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N-train derailment leads to call for greater openness

27 September 2013
N-train derailment leads to call for greater openness

N-train derailment leads to call for greater openness

27 September 2013

A CALL is being made for the public to be better informed in the aftermath of accidents involving trains used to move nuclear materials.


Care chiefs urged to reopen dementia care unit

25 September 2013
Care chiefs urged to reopen dementia care unit

Care chiefs urged to reopen dementia care unit

25 September 2013

The Harmsworth unit at the Town and County Hospital was set up to treat patients with cognitive and memory problems but it closed temporarily last year…


Club chairman’s tribute to talented footballer

20 September 2013
Club chairman’s tribute to talented footballer

Club chairman’s tribute to talented footballer

20 September 2013

THE chairman of a local football club has spoken of the team’s heartbreak following the death of a former player.


Clydesdale cheats death before joining thin blue line

20 September 2013
Clydesdale cheats death before joining thin blue line

Clydesdale cheats death before joining thin blue line

20 September 2013

BECOMING part of the long “hoof” of the law was a million-to-one chance for a Clydesdale horse which almost died soon after being born.


Old kirk's future remains unclear

20 September 2013
Old kirk's future remains unclear

Old kirk's future remains unclear

20 September 2013

That was the message from officials during a public meeting held to decide the future of who will own and run Old St Peter’s Kirk.


Stitchers make history in country-wide arts project

06 September 2013
Stitchers make history in country-wide arts project

Stitchers make history in country-wide arts project

06 September 2013

CAITHNESS played its part in creating the largest community arts project in Scotland when the finished article was unveiled in Edinburgh.


Claims new school will have less green space

04 September 2013
Claims new school will have less green space

Claims new school will have less green space

04 September 2013

PARENTS have expressed their dismay at plans which will lead to a new primary school in Wick having 50 per cent less green space than what already exists…


Potshots taken at new Gaelic sign

04 September 2013
Potshots taken at new Gaelic sign

Potshots taken at new Gaelic sign

04 September 2013

BILINGUAL signs have their critics in the far north but the opposition was taken to a different level after one was found to have been used for target…


Police say sorry for treatment of bereaved pensioner

16 August 2013
Police say sorry for treatment of bereaved pensioner

Police say sorry for treatment of bereaved pensioner

16 August 2013

POLICE Scotland has made an unreserved apology to a Caithness pensioner who was forced to leave his house in the wake of the sudden death of his wife…


Cup win dedicated to former manager

14 August 2013
Cup win dedicated to former manager

Cup win dedicated to former manager

14 August 2013

George Groat was diagnosed with bowel cancer in July 2012, shortly after he had led his Wick Groats team to last year’s Highland Amateur Cup final.…


Heather on fire as she sets track record

09 August 2013
Heather on fire as she sets track record

Heather on fire as she sets track record

09 August 2013

AFTER becoming the first woman racing driver to win a British Sprint Championship round for 43 years, Heather Calder is setting her sights on achieving…


Pop up shop booked out during run-up to Christmas

09 August 2013
Pop up shop booked out during run-up to Christmas

Pop up shop booked out during run-up to Christmas

09 August 2013

HIGH Streets throughout the Highlands could be saved by a pop up revolution with entrepreneurs leasing out shops on a short-term basis.


Shock as used syringe found in playground

09 August 2013
Shock as used syringe found in playground

Shock as used syringe found in playground

09 August 2013

DRUG users are believed to have used a primary school playground in Thurso to shoot up heroin and other illegal drugs.


Crash victim’s homecoming delay racks up £100k bill

31 July 2013
Crash victim’s homecoming delay racks up £100k bill

Crash victim’s homecoming delay racks up £100k bill

31 July 2013

ALMOST £100,000 of taxpayers’ money could have been saved if a Lybster family’s request for outdoor disabled access to bring their son…


Wilson sets sights on silverware as new season looms

17 July 2013
Wilson sets sights on silverware as new season looms

Wilson sets sights on silverware as new season looms

17 July 2013

WICK Academy might not be able to match their rivals’ spending power, but the manager said they can match the rest of the Highland League in terms…


Tenants fearing eviction despite council pledge

12 July 2013
Tenants fearing eviction despite council pledge

Tenants fearing eviction despite council pledge

12 July 2013

BENEFIT claimants in Caithness are worried they will be turfed out of their homes as the bedroom tax begins to bite.


Wraps to be taken off new Halkirk football pitch

12 July 2013
Wraps to be taken off new Halkirk football pitch

Wraps to be taken off new Halkirk football pitch

12 July 2013

The £500,000 Morrison Park will be officially opened on Wednesday, July 31, when Halkirk United take on Clachnacuddin in the first round of the…


Bouquets prove a perfect pick-me-up

10 July 2013
Bouquets prove a perfect pick-me-up

Bouquets prove a perfect pick-me-up

10 July 2013

The award-winning florist took part in Lonely Bouquet Day, which involves bunches of flowers being left at a random location, which are available for…


New-look harbour secures £450,000 boost

05 July 2013
New-look harbour secures £450,000 boost

New-look harbour secures £450,000 boost

05 July 2013

WICK Habour Authority (WHA) is predicting more than 300 jobs could be created on the back of a new public investment package designed to establish the…


Enterprise agency rejects claims of Inverness bias

03 July 2013
Enterprise agency rejects claims of Inverness bias

Enterprise agency rejects claims of Inverness bias

03 July 2013

UNION representatives from Caithness are accusing Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) of unfairly steering multi-national companies to Inverness as…


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