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Rodents sighted in ‘eyesore’ former shop in Wick town centre

07 May 2024
Rodents sighted in ‘eyesore’ former shop in Wick town centre

Rodents sighted in ‘eyesore’ former shop in Wick town centre

07 May 2024

Concern over the unsightly clutter in a disused shop in Wick town centre has intensified after a sighting of rodents in the premises.


Record turnout for Mackays’ Golf Challenge at Wick

07 May 2024
Record turnout for Mackays’ Golf Challenge at Wick

Record turnout for Mackays’ Golf Challenge at Wick

07 May 2024

Thirty-one golfers took part in the Mackays’ Golf Challenge, an annual gathering of family and friends in Wick which is now in its 20th year.


Wick clean-up organiser praises ‘amazing’ efforts by over 150 volunteers

07 May 2024
Wick clean-up organiser praises ‘amazing’ efforts by over 150 volunteers

Wick clean-up organiser praises ‘amazing’ efforts by over 150 volunteers

07 May 2024

More than 150 volunteers took part in a series of clean-up events in and around Wick, filling almost 250 black backs with rubbish.


Caithness donation for Irish Rovers’ vintage tractor challenge

07 May 2024
Caithness donation for Irish Rovers’ vintage tractor challenge

Caithness donation for Irish Rovers’ vintage tractor challenge

07 May 2024

Caithness Vintage Tractor and Machinery Club has supported a group from Ireland who are travelling the length of the UK mainland in vintage tractors.


Webster makes instant impact as High Ormlie Hotspur seal semi-final place

06 May 2024
Webster makes instant impact as High Ormlie Hotspur seal semi-final place

Webster makes instant impact as High Ormlie Hotspur seal semi-final place

06 May 2024

Comeback man Mark Webster scored the pick of the goals as High Ormlie Hotspur beat Halkirk 7-2 in the Colin Macleod Memorial Cup quarter-finals.


Plans for Swarclett wind turbines prompt ‘misery and strife’ warning

06 May 2024
Plans for Swarclett wind turbines prompt ‘misery and strife’ warning

Plans for Swarclett wind turbines prompt ‘misery and strife’ warning

06 May 2024

Plans for a wind farm at Bowertower have led to a warning about what can happen when communities become divided over renewable energy schemes.


Wick memorial will be a focal point on National Fishing Remembrance Day

05 May 2024
Wick memorial will be a focal point on National Fishing Remembrance Day

Wick memorial will be a focal point on National Fishing Remembrance Day

05 May 2024

Wick is to take part in the first National Fishing Remembrance Day, with the Seafarers Memorial as a focal point almost a year after it was unveiled.


Castletown screening for film about first Labour prime minister

04 May 2024
Castletown screening for film about first Labour prime minister

Castletown screening for film about first Labour prime minister

04 May 2024

A film about Britain’s first Labour prime minister, Ramsay MacDonald, is to be screened in Castlehill Heritage Centre on May 20.


Caithness care home residents and staff join in Barchester Big Quiz

04 May 2024
Caithness care home residents and staff join in Barchester Big Quiz

Caithness care home residents and staff join in Barchester Big Quiz

04 May 2024

Residents and staff at two Caithness care showed their quizzing abilities in a nationwide test of general knowledge.


‘You can make a world of a difference to a person with dementia’

03 May 2024
‘You can make a world of a difference to a person with dementia’

‘You can make a world of a difference to a person with dementia’

03 May 2024

Retired vet Frank Stephen, whose wife Moira has vascular dementia, is to walk the 147-mile John O’Groats Trail this month for Alzheimer Scotland.


Wick squad’s football knowledge put to the test by McLean

03 May 2024
Wick squad’s football knowledge put to the test by McLean

Wick squad’s football knowledge put to the test by McLean

03 May 2024

Wick Academy’s Rob McLean has taken on the role of quizmaster, giving his team-mates something to focus on during long bus journeys to away matches.


£7000 prize fund at Friends of the Glass darts weekend in Wick

02 May 2024
£7000 prize fund at Friends of the Glass darts weekend in Wick

£7000 prize fund at Friends of the Glass darts weekend in Wick

02 May 2024

Guaranteed prize money of £7000 will be up for grabs at the Friends of the Glass festival of darts at the Seaforth Highlanders’ Club in Wick.


Halkirk pupils reach Scottish final of Euroquiz challenge

02 May 2024
Halkirk pupils reach Scottish final of Euroquiz challenge

Halkirk pupils reach Scottish final of Euroquiz challenge

02 May 2024

A team of pupils from Halkirk Primary School have earned a place in the final of a Scotland-wide competition through their knowledge of Europe.


MacNab hat-trick sends Staxigoe through to quarter-finals

02 May 2024
MacNab hat-trick sends Staxigoe through to quarter-finals

MacNab hat-trick sends Staxigoe through to quarter-finals

02 May 2024

Graham MacNab hit a hat-trick as Staxigoe progressed to the last eight of the Colin Macleod Memorial Cup with a 3-0 victory over John O’Groats.


Erridge helps Caithness to victory on football pitch… the day after rugby triumph

02 May 2024
Erridge helps Caithness to victory on football pitch… the day after rugby triumph

Erridge helps Caithness to victory on football pitch… the day after rugby triumph

02 May 2024

Carly Erridge helped the Krakens secure rugby’s National Plate on Saturday, then scored on the football pitch on Sunday as Caithness won at Nairn.


NHS Highland gets recognition for international recruitment

01 May 2024
NHS Highland gets recognition for international recruitment

NHS Highland gets recognition for international recruitment

01 May 2024

NHS Highland has been recognised for the way it treats overseas staff, such as three assistant practitioners from Kenya who are working in Caithness.


Energy company accused of being ‘dismissive’ over impact on birdlife at Swarclett

01 May 2024
Energy company accused of being ‘dismissive’ over impact on birdlife at Swarclett

Energy company accused of being ‘dismissive’ over impact on birdlife at Swarclett

01 May 2024

The renewable energy company planning Swarclett Wind Farm has been accused of taking a “dismissive” attitude over the potential impact on birdlife.


McLean hails ‘really positive’ spirit in Wick Academy squad

01 May 2024
McLean hails ‘really positive’ spirit in Wick Academy squad

McLean hails ‘really positive’ spirit in Wick Academy squad

01 May 2024

Rob McLean says he has loved his first full season in the Highland League with Wick Academy and has praised the “really positive” spirit at the club.


Courtroom setting as Thurso teams go head-to-head in debating competition

01 May 2024
Courtroom setting as Thurso teams go head-to-head in debating competition

Courtroom setting as Thurso teams go head-to-head in debating competition

01 May 2024

Two pupils from Thurso High School have qualified for the semi-final of a speechmaking challenge – having progressed by beating another Thurso team.


Organisers say health and wellbeing festival in Wick will offer ‘a nice mix’

30 April 2024
Organisers say health and wellbeing festival in Wick will offer ‘a nice mix’

Organisers say health and wellbeing festival in Wick will offer ‘a nice mix’

30 April 2024

Healthcare campaigners are preparing for a wellbeing festival in Wick next month that will feature around 40 exhibitors as well as guest speakers.


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