NEWS

Teenager gets board and makes waves for medal success

IONA McLachlan was the surprise package at the Nordic Surf Games when she took on the best young Scandinavian boarders and finished on the podium.

Traffic wardens to return to Caithness streets

TRAFFIC wardens are to return to Caithness after Highland councillors agreed to establish a new enforcement team to replace police officers detecting…

Dounreay clean-up team celebrate safety milestone

THIRTEEN years without a lost time accident has not been down to being lucky as a Dounreay clean-up team celebrate a major milestone.

A9 Cromarty Bridge works to get under way

FURTHER work on the A9 at Cromarty Bridge will start this weekend as part of an ongoing maintenance programme.

Big fall in out-of-work in far north

THE number of people out of work in Caithness and Sutherland has fallen by almost 40 per cent in the last five years, according to new figures.

Reiss man on death crash charge

A REISS man appeared in private at Wick Sheriff Court on Friday in relation to a car crash on the A99 in which his best friend lost his life.

Appeal for help to keep Wick blooming great

VOLUNTEERS are needed “blooming” quick to save floral displays in Wick in the face of swingeing council cuts.

Council sheds 29 jobs in Caithness in redundancy scheme

ALMOST 30 jobs are to go in Caithness as Highland Council faces its “worst financial settlement since World War II”.

Wick minister slams proposed burial charge hike

A CAITHNESS minister is accusing Highland Council of trying to make savings “on the back of bereaved families” with its move to ramp up the…

Foreign man killed in Forss accident

POLICE have confirmed a foreign man has died after being involved in a collision in Forss on Wednesday afternoon.

A836 closed following Forss smash

THE A836 between Thurso and Reay has been closed in both directions following a serious road accident.

Look out for the telltale signs of adult harm

Scottish Government viewpoint

Georgemas building should be knocked down, says rail group

CAMPAIGNERS are calling for Network Rail to sell a derelict building at a rural train station in Caithness or demolish it on health and safety grounds.

‘We’re being used as dump for other places’

Wrestlers call on north charities to get in touch

THEY may look hard on the outside.

Knife attack leaves Thurso woman with scar on face

A MAN has admitted slashing a woman to the face with a knife in her home in Thurso.

Woman hurt in Dunbeath crash

A WOMAN was injured when her 4X4 pickup left the road on the A9 at Dunbeath on Sunday afternoon.

Far north broadband plea

HIGHLAND MSP Rhoda Grant is calling for improvements to the broadband service in the far north after it was revealed it and some other parts of the Highlands…