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Cup donation honours Gers legend

21 October 2011
Cup donation honours Gers legend

Cup donation honours Gers legend

21 October 2011

A THURSO football team set up by Rangers fans claimed a little bit more space in their favourite club’s trophy cabinet on Saturday.


Neigh joke for bookies as Wick syndicate strike it lucky

19 October 2011
Neigh joke for bookies as Wick syndicate strike it lucky

Neigh joke for bookies as Wick syndicate strike it lucky

19 October 2011

A WICK syndicate struck it lucky when its horse romped home at 25-1... and so did local punters.


Viking spectacle to light up Caithness

19 October 2011
Viking spectacle to light up Caithness

Viking spectacle to light up Caithness

19 October 2011

A SPECTACULAR festival celebrating the county’s Norse heritage will held next month due to public demand. Following the successful staging of last year’s…


Emotional end to Thurso man's 'Quest'

12 October 2011
Emotional end to Thurso man's 'Quest'

Emotional end to Thurso man's 'Quest'

12 October 2011

IN one week Thurso man Mark Taylor has travelled the length of the UK putting himself through a series of arduous athletic events to raise the money needed…


Wick boss: ‘We left ourselves a mountain to climb’

12 October 2011
Wick boss: ‘We left ourselves a mountain to climb’

Wick boss: ‘We left ourselves a mountain to climb’

12 October 2011

‘FOOTBALL is football, you don’t always get what you want,” said Wick Academy manager Davie Kirkwood following the defeat at the hands of Fraserburgh…


Sick teacher home thanks to Caithness support

11 October 2011
Sick teacher home thanks to Caithness support

Sick teacher home thanks to Caithness support

11 October 2011

A CRITICALLY ill teacher is back in the UK – helped by the support of the people of Caithness. Thurso businessman Mark Taylor’s epic fundraising adventure…


Brave Annette Ward conquers her fear of heights for charity abseil

08 October 2011
Brave Annette Ward conquers her fear of heights for charity abseil

Brave Annette Ward conquers her fear of heights for charity abseil

08 October 2011

A MARRIED mother of two from Dunnet who was given just one year to live seven years ago abseiled off the Forth Bridge last weekend for charity. Annette…


Thurso van bid by Claire Hughes needs your vote

07 October 2011
Thurso van bid by Claire Hughes needs your vote

Thurso van bid by Claire Hughes needs your vote

07 October 2011

A THURSO mum is making an eleventh-hour appeal to raise cash which could help bring home a critically ill British teacher stranded in Singapore. Claire…


Creative kids shine in the science festival photo contest

07 October 2011
Creative kids shine in the science festival photo contest

Creative kids shine in the science festival photo contest

07 October 2011

The Science O3 photography awards evening held in Caithness Horizons in Thurso showcased work from around 24 keen local snappers – with the youngsters…


Dog search team hails new start

07 October 2011
Dog search team hails new start

Dog search team hails new start

07 October 2011

‘A BRILLIANT new start." That was how the chairwoman of a Caithness search group hailed the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Northern Constabulary…


Mark still going strong in epic challenge

07 October 2011
Mark still going strong in epic challenge

Mark still going strong in epic challenge

07 October 2011

‘He’s sore and tired but he’s on a mission’


Petition ‘gives people a voice’

07 October 2011
Petition ‘gives people a voice’

Petition ‘gives people a voice’

07 October 2011

Thousands sign up to oppose the changes mooted for Thurso’s Dunbar Hospital


Assembly Rooms in Wick closed after wartime grenades uncovered

03 October 2011
Assembly Rooms in Wick closed after wartime grenades uncovered

Assembly Rooms in Wick closed after wartime grenades uncovered

03 October 2011

A CACHE of at least two dozen Second World War hand grenades have been discovered in the centre of Wick. Police have confirmed that the Assembly Rooms…


Thurso businessman Mark Taylor braved the treacherous Pentland Firth for six-mile swim

03 October 2011
Thurso businessman Mark Taylor braved the treacherous Pentland Firth for six-mile swim

Thurso businessman Mark Taylor braved the treacherous Pentland Firth for six-mile swim

03 October 2011

A THURSO businessman risked life and limb on Sunday by swimming six miles of the treacherous Pentland Firth for a very special cause. Picture Box and…


Young fans get chance to net football reporting job

30 September 2011
Young fans get chance to net football reporting job

Young fans get chance to net football reporting job

30 September 2011

A NORTH-east trust is offering a “fantastic opportunity” for a local youngster to gain paid work experience reporting on Wick Academy matches for www.highlandleague.net.


Archive plans reveal an ‘elegant’ building

30 September 2011
Archive plans reveal an ‘elegant’ building

Archive plans reveal an ‘elegant’ building

30 September 2011

PLANS were unveiled yesterday by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority for the long-awaited National Nuclear Archive in Wick...


Caithness rallies for Mark's Quest

28 September 2011
Caithness rallies for Mark's Quest

Caithness rallies for Mark's Quest

28 September 2011

THE Caithness community is rallying round as a Thurso businessman faces up to the challenge of a lifetime – with the aim of raising enough money to bring…


Hat-trick heroes celebrate Wick's nine-goal triumph

28 September 2011
Hat-trick heroes celebrate Wick's nine-goal triumph

Hat-trick heroes celebrate Wick's nine-goal triumph

28 September 2011

WICK ACADEMY 9 - 1 COLDSTREAM Scorers – Wick: Macadie (27), D. Allan (31), Weir (53 pen, 78, 82), Shearer (61), Cunningham (64, 68, 76). Coldstream:…


Thurso Rangers fans keep Davie Cooper memory alive

28 September 2011
Thurso Rangers fans keep Davie Cooper memory alive

Thurso Rangers fans keep Davie Cooper memory alive

28 September 2011

A THURSO football team set up by Rangers fans recently made it into the Ibrox side’s history books by featuring in the club’s monthly magazine.


Towheads for Wester site make their way through Wick

23 September 2011
Towheads for Wester site make their way through Wick

Towheads for Wester site make their way through Wick

23 September 2011

A HUGE equipment delivery for a Caithness firm may cause some disruption to roads around Wick today.


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