AN investigation into an incident at Castletown Primary School, which involved young girls having their underwear checked, is "about to reach a conclusion".

THREE lucky Wick youngsters have stars in their eyes after getting invited backstage to meet the stars of this year's X-Factor Live Tour in Aberdeen.

WICK Academy are counting the cost of last weekend's bruising cup encounter with Huntly as they prepare to face the same opponents in the Highland League tomorrow.

MY g-g-grandmother Elizabeth Campbell emigrated to Australia on the Hornet in 1854 with her brother Robert and possibly a cousin Janet McLeod.

THE Ormlie Drama Group this week won the Caithness section of the Highland Youth Festival of one-act plays.

SIR – One million pounds for a level crossing! What planet does Network Rail live on?

THE snow may have melted around the coast, but here it is still deep and crisp.

ROBERT Ervin Gibson was born in Hambleton, Yorkshire, on August 23, 1923.

HAVE you a blog you think deserves a wider audience? This is your opportunity to get it known. We don't mind what you write about as long as it keeps us interested or entertained and the subject or the author is from our area.

NEW figures from the AA reveal that drivers have endured recent petrol tax increases up to five times higher than in other European countries.

CALLING all local musicians: the Groat and Courier want you – and your music – on our website.