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David G Scott


Senior Reporter

David G Scott has been senior reporter with the John O'Groat Journal and Caithness Courier since 2017. He was a broadcast documentary maker in the past and likes covering human interest stories where he can combine his photography with hard-hitting news.

Inverness author reveals his incredible story of creating costumes for rock and movie stars from The Beatles and Slade to Peaky Blinders and Captain America

06 April 2025
Inverness author reveals his incredible story of creating costumes for rock and movie stars from The Beatles and Slade to Peaky Blinders and Captain America

Inverness author reveals his incredible story of creating costumes for rock and movie stars from The Beatles and Slade to Peaky Blinders and Captain America

06 April 2025

A true rags-to-riches story of an Inverness man who arrived in London penniless in the 1960s and went on to create costumes for rock and movie stars.


Flow Country in the frame for UK premiere of ‘immersive’ award-winning film at Inverness theatre

18 January 2025
Flow Country in the frame for UK premiere of ‘immersive’ award-winning film at Inverness theatre

Flow Country in the frame for UK premiere of ‘immersive’ award-winning film at Inverness theatre

18 January 2025

A multi-award-winning duo will be showcasing their Flow Country film for its UK premiere event at Eden Court Theatre in Inverness.


Highland company Norscot announces lucrative partnership deal

15 January 2025
Highland company Norscot announces lucrative partnership deal

Highland company Norscot announces lucrative partnership deal

15 January 2025

A Highland-based business says it is delighted to announce a partnership with a leading manufacturer of bespoke aluminium doors and windows in the UK.


Warning of possible 80mph gusts this weekend across the Highlands and Moray

18 December 2024
Warning of possible 80mph gusts this weekend across the Highlands and Moray

Warning of possible 80mph gusts this weekend across the Highlands and Moray

18 December 2024

The Met Office has issued a Yellow Warning for high winds over Caithness this Saturday.


Latest book by Nessie hunter Adrian Shine sheds light on the mystery of sea serpents

07 December 2024
Latest book by Nessie hunter Adrian Shine sheds light on the mystery of sea serpents

Latest book by Nessie hunter Adrian Shine sheds light on the mystery of sea serpents

07 December 2024

A Dunbeath-based publisher has an intriguing new book by the famous Nessie hunter Adrian Shine called ‘A Natural History of Sea Serpents’.


Echoes of Tom Hanks film The Terminal as French teen stuck at Wick airport for a month on cashless tour of Europe

25 November 2024
Echoes of Tom Hanks film The Terminal as French teen stuck at Wick airport for a month on cashless tour of Europe

Echoes of Tom Hanks film The Terminal as French teen stuck at Wick airport for a month on cashless tour of Europe

25 November 2024

A French teenager travelling Europe with no money and living off people’s goodwill is stuck in limbo at Wick airport as he seeks a flight to Iceland.


PICTURES and VIDEO: Fag break nightmare as Thurso man has dog stolen from Inverness truck stop

20 November 2024
PICTURES and VIDEO: Fag break nightmare as Thurso man has dog stolen from Inverness truck stop

PICTURES and VIDEO: Fag break nightmare as Thurso man has dog stolen from Inverness truck stop

20 November 2024

A Thurso dog owner talked about his anguish and delight after his dog was stolen near Inverness and found a few days later in Elgin.


WATCH: ‘Hanging with Frank was my first serious film’ – Grim tales from Barlinnie Prison’s execution chamber highlighted in new BBC series

09 October 2024
WATCH: ‘Hanging with Frank was my first serious film’ – Grim tales from Barlinnie Prison’s execution chamber highlighted in new BBC series

WATCH: ‘Hanging with Frank was my first serious film’ – Grim tales from Barlinnie Prison’s execution chamber highlighted in new BBC series

09 October 2024

A new BBC series, Inside Barlinnie, features archive footage of the prison’s execution chamber from a film one of our journalists made in the 1990s.


PICTURES: Disabled man (81) heads along Dunnet beach for first time in 17 years thanks to beach buggy

01 October 2024
PICTURES: Disabled man (81) heads along Dunnet beach for first time in 17 years thanks to beach buggy

PICTURES: Disabled man (81) heads along Dunnet beach for first time in 17 years thanks to beach buggy

01 October 2024

An 81-year-old took a trip along Dunnet beach for the first time in 17 years thanks to a beach buggy wheelchair with big blow-up tyres.


Watch: Fire survivor in Castletown soothed by the power of music – Mum seeks ‘empathy and understanding’

18 September 2024
Watch: Fire survivor in Castletown soothed by the power of music – Mum seeks ‘empathy and understanding’

Watch: Fire survivor in Castletown soothed by the power of music – Mum seeks ‘empathy and understanding’

18 September 2024

A mother and her adopted disabled daughter have moved to Castletown in the hope of finding acceptance and peace.


‘Walking Pleb’ charity trekker makes unplanned stop at Wick to find homes for pups after accidental pregnancy

26 June 2024
‘Walking Pleb’ charity trekker makes unplanned stop at Wick to find homes for pups after accidental pregnancy

‘Walking Pleb’ charity trekker makes unplanned stop at Wick to find homes for pups after accidental pregnancy

26 June 2024

A young man on a charity trek with his dogs around the UK made an unscheduled stop at Wick to find homes for pups after one became pregnant.


New historic details revealed on the lives of Caithness cave dwellers

01 May 2024
New historic details revealed on the lives of Caithness cave dwellers

New historic details revealed on the lives of Caithness cave dwellers

01 May 2024

An academic study of the historic cave dwellers of Caithness reveals little-known details of the people who called these inhospitable places home.


WATCH: Disabled 71-year-old on oxygen wants moved from mouldy Highland home

20 February 2024
WATCH: Disabled 71-year-old on oxygen wants moved from mouldy Highland home

WATCH: Disabled 71-year-old on oxygen wants moved from mouldy Highland home

20 February 2024

A disabled pensioner, who breathes with an oxygen cylinder, pleads with the council to be decanted from his mouldy home before it 'kills' him.


Soaring caesarean rate in far north exposes maternity failings, says MSP

05 February 2024
Soaring caesarean rate in far north exposes maternity failings, says MSP

Soaring caesarean rate in far north exposes maternity failings, says MSP

05 February 2024

Caesarean births in the far north have rocketed as maternity services have been cut, says Highlands and Islands MSP Edward Mountain.


Council leader Raymond Bremner talks candidly about health scare – 'I've been told I'm a very lucky person'

15 January 2024
Council leader Raymond Bremner talks candidly about health scare – 'I've been told I'm a very lucky person'

Council leader Raymond Bremner talks candidly about health scare – 'I've been told I'm a very lucky person'

15 January 2024

Highland Council leader Raymond Bremner said he felt like lucky to be alive after landing up in Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.


Rescue robins – tips on saving our favourite festive bird this Christmas

04 December 2023
Rescue robins – tips on saving our favourite festive bird this Christmas

Rescue robins – tips on saving our favourite festive bird this Christmas

04 December 2023

A favourite little character that visits Highland gardens may be in danger without our help – an expert shares tips on how you can help the robin.


County lines operation by police targets cuckooing by drug dealers in Highlands

23 October 2023
County lines operation by police targets cuckooing by drug dealers in Highlands

County lines operation by police targets cuckooing by drug dealers in Highlands

23 October 2023

Police Scotland reported on the success of a recent UK-wide initiative to target drug dealers who exploit vulnerable young people by cuckooing


Mystery of blood-red beach in far north but is it toxic?

06 October 2023
Mystery of blood-red beach in far north but is it toxic?

Mystery of blood-red beach in far north but is it toxic?

06 October 2023

The sea and sand were tainted with a mysterious blood-red substance but what exactly is it?


90-year-old retired vicar likely to enter record books as oldest Land's End to John O'Groats cyclist

03 October 2023
90-year-old retired vicar likely to enter record books as oldest Land's End to John O'Groats cyclist

90-year-old retired vicar likely to enter record books as oldest Land's End to John O'Groats cyclist

03 October 2023

A 90-year-old retired vicar seems likely to beat Martin Harvey's record breaking Land's End to John O'Groats cycle run last year.


Highland man's fight to save life of passenger – 'Why don't they have defibrillators on the train?'

14 July 2023
Highland man's fight to save life of passenger – 'Why don't they have defibrillators on the train?'

Highland man's fight to save life of passenger – 'Why don't they have defibrillators on the train?'

14 July 2023

A Highland man, praised for his efforts to try and resuscitate a rail passenger, thinks lifesaving defibrillators should be carried on trains.


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