A WICK man who was caught up in an American college shooting has spoken about the dramatic incident, which left a student injured. Ian Scott, an internationally-respected…
EQUIPMENT manufactured by a Wick-based company is being used in an underwater noise study in the Pentland Firth as part of the MeyGen tidal project in…
A CAITHNESS businessman is to sue the Bank of Scotland for around £10 million after one of his companies went into administration.
A RESCUE of stranded whales in the North has helped put the British Divers Marine Life Rescue in the running for a national charity award. The Scottish…
SCOTTISH Water has been accused of “a lack of transparency” over plans to increase the bacteria level for sewerage discharge at Dunnet Bay. The accusation…
WELFARE benefit changes being proposed by the UK Government have been condemned as "absolutely bonkers" by the chief executive of Thurso-based Pentland…
Councillor accused of living in ‘a council bubble'...
FOURTEEN cases of a superbug were diagnosed in the Far North in the past year, an increase of five on 2010/11. The figures – outlined at a meeting…
THREE former business premises in Wick are about to take on a new lease of life and give a boost to local retail trade in the town centre...
POWER from the Pentland Firth could be used for a research and development project to look at ways of using algae to produce biodiesel. That was said…
THE 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic will have particular significance for Wick man John Henderson. He grew up listening to tales about…
THE changes taking place at Dounreay were described as "the end of a chapter and not the end of an era," by Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore.…
TESCO should make "a definitive statement" over its plans for its proposed supermarket in Thurso. That was said by prospective Labour candidate in…
A THURSO councillor has claimed graffiti is spoiling the look of the town. Donnie Mackay made the claim at Tuesday night’s meeting of the community council…
TEN volunteers at the Highland Hospice shop in Thurso have walked out in protest over a restructuring plan which has resulted in the loss of the local…
Bower children have to pay to go to Thurso – but will go free to Wick...
SERVICES provided for young and elderly people in the North should improve next month following a ground-breaking agreement between the Highland Council…
A LOCAL hotelier has blamed the Highland Council for his decision to close the business at the end of the month. Andy Green, who took over the Portland…
INCREASES in personal tax allowances and a reduction in corporation tax are among the measures announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne,…
A CALL for wind turbines at three Caithness primary schools to be switched off pending a full risk assessment has been turned down by the Highland Council.
