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Last chance to save Thurso Gala

21 September 2012
Last chance to save Thurso Gala

Last chance to save Thurso Gala

21 September 2012

THURSO Gala is facing the axe unless a final call for volunteers proves successful tonight.


Top far north cop highlights toll on 999 crews in dealing with fatal crashes

21 September 2012
Top far north cop highlights toll on 999 crews in dealing with fatal crashes

Top far north cop highlights toll on 999 crews in dealing with fatal crashes

21 September 2012

A SENIOR far north policeman has reflected on the harrowing personal toll taken on officers who have to deal with the aftermath of road accidents,…


Lives 'in danger' due to lack of resident warden

19 September 2012
Lives 'in danger' due to lack of resident warden

Lives 'in danger' due to lack of resident warden

19 September 2012

ELDERLY people in sheltered housing accommodation claim their lives are being put at risk due to the lack of a resident warden.


Public in the dark about the Northern Lights

19 September 2012
Public in the dark about the Northern Lights

Public in the dark about the Northern Lights

19 September 2012

WITH Caithness reckoned to be one of the best places on the UK mainland to witness the Northern Lights, a local hotelier is pressing for more to be done…


Oliver! premiere for orchestra

14 September 2012
Oliver! premiere for orchestra

Oliver! premiere for orchestra

14 September 2012

IT might be an amateur drama group but its performances on stage can never been described as anything but professional.


Academy boss blasts Kirkwood’s departure

12 September 2012
Academy boss blasts Kirkwood’s departure

Academy boss blasts Kirkwood’s departure

12 September 2012

WICK Academy feel that they have been badly let down by manager Davie Kirkwood over his behaviour in his impending move to Brora Rangers as the two sides…


Dounreay prepares for world’s deepest nuclear clean-up

07 September 2012
Dounreay prepares for world’s deepest nuclear clean-up

Dounreay prepares for world’s deepest nuclear clean-up

07 September 2012

DOUNREAY’S operators have unveiled plans to carry out the world’s deepest nuclear clean-up.


Academy fans vent fury

05 September 2012
Academy fans vent fury

Academy fans vent fury

05 September 2012

FANS, players and committee members have been left stunned after it was announced that Wick Academy manager Davie Kirkwood is preparing to take over at…


Kirkwood factor played part in Wick Academy defeat

05 September 2012
Kirkwood factor played part in Wick Academy defeat

Kirkwood factor played part in Wick Academy defeat

05 September 2012

The caretaker manager, who was been put in temporary charge of the squad after the departure of Davie Kirkwood, said the former manager’s absence…


Police probe continues in train tragedy

05 September 2012
Police probe continues in train tragedy

Police probe continues in train tragedy

05 September 2012

A PROBE was continuing yesterday into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who was run over by a train in Caithness.


‘Rustbucket’ fears over Dounreay nuclear cargo boat

31 August 2012
‘Rustbucket’ fears over Dounreay nuclear cargo boat

‘Rustbucket’ fears over Dounreay nuclear cargo boat

31 August 2012

A NUCLEAR cargo boat was expected to arrive at Scrabster early yesterday evening on a mission to transport a consignment of nuclear waste from Dounreay…


Councillors vote to end Cinderella club curfew

29 August 2012
Councillors vote to end Cinderella club curfew

Councillors vote to end Cinderella club curfew

29 August 2012

CAITHNESS councillors have voted to back a proposal to scrap the midnight curfew for nightclubs in Thurso and the Highlands, claiming that it has not…


Council pay move sparks union alarm

29 August 2012
Council pay move sparks union alarm

Council pay move sparks union alarm

29 August 2012

UNIONS have attacked a Highland Council move asking the public whether a pay rise for its thousands of staff, following a two-year pay freeze, should…


Annual regatta could put wind in Wick harbour’s sails

17 August 2012
Annual regatta could put wind in Wick harbour’s sails

Annual regatta could put wind in Wick harbour’s sails

17 August 2012

PLANS are at an early stage to introduce a new sailing event to Caithness following the success of Harbourfest at Wick.


Mother cries foul over new bus levy

17 August 2012
Mother cries foul over new bus levy

Mother cries foul over new bus levy

17 August 2012

PARENTS of a Thurso girl who goes to school in Bettyhill are up in arms after being told they will have to start paying for her daily bus transport.


eBay to review Caithness postcodes

16 August 2012
eBay to review Caithness postcodes

eBay to review Caithness postcodes

16 August 2012

eBay is set to correct a flaw in its system which classed Caithness as an island resulting in customers being charged more for delivery or being…


Caithness consumers seethe over rip-off delivery charges

15 August 2012
Caithness consumers seethe over rip-off delivery charges

Caithness consumers seethe over rip-off delivery charges

15 August 2012

The Caithness Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) has backed calls from watchdog Consumer Focus Scotland (CFS) for companies to offer the same delivery charge…


College wins top design award

10 August 2012
College wins top design award

College wins top design award

10 August 2012

A COLLEGE facility which trains students for careers in the renewable energy sector has been named as the best building in the north Highlands.


Family left to cope alone after baby son’s death

10 August 2012
Family left to cope alone after baby son’s death

Family left to cope alone after baby son’s death

10 August 2012

MORE support from charities and medical staff needs to exist in Caithness for families who have experienced the death of a child, claims a Wick father.


Move to put brakes on Wick's boy racers

10 August 2012
Move to put brakes on Wick's boy racers

Move to put brakes on Wick's boy racers

10 August 2012

BARRIERS preventing vehicles from entering a car park at night are said to be the final resort in tackling Wick’s antisocial drivers and stopping…


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