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Cuts to bus service a ‘slap in the face’

17 August 2012
Cuts to bus service a ‘slap in the face’

Cuts to bus service a ‘slap in the face’

17 August 2012

A DECISION by Stagecoach to terminate its X99 evening services between Caithness and Inverness has been criticised as “a knee-jerk reaction”.


‘Talking shop’ jibe for new area body

17 August 2012
‘Talking shop’ jibe for new area body

‘Talking shop’ jibe for new area body

17 August 2012

THE new area committee for Caithness and Sutherland could become “an embarrassment and little more than a talking shop”, according to local…


Father demands CCTV cover for Wick cemetery

15 August 2012
Father demands CCTV cover for Wick cemetery

Father demands CCTV cover for Wick cemetery

15 August 2012

Seventeen-year-old Christopher Durrand was killed in a road accident near Bower earlier this year. The tragedy devastated his family and when they discovered…


Thurso Gala chairwoman considers her position

15 August 2012
Thurso Gala chairwoman considers her position

Thurso Gala chairwoman considers her position

15 August 2012

ONE of the stalwarts of Thurso Gala is unsure about her future with the body which runs the event.


New bilingual sign sparks fresh wrangle

10 August 2012
New bilingual sign sparks fresh wrangle

New bilingual sign sparks fresh wrangle

10 August 2012

A CAITHNESS councillor yesterday hit out at the cost of installing bilingual road signs in the far north and described the move as “the height of…


Shoe shop's closure is an end of an era

10 August 2012
Shoe shop's closure is an end of an era

Shoe shop's closure is an end of an era

10 August 2012

THE closure of an established shoe shop in Thurso will signal the end of an era for a family-run business.


Caithness exile brews international success

08 August 2012
Caithness exile brews international success

Caithness exile brews international success

08 August 2012

Ross Stewart was delighted to be part of the Tennent Caledonian team which won awards at an international beer challenge in Belgium.


Lybster exile (29) killed in Canadian bar attack

08 August 2012
Lybster exile (29) killed in Canadian bar attack

Lybster exile (29) killed in Canadian bar attack

08 August 2012

A CAITHNESS woman spoke this week of the "nightmare" of losing her youngest nephew in a fight in Canada – just four months after the death of her…


Watten’s Berry Good picks up Great Taste gold stars

05 August 2012
Watten’s Berry Good picks up Great Taste gold stars

Watten’s Berry Good picks up Great Taste gold stars

05 August 2012

A CAITHNESS firm has done berry well in a prestigious national food award.


Assurances given over GP practice

01 August 2012
Assurances given over GP practice

Assurances given over GP practice

01 August 2012

A LONG-established Thurso medical partnership is about to come to an end following what was described as "an exceptionally difficult period".


Cottage upgrade given royal seal of approval

01 August 2012
Cottage upgrade given royal seal of approval

Cottage upgrade given royal seal of approval

01 August 2012

PRINCE Charles was "absolutely delighted" with the £100,000 restoration of two former flagstone workers’ cottages in Castletown.


Takings down at rain-hit games

01 August 2012
Takings down at rain-hit games

Takings down at rain-hit games

01 August 2012

AROUND 3000 people attended Halkirk Highland Games on Saturday and generated £9000 in gate takings – but that was down about £3500 on…


Renewed appeal over vandalism of Wick teenager’s gravestone

27 July 2012
Renewed appeal over vandalism of Wick teenager’s gravestone

Renewed appeal over vandalism of Wick teenager’s gravestone

27 July 2012

POLICE believe the answer to solving an act of vandalism at a Wick cemetery “lies within the town”.


Breakthrough in Bower school buses wrangle

25 July 2012
Breakthrough in Bower school buses wrangle

Breakthrough in Bower school buses wrangle

25 July 2012

CAMPAIGNERS who opposed a controversial plan to make pupils from Bower pay almost £100 a month to travel to Thurso High School have won a partial…


Council due to award £8.5m office contract

20 July 2012
Council due to award £8.5m office contract

Council due to award £8.5m office contract

20 July 2012

THREE tenders are being evaluated for the new £8.5 million Highland Council building in Wick.


Self-rule campaign’s local launch

18 July 2012
Self-rule campaign’s local launch

Self-rule campaign’s local launch

18 July 2012

CAITHNESS will see its biggest-ever community campaign this weekend.


Father hits out at ‘sick’ grave vandals

18 July 2012
Father hits out at ‘sick’ grave vandals

Father hits out at ‘sick’ grave vandals

18 July 2012

A GRIEVING father has condemned “a sick act of vandalism” which was carried out at his teenage son’s grave.


Groats launch for marathon cycle

10 July 2012
Groats launch for marathon cycle

Groats launch for marathon cycle

10 July 2012

CANCER patients from all over the country will be setting off from John O’Groats this week at the start of a marathon cycle run to London.


£220k funding agreed for Berriedale upgrade plans

10 July 2012
£220k funding agreed for Berriedale upgrade plans

£220k funding agreed for Berriedale upgrade plans

10 July 2012

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Student in tune for Hyde Park gig

22 June 2012
Student in tune for Hyde Park gig

Student in tune for Hyde Park gig

22 June 2012

A THURSO musician is to appear with an Edinburgh-based band at a gig in London with such famous names as Tom Jones, Stereophonics, Snow Patrol, Duran…


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