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Fort's pitch and facilities fail at most basic level - McKenna

16 April 2018
Fort's pitch and facilities fail at most basic level - McKenna

Fort's pitch and facilities fail at most basic level - McKenna

16 April 2018

WICK Academy manager Tom McKenna has blasted the standard of facilities at Fort William after a 2-2 draw away to the team at the bottom of the Highland…


999 teams 'stretched beyond the limit'

10 March 2017
999 teams 'stretched beyond the limit'

999 teams 'stretched beyond the limit'

10 March 2017

PARAMEDICS in Caithness are being pushed beyond their limits with cover, especially at nights and weekends, overstretched to respond to emergencies, it…


Answers demanded over time firefighters took to reach Thurso garage blaze

22 February 2017
Answers demanded over time firefighters took to reach Thurso garage blaze

Answers demanded over time firefighters took to reach Thurso garage blaze

22 February 2017

A CAITHNESS councillor is waiting to hear the result of an investigation into claims firefighters were delayed by up to half-an-hour when responding to…


Thurso Co-op store sold in McColls deal

14 February 2017
Thurso Co-op store sold in McColls deal

Thurso Co-op store sold in McColls deal

14 February 2017

A CO-OP store in Thurso has been sold to the McColl’s Retail Group as part of a £117 million deal for almost 300 shops.


£525,000 Killimster road plan set to start

13 February 2017
£525,000 Killimster road plan set to start

£525,000 Killimster road plan set to start

13 February 2017

MAJOR repairs to the Killimster Moss road in Caithness are due to get under way next month.


Nuclear archive to open to the public

13 February 2017
Nuclear archive to open to the public

Nuclear archive to open to the public

13 February 2017

THE new £20 million nuclear archive at Wick airport will open to the public this week.


Call to scrap traffic lights at the Toll in Thurso

26 August 2016
Call to scrap traffic lights at the Toll in Thurso

Call to scrap traffic lights at the Toll in Thurso

26 August 2016

TRAFFIC lights at the Toll in Thurso should be replaced by a roundabout, according to local Highland councillor Donnie Mackay.


Thurso councillor slams state of county's roads

10 August 2016
Thurso councillor slams state of county's roads

Thurso councillor slams state of county's roads

10 August 2016

A CAITHNESS councillor has taken a fresh swipe at the state of local roads and said they are the worst he has ever seen.


New world heavy champion crowned at Halkirk Games - see slideshow of photos

04 August 2016
New world heavy champion crowned at Halkirk Games - see slideshow of photos

New world heavy champion crowned at Halkirk Games - see slideshow of photos

04 August 2016

SCOTT Rider was crowned world heavy champion at the record-breaking Halkirk Highland Games at the weekend, held in Caithness for the first time.


No backing down from Ross over dual role as MSP and councillor

21 July 2016
No backing down from Ross over dual role as MSP and councillor

No backing down from Ross over dual role as MSP and councillor

21 July 2016

GAIL Ross has continued to defend her decision to retain her dual role as a Highland councillor and an MSP in the face of a new call for her…


Wick Groats last Caithness men standing in cup

30 June 2016
Wick Groats last Caithness men standing in cup

Wick Groats last Caithness men standing in cup

30 June 2016

WICK Groats will be the sole Caithness standard-bearer in the quarter-finals of the Highland Amateur Cup.


Councillor who was granted freedom of John O’Groats dies

05 February 2016
Councillor who was granted freedom of John O’Groats dies

Councillor who was granted freedom of John O’Groats dies

05 February 2016

A FORMER Caithness district and Highland councillor has died.


Seaweed factory in Wick aims for March opening

03 February 2016
Seaweed factory in Wick aims for March opening

Seaweed factory in Wick aims for March opening

03 February 2016

A PLAN to set up a factory in Wick to process edible seaweed is “progressing well”, according to the company behind the venture.


Nomadic Boulders sculpture unveiled at John O'Groats

05 November 2015
Nomadic Boulders sculpture unveiled at John O'Groats

Nomadic Boulders sculpture unveiled at John O'Groats

05 November 2015

A SCULPTURE which cost £118,000 and was inspired by the force of the Pentland Firth was officially unveiled at a ceremony at John O’Groats…


Wick's twin town Klaksvik hits out over councillors' whaling 'ultimatum'

21 August 2015
Wick's twin town Klaksvik hits out over councillors' whaling 'ultimatum'

Wick's twin town Klaksvik hits out over councillors' whaling 'ultimatum'

21 August 2015

A PLAN to sever links between Wick and its Faroese twin town over its “barbaric slaughter of whales” has met with an angry response from the…


Public meeting to be held in Thurso over threat to gardeners' jobs

14 August 2015
Public meeting to be held in Thurso over threat to gardeners' jobs

Public meeting to be held in Thurso over threat to gardeners' jobs

14 August 2015

A THURSO Highland councillor has urged people to attend a meeting next week to discuss the future of six gardeners’ jobs.


Health body delivers results of Caithness General visit

05 March 2015
Health body delivers results of Caithness General visit

Health body delivers results of Caithness General visit

05 March 2015

THE threat of junior doctors being removed from Caithness General has been lifted following a review by an independent body.


GPs won’t be providing out-of-hours hospital cover

25 February 2015
GPs won’t be providing out-of-hours hospital cover

GPs won’t be providing out-of-hours hospital cover

25 February 2015

PLANS to provide out-of-hours cover at Caithness General seem to have suffered a setback after it was confirmed local GPs will not be taking part.


Service has to change, says senior consultant

25 February 2015
Service has to change, says senior consultant

Service has to change, says senior consultant

25 February 2015

THE future of out-of-hours surgery at Caithness General should be decided “over the next few months,” according to a senior consultant at…


Concerns for patient safety if out-of-hours surgery is lost

25 February 2015
Concerns for patient safety if out-of-hours surgery is lost

Concerns for patient safety if out-of-hours surgery is lost

25 February 2015

IF out-of-hours surgery at Caithness General Hospital is removed at any time in the future it could “lead to unnecessary deaths and a huge cost…


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