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Thurso artist realises her dream in US

28 September 2012
Thurso artist realises her dream in US

Thurso artist realises her dream in US

28 September 2012

AFTER leaving Scotland for the Big Apple almost 20 years ago, a Thurso artist is set have to her work displayed at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington…


Wick Academy aiming to make club history in Scottish Cup

28 September 2012
Wick Academy aiming to make club history in Scottish Cup

Wick Academy aiming to make club history in Scottish Cup

28 September 2012

In what will be the longest away trip of the Scottish Cup second round, Wick Academy will be hoping to beat SFL opposition for the first time when they…


Wick look to defend Fortress Harmsworth

21 September 2012
Wick look to defend Fortress Harmsworth

Wick look to defend Fortress Harmsworth

21 September 2012

IT has been almost 12 months since Wick Academy were defeated in a league game at home when they lost comprehensively 3-1 to Fraserburgh last October.


Dounreay operators pull out of charity fund

21 September 2012
Dounreay operators pull out of charity fund

Dounreay operators pull out of charity fund

21 September 2012

AN initiative which provided up to £30,000 a year for good causes has been axed by Dounreay’s new operator which claims it is putting all…


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…


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