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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.

Council says it’s only a ‘consultee’ and urges public not to swamp it with objections over Spittal-Beauly mega power line plan

26 October 2025
Council says it’s only a ‘consultee’ and urges public not to swamp it with objections over Spittal-Beauly mega power line plan

Council says it’s only a ‘consultee’ and urges public not to swamp it with objections over Spittal-Beauly mega power line plan

26 October 2025

Highland Council released a statement to highlight its role as a ‘consultee’ in the controversial Spittal to Beauly power line proposal.


Council says it will provide ‘salt in grit bins or heaps’ and provide equipment for Highland communities to tackle wintry roads

14 October 2025
Council says it will provide ‘salt in grit bins or heaps’ and provide equipment for Highland communities to tackle wintry roads

Council says it will provide ‘salt in grit bins or heaps’ and provide equipment for Highland communities to tackle wintry roads

14 October 2025

Highland Council is urging community groups to ‘apply now’ for its Winter Resilience Programme if they want grit bins in their areas.


Lib Dems bid to tackle backlog in practical driving tests: ‘The system is broken – we need ministers to get in gear’

12 October 2025
Lib Dems bid to tackle backlog in practical driving tests: ‘The system is broken – we need ministers to get in gear’

Lib Dems bid to tackle backlog in practical driving tests: ‘The system is broken – we need ministers to get in gear’

12 October 2025

Far north MP Jamie Stone has written to the Secretary of State for Transport about his concerns over the backlog of practical driving tests.


Teen’s recovery journey after brain swelled to life-threatening size

16 July 2025
Teen’s recovery journey after brain swelled to life-threatening size

Teen’s recovery journey after brain swelled to life-threatening size

16 July 2025

She was given a 20 per cent chance of survival.


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

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

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

14 April 2025

From being penniless and arriving in London with £5, a Caithness man went on to create costumes for rock and movie stars - a true rags to riches story


Fancy having Stacey Solomon ‘sort your life out’? Highland casting call for hit BBC show

04 February 2025
Fancy having Stacey Solomon ‘sort your life out’? Highland casting call for hit BBC show

Fancy having Stacey Solomon ‘sort your life out’? Highland casting call for hit BBC show

04 February 2025

Hit BBC One show ‘Sort Your Life Out’ is back and looking for families or shared households in the Highlands to take part in a future series.


‘I thought I’d won a Tesla car from Elon Musk’ – Highland man warns of competition scam

06 January 2025
‘I thought I’d won a Tesla car from Elon Musk’ – Highland man warns of competition scam

‘I thought I’d won a Tesla car from Elon Musk’ – Highland man warns of competition scam

06 January 2025

An elderly Caithness man warns locals to be aware of a scam in which he believed he had won a competition organised by ‘the richest man in the world’


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.


Key info on Highland bin collections over festive period

18 December 2024
Key info on Highland bin collections over festive period

Key info on Highland bin collections over festive period

18 December 2024

Highland Council has just released information on recycling arrangements for Caithness residents over the festive period.


PICTURES and VIDEO: Fag break nightmare as Highland man has dog stolen from Black Isle truck stop

20 November 2024
PICTURES and VIDEO: Fag break nightmare as Highland man has dog stolen from Black Isle truck stop

PICTURES and VIDEO: Fag break nightmare as Highland man has dog stolen from Black Isle truck stop

20 November 2024

A dog owner talked about his anguish and delight after his dog was stolen at a Black Isle truck spot and found a few days later in Elgin.


Caithness residents warned of ‘Little Mermaid’ AI Scam – phone calls mimic loved ones voices

12 October 2024
Caithness residents warned of ‘Little Mermaid’ AI Scam – phone calls mimic loved ones voices

Caithness residents warned of ‘Little Mermaid’ AI Scam – phone calls mimic loved ones voices

12 October 2024

A global IT company warns Caithness residents to be wary of an insidious scam that mimics the voices of friends and relatives to extort money.


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.


Wildlife enthusiasts invited to take part in National Whale and Dolphin Watch

13 July 2024
Wildlife enthusiasts invited to take part in National Whale and Dolphin Watch

Wildlife enthusiasts invited to take part in National Whale and Dolphin Watch

13 July 2024

Sea Watch Foundation announces the return of its National Whale and Dolphin Watch, a 10-day-long event taking place from July 26 to August 4.


MP Jamie Stone swears oath at House of Commons

10 July 2024
MP Jamie Stone swears oath at House of Commons

MP Jamie Stone swears oath at House of Commons

10 July 2024

Jamie Stone, newly re-elected MP for Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross, has sworn into the House of Commons this morning.


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.


Fancy a job on the trains? Full steam ahead for ScotRail recruitment drive

07 January 2024
Fancy a job on the trains? Full steam ahead for ScotRail recruitment drive

Fancy a job on the trains? Full steam ahead for ScotRail recruitment drive

07 January 2024

ScotRail is steaming into 2024 with scores of vacancies set to be filled as part of its biggest recruitment drive in years.


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

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

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

06 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

24 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

24 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


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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