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Castletown pupils keep Olympic spirit alive

30 March 2012
Castletown pupils keep Olympic spirit alive

Castletown pupils keep Olympic spirit alive

30 March 2012

THE Olympic spirit is burning brightly in Castletown – despite pupils not getting the chance to run with the official torch.


Darts champ’s death felt locally

30 March 2012
Darts champ’s death felt locally

Darts champ’s death felt locally

30 March 2012

League founder pays tribute to Jocky Wilson...


Dog survives 100ft cliff plunge

16 March 2012
Dog survives 100ft cliff plunge

Dog survives 100ft cliff plunge

16 March 2012

A DOG astounded rescuers when it fell an astonishing 100ft from a cliff near Wick — and survived. Archie the labrador slipped after leaping onto a…


Groats 'unsurpassed' as a natural retreat

14 March 2012
Groats 'unsurpassed' as a natural retreat

Groats 'unsurpassed' as a natural retreat

14 March 2012

RENEWABLE energy is not the only industry in which Caithness can play a leading role as part of the development of Scotland’s economy.


Scorries left to ponder on five goal rout

14 March 2012
Scorries left to ponder on five goal rout

Scorries left to ponder on five goal rout

14 March 2012

IT was a game where everything went wrong but on Saturday it will be put right, said assistant manager Richard Hughes in the wake of Wick Academy’s humiliating…


US professor impressed by county’s kids

14 March 2012
US professor impressed by county’s kids

US professor impressed by county’s kids

14 March 2012

THE biggest science festival in the North of Scotland is expected to be the best to date with hundreds of people across the county set to attend events...


Wick’s New Year celebrations take a step forward

10 March 2012
Wick’s New Year celebrations take a step forward

Wick’s New Year celebrations take a step forward

10 March 2012

WICK’S Hogmanay street party is on song to make a comeback, it has emerged. A new committee has been established to bring the event back to the town.


Academy up for Nairn encounter

09 March 2012
Academy up for Nairn encounter

Academy up for Nairn encounter

09 March 2012

THE magic sponge has been left to dry for most of the season at Harmsworth Park as Wick Academy have enjoyed almost perfect health.


Offenders work to pay back community

09 March 2012
Offenders work to pay back community

Offenders work to pay back community

09 March 2012

THE number of hours offenders have spent carrying out unpaid work in the community has gone up in the last three years...


Pupils’ sinister finale thrills opera crowd

09 March 2012
Pupils’ sinister finale thrills opera crowd

Pupils’ sinister finale thrills opera crowd

09 March 2012

SOPRANO stars of the future took a massive "leap" towards their dream when they created an original piece of opera in just 12 hours....


Vandal-hit firm took months to recover

09 March 2012
Vandal-hit firm took months to recover

Vandal-hit firm took months to recover

09 March 2012

AFTER taking months to recover when vandals caused thousands of pounds worth of damage, a retailer this week said justice had been done.


A ‘fantastic experience’ says young chef Liam

07 March 2012
A ‘fantastic experience’ says young chef Liam

A ‘fantastic experience’ says young chef Liam

07 March 2012

A CAITHNESS teenager narrowly missed out on representing his country despite dazzling the judges in the Highlands’ top cooking competition for young chefs. Wick…


Deaf service back on its feet after cash plea

07 March 2012
Deaf service back on its feet after cash plea

Deaf service back on its feet after cash plea

07 March 2012

Courier story of group’s plight prompts help from the community...


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..


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