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A hardy group of outdoor swimming enthusiasts enjoyed an exhilarating start to Christmas Day by taking the plunge at Wicks North Baths.

Outdoor swimmers in Wick are looking forward to a Christmas Day dip in the North Baths.

Wick Paths Group took advantage of the fine weather on Sunday to clear shoreline rubbish as well as a huge amount of boulders at the North Baths.

Huge gusts and stormy seas along the east coast of Caithness took their toll on paths and roads this week with fallen trees and boulders.

It may be home to the shortest street in the world, but Wick is worthy of more than a quick drive past.

A bomb disposal team were called to an incident in Wick after an unidentified item was discovered yesterday evening near the North Baths.

Cold-water swimmer Viv Gunn says she has been overwhelmed by the support she has received for her month-long daily dip challenge for Enable.

A new festival produced by Lyth Arts Centre will run from October 8 and be based around a show-stopping, free series of outdoor projections.

The summer is still with us, the seas and lochs continue to warm up. Everyone seems to be going on about wild swimming – though last months…

Swimming with the tide at St Monans sea pool Gayle heads to the East Neuk for a dip in St Monans sea pool. As I drive across the border into Fife, I feel a wonderful sense of freedom wash over me. The sun is shining, lockdown restrictions have eased, folk are out and about in shorts and T-shirts and the car’s temperature gauge tells me it’s a balmy 15C. Arriving in St Monans for a dip in the awesome tidal pool, I deliberate “manning up” and ditching the wetsuit. I’ve swum in many a lo...