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Webster makes instant impact as High Ormlie Hotspur seal semi-final place

Webster makes instant impact as High Ormlie Hotspur seal semi-final place

Comeback man Mark Webster scored the pick of the goals as High Ormlie Hotspur beat Halkirk 7-2 in the Colin Macleod Memorial Cup quarter-finals.


Wick Community Hub gets £50k loan to expand youth services

Wick Community Hub gets £50k loan to expand youth services

A Wick community centre that has been helping people from across Caithness for more than 50 years has secured money to expand its services.


John Swinney elected unopposed as new SNP leader

John Swinney elected unopposed as new SNP leader

John Swinney has been crowned the new leader of the SNP after winning the support of potential contender, Highland MSP Kate Forbes.


Tom Stoltman becomes the World’s Strongest Man for third time in his career

Tom Stoltman becomes the World’s Strongest Man for third time in his career

Invergordon powerhouse regains title.


Wick primary pupils take part in British finals of First Lego Challenge

Wick primary pupils take part in British finals of First Lego Challenge

A group of Wick pupils put their Lego skills to the test when they took part in the British finals of a global educational competition.


Manager of Highland League champions wants to ‘recharge the batteries’ after quitting

Manager of Highland League champions wants to ‘recharge the batteries’ after quitting

Fresh from steering Buckie Thistle to Highland League title glory, manager Graeme Stewart has resigned from the job after almost a decade in charge.


Castletown man fined for punching sister outside Thurso pub

Castletown man fined for punching sister outside Thurso pub

A Castletown man who assaulted his sister outside a Thurso pub was fined £200 at Wick Sheriff Court.


Plans for Swarclett wind turbines prompt ‘misery and strife’ warning

Plans for Swarclett wind turbines prompt ‘misery and strife’ warning

Plans for a wind farm at Bowertower have led to a warning about what can happen when communities become divided over renewable energy schemes.


Thurso looks to improve ‘atrocious’ town centre

Thurso looks to improve ‘atrocious’ town centre

Thurso town centre is in an “absolutely atrocious” state, according to a community councillor.


Wick memorial will be a focal point on National Fishing Remembrance Day

Wick memorial will be a focal point on National Fishing Remembrance Day

Wick is to take part in the first National Fishing Remembrance Day, with the Seafarers Memorial as a focal point almost a year after it was unveiled.


Weydale man tried to send drugs through post

Weydale man tried to send drugs through post

A post office worker put a package aside after she got a strong smell of cannabis from it, Wick Sheriff Court heard last week.


Caithness art group has change of secretary

Caithness art group has change of secretary

The Society of Caithness Artists recently held its AGM in the Pentland Hotel in Thurso and saw a good turnout of members of the public.


Highland housing shortage discussed at Holyrood

Highland housing shortage discussed at Holyrood

A Highland MSP says rural communities in the region are facing an “acute housing shortage”.


Driver with drugs in car asked police in Wick for directions – to nearest KFC!

Driver with drugs in car asked police in Wick for directions – to nearest KFC!

A Glasgow driver stopped police in Wick to ask for directions to the local Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet.


Former Wick gallery coordinator holds first solo exhibition in London

Former Wick gallery coordinator holds first solo exhibition in London

An artist who lived in Caithness before moving south is delighted her first solo exhibition in London is getting “a very positive response”.


Among the beauty of Caithness, we won’t know what we’ve lost ‘til it’s gone

Among the beauty of Caithness, we won’t know what we’ve lost ‘til it’s gone

Northern Drift by Monique Sliedrecht


Castletown screening for film about first Labour prime minister

Castletown screening for film about first Labour prime minister

A film about Britain’s first Labour prime minister, Ramsay MacDonald, is to be screened in Castlehill Heritage Centre on May 20.


YOUR VIEWS: Field club’s demise, funding fairness for Caithness, pylons concerns and best wishes for ‘e Groat’s Sheona

YOUR VIEWS: Field club’s demise, funding fairness for Caithness, pylons concerns and best wishes for ‘e Groat’s Sheona

The end of a local club, should Caithness be getting a fairer share of funding and retirement messages for our former advertising manager


Thurso High School’s games hall changing rooms to be demolished, Highland Council confirms

Thurso High School’s games hall changing rooms to be demolished, Highland Council confirms

Changing rooms at the games hall in Thurso High School are due to be demolished this year, it has been confirmed by Highland Council.


Looking Back: Higher education for Keiss, change of council and far north’s first MSP

Looking Back: Higher education for Keiss, change of council and far north’s first MSP

News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear


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