2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (989+ words) Reiss Gardening Club held its annual flower and vegetable show in Reiss Hall on Tuesday, September 2. The show was well supported with a colourful array of flowers, plants, fruit, vegetables, and children’s art, which provided a very welcoming sight for…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (169+ words) Members of Wick and District Gardening Club enjoyed spring bulb demonstrations and took part in a miniature cottage garden contest at their monthly meeting in the Pulteney Centre. Chairperson Marney Bruce welcomed everyone and was delighted to welcome new members....

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (683+ words) Tributes have poured in following the sudden death of former Thurso Community Council member and prominent disability rights campaigner Louise Smith-Dasar at the age of 61. Her family described her as an "absolute force of nature" who defied her health conditions…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (163+ words) Pupils at Melvich Primary School are enjoying their new trim trail, which has quickly become a firm favourite in the school playground. Funded by SSE, the fantastic new equipment provides the children with an exciting opportunity to be active, challenge…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (508+ words) After ten years without a gala, the town felt joyful on Saturday as the Thurso Community Cafe successfully revived this much-loved event. Despite slightly overcast skies and a few inevitable midges, there was a fantastic turnout all through the afternoon,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (499+ words) An intravenous scanner has been handed over to Caithness General Hospital following a darts event in Wick that raised well over £5000. The scanner, also known as vein-finder, was presented to the day case unit last week by Kirsteen Campbell, who…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (195+ words) A lack of manpower has held up the regeneration of the play area adjoining Thurso’s esplanade. Work was due to have started in May on the £140,000 scheme at Gillock Park, which is among those to benefit from a Scottish Government…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (395+ words) Thurso’s gala is bouncing back to life this weekend after a decade in which the town has gone without the popular summer event. Once a week-long traditional gala celebration featuring floats and various competitions, the gala in Thurso last ran…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (934+ words) Stroma men who gave their lives for their country have been honoured at the first commemorative event of its kind in more than half a century. Members of the Wick, Canisbay and Latheron branch of the Royal British Legion Scotland…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (508+ words) Live music and lively conversation filled Lybster Men’s Shed as members gathered alongside representatives from a newly formed Thurso group and Highlands and Islands MSP David Green. The event brought together over 15 local members alongside visiting regional representatives and Highlands…...