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Prize bingo fundraiser for Wick drama club refurbishment

Prize bingo fundraiser for Wick drama club refurbishment

Prize bingo fundraiser for Wick drama club refurbishment

23 May 2025

Wick Players are making good progress on a refurbishment of their base – and in doing so they are “laying the foundation for the future”.


Caithness seal rehab and rescue centre launches fundraiser to fund purchase of vital equipment

Caithness seal rehab and rescue centre launches fundraiser to fund purchase of vital equipment

Caithness seal rehab and rescue centre launches fundraiser to fund purchase of vital equipment

23 May 2025

Caithness Seal Rehab & Release has cared for 80 seal pups and juveniles since November 2022.


‘Wick is due a much-needed revamp’ – welcome for £2.1m cash injection of town centre

‘Wick is due a much-needed revamp’ – welcome for £2.1m cash injection of town centre

‘Wick is due a much-needed revamp’ – welcome for £2.1m cash injection of town centre

23 May 2025

Community councillors in Wick are eager to see works on the £2.1 million transformation of the town centre get under way.


Noss bike train ‘starting to gather over 100 cyclists consistently’

Noss bike train ‘starting to gather over 100 cyclists consistently’

Noss bike train ‘starting to gather over 100 cyclists consistently’

23 May 2025

The Noss Primary School bike train is regularly attracting 100 or more cyclists, with the recent good weather helping to build up numbers.


Community to get first look at John O’Groats Mill transformation

Community to get first look at John O’Groats Mill transformation

Community to get first look at John O’Groats Mill transformation

23 May 2025

The new-look John O’Groats Mill is almost ready to be revealed – and members of the local community will be the first to get a glimpse inside.


‘Memories to last forever’ for Caithness Youth Pipe Band members after historic trip to Edinburgh

‘Memories to last forever’ for Caithness Youth Pipe Band members after historic trip to Edinburgh

‘Memories to last forever’ for Caithness Youth Pipe Band members after historic trip to Edinburgh

22 May 2025

Young pipe band members from across the county made history as they took part in the inaugural Edinburgh Tartan Parade.


Highland Council’s ‘virtue signalling’ bid for refugee ‘sanctuary’ status is rejected

Highland Council’s ‘virtue signalling’ bid for refugee ‘sanctuary’ status is rejected

Highland Council’s ‘virtue signalling’ bid for refugee ‘sanctuary’ status is rejected

22 May 2025

Proponents of the plan found it difficult to articulate the case for the proposal at the local level.


Wick’s ‘Mastermind’ Denis has made his last trophy after 55 years

Wick’s ‘Mastermind’ Denis has made his last trophy after 55 years

Wick’s ‘Mastermind’ Denis has made his last trophy after 55 years

22 May 2025

A Caithness artist who has created a masterpiece a year to be awarded to the winner of the Mastermind TV show has made his last trophy.


It’s exciting to keep the Caithness/Patagonia connection, says Martina

It’s exciting to keep the Caithness/Patagonia connection, says Martina

It’s exciting to keep the Caithness/Patagonia connection, says Martina

21 May 2025

Links between Caithness and Patagonia have been strengthened after a visit to the county by a direct descendant of a noted 19th-century sheep farmer.


Hopes for new business to take on North Coast 500 tearoom in Caithness

Hopes for new business to take on North Coast 500 tearoom in Caithness

Hopes for new business to take on North Coast 500 tearoom in Caithness

21 May 2025

Considerable interest has been shown in taking over a popular tearoom on the North Coast 500 route in Caithness.


Reliability of Wick/Aberdeen flights put at 86% over 12-month period

Reliability of Wick/Aberdeen flights put at 86% over 12-month period

Reliability of Wick/Aberdeen flights put at 86% over 12-month period

21 May 2025

Reliability on the Wick/Aberdeen air link was running at up to 90 per cent at the start of this year before dropping to 72 per cent in March.


Wick town centre to get £2m transformation – ‘It will be so much more appealing’

Wick town centre to get £2m transformation – ‘It will be so much more appealing’

Wick town centre to get £2m transformation – ‘It will be so much more appealing’

21 May 2025

Wick looks set to benefit from the biggest investment in years with more than £2 million awarded to transform the town centre.


Nethercliffe Hotel’s 30 years of sponsorship for Wick Groats

Nethercliffe Hotel’s 30 years of sponsorship for Wick Groats

Nethercliffe Hotel’s 30 years of sponsorship for Wick Groats

20 May 2025

Mervyn Hill from the Nethercliffe Hotel kept up a 30-year sponsorship commitment to Wick Groats when he handed over a new strip to the team.


‘The atmosphere was electric’: Dounreay duo share their marathon experiences

‘The atmosphere was electric’: Dounreay duo share their marathon experiences

‘The atmosphere was electric’: Dounreay duo share their marathon experiences

20 May 2025

After running the London Marathon, Julieanne Leslie said “the entire day was amazing” while Fiona Miller declared: “It truly was the best day ever.”


Drivers face four nights of road closures on A9 at Latheron

Drivers face four nights of road closures on A9 at Latheron

Drivers face four nights of road closures on A9 at Latheron

20 May 2025

Motorists are facing road closures on the A9 at Latheron because of resurfacing being carried out by BEAR Scotland on behalf of Transport Scotland.


‘Unbelievable effort’ as ultra-cyclist goes from John O’Groats to Land’s End and back

‘Unbelievable effort’ as ultra-cyclist goes from John O’Groats to Land’s End and back

‘Unbelievable effort’ as ultra-cyclist goes from John O’Groats to Land’s End and back

19 May 2025

Sarah Ruggins put in an “unbelievable effort” to smash the record for cycling from John O’Groats to Land’s End and coming all the way back.


Solicitor from Wick to head up private client division at Edinburgh firm

Solicitor from Wick to head up private client division at Edinburgh firm

Solicitor from Wick to head up private client division at Edinburgh firm

19 May 2025

Kimberley Mackay (36), from Wick, has been appointed as a partner at Ralph Sayer, the Edinburgh-based solicitors and estate agents.


Magic 70th celebrations for Mackays Hotel in Wick

Magic 70th celebrations for Mackays Hotel in Wick

Magic 70th celebrations for Mackays Hotel in Wick

19 May 2025

Mackays Hotel in Wick is celebrating its 70th year in business with a bumper programme of hotel-hosted food, drink and entertainment events.


‘A cracking new facility’: Work starts on Grizzly Park revamp in Wick

‘A cracking new facility’: Work starts on Grizzly Park revamp in Wick

‘A cracking new facility’: Work starts on Grizzly Park revamp in Wick

18 May 2025

A £145,000 upgrade of Wick’s Grizzly Park using Scottish Government funding has been welcomed as “fantastic news for that part of Pulteneytown”.


Nature writing competition returns for second year

Nature writing competition returns for second year

Nature writing competition returns for second year

18 May 2025

The Scottish Wildlife Trust, with the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, has announced the return of the Words of the Wild competition.


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