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Afternoon tea for Reiss Gardening Club after AGM

13 April 2024
Afternoon tea for Reiss Gardening Club after AGM

Afternoon tea for Reiss Gardening Club after AGM

13 April 2024

Members of Reiss Gardening Club held their annual general meeting in Reiss hall, and after business had been completed they enjoyed afternoon tea.


Royal Navy inshore survey vessel calls in at Wick

12 April 2024
Royal Navy inshore survey vessel calls in at Wick

Royal Navy inshore survey vessel calls in at Wick

12 April 2024

The inshore survey vessel HMS Magpie, one of the Royal Navy’s smallest ships, stopped off at Wick harbour while heading to Orkney.


‘No expectations’ but Halkirk get off to a winning start on county league return

12 April 2024
‘No expectations’ but Halkirk get off to a winning start on county league return

‘No expectations’ but Halkirk get off to a winning start on county league return

12 April 2024

Halkirk, back in the CAFA league for the first time since before the pandemic, got their second division campaign off to a perfect start.


Caithness social care survey expected to show ‘overwhelming need’

12 April 2024
Caithness social care survey expected to show ‘overwhelming need’

Caithness social care survey expected to show ‘overwhelming need’

12 April 2024

A survey launched by Encompass Caithness is encouraging local families to share their experiences so that shortfalls in services can be identified.


Caithness Ladies take new belief into Highlands and Islands League Cup campaign

11 April 2024
Caithness Ladies take new belief into Highlands and Islands League Cup campaign

Caithness Ladies take new belief into Highlands and Islands League Cup campaign

11 April 2024

Head coach Tom McKenna reckons Caithness Ladies’ commitment and growing belief can help them challenge for silverware this season.


‘Golf is a great sport!’ Reay sessions allow beginners to learn the basics

11 April 2024
‘Golf is a great sport!’ Reay sessions allow beginners to learn the basics

‘Golf is a great sport!’ Reay sessions allow beginners to learn the basics

11 April 2024

For the fifth year in a row, newcomers to golf are being given the opportunity to attend “come and try” sessions at Reay Golf Club.


Warmest day of the year for Wick area

11 April 2024
Warmest day of the year for Wick area

Warmest day of the year for Wick area

11 April 2024

The Wick area has been enjoying its warmest day of the year so far with temperatures potentially climbing as high as 18 degrees Celsius.


Wick Academy denied a point as Formartine leave it late

11 April 2024
Wick Academy denied a point as Formartine leave it late

Wick Academy denied a point as Formartine leave it late

11 April 2024

Wick Academy looked to be on course to claim a well-earned point against Formartine United in midweek only concede twice in the closing 10 minutes.


Pentland United co-manager expects a ‘really competitive’ county league season

11 April 2024
Pentland United co-manager expects a ‘really competitive’ county league season

Pentland United co-manager expects a ‘really competitive’ county league season

11 April 2024

Michael Gray believes “every team seems to be getting stronger” as the new Caithness Amateur Football Association season gets under way.


Launch event at airport will highlight vital Caithness role in World War II

10 April 2024
Launch event at airport will highlight vital Caithness role in World War II

Launch event at airport will highlight vital Caithness role in World War II

10 April 2024

A World War II heritage trail highlighting how Caithness played its part in the fight against Nazi Germany will be officially launched next weekend.


Anna is this year’s Wick gala queen

10 April 2024
Anna is this year’s Wick gala queen

Anna is this year’s Wick gala queen

10 April 2024

Wick’s gala queen for 2024 is Anna Durrand, and her attendants are Lena Forbes and Mia Gunn.


New end date at Dounreay ‘will mean a spend of £7.9bn’

10 April 2024
New end date at Dounreay ‘will mean a spend of £7.9bn’

New end date at Dounreay ‘will mean a spend of £7.9bn’

10 April 2024

Spending on Dounreay will amount to almost £8 billion between now and the site’s revised end date in the 2070s, it has been claimed.


Wind farm funding award for Caithness seal rehab group

09 April 2024
Wind farm funding award for Caithness seal rehab group

Wind farm funding award for Caithness seal rehab group

09 April 2024

A Caithness seal rehabilitation centre has been able to carry out a range of improvements after receiving £15,000 in wind farm funding.


Thurso cycling volunteers to offer trishaw rides

09 April 2024
Thurso cycling volunteers to offer trishaw rides

Thurso cycling volunteers to offer trishaw rides

09 April 2024

Charity volunteers in Thurso say their aim is “to get as many people outside in the fresh air as possible” as passengers in a three-wheeled bike.


Pentland floating wind farm will ‘deliver same benefit’ with reduction in turbines

08 April 2024
Pentland floating wind farm will ‘deliver same benefit’ with reduction in turbines

Pentland floating wind farm will ‘deliver same benefit’ with reduction in turbines

08 April 2024

Developers of a floating wind farm off the north coast of Caithness have been given the go-ahead to reduce the number of turbines from seven to six.


Artworks in lanes ‘will stand as a lasting testament’ to Wick heritage

08 April 2024
Artworks in lanes ‘will stand as a lasting testament’ to Wick heritage

Artworks in lanes ‘will stand as a lasting testament’ to Wick heritage

08 April 2024

Reaction has been mixed over the new artworks in Wick lanes, but the charity behind the project says the materials will take on a “distinctive look”.


Wick Academy set for three away matches on successive Wednesdays in Highland League

08 April 2024
Wick Academy set for three away matches on successive Wednesdays in Highland League

Wick Academy set for three away matches on successive Wednesdays in Highland League

08 April 2024

Wick Academy face a demanding schedule of three away matches on successive Wednesday nights in the concluding weeks of the Highland League season.


Anglers praised for ‘brilliant’ efforts after missing out on cup final

08 April 2024
Anglers praised for ‘brilliant’ efforts after missing out on cup final

Anglers praised for ‘brilliant’ efforts after missing out on cup final

08 April 2024

Ewan McElroy said his Halkirk United players have been “brilliant all season” after their last chance of silverware was blown away by Invergordon.


Australians and New Zealanders to be remembered at Anzac Day ceremony in Wick

06 April 2024
Australians and New Zealanders to be remembered at Anzac Day ceremony in Wick

Australians and New Zealanders to be remembered at Anzac Day ceremony in Wick

06 April 2024

The sacrifices made by troops from Australia and New Zealand will be commemorated in Wick this month, as they are every year.


Caithness people ‘have the ability and determination to pull things back’

06 April 2024
Caithness people ‘have the ability and determination to pull things back’

Caithness people ‘have the ability and determination to pull things back’

06 April 2024

The trend towards centralisation is "detrimental in every way" to Caithness and is contributing to depopulation, campaigner Iain Gregory has warned.


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