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Offices plan critics are slammed as ‘shallow’

07 March 2012
Offices plan critics are slammed as ‘shallow’

Offices plan critics are slammed as ‘shallow’

07 March 2012

CRITICS of a new development in Wick have been branded "shallow" for raising last-minute objections to the plans. Local Highland councillor Graeme…


Benefits shake-up prompts homeless concern

02 March 2012
Benefits shake-up prompts homeless concern

Benefits shake-up prompts homeless concern

02 March 2012

HOMELESSNESS could rise significantly in Caithness if housing benefit claimants are penalised for living in larger properties than they require.


‘Check the instructor’ plea issued

02 March 2012
‘Check the instructor’ plea issued

‘Check the instructor’ plea issued

02 March 2012

Unlicensed instructors warning after Northern Constabulary crackdown...


Scorries take on the league’s big spenders

02 March 2012
Scorries take on the league’s big spenders

Scorries take on the league’s big spenders

02 March 2012

DESPITE not being a first-team regular this season, Shaun Sinclair is the only player who is guaranteed to be in the starting 11 for Wick Academy tomorrow.


Academy boss gives players a dressing doqwn

29 February 2012
Academy boss gives players a dressing doqwn

Academy boss gives players a dressing doqwn

29 February 2012

DAVIE Kirkwood blasted his players for complacency after he described Wick Academy’s 4-3 defeat to Turriff United as his side’s worst performance of the…


Fury as Wick road repairs shelved

29 February 2012
Fury as Wick road repairs shelved

Fury as Wick road repairs shelved

29 February 2012

?A DECISION to scrap planned repair work to one of Wick’s busiest roads has been met with fury. One councillor branded the move completely unacceptable.


Sinister climax thrills festival crowd

29 February 2012
Sinister climax thrills festival crowd

Sinister climax thrills festival crowd

29 February 2012

Thurso Players’ production steals show..


Wick Academy awarded a National Club Licence

28 February 2012
Wick Academy awarded a National Club Licence

Wick Academy awarded a National Club Licence

28 February 2012

WICK Academy have become one of the first clubs in the Highland League to be awarded a National Club Licence by the Scottish Football Association.


Apprentices involved in jelly fight for dome bid

24 February 2012
Apprentices involved in jelly fight for dome bid

Apprentices involved in jelly fight for dome bid

24 February 2012

THURSO Town Centre was ‘desserted’ when staff from Dounreay were raising awareness to turn an iconic landmark to jelly.


School wind turbines ‘could cause an injury’

24 February 2012
School wind turbines ‘could cause an injury’

School wind turbines ‘could cause an injury’

24 February 2012

CALLS have been made by a local campaigner to remove every wind turbine from school grounds in Scotland before a child is killed...


Mackay is hailed as best player on park

22 February 2012
Mackay is hailed as best player on park

Mackay is hailed as best player on park

22 February 2012

SAM Mackay’s man-of-the-match performance against Forres Mechanics has been hailed by his manager, who declared he is too good to be playing in the Highland…


Plea for support as garden group withers

22 February 2012
Plea for support as garden group withers

Plea for support as garden group withers

22 February 2012

Thurso Horticultural Society is facing an uncertain future unless new members can be found to join the organising committee...


Thurso jet-skier tastes national success

22 February 2012
Thurso jet-skier tastes national success

Thurso jet-skier tastes national success

22 February 2012

AFTER making a big splash racing along the British coastline, a Caithness exile is hoping to continue his success in water motorsport...


Troublemakers being deterred by Pubwatch scheme’s punishments

22 February 2012
Troublemakers being deterred by Pubwatch scheme’s punishments

Troublemakers being deterred by Pubwatch scheme’s punishments

22 February 2012

TROUBLE in pubs and clubs across Caithness has fallen drastically in the last two years since an initiative was introduced to reduce alcohol-related violence...


Keiss wool handler gets Scotland call-up

15 February 2012
Keiss wool handler gets Scotland call-up

Keiss wool handler gets Scotland call-up

15 February 2012

A CAITHNESS crofter is aiming to prove she’s shear class when she takes on the best in the world at a competition in New Zealand. Sally Crowe (34) is…


Major blow as surfing contest is wiped out

15 February 2012
Major blow as surfing contest is wiped out

Major blow as surfing contest is wiped out

15 February 2012

THE local economy has been dealt a major blow after it emerged a world-class surfing competition held annually in Thurso has been shelved.


Wick young guns have come of age

10 February 2012
Wick young guns have come of age

Wick young guns have come of age

10 February 2012

THEY may form one of the youngest squads in the Highland League, but Davie Kirkwood claims his young guns have come of age. During his first season…


Academy game a washout after deluge

08 February 2012
Academy game a washout after deluge

Academy game a washout after deluge

08 February 2012

WICK Academy are set to invest in improving their pitch at Harmsworth Park after it once again became waterlogged, forcing them to postpone another match. Club…


‘Killer beast’ warning to North crofters

08 February 2012
‘Killer beast’ warning to North crofters

‘Killer beast’ warning to North crofters

08 February 2012

NORTH-coast crofters are being warned to be on the lookout for a "killer beast" which is rumoured to be prowling the fields of the Far North. It comes…


Police urge care after Murkle crash

03 February 2012
Police urge care after Murkle crash

Police urge care after Murkle crash

03 February 2012

MOTORISTS are being warned to be extra vigilant on rural roads after four people were involved in a serious crash in the west side of the county.


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