A TWO-day visit to Caithness by a Scottish tourism boss has been described as “a great opportunity for the area”. Andrew Mackay, who owns the Norseman…
TWO Caithness sports clubs have been awarded £4000 from the National Lottery. Caithness Disability Multi-Sport and Lybster Junior Football Club each received…
COST-cutting measures are to be introduced at an established local social club to prevent it from closure.
A SHERIFF told three young people who torched a car in Wick what they did was “extremely serious, foolish and dangerous” and stressed the consequences…
THE second Dip with a Nip fundraising event is to be held in Caithness next month – and the organisers are hoping for an even bigger response than last…
FIFTEEN per cent of the local population will be over the age of 75 by 2033. That was what Sheena Macleod, the general manager of the North Highland Community…
AN assurance was given this week about the future of the physiotherapy department at the Dunbar Hospital in Thurso.
ALL health services in the Far North will have to be reviewed as staff try to deal with an overspend which is expected to exceed £1 million by the end…
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…
