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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…


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.


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