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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.


Heavy snow showers likely across the North

18 January 2012
Heavy snow showers likely across the North

Heavy snow showers likely across the North

18 January 2012

THE Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for the Highlands. Frequent and occasionally heavy snow showers are likely across the North tomorrow,…


Scrabster plan is ‘vote of confidence’

18 January 2012
Scrabster plan is ‘vote of confidence’

Scrabster plan is ‘vote of confidence’

18 January 2012

SCRABSTER has been included in a new Scottish Government initiative to boost investment and create jobs – a move which was yesterday described as “tremendous…


Scrabster to be part of new enterprise zone

17 January 2012
Scrabster to be part of new enterprise zone

Scrabster to be part of new enterprise zone

17 January 2012

SCRABSTER has been included in a Scottish Government initiative which could create employment opportunities, stimulate private investment and help economic…


Passenger numbers up 28% at Wick Airport in December

14 January 2012
Passenger numbers up 28% at Wick Airport in December

Passenger numbers up 28% at Wick Airport in December

14 January 2012

THERE was an increase of 28 per cent in the number of passengers using Wick Airport last month. Figures published by Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd…


Transport minister’s Berriedale Braes response encouraging, claims Scanlon

14 January 2012
Transport minister’s Berriedale Braes response encouraging, claims Scanlon

Transport minister’s Berriedale Braes response encouraging, claims Scanlon

14 January 2012

NORTH MSP Mary Scanlon has welcomed a response she received from Scottish transport minister Keith Brown on plans to improve the Berriedale Braes. She…


Clash in North over vote on home rule

13 January 2012
Clash in North over vote on home rule

Clash in North over vote on home rule

13 January 2012

THE SNP should “stop mucking about with the future of Scotland” and hold a referendum on independence sooner rather than later to end uncertainty over…


John O’Groats arts project attracts international interest

13 January 2012
John O’Groats arts project attracts international interest

John O’Groats arts project attracts international interest

13 January 2012

LOCAL and international artists have expressed an interest in creating permanent artwork on coastal paths at John O’Groats as part of the £6 million project…


Reay crash victim's family touched by response

11 January 2012
Reay crash victim's family touched by response

Reay crash victim's family touched by response

11 January 2012

THE family of a young driver killed in a road accident outside Thurso have been touched by the enormous public support received following his death. Derrick…


Caithness band are big noise in Japan... 30 years after break-up!

06 January 2012
Caithness band are big noise in Japan... 30 years after break-up!

Caithness band are big noise in Japan... 30 years after break-up!

06 January 2012

‘AMUSED, proud and bemused,” is how James Sutherland, a former member of the local rock group, Radio City, this week described the band’s success in Japan…


Call to open books on Dunbar repair bill

06 January 2012
Call to open books on Dunbar repair bill

Call to open books on Dunbar repair bill

06 January 2012

A CALL was made this week for local health bosses to provide details of the cost of repairing buildings at the Dunbar Hospital in Thurso. It came from…


Caithness bus travellers hit by service cutbacks

04 January 2012
Caithness bus travellers hit by service cutbacks

Caithness bus travellers hit by service cutbacks

04 January 2012

CHANGES to bus services in Caithness and north Sutherland are to be introduced by Stagecoach this weekend after it lost a number of Highland Council contracts.…


Thousands gather to enjoy Thurso street party fun

04 January 2012
Thousands gather to enjoy Thurso street party fun

Thousands gather to enjoy Thurso street party fun

04 January 2012

AROUND 3000 people took in the New Year at the Hogmanay in Thurso street party.


Royal Mail makes its mark with jubilee stamps

02 January 2012
Royal Mail makes its mark with jubilee stamps

Royal Mail makes its mark with jubilee stamps

02 January 2012

THE Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are to be celebrated with the issue of some very special stamps throughout…


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