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Thurso meeting for Gaelic plan consultation

06 October 2011
Thurso meeting for Gaelic plan consultation

Thurso meeting for Gaelic plan consultation

06 October 2011

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…


Bower falls by the wayside as community council deadline passes

05 October 2011
Bower falls by the wayside as community council deadline passes

Bower falls by the wayside as community council deadline passes

05 October 2011

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…


Royal album is picture perfect

05 October 2011
Royal album is picture perfect

Royal album is picture perfect

05 October 2011

AN album of previously unpublished photos of royal visits to Dounreay is to go on show at two popular tourist haunts in Caithness.


Wick and Thurso will host home-working sessions

18 September 2011
Wick and Thurso will host home-working sessions

Wick and Thurso will host home-working sessions

18 September 2011

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…


Castletown school turbine fears

16 September 2011
Castletown school turbine fears

Castletown school turbine fears

16 September 2011

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.


Wick man's family speak of his loss on 9/11

09 September 2011
Wick man's family speak of his loss on 9/11

Wick man's family speak of his loss on 9/11

09 September 2011

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…


Wick musician’s work set for Eden Court world premiere

08 September 2011
Wick musician’s work set for Eden Court world premiere

Wick musician’s work set for Eden Court world premiere

08 September 2011

A NEW work by a Wick musician gets its world premiere next week.


Castletown community leaders back bid for local control

07 September 2011
Castletown community leaders back bid for local control

Castletown community leaders back bid for local control

07 September 2011

A CALL for more power to be returned to the people of Caithness has been backed by Castletown community council.


Dunbar plans ‘not about patient care’

07 September 2011
Dunbar plans ‘not about patient care’

Dunbar plans ‘not about patient care’

07 September 2011

PLANS to close the inpatient beds at the Dunbar Hospital and reduce the opening hours at the minor injuries unit have been branded “a cost-cutting exercise”.…


Lies claim over Dunbar Hospital changes

07 September 2011
Lies claim over Dunbar Hospital changes

Lies claim over Dunbar Hospital changes

07 September 2011

LOCAL health officials have been accused of telling lies at a meeting which discussed the future of the Dunbar Hospital in Thurso.


Caithness trade union reps want assurances over staff changes

07 September 2011
Caithness trade union reps want assurances over staff changes

Caithness trade union reps want assurances over staff changes

07 September 2011

LOCAL trade union representatives are to seek clarification on staffing changes between the Highland Council and NHS Highland.


Castletown community councillors back bid for more local control

05 September 2011
Castletown community councillors back bid for more local control

Castletown community councillors back bid for more local control

05 September 2011

COMMUNITY councillors in Castletown have backed a call for more power to be returned to the people of Caithness.


Castletown community council chairman Doug Fraser to stand down

04 September 2011
Castletown community council chairman Doug Fraser to stand down

Castletown community council chairman Doug Fraser to stand down

04 September 2011

CASTLETOWN community council chairman Doug Fraser is to leave his post later this year. He announced his intention to stand down at Thursday’s meeting…


Bad a Cheo wind farm exhibition to be staged in Halkirk

04 September 2011
Bad a Cheo wind farm exhibition to be staged in Halkirk

Bad a Cheo wind farm exhibition to be staged in Halkirk

04 September 2011

AN exhibition on a wind farm development in Caithness is to held in Halkirk next week. The event, which is taking place at the Ross Institute in Halkirk…


Residents praise 'superb' Wick care home

02 September 2011
Residents praise 'superb' Wick care home

Residents praise 'superb' Wick care home

02 September 2011

A WICK care home has been praised for its "caring and professional approach" to the people who use the service.


Meeting to be held over Halkirk flooding

01 September 2011
Meeting to be held over Halkirk flooding

Meeting to be held over Halkirk flooding

01 September 2011

A MEETING is to take place in Halkirk tomorrow (Friday) in a bid to resolve the flooding problem which affected the village at the weekend. Landward Caithness…


UK tour for Caithness band Maydays

31 August 2011
UK tour for Caithness band Maydays

UK tour for Caithness band Maydays

31 August 2011

CAITHNESS band Maydays are about to embark on a mini-UK tour next week.


Tribute to crew of 'Isleford' which sank off Wick

31 August 2011
Tribute to crew of 'Isleford' which sank off Wick

Tribute to crew of 'Isleford' which sank off Wick

31 August 2011

A WARTIME tragedy will be commemorated when a plaque is unveiled to the 15 men who lost their lives when their boat sank off Wick almost 70 years ago.…


Wick nursery worker attacks council snack move

31 August 2011
Wick nursery worker attacks council snack move

Wick nursery worker attacks council snack move

31 August 2011

A YEARLY budget of less than £175 to provide snacks at a Wick nursery was yesterday described as “absolutely crazy”.


Screen Machine viewers set for Harry Potter blockbuster

30 August 2011
Screen Machine viewers set for Harry Potter blockbuster

Screen Machine viewers set for Harry Potter blockbuster

30 August 2011

MOVIE fans in the north coast will get an opportunity to see the final Harry Potter film when the Screen Machine visits the area.


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