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Our young players are quick learners, says Wick assistant boss Hughes

16 September 2019
Our young players are quick learners, says Wick assistant boss Hughes

Our young players are quick learners, says Wick assistant boss Hughes

16 September 2019

Assistant manager Richard Hughes has praised Wick Academy’s young guns and tipped them to adapt quickly to life in the Highland League.


Community open day to mark 50 years of Wick fire station

13 September 2019
Community open day to mark 50 years of Wick fire station

Community open day to mark 50 years of Wick fire station

13 September 2019

Fifty years of firefighting will be celebrated at a community event in Wick on Saturday, September 21.


Personnel looking more positive for Wick boss McKenna

06 September 2019
Personnel looking more positive for Wick boss McKenna

Personnel looking more positive for Wick boss McKenna

06 September 2019

Wick Academy will be seeking their first home win in the Highland League this season when they take on Turriff United on Saturday.


Festival sees John O’Groats celebrate its Viking heritage

04 September 2019
Festival sees John O’Groats celebrate its Viking heritage

Festival sees John O’Groats celebrate its Viking heritage

04 September 2019

John O’Groats embraced its Norse heritage when it played host to its first Viking Taster Festival, organised by the local development trust.


Study to look at wildfire impact on peatland

01 September 2019
Study to look at wildfire impact on peatland

Study to look at wildfire impact on peatland

01 September 2019

A new study called Fire Blanket is to investigate the impact on peatland of this year’s major wildfire in north Sutherland.


Plea for £90 million annual investment in towns such as Wick and Thurso

30 August 2019
Plea for £90 million annual investment in towns such as Wick and Thurso

Plea for £90 million annual investment in towns such as Wick and Thurso

30 August 2019

A call has been made by FSB Scotland for £90 million to be invested annually in Scottish towns.


Transport secretary gets insight into ancient past during Berriedale visit

29 August 2019
Transport secretary gets insight into ancient past during Berriedale visit

Transport secretary gets insight into ancient past during Berriedale visit

29 August 2019

Prehistoric discoveries were to the fore when Scotland's transport secretary paid a visit to the site of the £9.6m Berriedale Braes upgrade today.


Opera Bohemia to stage The Merry Widow in Thurso

29 August 2019
Opera Bohemia to stage The Merry Widow in Thurso

Opera Bohemia to stage The Merry Widow in Thurso

29 August 2019

Franz Lehár’s operetta The Merry Widow is coming to Thurso next week as part of a 10th anniversary tour of Scotland by Opera Bohemia.


MSP Gail Ross sets out concerns over future of Wick airport

27 August 2019
MSP Gail Ross sets out concerns over future of Wick airport

MSP Gail Ross sets out concerns over future of Wick airport

27 August 2019

MSP Gail Ross has spoken of her fears for the future of Wick John O’Groats Airport after what she describes as a series of setbacks in recent weeks.


Farquhar a casualty as Academy are beaten by Jags

25 August 2019
Farquhar a casualty as Academy are beaten by Jags

Farquhar a casualty as Academy are beaten by Jags

25 August 2019

Wick Academy’s injury problems took another turn for the worse as captain Alan Farquhar joined the casualty list in Saturday’s defeat to Buckie.


Two avoidable goals cost us the game, says Wick boss McKenna

25 August 2019
Two avoidable goals cost us the game, says Wick boss McKenna

Two avoidable goals cost us the game, says Wick boss McKenna

25 August 2019

Manager Tom McKenna admitted morale is low as Wick Academy’s difficult start to the Highland League campaign continued with Saturday’s loss to Buckie.


Wick's Black Saturday victims commemorated 171 years on

20 August 2019
Wick's Black Saturday victims commemorated 171 years on

Wick's Black Saturday victims commemorated 171 years on

20 August 2019

Victims of Wick’s Black Saturday disaster were remembered at the weekend as more than 40 boats gathered in the bay for a commemorative service.


We were off the pace, admits Academy assistant Hughes

11 August 2019
We were off the pace, admits Academy assistant Hughes

We were off the pace, admits Academy assistant Hughes

11 August 2019

Assistant manager Richard Hughes admitted Wick Academy were off the pace as they were swept aside by a five-star Formartine display on Saturday.


Lisle leads the way as Formartine punish under-strength Academy

11 August 2019
Lisle leads the way as Formartine punish under-strength Academy

Lisle leads the way as Formartine punish under-strength Academy

11 August 2019

Wick Academy could have no complaints as they were comprehensively beaten 5-0 by Formartine United at Harmsworth Park on Saturday.


Bard's book adds to stories of Stroma life

09 August 2019
Bard's book adds to stories of Stroma life

Bard's book adds to stories of Stroma life

09 August 2019

A handwritten book by the “Bard of Stroma” captured the imagination of those attending a presentation on the history of the island and its people.


Academy 'moving in right direction' despite injury problems

09 August 2019
Academy 'moving in right direction' despite injury problems

Academy 'moving in right direction' despite injury problems

09 August 2019

Manager Tom McKenna says Wick Academy are moving in the right direction as they wait for five key players to make their way back from injury.


Young people set for Flow Country volunteering role

07 August 2019
Young people set for Flow Country volunteering role

Young people set for Flow Country volunteering role

07 August 2019

Thirteen young people from the UK and overseas will arrive in the Flow Country next week to take part in a special volunteering experience.


Wick memory lane photo exhibition raises over £2800

06 August 2019
Wick memory lane photo exhibition raises over £2800

Wick memory lane photo exhibition raises over £2800

06 August 2019

Janet McDonald was thrilled with the response to her one-day exhibition of photographs of Wick life spanning more than half a century.


It felt like a defeat, says McKenna as Vale snatch a point

05 August 2019
It felt like a defeat, says McKenna as Vale snatch a point

It felt like a defeat, says McKenna as Vale snatch a point

05 August 2019

Wick Academy manager Tom McKenna admitted it felt like a loss after Deveronvale snatched a share of the points in Saturday’s game at Harmsworth Park.


Academy denied first league win by Vale's last-gasp equaliser

05 August 2019
Academy denied first league win by Vale's last-gasp equaliser

Academy denied first league win by Vale's last-gasp equaliser

05 August 2019

A stoppage-time equaliser denied Wick Academy a first Highland League win of the season as Deveronvale escaped from Harmsworth Park with a 2-2 draw.


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