A CAITHNESS family has raised over £5000 for the air ambulance service and two hospitals in Aberdeen and Wick.
A MEETING on the future of the Dunbar hospital in Thurso is to take place before the end of the year. That was agreed by members of the North Highland…
FAMILIES, businesses and communities in Caithness and throughout Scotland are being encouraged to prepare for winter through a national public awareness…
A BID to turn a historic Caithness grain store and corn mill into a £4 million cultural and residential hub for the performing arts has received a boost…
THE possible loss of up to 11 jobs at a Co-op store in Thurso was yesterday described as “horrendous news for the town”. Local community councillor…
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AN album of previously unpublished photos of royal visits to Dounreay is to go on show at two popular tourist haunts in Caithness.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.
