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Bid to resurrect Faroese links

08 August 2012
Bid to resurrect Faroese links

Bid to resurrect Faroese links

08 August 2012

A WICK councillor has called for links to be re-established between the town and the Faroe Islands as part of their abandoned twin-town partnership.


Probe into toxic sludge risk at former Caithness waterworks

08 August 2012
Probe into toxic sludge risk at former Caithness waterworks

Probe into toxic sludge risk at former Caithness waterworks

08 August 2012

WATER and sewage treatment at a Caithness site has potentially led to a toxic sludge linked to cancer and Alzheimer’s infecting the surrounding…


Threat to future link with twin-town

08 August 2012
Threat to future link with twin-town

Threat to future link with twin-town

08 August 2012

A FRIENDSHIP which has spanned four decades is in danger of coming to an end unless the next generation steps up to continue a proud tradition.


Player eyes cup glory after cancer diagnosis

03 August 2012
Player eyes cup glory after cancer diagnosis

Player eyes cup glory after cancer diagnosis

03 August 2012

EIGHT months ago, Greg Shearer’s world fell apart after being told he had leukaemia.


Wick residents fed up with flooding

03 August 2012
Wick residents fed up with flooding

Wick residents fed up with flooding

03 August 2012

RESIDENTS in Wick who have been plagued by flooding problems for years claim new measures to prevent drainage overflow have failed and are calling for…


Dairy farm visit highlights industry crisis

01 August 2012
Dairy farm visit highlights industry crisis

Dairy farm visit highlights industry crisis

01 August 2012

THE Duke of Rothesay concluded his tour of Caithness on Monday with a visit to a dairy farm a few miles south of Wick.


Marine energy park is a beacon for business

01 August 2012
Marine energy park is a beacon for business

Marine energy park is a beacon for business

01 August 2012

Greg Barker said the far north and the Northern Isles will play a vital part in meeting the country’s energy needs, stating the Government is now…


Nightclub curfew consultation launched

01 August 2012
Nightclub curfew consultation launched

Nightclub curfew consultation launched

01 August 2012

SCRAPPING the "Cinderella curfew" at a Thurso nightclub is necessary to benefit all licensed premises in the town, according to a Caithness councillor.


Butchers benefit from Wick Academy cup tie with Raith Rovers

27 July 2012
Butchers benefit from Wick Academy cup tie with Raith Rovers

Butchers benefit from Wick Academy cup tie with Raith Rovers

27 July 2012

To make sure that the expected bumper crowd doesn’t go hungry, staff will be cooking 600 Scotch pies to go to the match for hungry fans to eat with…


Cup tie evokes memories of Kirkwood’s Raith glory days

27 July 2012
Cup tie evokes memories of Kirkwood’s Raith glory days

Cup tie evokes memories of Kirkwood’s Raith glory days

27 July 2012

THERE aren’t many Scottish sides that can claim to have taken a one-goal lead at half time against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich at the Olympia…


Dounreay dump site accused of blighting landscape

27 July 2012
Dounreay dump site accused of blighting landscape

Dounreay dump site accused of blighting landscape

27 July 2012

Deirdre Henderson, who chairs the Buldoo Residents Association, said the stunning coastal landscape has been consigned to history with the construction…


Rugby legends to help Greens mark their half-century

27 July 2012
Rugby legends to help Greens mark their half-century

Rugby legends to help Greens mark their half-century

27 July 2012

TO celebrate the half-century of the county’s only rugby club, a team made up of former Scottish internationalists is set to play a one-off glamour…


Thurso cinema on course to open on Friday

25 July 2012
Thurso cinema on course to open on Friday

Thurso cinema on course to open on Friday

25 July 2012

THE Dark Knight Rises will be showing at the new cinema in Thurso on Friday at 5pm.


Polish target as Academy powers past Orkney side

18 July 2012
Polish target as Academy powers past Orkney side

Polish target as Academy powers past Orkney side

18 July 2012

Wick Academy 4, Orkney AFA 0


D-day for Forss wind farm extension bid

18 July 2012
D-day for Forss wind farm extension bid

D-day for Forss wind farm extension bid

18 July 2012

HIGHLAND councillors are set to meet in Thurso tomorrow to review the knockback for a proposed extension to a wind farm west of Thurso.


Olympics key to the region’s lack of foreign visitors

18 July 2012
Olympics key to the region’s lack of foreign visitors

Olympics key to the region’s lack of foreign visitors

18 July 2012

HOTELIERS in Wick have reported a significant drop in visitors to the east of the county this season.


Large pod of killer whales spotted at Groats harbour

18 July 2012
Large pod of killer whales spotted at Groats harbour

Large pod of killer whales spotted at Groats harbour

18 July 2012

A RARE sighting of killer whales close into shore at John O’Groats left visitors spellbound on Monday morning.


Lifeboat crew recall RAF jets’ crash mission

06 July 2012
Lifeboat crew recall RAF jets’ crash mission

Lifeboat crew recall RAF jets’ crash mission

06 July 2012

WICK Lifeboat crew members yesterday recalled their fateful mission to join the search for four airmen who crashed into the Moray Firth, off the east…


Dounreay site chief defends clean-up costs

06 July 2012
Dounreay site chief defends clean-up costs

Dounreay site chief defends clean-up costs

06 July 2012

Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd managing director Roger Hardy this week claimed the Babcock Dounreay Partnership did not underestimate the cost of the operation…


Fundraising family overwhelmed by support after baby's death

06 July 2012
Fundraising family overwhelmed by support after baby's death

Fundraising family overwhelmed by support after baby's death

06 July 2012

A severe form of epilepsy, Taylor suffered from the illness from almost the moment he was born last June.


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