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Smaller farms to benefit from new Scottish Beef Scheme

02 August 2011
Smaller farms to benefit from new Scottish Beef Scheme

Smaller farms to benefit from new Scottish Beef Scheme

02 August 2011

A NEW scheme to guarantee financial support to the beef sector is being described as vital to the industry.


Wick couple celebrate £280k Euromillions Lottery win

02 August 2011
Wick couple celebrate £280k Euromillions Lottery win

Wick couple celebrate £280k Euromillions Lottery win

02 August 2011

A WICK couple are celebrating winning over £280,000 in the Euromillions Lottery. John and Angela Sutherland matched all five main numbers and one lucky…


NHS Highland says it is committed to Caithness General Hospital

01 August 2011
NHS Highland says it is committed to Caithness General Hospital

NHS Highland says it is committed to Caithness General Hospital

01 August 2011

NHS Highland has said that it remains committed to Caithness General Hospital, despite claims to the contrary.


Fundraiser prepares for barefoot challenge from Groats

31 July 2011
Fundraiser prepares for barefoot challenge from Groats

Fundraiser prepares for barefoot challenge from Groats

31 July 2011

AN Englishman is preparing to pull off an extraordinary ‘feet’. Anthony Band plans to make history by becoming the first person ever to run from John…


1100 homes in Caithness lose power

29 July 2011
1100 homes in Caithness lose power

1100 homes in Caithness lose power

29 July 2011

WICK was brought to a standstill this afternoon when over a thousand homes and businesses lost power. The incident took place at 4.25pm when a power…


For-sale cube is a last link to iconic Groats hotel

29 July 2011
For-sale cube is a last link to iconic Groats hotel

For-sale cube is a last link to iconic Groats hotel

29 July 2011

A LARGE-scale version of an iconic symbol of the 1980s is on offer to those who want to own a piece of John O’Groats history.


Anger over closed toilets on Wick gala night

29 July 2011
Anger over closed toilets on Wick gala night

Anger over closed toilets on Wick gala night

29 July 2011

THE failure to open toilet facilities during Wick’s busiest night of the year has been described as a public inconvenience. Visitors to the town’s…


Composed Halkirk take their chances

29 July 2011
Composed Halkirk take their chances

Composed Halkirk take their chances

29 July 2011

WICK ACADEMY 1 - 2 HALKIRK UNITED Scorers: Wick: S. Mackay (59). Halkirk: Cowie (82), P. Mackay (87). WELCOME to Harmsworth Park Mr Kirkwood. The…


Academy manager's praise for defence

27 July 2011
Academy manager's praise for defence

Academy manager's praise for defence

27 July 2011

INVERNESS CITY 1 - 3 WICK ACADEMY (Scorers – Inverness City: Miller. Wick Academy: David Allan, Cunningham, Weir.) DAVID Kirkwood is getting the response…


Norway terror attack a ‘personal tragedy’

27 July 2011
Norway terror attack a ‘personal tragedy’

Norway terror attack a ‘personal tragedy’

27 July 2011

A NORWEGIAN living in Caithness has revealed how his father felt the force of last week’s bomb explosion in Oslo – three miles from where it happened.…


Man jailed at Wick Sheriff Court for drug possession

22 July 2011
Man jailed at Wick Sheriff Court for drug possession

Man jailed at Wick Sheriff Court for drug possession

22 July 2011

A CAITHNESS man has been sent to jail after he admitted possessing a class "C" drug.


Coghill calls for tough stance on litter louts

22 July 2011
Coghill calls for tough stance on litter louts

Coghill calls for tough stance on litter louts

22 July 2011

GREATER emphasis should be placed on tackling offenders who throw litter on the streets.


Regulator tells BT to drop broadband prices in the Far North

21 July 2011
Regulator tells BT to drop broadband prices in the Far North

Regulator tells BT to drop broadband prices in the Far North

21 July 2011

BROADBAND bills in the Far North are set to drop after BT were ordered to lower their prices. Telecom regulator Ofcom announced they will have to…


Rise in passenger numbers at Wick Airport

21 July 2011
Rise in passenger numbers at Wick Airport

Rise in passenger numbers at Wick Airport

21 July 2011

WICK Airport has seen a significant rise in passenger numbers over the last three months. The airport saw over 7000 passengers from April to July.…


One Caithness litterbug fined during Highland Council campaign

20 July 2011
One Caithness litterbug fined during Highland Council campaign

One Caithness litterbug fined during Highland Council campaign

20 July 2011

THE LATEST zero tolerance campaign against litter is proving that the message to keep the streets clean is getting through to people. During the two-week…


New scheme to develop future stars of rugby

20 July 2011
New scheme to develop future stars of rugby

New scheme to develop future stars of rugby

20 July 2011

Neil Livett, the new club development officer for Caithness Rugby Club believes the Far North is an untapped resource for rugby talent...


Speed bumps in Wick not way to tackle boy racers

20 July 2011
Speed bumps in Wick not way to tackle boy racers

Speed bumps in Wick not way to tackle boy racers

20 July 2011

PLANS to implement traffic-calming measures to deter antisocial drivers would be detrimental to Wick claims a local councillor.


Students blown away by Caithness hospitality

16 July 2011
Students blown away by Caithness hospitality

Students blown away by Caithness hospitality

16 July 2011

STUDENTS walking the length of the country said they have been blown away by the kindness and generosity of people in Caithness. Twenty-one-year-olds…


Call to re-evalutate Gaelic language plan

16 July 2011
Call to re-evalutate Gaelic language plan

Call to re-evalutate Gaelic language plan

16 July 2011

CAITHNESS is not against the promotion of Gaelic in the Highlands.


Council blasted as Thurso service point forced to close

15 July 2011
Council blasted as Thurso service point forced to close

Council blasted as Thurso service point forced to close

15 July 2011

A THURSO councillor has blasted the Highland Council after the town’s service point was forced to close on Tuesday. Donald Mackay is furious the office…


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