING: LibDems hammer SNP in Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
Ross-shire Journal
📢 Published on 📅 May 8, 2026 🕒 07:00
Turnout down by 10 per cent in two Highland constituencies compared to 2021 - Ross-shire Journal
Turnout down by 10 per cent in two Highland constituencies compared to 2021
Ross-shire Journal
📢 Published on 📅 May 8, 2026 🕒 07:00
‘Where has the money gone?’ Wick complaint over Caithness demonstrator project - John O'Groat Journal
‘Where has the money gone?’ Wick complaint over Caithness demonstrator project
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 May 8, 2026 🕒 07:00
Scottish Parliament Election 2026 result for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency - Highland Council
Scottish Parliament Election 2026 result for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency
Highland Council
📢 Published on 📅 May 8, 2026 🕒 07:00
Lib Dems seize key Highland seat from SNP in upset - The Scottish Farmer
Lib Dems seize key Highland seat from SNP in upset
The Scottish Farmer
📢 Published on 📅 May 8, 2026 🕒 07:00
Highland garden pond raided twice as thieves steal ‘high-value’ Koi fish - Press and Journal
Highland garden pond raided twice as thieves steal ‘high-value’ Koi fish
Press and Journal
📢 Published on 📅 May 4, 2026 🕒 07:00
RWE completes Caithness wind farm - Scottish Construction Now
RWE completes Caithness wind farm
Scottish Construction Now
📢 Published on 📅 April 29, 2026 🕒 07:00
Save Caithness warns 200m turbines on Olrig Hill would be ‘unacceptable’ - John O'Groat Journal
Save Caithness warns 200m turbines on Olrig Hill would be ‘unacceptable’
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 April 27, 2026 🕒 07:00
Work start on Caithness to Aberdeenshire subsea power link - Scottish Construction Now
Work start on Caithness to Aberdeenshire subsea power link
Scottish Construction Now
📢 Published on 📅 April 22, 2026 🕒 07:00
‘Concern’ over missing Caithness resident - John O'Groat Journal
‘Concern’ over missing Caithness resident
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 April 21, 2026 🕒 07:00
Caithness teacher will get her voice heard on new Scottish music album - John O'Groat Journal
Caithness teacher will get her voice heard on new Scottish music album
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 April 20, 2026 🕒 07:00
'High value' theft from Ackergill Tower in Caithness - BBC
'High value' theft from Ackergill Tower in Caithness
BBC
📢 Published on 📅 April 13, 2026 🕒 07:00
Highland Nominations for Scottish Parliament Election 2026 - Highland Council
Highland Nominations for Scottish Parliament Election 2026
Highland Council
📢 Published on 📅 April 1, 2026 🕒 07:00
‘Welcome to the Forgotten Lands’: A9 drivers entering Caithness get new message - John O'Groat Journal
‘Welcome to the Forgotten Lands’: A9 drivers entering Caithness get new message
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 April 1, 2026 🕒 07:00
PICTURE SPECIAL: High-voltage fun day highlights from Caithness International Science Festival 2026 - John O'Groat Journal
PICTURE SPECIAL: High-voltage fun day highlights from Caithness International Science Festival 2026
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 March 24, 2026 🕒 07:00
‘A really desperate situation’: Caithness concern over soaring cost of heating oil - John O'Groat Journal
‘A really desperate situation’: Caithness concern over soaring cost of heating oil
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 March 17, 2026 🕒 07:00
‘The forgotten frontier’: Caithness potholes are out of this world - John O'Groat Journal
‘The forgotten frontier’: Caithness potholes are out of this world
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 March 15, 2026 🕒 07:00
Caithness and Sutherland businesses gear up for Tourism Gathering in Wick - Northern Times
Caithness and Sutherland businesses gear up for Tourism Gathering in Wick
Northern Times
📢 Published on 📅 March 12, 2026 🕒 07:00
‘What is the point of us standing?’ – Caithness leaders vent fury at Highland Council ‘wall of silence’ - John O'Groat Journal
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 March 10, 2026 🕒 07:00
Holyrood seat shaping up for SNP standoff with LibDems - The National Scot
Holyrood seat shaping up for SNP standoff with LibDems
The National Scot
📢 Published on 📅 March 8, 2026 🕒 08:00
Man airlifted to hospital after Caithness crash - Press and Journal
Man airlifted to hospital after Caithness crash
Press and Journal
📢 Published on 📅 March 6, 2026 🕒 08:00
One person taken to emergency department after incident close to Caithness General Hospital - John O'Groat Journal
One person taken to emergency department after incident close to Caithness General Hospital
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 March 4, 2026 🕒 08:00
Sutherland kicked off Highlands and Islands League season against Caithness in Wick - Northern Times
Sutherland kicked off Highlands and Islands League season against Caithness in Wick
Northern Times
📢 Published on 📅 March 3, 2026 🕒 08:00
Courage of Caithness mums praised as CHAT campaign goes national - John O'Groat Journal
Courage of Caithness mums praised as CHAT campaign goes national
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 February 27, 2026 🕒 08:00
Cocaine smuggled from Caithness to Orkney on Hamnavoe ferry was ‘worth £50k or more’ - John O'Groat Journal
Cocaine smuggled from Caithness to Orkney on Hamnavoe ferry was ‘worth £50k or more’
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 February 26, 2026 🕒 08:00
'Terrified of giving birth on A9': fears over rural maternity services intensifies - The Herald
'Terrified of giving birth on A9': fears over rural maternity services intensifies
The Herald
📢 Published on 📅 February 24, 2026 🕒 08:00
How a little-known illness changed Caithness crofter Sally Crowe - Press and Journal
How a little-known illness changed Caithness crofter Sally Crowe
Press and Journal
📢 Published on 📅 February 21, 2026 🕒 08:00
Following in the footsteps of the Caithness Patagonian pioneers - John O'Groat Journal
Following in the footsteps of the Caithness Patagonian pioneers
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 February 16, 2026 🕒 08:00
MSP Maree Todd urged to back independent Caithness maternity review after Scottish Government u-turn - John O'Groat Journal
MSP Maree Todd urged to back independent Caithness maternity review after Scottish Government u-turn
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 February 13, 2026 🕒 08:00
Easter Ross SNP activist and teacher Peter Newman’s Caithness maternity claims spark backlash - Ross-shire Journal
Easter Ross SNP activist and teacher Peter Newman’s Caithness maternity claims spark backlash
Ross-shire Journal
📢 Published on 📅 February 12, 2026 🕒 08:00
Caithness man fined after dumping waste during Covid pandemic - BBC
Caithness man fined after dumping waste during Covid pandemic
BBC
📢 Published on 📅 February 11, 2026 🕒 08:00
Calls for Caithness travellers to be compensated for injustices of the ‘Tinker Experiment’ - John O'Groat Journal
Calls for Caithness travellers to be compensated for injustices of the ‘Tinker Experiment’
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 February 11, 2026 🕒 08:00
John O'Groats Mill, Caithness - Royal Institute of British Architects Journal
Royal Institute of British Architects Journal
📢 Published on 📅 February 10, 2026 🕒 08:00
‘A very special road trip’: Caithness and Sutherland crews make their way to Monte Fest at Stirling Castle - Northern Times
Northern Times
📢 Published on 📅 February 2, 2026 🕒 08:00
‘Unacceptable’: Caithness births fall to lowest level since maternity downgrading - John O'Groat Journal
‘Unacceptable’: Caithness births fall to lowest level since maternity downgrading
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 January 28, 2026 🕒 08:00
Apprenticeship support gives boost to 12 firms across Caithness and Sutherland - Northern Times
Apprenticeship support gives boost to 12 firms across Caithness and Sutherland
Northern Times
📢 Published on 📅 January 28, 2026 🕒 08:00
Flying the flag for Caithness: the story behind the county’s own standard as it marks 10th anniversary - John O'Groat Journal
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 January 24, 2026 🕒 08:00
‘This needs to be addressed’: Questions remain after Caithness councillor was ‘told or advised’ to leave planning meeting - John O'Groat Journal
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 January 23, 2026 🕒 08:00
Not enough tar to fix Caithness potholes, says councillor - BBC
Not enough tar to fix Caithness potholes, says councillor
BBC
📢 Published on 📅 January 20, 2026 🕒 08:00
Committee Approves Four Community Regeneration Fund Applications for Caithness - Highland Council
Committee Approves Four Community Regeneration Fund Applications for Caithness
Highland Council
📢 Published on 📅 January 19, 2026 🕒 08:00
Caithness campaigner claims AI data centres threaten rural landscapes - John O'Groat Journal
Caithness campaigner claims AI data centres threaten rural landscapes
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 January 16, 2026 🕒 08:00
Major Caithness wind farm to support 1,000 jobs after contract success - Press and Journal
Major Caithness wind farm to support 1,000 jobs after contract success
Press and Journal
📢 Published on 📅 January 14, 2026 🕒 08:00
Highland farmer ‘in race against time to save pigs’ after devastating flood - Press and Journal
Highland farmer ‘in race against time to save pigs’ after devastating flood
Press and Journal
📢 Published on 📅 January 11, 2026 🕒 08:00
Contingency plans for Caithness NHS patients laid out as snow and ice problems continue in far north - John O'Groat Journal
Contingency plans for Caithness NHS patients laid out as snow and ice problems continue in far north
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 January 8, 2026 🕒 08:00
CAITHNESS ROADS: ‘Most local roads very difficult or impossible’ – Highland Council confirm B870 closure - John O'Groat Journal
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 January 6, 2026 🕒 08:00
PICTURES: Caithness deep freeze: Warnings issued with 15cm of fresh snow possible on higher ground - John O'Groat Journal
PICTURES: Caithness deep freeze: Warnings issued with 15cm of fresh snow possible on higher ground
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 January 5, 2026 🕒 08:00
CAITHNESS ROADS: A9 reopens between Helmsdale and Latheron under police convoy, Traffic Scotland confirms - John O'Groat Journal
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 January 4, 2026 🕒 08:00
A9 and A99 'impassable' in Caithness after heavy snow and drifting overnight - John O'Groat Journal
A9 and A99 'impassable' in Caithness after heavy snow and drifting overnight
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 January 3, 2026 🕒 08:00
Weather round-up: Ross trains, ferries and roads hit by further snow overnight - Ross-shire Journal
Weather round-up: Ross trains, ferries and roads hit by further snow overnight
Ross-shire Journal
📢 Published on 📅 January 3, 2026 🕒 08:00
‘Extremely difficult’ conditions block further roads after heavy snow and drifting overnight - Strathspey Herald
‘Extremely difficult’ conditions block further roads after heavy snow and drifting overnight
Strathspey Herald
📢 Published on 📅 January 3, 2026 🕒 08:00
Is your journey necessary? Experts advise as Caithness braced for more snow - John O'Groat Journal
Is your journey necessary? Experts advise as Caithness braced for more snow
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 January 2, 2026 🕒 08:00
Road closed in Caithness as drifting snow blocks key route - John O'Groat Journal
Road closed in Caithness as drifting snow blocks key route
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 January 2, 2026 🕒 08:00
Caithness news review of 2025: July to September - John O'Groat Journal
Caithness news review of 2025: July to September
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 January 1, 2026 🕒 08:00
The ordinary things in Caithness are far from everyday - John O'Groat Journal
The ordinary things in Caithness are far from everyday
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 December 28, 2025 🕒 08:00
Exclusive: SNP government inaction on Highland healthcare a 'slap in the face' - The Scotsman
Exclusive: SNP government inaction on Highland healthcare a 'slap in the face'
The Scotsman
📢 Published on 📅 December 19, 2025 🕒 08:00
Caithness Young Farmers gearing up for Christmas tractor run fundraiser - John O'Groat Journal
Caithness Young Farmers gearing up for Christmas tractor run fundraiser
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 December 18, 2025 🕒 08:00
Caithness man banned from contacting woman in Orkney - John O'Groat Journal
Caithness man banned from contacting woman in Orkney
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 December 17, 2025 🕒 08:00
Caithness woman admits neglect charge after leaving one-year-old alone with dog - John O'Groat Journal
Caithness woman admits neglect charge after leaving one-year-old alone with dog
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 December 12, 2025 🕒 08:00
Caithness maternity campaigners accuse SNP of watering down review - Scottish Liberal Democrats
Caithness maternity campaigners accuse SNP of watering down review
Scottish Liberal Democrats
📢 Published on 📅 December 10, 2025 🕒 08:00
Caithness Pre-Academy Success - rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk
rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 December 4, 2025 🕒 08:00
Caithness nurse receives respected Queen's Nurse award - NHS Highland
Caithness nurse receives respected Queen's Nurse award
NHS Highland
📢 Published on 📅 December 2, 2025 🕒 08:00
Caithness power hub approved despite community concerns - BBC
Caithness power hub approved despite community concerns
BBC
📢 Published on 📅 November 27, 2025 🕒 08:00
Caithness windfarm fault behind Orkney blackout, confirm SSEN - The Orcadian Online
Caithness windfarm fault behind Orkney blackout, confirm SSEN
The Orcadian Online
📢 Published on 📅 November 24, 2025 🕒 08:00
Plan to re-power 20-year-old Caithness wind farm - BBC
Plan to re-power 20-year-old Caithness wind farm
BBC
📢 Published on 📅 November 18, 2025 🕒 08:00
Let’s Remember Caithness hits the shops in time for Christmas 2025! - John O'Groat Journal
Let’s Remember Caithness hits the shops in time for Christmas 2025!
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 November 8, 2025 🕒 08:00
Caithness housing market is ‘stable and affordable’ – short-term lets under control in county - John O'Groat Journal
Caithness housing market is ‘stable and affordable’ – short-term lets under control in county
John O'Groat Journal
📢 Published on 📅 November 5, 2025 🕒 08:00
Police uncover 'menagerie' of illegal animals during Highland house raid - The National Scot
Police uncover 'menagerie' of illegal animals during Highland house raid
The National Scot
📢 Published on 📅 November 4, 2025 🕒 08:00
Exotic monkeys found as police officers conduct raid on decaying Caithness house - Press and Journal
Exotic monkeys found as police officers conduct raid on decaying Caithness house
Press and Journal
📢 Published on 📅 November 3, 2025 🕒 08:00
Caithness 'unlikely' to need controls on AirBnB-style lets - BBC
Caithness 'unlikely' to need controls on AirBnB-style lets
BBC
📢 Published on 📅 October 29, 2025 🕒 07:00
Dead shark found by walkers on rocky shoreline near Wick - BBC
Dead shark found by walkers on rocky shoreline near Wick
BBC
📢 Published on 📅 October 23, 2025 🕒 07:00
Plan approved to build Scotland's first broch for 2,000 years - BBC
Plan approved to build Scotland's first broch for 2,000 years
BBC
📢 Published on 📅 October 22, 2025 🕒 07:00
The Caithness husband and wife team rescuing poorly seal pups - BBC
The Caithness husband and wife team rescuing poorly seal pups
BBC
📢 Published on 📅 September 8, 2025 🕒 07:00
Global gateway plan for Caithness broch build near Unesco World Heritage Site - Northern Times
Global gateway plan for Caithness broch build near Unesco World Heritage Site
Northern Times
📢 Published on 📅 August 28, 2025 🕒 07:00
New outdoor centre to open in Caithness forest - BBC
New outdoor centre to open in Caithness forest
BBC
📢 Published on 📅 August 15, 2025 🕒 07:00
His Majesty The King takes in Caithness nuclear history - GOV.UK
His Majesty The King takes in Caithness nuclear history
GOV.UK
📢 Published on 📅 July 29, 2025 🕒 07:00
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