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Author follows in the footsteps of ghosts with new book 'The Stone of Destiny'

29 October 2022
Author follows in the footsteps of ghosts with new book 'The Stone of Destiny'

Author follows in the footsteps of ghosts with new book 'The Stone of Destiny'

29 October 2022

This Halloween sees the release of The Stone of Destiny, the second instalment of Andrew Neil MacLeod’s The Casebook of Johnson and Boswell trilogy.


PICTURES: Lejog record breaking swimmer hits Groats after enduring swarms of jellyfish, sharks and a military exercise en route

20 October 2022
PICTURES: Lejog record breaking swimmer hits Groats after enduring swarms of jellyfish, sharks and a military exercise en route

PICTURES: Lejog record breaking swimmer hits Groats after enduring swarms of jellyfish, sharks and a military exercise en route

20 October 2022

Jasmine Harrison completed a record breaking Lejog coastal swim on Tuesday and the first to greet her at the harbour was her delighted spaniel, Bonnie


British Royals crowned on ‘worthless lump of Perthshire rock’, claims author in controversial new book

15 October 2022
British Royals crowned on ‘worthless lump of Perthshire rock’, claims author in controversial new book

British Royals crowned on ‘worthless lump of Perthshire rock’, claims author in controversial new book

15 October 2022

The fabled Stone of Destiny on which British kings and queens were crowned is a medieval fake, according to author Andrew Neil MacLeod.


WATCH: BBC looking for unsung heroes in Inverness area

20 September 2022
WATCH: BBC looking for unsung heroes in Inverness area

WATCH: BBC looking for unsung heroes in Inverness area

20 September 2022

BBC One Scotland is currently seeking Inverness nominations for Scotland’s People 2022 with Jackie Bird.


Guinness World Record on the cards as 86-year-old finishes gruelling Lejog cycle run – 'there were a few nightmare moments but we're super proud of dad'

20 September 2022
Guinness World Record on the cards as 86-year-old finishes gruelling Lejog cycle run – 'there were a few nightmare moments but we're super proud of dad'

Guinness World Record on the cards as 86-year-old finishes gruelling Lejog cycle run – 'there were a few nightmare moments but we're super proud of dad'

20 September 2022

The Caithness Courier caught up with a sprightly octogenarian at the end of a mammoth cycle ride that is expected to be verified as a world record.


Covers back on at Swartigill as archaeology team assess the latest discoveries at Iron Age site in Caithness – ancient bead highlights possible Caithness connections with the Roman Empire

20 September 2022
Covers back on at Swartigill as archaeology team assess the latest discoveries at Iron Age site in Caithness – ancient bead highlights possible Caithness connections with the Roman Empire

Covers back on at Swartigill as archaeology team assess the latest discoveries at Iron Age site in Caithness – ancient bead highlights possible Caithness connections with the Roman Empire

20 September 2022

The Iron Age site at Swartigill has yielded up its treasures with one artefact showing a possible connection between Caithness and the Roman Empire.


Strange creature seen snaking across road near north village

12 September 2022
Strange creature seen snaking across road near north village

Strange creature seen snaking across road near north village

12 September 2022

An unusual animal that has been mistaken by some UK residents as a snake was seen making its way across a byroad near Watten.


Star find at Swartigill archaeology dig near Thrumster of 'beautifully decorated glass bead' that is possibly 2000 years old

25 August 2022
Star find at Swartigill archaeology dig near Thrumster of 'beautifully decorated glass bead' that is possibly 2000 years old

Star find at Swartigill archaeology dig near Thrumster of 'beautifully decorated glass bead' that is possibly 2000 years old

25 August 2022

The Swartigill archaeological dig on the Thrumster Estate has reported the 'star find' of a colourful 2000-year-old bead with a yellow spiral pattern.


PICTURES: Covers off for start of fresh dig at Swartigill Iron Age site in far north – 'It's a hidden gem of archaeology'

22 August 2022
PICTURES: Covers off for start of fresh dig at Swartigill Iron Age site in far north – 'It's a hidden gem of archaeology'

PICTURES: Covers off for start of fresh dig at Swartigill Iron Age site in far north – 'It's a hidden gem of archaeology'

22 August 2022

The community dig at Swartigill has started up again – volunteers are welcome to come along and work at this 'hidden gem of archaeology' in far north


'Drivers being fleeced' at the pumps says fuel campaign group

17 August 2022
'Drivers being fleeced' at the pumps says fuel campaign group

'Drivers being fleeced' at the pumps says fuel campaign group

17 August 2022

A group that campaigns for fairer fuel prices says that drivers are being 'fleeced by the profiteering fuel supply chain and even their own Treasury'.


Mey Games PICTURES and VIDEO Special: 'Patchy showers didn't dampen our spirits' – welcome return for Mey Games and Wounded Highlanders along with Prince Charles a real draw for the public at Groats venue

09 August 2022
Mey Games PICTURES and VIDEO Special: 'Patchy showers didn't dampen our spirits' – welcome return for Mey Games and Wounded Highlanders along with Prince Charles a real draw for the public at Groats venue

Mey Games PICTURES and VIDEO Special: 'Patchy showers didn't dampen our spirits' – welcome return for Mey Games and Wounded Highlanders along with Prince Charles a real draw for the public at Groats venue

09 August 2022

The sun may have failed to have materialise for Saturday's Mey Highland Games 2022 but the event broke new ground with adaptive events.


UPDATE ON THURSO CLIFF DEATH: Police and coastguard teams investigate scene of fatal fall – police wish to speak to named man

14 July 2022
UPDATE ON THURSO CLIFF DEATH: Police and coastguard teams investigate scene of fatal fall – police wish to speak to named man

UPDATE ON THURSO CLIFF DEATH: Police and coastguard teams investigate scene of fatal fall – police wish to speak to named man

14 July 2022

Police and coastguard teams were witnessed searching the area last night where 18-year-old Alesha Wright died after a fall from cliffs.


18-year-old woman dies after Thurso cliff fall – man taken to Raigmore Hospital. Police say fatality is currently being treated as 'unexplained'

12 July 2022
18-year-old woman dies after Thurso cliff fall – man taken to Raigmore Hospital. Police say fatality is currently being treated as 'unexplained'

18-year-old woman dies after Thurso cliff fall – man taken to Raigmore Hospital. Police say fatality is currently being treated as 'unexplained'

12 July 2022

An 18-year-old woman died after emergency services were called out to an incident in Thurso after two people had apparently fallen from a cliff.


BREAKING NEWS: Highland rail chaos may end as union members vote to accept ScotRail pay deal

11 July 2022
BREAKING NEWS: Highland rail chaos may end as union members vote to accept ScotRail pay deal

BREAKING NEWS: Highland rail chaos may end as union members vote to accept ScotRail pay deal

11 July 2022

Trains in the Highlands should run smoothly again as union members accept a five per cent increase in basic pay.


Opportunity for Highland filmmakers as Little Pictures micro-budget short film programme is now open for applications

06 July 2022
Opportunity for Highland filmmakers as Little Pictures micro-budget short film programme is now open for applications

Opportunity for Highland filmmakers as Little Pictures micro-budget short film programme is now open for applications

06 July 2022

GMAC Film has announced a new call for its Little Pictures programme and hopes to see applications come in from budding filmmakers in the far north.


A new era for stamps with UK’s first 'video stamp' – non-barcoded stamps to be phased out by January 31 next year

01 February 2022
A new era for stamps with UK’s first 'video stamp' – non-barcoded stamps to be phased out by January 31 next year

A new era for stamps with UK’s first 'video stamp' – non-barcoded stamps to be phased out by January 31 next year

01 February 2022

Royal Mail today announced that following a successful national trial, it is adding unique barcodes to all its definitive stamps.


WATCH: Strange ice pancake phenomenon observed on Highland burn

11 January 2022
WATCH: Strange ice pancake phenomenon observed on Highland burn

WATCH: Strange ice pancake phenomenon observed on Highland burn

11 January 2022

A rare spectacle was observed on Sunday morning as a series of icy discs were seen spinning on the surface of a Highland burn.


Pictures: Highland hermit's book is tribute to Morbius the goat and a 'way of life that has been lost'

31 December 2021
Pictures: Highland hermit's book is tribute to Morbius the goat and a 'way of life that has been lost'

Pictures: Highland hermit's book is tribute to Morbius the goat and a 'way of life that has been lost'

31 December 2021

A 63-year-old man living without running water and electricity in a home he built himself in the Lybster area has penned a new book about his life.


'I hope this happens to nobody else,' says son of hospitalised 80-year-old Highland man who suffered a fortnight of agonising pain

03 December 2021
'I hope this happens to nobody else,' says son of hospitalised 80-year-old Highland man who suffered a fortnight of agonising pain

'I hope this happens to nobody else,' says son of hospitalised 80-year-old Highland man who suffered a fortnight of agonising pain

03 December 2021

A Wick man said he felt there was no choice but to 'abandon' his elderly father at the local hospital after failing to get proper medical treatment.


Fly-tippers dump caravan near historic Highland broch

15 October 2021
Fly-tippers dump caravan near historic Highland broch

Fly-tippers dump caravan near historic Highland broch

15 October 2021

A Far North archaeological organisation is incensed by the latest act of fly-tipping to occur near the site of a broch it restored.


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