NEIL Gunn’s river was my starting point for an enjoyable morning among the brochs and standing stones of south-east Caithness. Along the way I discovered…
EVERYONE knows that the most northerly part of mainland Caithness – and Britain – is Dunnet Head. But what comes second in the county’s…
YOU know you’re heading for an out-of-the-way spot when even the official signboard calls it the "back of beyond". Not content with that, it announces…
AFTER a few futile weekends of coast-watching – searching for whales and finding none – I decided to turn my back on the sea and head inland.
MONKS, Vikings, noblemen and herring fishers all made their mark on this stretch of Caithness coastline at various points in history. Today, though, I…
I’M not normally one of life’s rule-breakers. But after I’d made it all the way to the old footbridge leading to Melvich beach, only…
WHEN my front wheel began slipping and sliding one way and then the other, and I found myself plunging into mud-filled potholes that were deeper and stonier…
MAYBE it’s the forbidding turret of lonely Lochdhu Lodge, the only notable landmark for miles around; or perhaps it’s the surrounding landscape…
CLACH suffered a heartbreaking exit from the AJG Parcels North of Scotland Cup at Harmsworth Park on Wednesday night as Wick Academy edged a 4-3…
CLACH boss Iain Polworth has made a point of playing down his team’s chances of winning the Highland League title – and he is unlikely…
"I CAN definitely say this is the best job I've ever had," says Ian James. It is also, he is quick to add, the most emotionally demanding.
MIKE Rattenbury sees a lot of sadness in the course of his work as Highland Hospice chaplain. It's an inevitable part of a job that is centred on providing…
EVEN after 30 years, it's easy to see why Cecilia Bottomley and Flora Mackay made such a powerful impact when they joined forces to start the Highland…
CALEY Thistle newcomer Gary Warren is on his way back to full fitness after playing for an hour in a goalless draw against Wick Academy last night.