North of Scotland Newspapers (NOSN) is the trade name under which
Scottish Provincial Press
publishes two weekly
newspaper
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s, the ''John O'Groat Journal'' and the ''Caithness Courier'', both serving the
Caithness area in the
Highland
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of
Scotland
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. The two papers share one website.
The ''Groat'' is normally published on Fridays, and the ''Courier'' on Wednesdays.
The NOSN trade name has been in use since 1983, but the newspaper titles have histories stretching back into the 19th century. The ''Groat'' began as a
Wick
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-centred paper, and the ''Courier'' as a
Thurso
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-centred paper. Wick and Thurso were the only
burghs in the former
county
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of Caithness.
The ''Groat'' has a circulation of around 7,200,and the ''Courier'' around 5,700.
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See also
* Newspapers of Scotland
Notes and references
Caithness
Newspapers published in Scotland
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