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Caithness bird website takes flight

22 January 2014
Caithness bird website takes flight

Caithness bird website takes flight

22 January 2014

CAITHNESS birds are the focus for a newly created website which lets everyone know the variety and rarities to be found in the county.


2014 looks set to be a bumper year for salmon

15 January 2014
2014 looks set to be a bumper year for salmon

2014 looks set to be a bumper year for salmon

15 January 2014

THIS year’s salmon fishing season in the far north looks set to be a good one and to make up for last year’s major dip in catches as a result…


Thieves in £10k school raid

08 January 2014
Thieves in £10k school raid

Thieves in £10k school raid

08 January 2014

In the early hours of Sunday, the school was raided and valuable items taken, including digital cameras and notebook computers bought by the school to…


Fundraiser brings in crowds of all ages

27 December 2013
Fundraiser brings in crowds of all ages

Fundraiser brings in crowds of all ages

27 December 2013

HUNDREDS of people turned out to support Skinandi’s Santa Sesh at the weekend and they were thrilled with the entertainment.


Helicopter firm leaving north to return to Aberdeen

15 November 2013
Helicopter firm leaving north to return to Aberdeen

Helicopter firm leaving north to return to Aberdeen

15 November 2013

CHEVRON UK is leaving the area and returning to Aberdeen as its contract with Wick John O’Groats Airport is finally up.


Thurso museum volunteers make exciting discovery

15 November 2013
Thurso museum volunteers make exciting discovery

Thurso museum volunteers make exciting discovery

15 November 2013

AN exciting discovery has been made among the herbarium sheets of the Robert Dick collection at Caithness Horizons in Thurso.


‘No excuse’ for blood on bed in hospital ward

08 November 2013
‘No excuse’ for blood on bed in hospital ward

‘No excuse’ for blood on bed in hospital ward

08 November 2013

A HEALTH campaigner has said there is “no excuse” for inspectors finding dirty and contaminated patient equipment in two wards in Caithness…


Blaze drama man thanks neighbours after loss of home

16 October 2013
Blaze drama man thanks neighbours after loss of home

Blaze drama man thanks neighbours after loss of home

16 October 2013

A MAN hit with the loss of his home after a fire destroyed its ground floor, and forced him to leap to safety from a first-floor window, is determined…


Nadine honoured for going the extra mile

04 October 2013
Nadine honoured for going the extra mile

Nadine honoured for going the extra mile

04 October 2013

A DEDICATED local Marie Curie nurse is celebrating after winning a national nursing award.


Co-ordinator sought for sick kids’ charity

02 October 2013
Co-ordinator sought for sick kids’ charity

Co-ordinator sought for sick kids’ charity

02 October 2013

A CHARITY which gives quilts and blankets to sick, disabled or disadvantaged children is looking for someone new to cover its Caithness patch.


Tide is high as Wick rowers take to the water

02 October 2013
Tide is high as Wick rowers take to the water

Tide is high as Wick rowers take to the water

02 October 2013

WICKERS were amazed to see a full-sized rowing boat make its way serenely up Wick River.


Call to spread benefits of wind farms

30 August 2013
Call to spread benefits of wind farms

Call to spread benefits of wind farms

30 August 2013

A SURVEY carried out to ask how money from wind farm projects in the far north should be spent has found support for the creation of an area-wide fund.


Wick teacher seeks support for national award

28 August 2013
Wick teacher seeks support for national award

Wick teacher seeks support for national award

28 August 2013

Wick High’s Chris Aitken was entered into the competition by Apps for Good because he and five teams of pupils from the school did so well in a…


End of the road for B-fest

21 August 2013
End of the road for B-fest

End of the road for B-fest

21 August 2013

CAITHNESSIANS said goodbye to the spectacular show of B-fest on Saturday night, unbeknown to them, for the last time.


Fab four complete 72 holes in one day

21 August 2013
Fab four complete 72 holes in one day

Fab four complete 72 holes in one day

21 August 2013

A TEAM of women golfers have completed a challenge to play Caithness’s four golf courses in 24 hours, raising £1773.15 in the process.


Sheepdog handler continues Midas touch

21 August 2013
Sheepdog handler continues Midas touch

Sheepdog handler continues Midas touch

21 August 2013

A LOCAL farmer has been winning trophies and titles all over the place this summer with his two trusty sheepdogs.


B-fest revellers to have a blast

16 August 2013
B-fest revellers to have a blast

B-fest revellers to have a blast

16 August 2013

WICK’s Riverside is set to rock as 2500 people are expected to revel in the far north’s biggest music festival as B-fest sees summer out with…


Holiday-maker rescued following Groats harbour day

14 August 2013
Holiday-maker rescued following Groats harbour day

Holiday-maker rescued following Groats harbour day

14 August 2013

Holiday-maker Geoffrey Alvis (55) and his wife Tina were two weeks into a five-week break in Scotland from their home in Bristol.


Taxis used to move blood over 100 miles

14 August 2013
Taxis used to move blood over 100 miles

Taxis used to move blood over 100 miles

14 August 2013

NHS Highland claims the journeys, which come in at over £100, are only done in emergencies, but there have been eight such trips since June, totting…


Volunteer lifesavers show off their skills

14 August 2013
Volunteer lifesavers show off their skills

Volunteer lifesavers show off their skills

14 August 2013

THE harbour day at John O’Groats on Sunday has been hailed as a great success.


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