A CALL for barriers to be fitted at two level rail crossings in Caithness has been welcomed by local Highland councillor David Flear. He was pleased…
CAITHNESS can overcome the economic difficulties caused by the rundown of Dounreay but the area needs “a greater commitment” from the Scottish and UK…
THE Wick tax office should be given “a cast-iron assurance” by the UK Government that it will not be threatened with closure again.
RESCUERS "gave everything they had" to try to save the whales stranded at Kyle of Durness, according to a local woman involved in the bid to keep them…
A PIPELINE constructed at Subsea 7’s Wester site has been launched in record time.
CAITHNESS fans who enjoyed music from the T Break Stage at T in the Park will have an opportunity from next week to download free some of the songs they…
STAFF from a Wick chemist shop will be putting their best feet forward when they undertake a charity walk at the weekend.
ELIJAH Wallis feels at home in Wick but then that’s hardly surprising. The showman, who celebrated his 90th birthday on Tuesday, has been coming to the…
A SPECIAL Wick edition of the final book in a trilogy by local writer James Fleming is to be launched next week.
HUNDREDS of e-mails have been received by local MP John Thurso over the News International phone-hacking scandal. The Caithness, Sutherland and Easter…
A COMPLAINT about the conduct of four members of the board of management at North Highland College UHI has been thrown out.
?A PLAN to improve the riverside and mall area in Thurso has been unveiled at the latest meeting of the local community council.
FOR the past 30 years Kate Stewart has been running keep-fit classes in Thurso but she has now decided to hang up her trainers.
A CALL for the current review of the four primary schools in Wick to be postponed has been rejected by a Caithness councillor.
A LOCAL trade union representative has claimed enterprise officials in Caithness are “not pulling their weight” when it comes to renewable energy.
A WICK father was “almost physically sick” and his wife “devastated” when they discovered their son’s grave had been vandalised – just days after the…
A LOCAL councillor has called for a “really hard line” to be taken against people who drop litter and don’t clean up after their dogs.
A WICK council worker yesterday described a fire which engulfed his refuse truck as “one of the scariest moments of my life”. Hugh Duncan was speaking…
A CAITHNESS councillor said a projected underspend of almost £7 million in the local authority budget could be used to help ease some of the pain of council…
THREE council workers had a lucky escape when their refuse vehicle was “completely destroyed” after catching fire near Mey this morning (Friday). Driver…
