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Sports commentator to hand out prosecco on John O'Groats to Land's End charity trek

28 May 2023
Sports commentator to hand out prosecco on John O'Groats to Land's End charity trek

Sports commentator to hand out prosecco on John O'Groats to Land's End charity trek

28 May 2023

A sports commentator will be toasting absent friends by handing out free prosecco on a charity trek from John O'Groats to Land's End in June.


Jamie Stone calls for electoral reform at Sort the System event

26 May 2023
Jamie Stone calls for electoral reform at Sort the System event

Jamie Stone calls for electoral reform at Sort the System event

26 May 2023

The Westminster voting system leaves voters disenfranchised as they end up with "two sides kicking and shouting at one another", Jamie Stone says.


Far north venues encouraged to take part in Doors Open Days festival

25 May 2023
Far north venues encouraged to take part in Doors Open Days festival

Far north venues encouraged to take part in Doors Open Days festival

25 May 2023

Planning is under way for the annual Doors Open Days festival – and groups in Caithness and north Sutherland are being encouraged to take part.


Police team operating off Caithness coast in search for missing diver

23 May 2023
Police team operating off Caithness coast in search for missing diver

Police team operating off Caithness coast in search for missing diver

23 May 2023

A police team is working off the east coast of Caithness as part of the search for the diver who went missing in the Pentland Firth a week ago.


Highland innovation centre will seek to overcome rural challenges

23 May 2023
Highland innovation centre will seek to overcome rural challenges

Highland innovation centre will seek to overcome rural challenges

23 May 2023

A multimillion-pound innovation centre in the Highlands will seek to create new links between science and industry in rural Scotland.


Memorial to lost seafarers will become 'our Angel of the Far North'

19 May 2023
Memorial to lost seafarers will become 'our Angel of the Far North'

Memorial to lost seafarers will become 'our Angel of the Far North'

19 May 2023

A new statue honouring lost seafarers will be a place of reflection and remembrance, according to the chairman of the group behind the project.


Jamie Stone warns of 'postcode lottery' over diabetes tech

18 May 2023
Jamie Stone warns of 'postcode lottery' over diabetes tech

Jamie Stone warns of 'postcode lottery' over diabetes tech

18 May 2023

The Liberal Democrat MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross has written to NHS Highland asking about funding for hybrid closed loop systems.


Flotilla, songs and special pipe tune will mark unveiling of seafarers' memorial

18 May 2023
Flotilla, songs and special pipe tune will mark unveiling of seafarers' memorial

Flotilla, songs and special pipe tune will mark unveiling of seafarers' memorial

18 May 2023

A flotilla in Wick Bay will provide a fitting backdrop this weekend to the unveiling of a striking new statue commemorating lost seafarers.


John O'Groats ferry skipper tells of search for missing diver in Pentland Firth

17 May 2023
John O'Groats ferry skipper tells of search for missing diver in Pentland Firth

John O'Groats ferry skipper tells of search for missing diver in Pentland Firth

17 May 2023

A ferry skipper has told how he and his fellow crew members joined in the search for the missing diver in the Pentland Firth on Tuesday night.


Rescue teams continue to search for missing diver in Pentland Firth

17 May 2023
Rescue teams continue to search for missing diver in Pentland Firth

Rescue teams continue to search for missing diver in Pentland Firth

17 May 2023

Rescue teams are continuing to search for a missing diver in the Pentland Firth after the alarm was raised south-east of Swona on Tuesday evening.


Sailings by Pentland Ferries suspended for a further five days

16 May 2023
Sailings by Pentland Ferries suspended for a further five days

Sailings by Pentland Ferries suspended for a further five days

16 May 2023

There will be no sailings on Pentland Ferries' route between Gills and Orkney for a further five days following the grounding of the Pentalina.


Duncansby cliff collapse: 'I would say at least 1000 tonnes of rock has broken away'

16 May 2023
Duncansby cliff collapse: 'I would say at least 1000 tonnes of rock has broken away'

Duncansby cliff collapse: 'I would say at least 1000 tonnes of rock has broken away'

16 May 2023

A rockfall at Duncansby Head brought an estimated 1000 tonnes of stone crashing down a cliff-face close to a popular coastal walking route.


Flow Country World Heritage Site bid 'has captured the imagination'

15 May 2023
Flow Country World Heritage Site bid 'has captured the imagination'

Flow Country World Heritage Site bid 'has captured the imagination'

15 May 2023

Stakeholders looked at new opportunities for communities and businesses resulting from the potential Unesco inscription for the Flow Country.


NorthLink adds extra Sunday sailing on Hamnavoe after grounding of Pentalina

06 May 2023
NorthLink adds extra Sunday sailing on Hamnavoe after grounding of Pentalina

NorthLink adds extra Sunday sailing on Hamnavoe after grounding of Pentalina

06 May 2023

NorthLink is adding an extra return crossing of the Pentland Firth to its Sunday ferry timetable to help fill the gap left by the Pentalina.


PICTURES: Stunning images as two orca pods make their way up east coast of Sutherland and Caithness

04 May 2023
PICTURES: Stunning images as two orca pods make their way up east coast of Sutherland and Caithness

PICTURES: Stunning images as two orca pods make their way up east coast of Sutherland and Caithness

04 May 2023

Killer whale fans have been treated to multiple sightings on the east coast – including a glimpse of nature in the raw as orcas hunted a porpoise.


Jamie Stone calls for public inquiry over Highland power line plans

29 April 2023
Jamie Stone calls for public inquiry over Highland power line plans

Jamie Stone calls for public inquiry over Highland power line plans

29 April 2023

Far north MP Jamie Stone is calling for public inquiry into the controversial plans for an overhead power line between Spittal and Beauly.


Jamie Stone secures meeting with minister over alleged Russian spying in North Sea

28 April 2023
Jamie Stone secures meeting with minister over alleged Russian spying in North Sea

Jamie Stone secures meeting with minister over alleged Russian spying in North Sea

28 April 2023

Jamie Stone has secured a meeting with defence minister Andrew Murrison amid concerns over an alleged spy ship "snooping around" the Beatrice site.


Pentalina back on Pentland Firth route as Alfred starts CalMac role

26 April 2023
Pentalina back on Pentland Firth route as Alfred starts CalMac role

Pentalina back on Pentland Firth route as Alfred starts CalMac role

26 April 2023

The Pentalina will be back on the Pentland Firth route on Wednesday – with the Alfred beginning its nine-month charter with CalMac the following day.


Highland MSP Rhoda Grant slams rural poverty figures as 'shameful'

17 April 2023
Highland MSP Rhoda Grant slams rural poverty figures as 'shameful'

Highland MSP Rhoda Grant slams rural poverty figures as 'shameful'

17 April 2023

Scottish Labour claims rural communities have been neglected by the Scottish Government after releasing figures that show a steep rise in poverty.


Brandon says latest award in Ireland is recognition for band's hard work

14 April 2023
Brandon says latest award in Ireland is recognition for band's hard work

Brandon says latest award in Ireland is recognition for band's hard work

14 April 2023

Caithness entertainer Brandon McPhee says his latest accolade in Ireland is recognition for the hard work put in by himself and his band members.


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