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Calls grow for Thurso bypass

07 March 2012
Calls grow for Thurso bypass

Calls grow for Thurso bypass

07 March 2012

A PLEA is to be made to transport minister Keith Brown for a road bypass scheme at Thurso. That was decided by members of the town’s community council…


Four jobs lost as Wick law firm is wound up

07 March 2012
Four jobs lost as Wick law firm is wound up

Four jobs lost as Wick law firm is wound up

07 March 2012

A WICK law firm, which was at the centre of a legal probe, is being wound up with the loss of four jobs. The move, which heralds the end of the Highland…


‘Positive approach’ urged in harbour death case

07 March 2012
‘Positive approach’ urged in harbour death case

‘Positive approach’ urged in harbour death case

07 March 2012

15 years on, frustrated family makes fresh appeal for information...


Hundreds of discarded cans and bottles collected in three weeks

29 February 2012
Hundreds of discarded cans and bottles collected in three weeks

Hundreds of discarded cans and bottles collected in three weeks

29 February 2012

THE amount of rubbish being discarded around Castletown is “horrendous”, according to a community councillor.


Wick airport Gaelic sign bid branded ‘unnecessary nonsense’

29 February 2012
Wick airport Gaelic sign bid branded ‘unnecessary nonsense’

Wick airport Gaelic sign bid branded ‘unnecessary nonsense’

29 February 2012

A BID to erect a sign in English and Gaelic at Wick Airport has been slammed as "unnecessary nonsense" by a Highland councillor.


Royal Hotel set to reopen

26 February 2012
Royal Hotel set to reopen

Royal Hotel set to reopen

26 February 2012

THE Royal Hotel in Thurso is to reopen in March after a four-month winter closure. The hotel in Traill Street is scheduled to start trading again on March…


Over 700 cans picked up in Castletown in three weeks

24 February 2012
Over 700 cans picked up in Castletown in three weeks

Over 700 cans picked up in Castletown in three weeks

24 February 2012

OVER 700 discarded cans were picked up by a Castletown man over a three-week period. But that figure was down by half compared to what John Calder collected…


Caithness cancer patients get home heat handouts

22 February 2012
Caithness cancer patients get home heat handouts

Caithness cancer patients get home heat handouts

22 February 2012

EIGHT cancer patients in Caithness have had to get charity handouts to help them heat their homes.


Elderly woman hospitalised after Wick road accident

17 February 2012
Elderly woman hospitalised after Wick road accident

Elderly woman hospitalised after Wick road accident

17 February 2012

AN elderly woman was taken to Caithness General Hospital in Wick today after being in a road accident in the town. One vehicle was also involved in the…


Black-belt families get a kick out of martial art

17 February 2012
Black-belt families get a kick out of martial art

Black-belt families get a kick out of martial art

17 February 2012

GETTING a kick out of life is literally something two Caithness families know all about. Mike Ritchie, from Thurso, his son, Michael, and daughter,…


Busy start to the year for Highlands credit union

12 February 2012
Busy start to the year for Highlands credit union

Busy start to the year for Highlands credit union

12 February 2012

A CREDIT union in the Highlands and Islands has enjoyed its busiest start to a year in its five-year history. Membership of the HI-Scot Credit Union now…


MSP wants police force HQ in the North

12 February 2012
MSP wants police force HQ in the North

MSP wants police force HQ in the North

12 February 2012

THE North of Scotland should be considered as a possible site for the headquarters of the country’s new single police force. That is the view of Highlands…


Woman who broke her curfew is remanded in custody

10 February 2012
Woman who broke her curfew is remanded in custody

Woman who broke her curfew is remanded in custody

10 February 2012

A WOMAN broke a court curfew for the second time in a matter of days because she had no money for electricity and went to a house which had heating, Wick…


Body confirmed as missing Thurso man Stephen McGurk

10 February 2012
Body confirmed as missing Thurso man Stephen McGurk

Body confirmed as missing Thurso man Stephen McGurk

10 February 2012

POLICE have confirmed the body found in the Thurso East area yesterday afternoon is that of missing man Stephen McGurk. A report has been submitted to…


Body found in field at Thurso East

10 February 2012
Body found in field at Thurso East

Body found in field at Thurso East

10 February 2012

THE body of a man has been found in the Thurso East area following a search by police, coastguards, the local lifeboat and dog handlers. That was confirmed…


Cars leave the road at Bower in icy conditions

20 January 2012
Cars leave the road at Bower in icy conditions

Cars leave the road at Bower in icy conditions

20 January 2012

TWO cars went off the road on Friday morning as icy driving conditions affected Caithness for the second day running.


Fernie says sorry for jobs wait

20 January 2012
Fernie says sorry for jobs wait

Fernie says sorry for jobs wait

20 January 2012

A SENIOR Caithness councillor has apologised to classroom assistants for the time it has taken to end the uncertainty over their jobs.


Film brothers have big dreams for Far North

20 January 2012
Film brothers have big dreams for Far North

Film brothers have big dreams for Far North

20 January 2012

‘We think Caithness has so much potential just waiting to be captured’, say film-maker brothers...


Well-known Wick retailer to retire

20 January 2012
Well-known Wick retailer to retire

Well-known Wick retailer to retire

20 January 2012

AN era will come to an end next month when Doreen Turner leaves the shop she has run in Wick for the past 33 years.


Councillors approve plan to help young people off benefits

18 January 2012
Councillors approve plan to help young people off benefits

Councillors approve plan to help young people off benefits

18 January 2012

YOUNG unemployed people in the North are to be helped by an initiative which has been agreed by the Highland Council.


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