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Winter wonderland is walkies fun in Rumster Forest

21 December 2011
Winter wonderland is walkies fun in Rumster Forest

Winter wonderland is walkies fun in Rumster Forest

21 December 2011

THE recent Arctic blast may not have been everyone’s idea of fun, but one puppy had the time of his life. Three-week-old springer spaniel Bosun received…


Bower community council formed at the second time of asking

18 December 2011
Bower community council formed at the second time of asking

Bower community council formed at the second time of asking

18 December 2011

BOWER Community Council has been saved from extinction after it achieved the minimum number of members to keep it running.


Spate of road accidents caused by icy conditions

16 December 2011
Spate of road accidents caused by icy conditions

Spate of road accidents caused by icy conditions

16 December 2011

A HEAVY goods vehicle blocked traffic this morning after crashing into a ditch due to severe icy conditions which affected roads across the Far North.


Delay likely to new Wick high school

16 December 2011
Delay likely to new Wick high school

Delay likely to new Wick high school

16 December 2011

THE building of a new high school in Wick is expected to be delayed by a year if plans to create a three-to-18 campus go ahead.


Kirkwood: 'We have to beat the strugglers'

16 December 2011
Kirkwood: 'We have to beat the strugglers'

Kirkwood: 'We have to beat the strugglers'

16 December 2011

WICK Academy’s recent run of good form will count for nothing if they don’t take maximum points from their next four scheduled games, insists manager…


Buddy the horse in 'miracle' escape

14 December 2011
Buddy the horse in 'miracle' escape

Buddy the horse in 'miracle' escape

14 December 2011

THE survival of a horse whose stable was completely destroyed in winds of over 85 mph has been described as “nothing short of a miracle”.


Caithness post offices close as system crashes

14 December 2011
Caithness post offices close as system crashes

Caithness post offices close as system crashes

14 December 2011

POST offices in Caithness were forced to shut when a malfunction in the national system meant that they were unable to offer services to customers.


Kirkwood: 'Draw feels like two points dropped'

14 December 2011
Kirkwood: 'Draw feels like two points dropped'

Kirkwood: 'Draw feels like two points dropped'

14 December 2011

DETERMINED to draw on the positives from the six-goal thriller at Victoria Park, manager Davie Kirkwood said that Academy’s performance against Buckie…


Thurso panto is just purrfect!

14 December 2011
Thurso panto is just purrfect!

Thurso panto is just purrfect!

14 December 2011

TONIGHT the festive season officially begins as the curtain goes up on this year’s pantomime from the Thurso Players. For the fourth time John Glen…


Train heading for Caithness hits tree outside Inverness

13 December 2011
Train heading for Caithness hits tree outside Inverness

Train heading for Caithness hits tree outside Inverness

13 December 2011

A MAN has been taken to hospital after a train heading to Wick was derailed when it crashed into a fallen tree.


Mild November weather brings Wick Airport passenger boost

12 December 2011
Mild November weather brings Wick Airport passenger boost

Mild November weather brings Wick Airport passenger boost

12 December 2011

WICK Airport has continued to see the number of passengers passing through its doors rise when compared to figures from 12 months ago.


85ft tree crashes into Watten man’s garden

09 December 2011
85ft tree crashes into Watten man’s garden

85ft tree crashes into Watten man’s garden

09 December 2011

A WATTEN resident has spoken of his shock at hearing an 85ft tree crash into his garden during last night’s severe gales. Gordon MacFarlane, of Thor’s…


Accident fears over Thurso speed bumps

09 December 2011
Accident fears over Thurso speed bumps

Accident fears over Thurso speed bumps

09 December 2011

STREETS in Thurso have become congested as motorists try to avoid driving over speed bumps.


Buckie ‘there for the taking’ says Kirkwood

09 December 2011
Buckie ‘there for the taking’ says Kirkwood

Buckie ‘there for the taking’ says Kirkwood

09 December 2011

HEADING to Moray to take on the Highland League champions for the past two seasons, Davie Kirkwood wants his side to attack from the kick-off. Weather…


Occumster cheese factory destroyed by blaze

09 December 2011
Occumster cheese factory destroyed by blaze

Occumster cheese factory destroyed by blaze

09 December 2011

THE future of a Caithness cheese factory looks uncertain after the premises were completely destroyed by fire. The blaze swept through Sandy and Sandra…


Caithness CAB U-turn 'the right decision'

07 December 2011
Caithness CAB U-turn 'the right decision'

Caithness CAB U-turn 'the right decision'

07 December 2011

AN advice service which was facing a funding cut by £60,000 has seen demands for its services rise by 40 per cent this year.


County braced for 80mph gales

07 December 2011
County braced for 80mph gales

County braced for 80mph gales

07 December 2011

THE first significant winter weather of the season has caused disruption to travellers across the Far North.


Faraway locations... but the cause is close to Caithness

07 December 2011
Faraway locations... but the cause is close to Caithness

Faraway locations... but the cause is close to Caithness

07 December 2011

HER modelling career has taken her all over the world and she has been pictured in some of the globe’s most glamorous locations.


Wick distillery calls halt on whisky orders

07 December 2011
Wick distillery calls halt on whisky orders

Wick distillery calls halt on whisky orders

07 December 2011

MAKERS of the whisky which was recently named as the best on the planet are struggling to cope with demand due to the tipple’s growing popularity.


Last chance for Bower residents to form a community council

06 December 2011
Last chance for Bower residents to form a community council

Last chance for Bower residents to form a community council

06 December 2011

NOMINATIONS for a community council which faces extinction have to be received by the end of this week. The Highland Council has put out a plea for local…


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