A SENIOR member of the Law Society of Scotland is to visit Wick to meet Caithness solicitors next week. Austin Lafferty, who is the Law Society’s vice-president,…
A LOCAL social club which has been running for over 50 years could close next month with the loss of eight part-time jobs. That was confirmed yesterday…
Jon Kirk provided invaluable help to decommissioning teams...
THE former chairwoman of Wick Community Council has stood down from the organisation on which she sat for 11 years.
A CALL has been made for the Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB to rethink their decision to prevent their basic account customers from using cash…
NHS bosses have been looking at ways to make its hospitals safer and have made a trip to Dounreay to see what lessons can be learned from the site, which…
A DOUNREAY engineer who worked at the plant for 30 years has died at the age of 90. Jonathan (Jon) Kirk, who was born in 1921, joined the Atomic Energy…
CAITHNESS will host one of the eight public consultations which are to take place on the Highland Council’s consultative draft Gaelic language plan. Sessions…
NO community council elections will take place in Caithness next month although there will be contests elsewhere in the Highlands. Eleven of the 12 local…
AN album of previously unpublished photos of royal visits to Dounreay is to go on show at two popular tourist haunts in Caithness.
A NUMBER of information sessions are being offered next week to people in Caithness and Sutherland who may be interested in an innovative home working…
A SMALL wind turbine at Castletown Primary School has been placed too close to a children’s play area and could pose a risk to their safety.
THE family of a Wick man who was a victim of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in America spoke of their loss yesterday as the 10th anniversary of the atrocity…
A NEW work by a Wick musician gets its world premiere next week.
A CALL for more power to be returned to the people of Caithness has been backed by Castletown community council.
PLANS to close the inpatient beds at the Dunbar Hospital and reduce the opening hours at the minor injuries unit have been branded “a cost-cutting exercise”.…
LOCAL health officials have been accused of telling lies at a meeting which discussed the future of the Dunbar Hospital in Thurso.
LOCAL trade union representatives are to seek clarification on staffing changes between the Highland Council and NHS Highland.
COMMUNITY councillors in Castletown have backed a call for more power to be returned to the people of Caithness.
CASTLETOWN community council chairman Doug Fraser is to leave his post later this year. He announced his intention to stand down at Thursday’s meeting…
