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Flotilla in Wick Bay will mark Black Saturday anniversary

04 August 2019
Flotilla in Wick Bay will mark Black Saturday anniversary

Flotilla in Wick Bay will mark Black Saturday anniversary

04 August 2019

One of the worst disasters in the history of Caithness will be commemorated this month with a spectacular maritime event in Wick.


McKenna pleased with intensity as focus turns to Vale

01 August 2019
McKenna pleased with intensity as focus turns to Vale

McKenna pleased with intensity as focus turns to Vale

01 August 2019

Tom McKenna was pleased with the intensity his team showed as they eased past Invergordon – and the priority now is to start picking up league points.


Injury concerns as Wick set up quarter-final with Brora

01 August 2019
Injury concerns as Wick set up quarter-final with Brora

Injury concerns as Wick set up quarter-final with Brora

01 August 2019

Wick Academy set up a North of Scotland Cup quarter-final clash with Brora Rangers after seeing off the challenge of Invergordon on Wednesday night.


Stroma voices at heritage event in Wick

31 July 2019
Stroma voices at heritage event in Wick

Stroma voices at heritage event in Wick

31 July 2019

Stroma and many of the stories associated with it will be the focus of a public event this weekend involving the Wick Society and Lyth Arts Centre.


Academy aiming to bounce back in North Cup clash with Invergordon

31 July 2019
Academy aiming to bounce back in North Cup clash with Invergordon

Academy aiming to bounce back in North Cup clash with Invergordon

31 July 2019

Academy will be looking to bounce back from Saturday's defeat at Fraserburgh when they host Invergordon on Wednesday in the North of Scotland Cup.


McKenna admits Scorries were lacking game time after opening defeat at Fraserburgh

29 July 2019
McKenna admits Scorries were lacking game time after opening defeat at Fraserburgh

McKenna admits Scorries were lacking game time after opening defeat at Fraserburgh

29 July 2019

Tom McKenna admitted his Wick players were lacking in match-fitness as they slumped to a 5-0 defeat to Fraserburgh on the opening day of the season.


£2.5bn Beatrice offshore wind farm officially opened in Wick by Duke of Rothesay

29 July 2019
£2.5bn Beatrice offshore wind farm officially opened in Wick by Duke of Rothesay

£2.5bn Beatrice offshore wind farm officially opened in Wick by Duke of Rothesay

29 July 2019

As the Beatrice offshore wind farm had its royal opening in Wick today, SSE Renewables promised that the benefits will be felt for decades to come.


Wick illustrated talks by Seafarers Memorial Group

25 July 2019
Wick illustrated talks by Seafarers Memorial Group

Wick illustrated talks by Seafarers Memorial Group

25 July 2019

Volunteers raising money for a memorial to lost seafarers will continue their fundraising efforts by presenting two illustrated talks in Wick.


French chef Novelli will be guest of honour at Taste North 2019

23 July 2019
French chef Novelli will be guest of honour at Taste North 2019

French chef Novelli will be guest of honour at Taste North 2019

23 July 2019

French chef Jean-Christophe Novelli will be the star attraction at this year's Taste North food and drink festival at John O'Groats on October 6.


Take a trip down memory lane at McDonald photo exhibition

19 July 2019
Take a trip down memory lane at McDonald photo exhibition

Take a trip down memory lane at McDonald photo exhibition

19 July 2019

Photographs of Wick life spanning more than half a century are to go on show during gala week in an exhibition called The McDonald Collection.


Sangster returns to old stomping ground with Thurso Open win

12 July 2019
Sangster returns to old stomping ground with Thurso Open win

Sangster returns to old stomping ground with Thurso Open win

12 July 2019

Conditions were tricky for the 36-hole Thurso Open competition sponsored by John Gunn and Sons Ltd. However, the course was in magnificent condition.


Fascination with Stroma at the heart of Lyth exhibition

12 July 2019
Fascination with Stroma at the heart of Lyth exhibition

Fascination with Stroma at the heart of Lyth exhibition

12 July 2019

Lyth’s Charlotte Mountford hopes the new exhibition Mountains Underwater will encourage discussion on themes from climate change to depopulation.


Cyclist set for John O’Groats to Land’s End challenge

11 July 2019
Cyclist set for John O’Groats to Land’s End challenge

Cyclist set for John O’Groats to Land’s End challenge

11 July 2019

North-east cyclist Fraser Beattie is preparing to pedal from John O’Groats to Land’s End to raise money for Epilepsy Scotland.


New strips presented to Castletown school team

10 July 2019
New strips presented to Castletown school team

New strips presented to Castletown school team

10 July 2019

Castletown Primary School received a generous donation of £300 from Howdens joiners to buy new 'A' and 'B' team football strips.


Vintage and classic vehicle club celebrates 50th anniversary rally

12 June 2019
Vintage and classic vehicle club celebrates 50th anniversary rally

Vintage and classic vehicle club celebrates 50th anniversary rally

12 June 2019

Caithness and Sutherland Vintage and Classic Vehicle Club celebrated its half-century with a bumper turnout at John O’Groats on Sunday.


Rhodes and Smith prove too hot to handle in round-robin pairs

07 June 2019
Rhodes and Smith prove too hot to handle in round-robin pairs

Rhodes and Smith prove too hot to handle in round-robin pairs

07 June 2019

Saturday saw Thurso Bowling Club’s McIntyre round-robin pairs being contested. Seventeen pairs took part.


'Backroom guy' Miller now leading from the front as Academy chairman

06 June 2019
'Backroom guy' Miller now leading from the front as Academy chairman

'Backroom guy' Miller now leading from the front as Academy chairman

06 June 2019

In an exclusive interview, new Wick Academy chairman Pat Miller outlines the need for progression but says he will never class himself as 'the boss'.


Skerray ceilidh will celebrate Kitty Ann's life

31 May 2019
Skerray ceilidh will celebrate Kitty Ann's life

Skerray ceilidh will celebrate Kitty Ann's life

31 May 2019

A ceilidh open to the public is being held at Skerray to celebrate the life of the late Kitty Ann MacQueen and her unique link to Eilean nan Ron.


Caithness misses out in Scottish Beach Award list

31 May 2019
Caithness misses out in Scottish Beach Award list

Caithness misses out in Scottish Beach Award list

31 May 2019

Eight Sutherland beaches – but none in Caithness – have been given Scottish Beach Award status by the environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful.


Orcas delight onlookers in close encounter at Trinkie

29 May 2019
Orcas delight onlookers in close encounter at Trinkie

Orcas delight onlookers in close encounter at Trinkie

29 May 2019

Excited wildlife-watchers had a close encounter with a pod of seven killer whales at Wick’s South Head.


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