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Oilfield equipment firm on track for over £20m

08 May 2024
Oilfield equipment firm on track for over £20m

Oilfield equipment firm on track for over £20m

08 May 2024

An Aberdeenshire-based oilfield equipment firm with premises in Caithness is on track to achieve revenues of more than £20 million this year.


Praise from Wick Groats for well-organised Castletown side

08 May 2024
Praise from Wick Groats for well-organised Castletown side

Praise from Wick Groats for well-organised Castletown side

08 May 2024

Wick Groats assistant manager Stewart Ross has praised the organisation and commitment shown by Castletown since their return to the CAFA top flight.


Venture North’s Talking Tourism webinars attract record numbers

08 May 2024
Venture North’s Talking Tourism webinars attract record numbers

Venture North’s Talking Tourism webinars attract record numbers

08 May 2024

Record numbers from Caithness and Sutherland took part in the 2023/24 Talking Tourism webinar series, with seven sessions from September to April.


Wick town centre lanes project ‘not really what we wanted’

08 May 2024
Wick town centre lanes project ‘not really what we wanted’

Wick town centre lanes project ‘not really what we wanted’

08 May 2024

Community councillors have admitted that a project aimed at improving lanes in Wick town centre was “not really what we wanted or what we expected”.


Caithness rhythmic gymnasts put on dynamic display at Gymfest

08 May 2024
Caithness rhythmic gymnasts put on dynamic display at Gymfest

Caithness rhythmic gymnasts put on dynamic display at Gymfest

08 May 2024

A group of rhythmic gymnasts from Caithness gave a dynamic performance as part of Scottish Gymfest weekend at Ravenscraig sports centre.


It’s just like a party: Wick’s friendly darts weekend hailed as ‘absolutely amazing’

08 May 2024
It’s just like a party: Wick’s friendly darts weekend hailed as ‘absolutely amazing’

It’s just like a party: Wick’s friendly darts weekend hailed as ‘absolutely amazing’

08 May 2024

Up to 150 darts players from across the north gathered in Wick to enjoy the party atmosphere of the annual Friends of the Glass weekend.


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.


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