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Major local and national benefits as Ofgem approves Orkney transmission link with Dounreay substation

14 July 2023
Major local and national benefits as Ofgem approves Orkney transmission link with Dounreay substation

Major local and national benefits as Ofgem approves Orkney transmission link with Dounreay substation

14 July 2023

Energy regulator Ofgem has given its final approval for plans to provide a subsea electricity transmission link from Orkney to Dounreay.


Presentation in memory of WWI casualties at Mackays Hotel in Wick was '100 years in the making'

14 July 2023
Presentation in memory of WWI casualties at Mackays Hotel in Wick was '100 years in the making'

Presentation in memory of WWI casualties at Mackays Hotel in Wick was '100 years in the making'

14 July 2023

An 'emotionally charged' presentation took place during an international gathering of Clan Sutherland at Mackay’s Hotel in Wick.


Electrifying day of celebration as historic Thrumster Railway Station is 'switched on' this Sunday

13 July 2023
Electrifying day of celebration as historic Thrumster Railway Station is 'switched on' this Sunday

Electrifying day of celebration as historic Thrumster Railway Station is 'switched on' this Sunday

13 July 2023

All are welcome as Thrumster's historic railway station is finally connected to the electrical grid at an official event on Sunday (July 16).


Focus North celebrates award win from Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

13 July 2023
Focus North celebrates award win from Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Focus North celebrates award win from Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

13 July 2023

Focus North has been recognised at the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority group employee awards.


PICTURES: Legends stay 'alive and kicking in the Caithness consciousness' at Halkirk art show

13 July 2023
PICTURES: Legends stay 'alive and kicking in the Caithness consciousness' at Halkirk art show

PICTURES: Legends stay 'alive and kicking in the Caithness consciousness' at Halkirk art show

13 July 2023

Sidh Chailleann Art says it is honoured to be putting on the current 'Legends of Caithness' exhibition at The Ross Institute in Halkirk.


Wick writer involved in Bob Dylan retrospective

12 July 2023
Wick writer involved in Bob Dylan retrospective

Wick writer involved in Bob Dylan retrospective

12 July 2023

A Wick-based writer is involved in a Bob Dylan retrospective due to be performed at the Wee Red Bar in Edinburgh on July 22.


Durty Beanz want your info on Caithness cuisine

12 July 2023
Durty Beanz want your info on Caithness cuisine

Durty Beanz want your info on Caithness cuisine

12 July 2023

Alys Owen and Simon Buckley, two visual artists based in Glasgow, are visiting Caithness for a two-week research trip investigating the area's food.


Don’t lose your vote – Caithness residents urged to check voter registration details

12 July 2023
Don’t lose your vote – Caithness residents urged to check voter registration details

Don’t lose your vote – Caithness residents urged to check voter registration details

12 July 2023

Caithness residents are urged to check their electoral registration details or risk losing their chance to vote on decisions that affect them.


Watten man's fight to save life of passenger – 'Why don't they have defibrillators on the train?'

12 July 2023
Watten man's fight to save life of passenger – 'Why don't they have defibrillators on the train?'

Watten man's fight to save life of passenger – 'Why don't they have defibrillators on the train?'

12 July 2023

A Caithness man, praised for his efforts to try and resuscitate a rail passenger, thinks lifesaving defibrillators should be carried on trains.


Sponsor a pane of glass at Berriedale Church for just £35

11 July 2023
Sponsor a pane of glass at Berriedale Church for just £35

Sponsor a pane of glass at Berriedale Church for just £35

11 July 2023

After being reroofed in January, Berriedale Church aims to have further repairs with a new 'community window' sponsorship scheme.


WATCH: Weird weather – Giant hailstones and funnel clouds in Castletown, Thurso floods but it's sunny in Wick

10 July 2023
WATCH: Weird weather – Giant hailstones and funnel clouds in Castletown, Thurso floods but it's sunny in Wick

WATCH: Weird weather – Giant hailstones and funnel clouds in Castletown, Thurso floods but it's sunny in Wick

10 July 2023

While Wickers basked in sunshine today the western parts of Caithness experienced localised thunderstorms, large hailstones and unusual cloud systems.


Opticians searching Caithness to find 'Britain’s worst football team'

10 July 2023
Opticians searching Caithness to find 'Britain’s worst football team'

Opticians searching Caithness to find 'Britain’s worst football team'

10 July 2023

An opticians with a Wick outlet has begun scouring the county as part of its UK search to find a football team in desperate need of help.


Received an unexpected package? Caithness residents warned to be on guard for 'brushing scams' and other criminal activity ahead of Amazon Prime Day

10 July 2023
Received an unexpected package? Caithness residents warned to be on guard for 'brushing scams' and other criminal activity ahead of Amazon Prime Day

Received an unexpected package? Caithness residents warned to be on guard for 'brushing scams' and other criminal activity ahead of Amazon Prime Day

10 July 2023

Shoppers in the county have been urged to be on their guard against scams as Amazon Prime Day gets underway.


PICTURE SPECIAL: Dancing on the street for PPP 21st birthday celebration in Wick

08 July 2023
PICTURE SPECIAL: Dancing on the street for PPP 21st birthday celebration in Wick

PICTURE SPECIAL: Dancing on the street for PPP 21st birthday celebration in Wick

08 July 2023

Dancers, pipers, emergency services and more came out to entertain the people of Wick last Saturday for Pulteneytown People's Project's 21st.


Break-in at former Wick shop earmarked for new business

07 July 2023
Break-in at former Wick shop earmarked for new business

Break-in at former Wick shop earmarked for new business

07 July 2023

Police in Wick are investigating the circumstances surrounding a break-in at a former shop earmarked to be a new dental surgery on Whitechapel Road.


Pictures show Loch More at very low levels but a wet July is forecast

07 July 2023
Pictures show Loch More at very low levels but a wet July is forecast

Pictures show Loch More at very low levels but a wet July is forecast

07 July 2023

As SEPA warns of water scarcity in the Highlands, a series of pictures show Loch More in Caithness at a very low level.


Highland Greens condemn promotion of cheap Wick-Aberdeen flights

07 July 2023
Highland Greens condemn promotion of cheap Wick-Aberdeen flights

Highland Greens condemn promotion of cheap Wick-Aberdeen flights

07 July 2023

Highlands and Islands Greens voiced concerns over council/government promotion of cheap flights between Wick and Aberdeen.


WATCH: Wick man's charity trek up Ben Nevis in the dark

07 July 2023
WATCH: Wick man's charity trek up Ben Nevis in the dark

WATCH: Wick man's charity trek up Ben Nevis in the dark

07 July 2023

Kyle MacGregor from Wick braved wind, rain and complete darkness to climb Scotland's highest mountain for a cancer charity event.


Trinkie named by The Times as one of the UK's best sea swimming pools

06 July 2023
Trinkie named by The Times as one of the UK's best sea swimming pools

Trinkie named by The Times as one of the UK's best sea swimming pools

06 July 2023

The Times published an article this week in which The Trinkie outdoor pool near Wick was highlighted as one Britain's best sea swimming pools.


Lyth Arts Centre's Summer Sessions returns to Wick

06 July 2023
Lyth Arts Centre's Summer Sessions returns to Wick

Lyth Arts Centre's Summer Sessions returns to Wick

06 July 2023

Caithness arts organisation Lyth Arts Centre has announced its successful Summer Sessions will return to Wick this July.


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