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Far north forests go under the hammer for £3m

19 October 2012
Far north forests go under the hammer for £3m

Far north forests go under the hammer for £3m

19 October 2012

ONE of the biggest sales of commercial forestry in many years is about to take place in the far north.


Friends pay tribute to Barrock farmer killed in tragic roof fall

19 October 2012
Friends pay tribute to Barrock farmer killed in tragic roof fall

Friends pay tribute to Barrock farmer killed in tragic roof fall

19 October 2012

AN investigation is being carried out by the Health and Safety Executive after a Caithness farmer died following a roof fall.


Far north forests go under the hammer

19 October 2012
Far north forests go under the hammer

Far north forests go under the hammer

19 October 2012

ONE of the biggest sales of commercial forestry in many years is about to take place in the far north.


Fresh food drive-through service takes off

17 October 2012
Fresh food drive-through service takes off

Fresh food drive-through service takes off

17 October 2012

FANCY some home made jam or fresh farm eggs... then you could always pop down to the end of the road and buy them.


Farmer’s death a ‘sad reminder’ of industry dangers

12 October 2012
Farmer’s death a ‘sad reminder’ of industry dangers

Farmer’s death a ‘sad reminder’ of industry dangers

12 October 2012

THE tragic death of a 64-year-old Caithness farmer should act as "a sad reminder" of the hazardous and dangerous nature of the agricultural industry.


New acting head for Thurso High

05 October 2012
New acting head for Thurso High

New acting head for Thurso High

05 October 2012

THURSO High School will have a new acting head teacher when pupils return from their October holidays.


Reduction in airport opening times due to lack of funding

05 October 2012
Reduction in airport opening times due to lack of funding

Reduction in airport opening times due to lack of funding

05 October 2012

A DECISION to reduce opening hours at Wick Airport was taken on cost grounds, it was revealed last night.


Caithness stone used in clipper restoartion

07 September 2012
Caithness stone used in clipper restoartion

Caithness stone used in clipper restoartion

07 September 2012

A CAITHNESS company supplied the flagstones which have been laid around one of the world’s most famous ships.


‘It’s a sad loss for the town’

05 September 2012
‘It’s a sad loss for the town’

‘It’s a sad loss for the town’

05 September 2012

ADOPTED Caithnessian David Morrison, who has died at the age of 71, was yesterday described as "a man of considerable stature" and "a stalwart supporter…


Operators insist Wick Airport has bright future

31 August 2012
Operators insist Wick Airport has bright future

Operators insist Wick Airport has bright future

31 August 2012

WICK Airport has a strong future, Caithness councillors have been assured after they expressed concern about the "deeply damaging" decision by the operators…


Memorial rose garden unveiled at Castle of Mey

29 August 2012
Memorial rose garden unveiled at Castle of Mey

Memorial rose garden unveiled at Castle of Mey

29 August 2012

A NEW rose garden was officially opened at the Castle of Mey at the weekend to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of the Queen Mother.


Thurso square’s ‘danger trees’ now face the chop

24 August 2012
Thurso square’s ‘danger trees’ now face the chop

Thurso square’s ‘danger trees’ now face the chop

24 August 2012

THE fate of 16 trees in Sir John’s Square in Thurso has been decided.


Wick airport hours cutback slammed

22 August 2012
Wick airport hours cutback slammed

Wick airport hours cutback slammed

22 August 2012

THE decision to close Wick Airport for part of Friday morning and all day Saturday was slammed as "absolutely pathetic" by a Caithness councillor this…


Cuts to bus service a ‘slap in the face’

17 August 2012
Cuts to bus service a ‘slap in the face’

Cuts to bus service a ‘slap in the face’

17 August 2012

A DECISION by Stagecoach to terminate its X99 evening services between Caithness and Inverness has been criticised as “a knee-jerk reaction”.


‘Talking shop’ jibe for new area body

17 August 2012
‘Talking shop’ jibe for new area body

‘Talking shop’ jibe for new area body

17 August 2012

THE new area committee for Caithness and Sutherland could become “an embarrassment and little more than a talking shop”, according to local…


Father demands CCTV cover for Wick cemetery

15 August 2012
Father demands CCTV cover for Wick cemetery

Father demands CCTV cover for Wick cemetery

15 August 2012

Seventeen-year-old Christopher Durrand was killed in a road accident near Bower earlier this year. The tragedy devastated his family and when they discovered…


Thurso Gala chairwoman considers her position

15 August 2012
Thurso Gala chairwoman considers her position

Thurso Gala chairwoman considers her position

15 August 2012

ONE of the stalwarts of Thurso Gala is unsure about her future with the body which runs the event.


New bilingual sign sparks fresh wrangle

10 August 2012
New bilingual sign sparks fresh wrangle

New bilingual sign sparks fresh wrangle

10 August 2012

A CAITHNESS councillor yesterday hit out at the cost of installing bilingual road signs in the far north and described the move as “the height of…


Shoe shop's closure is an end of an era

10 August 2012
Shoe shop's closure is an end of an era

Shoe shop's closure is an end of an era

10 August 2012

THE closure of an established shoe shop in Thurso will signal the end of an era for a family-run business.


Caithness exile brews international success

08 August 2012
Caithness exile brews international success

Caithness exile brews international success

08 August 2012

Ross Stewart was delighted to be part of the Tennent Caledonian team which won awards at an international beer challenge in Belgium.


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