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Fifth-year student Niall wins Arthur Yates Memorial Shield

Fifth-year student Niall wins Arthur Yates Memorial Shield

Fifth-year student Niall wins Arthur Yates Memorial Shield

25 April 2019

Every year the local Labour Party makes an award to a pupil of Thurso High in honour of Arthur Yates, and this year's winner is Niall Sinclair.


Eye Candy sees tourism potential in Thurso

Eye Candy sees tourism potential in Thurso

Eye Candy sees tourism potential in Thurso

25 April 2019

A town centre business owner has answered community calls for an interim solution to the tourist information void in Thurso.


TSB gives assurance on plans to reduce opening hours in Caithness

TSB gives assurance on plans to reduce opening hours in Caithness

TSB gives assurance on plans to reduce opening hours in Caithness

25 April 2019

A Caithness Highland councillor has been given an assurance by TSB that it "seriously considers" the impact of reducing a service.


Thurso musician 'left shaken' after police action

Thurso musician 'left shaken' after police action

Thurso musician 'left shaken' after police action

24 April 2019

A popular Thurso musician is furious about "the unnecessary aggression" of police officers towards him.


Volunteers banish poisonous hogweed from Achvarasdal Broch

Volunteers banish poisonous hogweed from Achvarasdal Broch

Volunteers banish poisonous hogweed from Achvarasdal Broch

24 April 2019

Volunteers tidied up an ancient Caithness broch filled with a very dangerous weed at Achvarasdal.


Dunnet Forest could become a community asset

Dunnet Forest could become a community asset

Dunnet Forest could become a community asset

24 April 2019

A bid is being made to take Dunnet forest into community ownership by 2020.


Wick set for the magic of Pink Floyd

Wick set for the magic of Pink Floyd

Wick set for the magic of Pink Floyd

24 April 2019

Wick's crazy diamonds will get their chance to shine on as Pink Floyd tribute band What The Floyd roll into town on May 9.


Easter Eggstravaganza at Thrumster

Easter Eggstravaganza at Thrumster

Easter Eggstravaganza at Thrumster

23 April 2019

A great Easter Sunday event at Thrumster House filled with eggciting education from High Life Highland.


First solo show for Thurso artist

First solo show for Thurso artist

First solo show for Thurso artist

23 April 2019

Thurso glass artist, Ian Pearson, currently has his first solo show featuring 45 sculptures in Lybster.


Woman rescued from rocks at Thurso beach

Woman rescued from rocks at Thurso beach

Woman rescued from rocks at Thurso beach

23 April 2019

A warning has been issued about the dangers of high tides after a multi-agency operation to rescue a woman who had become trapped on rocks.


An action-packed start for Caithness Community Connections

An action-packed start for Caithness Community Connections

An action-packed start for Caithness Community Connections

22 April 2019

A newly formed community group, Caithness Community Connections, has got off to an action-packed with a range of activities for people of all ages.


North fire crews hailed as 'a credit to their communities'

North fire crews hailed as 'a credit to their communities'

North fire crews hailed as 'a credit to their communities'

19 April 2019

A fire chief has paid tribute to crews that have tackled a series of moorland blazes, describing them as "an absolute credit to their communities".


Shortcut in Wick sees man readmitted to hospital

Shortcut in Wick sees man readmitted to hospital

Shortcut in Wick sees man readmitted to hospital

19 April 2019

A man released from Wick hospital found himself back in for treatment moments after leaving the building.


Thurso Premier Inn work to start in early summer

Thurso Premier Inn work to start in early summer

Thurso Premier Inn work to start in early summer

19 April 2019

Work on Thurso’s new Premier Inn at the former mart in Ormlie Road is expected to start in the early summer, according to the site owner.


Passengers let off steam about staffing problems on Wick to Inverness rail line

Passengers let off steam about staffing problems on Wick to Inverness rail line

Passengers let off steam about staffing problems on Wick to Inverness rail line

19 April 2019

A group of irate passengers let off steam at Wick railway station when the train driver failed to show up.


'Heavy-handed' claim as Wick vehicles are clamped

'Heavy-handed' claim as Wick vehicles are clamped

'Heavy-handed' claim as Wick vehicles are clamped

19 April 2019

A Wick motorist has claimed a clamping operation carried out in a multi-agency initiative was done in a "heavy-handed" way.


Jayden's church book now available at Wick Heritage Museum

Jayden's church book now available at Wick Heritage Museum

Jayden's church book now available at Wick Heritage Museum

19 April 2019

Seventeen-year-old Jayden Alexander is doing well with his new publication on his local church in Wick.


Damp causes problems for tenants at former Thurso townhouse

Damp causes problems for tenants at former Thurso townhouse

Damp causes problems for tenants at former Thurso townhouse

19 April 2019

Tenants were moved out of a former Thurso townhouse because of problems with dampness.


Historic Wick tower needs funding of £100,000

Historic Wick tower needs funding of £100,000

Historic Wick tower needs funding of £100,000

19 April 2019

Funding of around £100,000 is needed to complete the renovation of the historic Soldiers' Tower in Wick.


Caithness family history publication issued ahead of national conference

Caithness family history publication issued ahead of national conference

Caithness family history publication issued ahead of national conference

18 April 2019

Details about the lives of those commemorated in a Caithness graveyard have been brought together in a new book ahead of a conference in Wick.


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