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Wick drama teams looking forward to Highland divisional finals

29 February 2024
Wick drama teams looking forward to Highland divisional finals

Wick drama teams looking forward to Highland divisional finals

29 February 2024

Two community drama teams from Wick are looking forward to competing in the regional stage of the annual festival of one-act plays later this month.


NHS Highland to host community pop-up hubs in Caithness

29 February 2024
NHS Highland to host community pop-up hubs in Caithness

NHS Highland to host community pop-up hubs in Caithness

29 February 2024

NHS Highland is to host a series of pop-up hubs in Caithness to highlight a range of community services available from different organisations.


Eyes down as Caithness care homes take part in nationwide bingo link-up

28 February 2024
Eyes down as Caithness care homes take part in nationwide bingo link-up

Eyes down as Caithness care homes take part in nationwide bingo link-up

28 February 2024

Care home residents at Seaview House and Pentland View were among those taking part in a nationwide bingo session run by Barchester Healthcare.


Former Caithness solicitor ended life 'on his own terms'

28 February 2024
Former Caithness solicitor ended life 'on his own terms'

Former Caithness solicitor ended life 'on his own terms'

28 February 2024

Bruce de Wert – who for many years ran the Wick-based law firm Georgesons – was able to end his life "with dignity", his family announced.


Wick Academy facing three away trips in eight days

28 February 2024
Wick Academy facing three away trips in eight days

Wick Academy facing three away trips in eight days

28 February 2024

Wick Academy will face three away trips in an eight-day spell from March 9-16 as they play catch-up on their Highland League fixtures.


Caithness twins are Scotland's top Country Cooks

28 February 2024
Caithness twins are Scotland's top Country Cooks

Caithness twins are Scotland's top Country Cooks

28 February 2024

Teenage twins from Caithness were the cream of the crop in the annual Country Cooks challenge run by the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs.


Flow Country regeneration 'could be worth £400m to far north'

27 February 2024
Flow Country regeneration 'could be worth £400m to far north'

Flow Country regeneration 'could be worth £400m to far north'

27 February 2024

Flow Country regeneration could create more than 200 jobs across the far north over the next 18 years, a new report has claimed.


Caithness under-16s moving in right direction after stop-start schedule

27 February 2024
Caithness under-16s moving in right direction after stop-start schedule

Caithness under-16s moving in right direction after stop-start schedule

27 February 2024

Caithness United under-16s had a narrow win against Clachnacuddin in Thurso, while the under-14s were convincing winners away to Balloan City.


Kevill double as Halkirk United's on-loan Ross County duo make instant impact

27 February 2024
Kevill double as Halkirk United's on-loan Ross County duo make instant impact

Kevill double as Halkirk United's on-loan Ross County duo make instant impact

27 February 2024

Halkirk United's on-loan Ross County duo have made an immediate impact by scoring three goals between them in back-to-back wins for the Anglers.


Prizes for Caithness primary pupils in Dounreay robot dog art challenge

27 February 2024
Prizes for Caithness primary pupils in Dounreay robot dog art challenge

Prizes for Caithness primary pupils in Dounreay robot dog art challenge

27 February 2024

Two girls from Noss Primary School in Wick, Mae Whitelaw and Leah Mackay, came out on top in a robotic dog art challenge set by Dounreay.


Talk at Nucleus will focus on Wick Society boat section

26 February 2024
Talk at Nucleus will focus on Wick Society boat section

Talk at Nucleus will focus on Wick Society boat section

26 February 2024

The next talk in a series highlighting the work and collections of the Wick Society, being held at Nucleus on March 14, will be about the boat crew.


Far north derby sees Wick Academy trying to end long wait

26 February 2024
Far north derby sees Wick Academy trying to end long wait

Far north derby sees Wick Academy trying to end long wait

26 February 2024

Wick Academy will be targeting a first Highland League victory over Brora in more than 11 years when the old rivals go head-to-head on Wednesday.


Thurso netball team praised for commitment after beating Lossie West

26 February 2024
Thurso netball team praised for commitment after beating Lossie West

Thurso netball team praised for commitment after beating Lossie West

26 February 2024

Thurso's netball players were praised for overcoming their Lossie West counterparts despite having to contend with a lack of a training base.


Three-day festival to mark 100 years of Duncansby Head lighthouse

25 February 2024
Three-day festival to mark 100 years of Duncansby Head lighthouse

Three-day festival to mark 100 years of Duncansby Head lighthouse

25 February 2024

More details have been announced about a weekend of celebrations marking the centenary of Duncansby Head lighthouse, which will run from March 15-17.


Sending pregnant women from Caithness to Aberdeen or Perth would be 'totally unacceptable'

23 February 2024
Sending pregnant women from Caithness to Aberdeen or Perth would be 'totally unacceptable'

Sending pregnant women from Caithness to Aberdeen or Perth would be 'totally unacceptable'

23 February 2024

CHAT chairman Ron Gunn has spoken out after a Highlands and Islands MSP claimed that maternity provision in the Highlands is "verging on a crisis".


Nobel Prize winner's CT legacy 'still evident to this day'

23 February 2024
Nobel Prize winner's CT legacy 'still evident to this day'

Nobel Prize winner's CT legacy 'still evident to this day'

23 February 2024

The legacy of a Nobel Prize winner who came from a Wick family "remains evident to this day" – exactly a century after he was born.


The 'modest genius' from a Caithness family who became a Nobel Prize winner

23 February 2024
The 'modest genius' from a Caithness family who became a Nobel Prize winner

The 'modest genius' from a Caithness family who became a Nobel Prize winner

23 February 2024

Today is the centenary of the birth of Allan MacLeod Cormack, co-winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for developing CT scanning.


Wick Academy aiming to make life difficult for Highland League champions

23 February 2024
Wick Academy aiming to make life difficult for Highland League champions

Wick Academy aiming to make life difficult for Highland League champions

23 February 2024

Wick Academy will be determined to make life as difficult as possible for Highland League champions Brechin City when the teams meet at Glebe Park.


Scottish Government depopulation action plan 'an insult to Caithness'

23 February 2024
Scottish Government depopulation action plan 'an insult to Caithness'

Scottish Government depopulation action plan 'an insult to Caithness'

23 February 2024

A 95-page Scottish Government document aimed at tackling depopulation has been condemned as an insult to Caithness by two Highland councillors.


Tough choice for far north judges in Highland Shortbread Showdown

22 February 2024
Tough choice for far north judges in Highland Shortbread Showdown

Tough choice for far north judges in Highland Shortbread Showdown

22 February 2024

Two entrants, with three shortbreads between them, have qualified from Caithness and Sutherland for the 2024 Highland Shortbread Showdown final.


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