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Caithness could be set for offshore energy boom

12 September 2012
Caithness could be set for offshore energy boom

Caithness could be set for offshore energy boom

12 September 2012

The prediction comes from Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership’s programme manager Eann Sinclair as Marine Scotland kicks off…


Caithness rescuers lead fight to save pilot whales

05 September 2012
Caithness rescuers lead fight to save pilot whales

Caithness rescuers lead fight to save pilot whales

05 September 2012

CAITHNESS marine rescuers played a pivotal role in saving a pod of pilot whales stranded on a beach at the weekend.


Mr Boom sings of A9 in new CD

31 August 2012
Mr Boom sings of A9 in new CD

Mr Boom sings of A9 in new CD

31 August 2012

WICK and the road north to it are the subject of a newly recorded song by one of the town’s most famous musical sons.


International flavour for second-round tie

29 August 2012
International flavour for second-round tie

International flavour for second-round tie

29 August 2012

IT’S north versus north in an internationally flavoured tie for the Scorries in the second round of the Scottish Cup.


Amputee suffers double ambulance service knockback

24 August 2012
Amputee suffers double ambulance service knockback

Amputee suffers double ambulance service knockback

24 August 2012

A DIABETIC Thurso amputee whose body rejected an organ transplant was forced to make her own way to Inverness this week after being twice knocked back…


Career switch is just Ros’s cup of tea

24 August 2012
Career switch is just Ros’s cup of tea

Career switch is just Ros’s cup of tea

24 August 2012

A DOUNREAY worker who offered help to colleagues looking to find a new career recently took her own advice – opening a new tearoom at Scrabster.


Dounreay bobbies face axe from front-line duties

22 August 2012
Dounreay bobbies face axe from front-line duties

Dounreay bobbies face axe from front-line duties

22 August 2012

VETERAN nuclear police officers at Dounreay are in the firing line as they look like being shoe-horned into civilian jobs for turning down a call to arms.


DSRL loses out in security fence contract wrangle

22 August 2012
DSRL loses out in security fence contract wrangle

DSRL loses out in security fence contract wrangle

22 August 2012

A DISPUTE in the contract to erect a fence as part of a £7 million security upgrade at Dounreay has had to be settled by an industry arbitration…


Kirkwood aims for third league win on the spin

17 August 2012
Kirkwood aims for third league win on the spin

Kirkwood aims for third league win on the spin

17 August 2012

WICK Academy manager Davie Kirkwood reckons that he and his opposite number this weekend have a lot in common.


Local band make Caithness debut following serious car crash

15 August 2012
Local band make Caithness debut following serious car crash

Local band make Caithness debut following serious car crash

15 August 2012

AS temperatures soared on the first full day of B-fest, so did spirits and the size of the crowd.


Proclaimers set the seal on brilliant B-fest

15 August 2012
Proclaimers set the seal on brilliant B-fest

Proclaimers set the seal on brilliant B-fest

15 August 2012

MORE than 2500 revellers flocked to Wick’s Riverside for blistering sunshine, top music and fun-filled entertainment as B-fest returned for the…


Grieving mum relives horror crash in book

15 August 2012
Grieving mum relives horror crash in book

Grieving mum relives horror crash in book

15 August 2012

FOR long enough bereaved mum Nicola Simpson accepted the fact she would never forgive the young man found guilty of killing her 15-year-old daughter by…


Brothers back on the road again...

10 August 2012
Brothers back on the road again...

Brothers back on the road again...

10 August 2012

AHEAD of topping the bill at Wick’s B-fest tomorrow The Proclaimers told the John O’Groat Journal why they can’t wait to get back on…


Lure of Mey Highland Games trumps Olympics for Prince Charles

08 August 2012
Lure of Mey Highland Games trumps Olympics for Prince Charles

Lure of Mey Highland Games trumps Olympics for Prince Charles

08 August 2012

The almost all-female team of marine mammal medics battled their way to victory after prevailing in the final pull of the blue riband event, which was…


Proclaimers set to rock Wick

08 August 2012
Proclaimers set to rock Wick

Proclaimers set to rock Wick

08 August 2012

IT’S almost 250 miles from Leith to Wick – the perfect journey for Scotland’s two top musicians The Proclaimers.


Wickers show their support on gala night

01 August 2012
Wickers show their support on gala night

Wickers show their support on gala night

01 August 2012

AS heavy rain pummelled Caithness on Saturday locals turned up with their umbrellas to watch Titanic sail down Wick’s Bridge Street.


Wick lifeboat crew’s royal appointment

01 August 2012
Wick lifeboat crew’s royal appointment

Wick lifeboat crew’s royal appointment

01 August 2012

WICK harbour’s plans for the future were given the royal nod of approval when the Duke of Rothesay visited the former herring capital of Europe…


East meets West as the Big Top comes to town

27 July 2012
East meets West as the Big Top comes to town

East meets West as the Big Top comes to town

27 July 2012

A COLOURFUL clash of cultures hit Caithness over the past fortnight as the circus came to town.


‘Little Summer won’t walk or talk unless we find a cure soon’

27 July 2012
‘Little Summer won’t walk or talk unless we find a cure soon’

‘Little Summer won’t walk or talk unless we find a cure soon’

27 July 2012

TWO-year-old Summer Stokley is not going to walk or talk.


Caithness learning disabled folk helped to find their voice

25 July 2012
Caithness learning disabled folk helped to find their voice

Caithness learning disabled folk helped to find their voice

25 July 2012

ENABLE Scotland’s Inspire Me project was launched recently in Thurso, building on the work of ENABLE Link which supported young people with learning…


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