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Contestants wanted for new Jack Dee comedy TV show

17 June 2012
Contestants wanted for new Jack Dee comedy TV show

Contestants wanted for new Jack Dee comedy TV show

17 June 2012

PEOPLE from Caithness could have the chance to appear in a new comedy/ entertainment show which is being hosted by Jack Dee. The show, being made by Citrus…


Old Pulteney Prohibition Ball raises over £6800 for Wick lifeboat

17 June 2012
Old Pulteney Prohibition Ball raises over £6800 for Wick lifeboat

Old Pulteney Prohibition Ball raises over £6800 for Wick lifeboat

17 June 2012

OVER £6800 was raised for Wick lifeboat station at a charity ball which was held in the town. The Old Pulteney Prohibition Ball, which started in 2007,…


Jubilee beacon set to shine at Morven

16 May 2012
Jubilee beacon set to shine at Morven

Jubilee beacon set to shine at Morven

16 May 2012

A BEACON will be lit on top of Morven to mark the Queen’s diamond jubilee celebrations.


New book plots Chris’s life in Africa

16 May 2012
New book plots Chris’s life in Africa

New book plots Chris’s life in Africa

16 May 2012

A NEW book written by Chris McIvor from Wick is being launched in his home town later this week.


Rail lobby urges new councillors to support Dornoch link

07 May 2012
Rail lobby urges new councillors to support Dornoch link

Rail lobby urges new councillors to support Dornoch link

07 May 2012

A CAMPAIGN group has urged newly-elected Highland councillors to back efforts for a rail link over the Dornoch Firth. Ken Sutherland, of Railfuture Scotland,…


Visits planned as 15 interested in Keiss abattoir

04 May 2012
Visits planned as 15 interested in Keiss abattoir

Visits planned as 15 interested in Keiss abattoir

04 May 2012

MORE than 15 enquiries have been made about a Caithness abattoir and meat processing company which has gone into administration. That was revealed…


New venture gets harbour welcome

04 May 2012
New venture gets harbour welcome

New venture gets harbour welcome

04 May 2012

A NEW watersports and chandlery centre has opened at Wick hHarbour to capitalise on the increasing number of visitors to the local marina. The venture,…


Wick man caught up in Bronx shootnig

04 May 2012
Wick man caught up in Bronx shootnig

Wick man caught up in Bronx shootnig

04 May 2012

A WICK man who was caught up in an American college shooting has spoken about the dramatic incident, which left a student injured. Ian Scott, an internationally-respected…


Wick staff engineer a first for tidal project

04 May 2012
Wick staff engineer a first for tidal project

Wick staff engineer a first for tidal project

04 May 2012

EQUIPMENT manufactured by a Wick-based company is being used in an underwater noise study in the Pentland Firth as part of the MeyGen tidal project in…


Keiss abbatoir owner to sue bank for £10m

02 May 2012
Keiss abbatoir owner to sue bank for £10m

Keiss abbatoir owner to sue bank for £10m

02 May 2012

A CAITHNESS businessman is to sue the Bank of Scotland for around £10 million after one of his companies went into administration.


Animal rescue team short-listed for charity award

28 April 2012
Animal rescue team short-listed for charity award

Animal rescue team short-listed for charity award

28 April 2012

A RESCUE of stranded whales in the North has helped put the British Divers Marine Life Rescue in the running for a national charity award. The Scottish…


Dunnet Bay sewage plans raise fears

27 April 2012
Dunnet Bay sewage plans raise fears

Dunnet Bay sewage plans raise fears

27 April 2012

SCOTTISH Water has been accused of “a lack of transparency” over plans to increase the bacteria level for sewerage discharge at Dunnet Bay. The accusation…


Benefit changes ‘bonkers’, says housing chief

26 April 2012
Benefit changes ‘bonkers’, says housing chief

Benefit changes ‘bonkers’, says housing chief

26 April 2012

WELFARE benefit changes being proposed by the UK Government have been condemned as "absolutely bonkers" by the chief executive of Thurso-based Pentland…


Coghill’s remarks spark backlash

25 April 2012
Coghill’s remarks spark backlash

Coghill’s remarks spark backlash

25 April 2012

Councillor accused of living in ‘a council bubble'...


Rise in Far North superbug cases

20 April 2012
Rise in Far North superbug cases

Rise in Far North superbug cases

20 April 2012

FOURTEEN cases of a superbug were diagnosed in the Far North in the past year, an increase of five on 2010/11. The figures – outlined at a meeting…


New lease of life for three empty premises in Wick

18 April 2012
New lease of life for three empty premises in Wick

New lease of life for three empty premises in Wick

18 April 2012

THREE former business premises in Wick are about to take on a new lease of life and give a boost to local retail trade in the town centre...


Firth power plan to turn algae into biodiesel

13 April 2012
Firth power plan to turn algae into biodiesel

Firth power plan to turn algae into biodiesel

13 April 2012

POWER from the Pentland Firth could be used for a research and development project to look at ways of using algae to produce biodiesel. That was said…


‘Sarge’ helped to save survivors of ‘Titanic’

13 April 2012
‘Sarge’ helped to save survivors of ‘Titanic’

‘Sarge’ helped to save survivors of ‘Titanic’

13 April 2012

THE 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic will have particular significance for Wick man John Henderson. He grew up listening to tales about…


End of a chapter but not era for Dounreay

04 April 2012
End of a chapter but not era for Dounreay

End of a chapter but not era for Dounreay

04 April 2012

THE changes taking place at Dounreay were described as "the end of a chapter and not the end of an era," by Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore.…


Thurso Tesco site slammed as ‘eyesore’

04 April 2012
Thurso Tesco site slammed as ‘eyesore’

Thurso Tesco site slammed as ‘eyesore’

04 April 2012

TESCO should make "a definitive statement" over its plans for its proposed supermarket in Thurso. That was said by prospective Labour candidate in…


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