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Gold award for salmon firm

Gold award for salmon firm

A BARROCK-based business is celebrating after winning awards at a prestigious national competition.


Purge on on-line delivery charges bears fruit

Purge on on-line delivery charges bears fruit

HIGHLAND Council’s trading standards department is at the leading edge of challenging companies on internet delivery charges.


Wick marine energy forum

Wick marine energy forum

PEOPLE in Caithness will get a chance to express their views on marine energy at a special event which is taking place at Mackay’s Hotel in Wick…


New holiday complex opens at Groats

New holiday complex opens at Groats

THE new self-catering apartments at John O’Groats, part of the £6 million redevelopment of the area, opened today (Friday).


B-fest revellers to have a blast

B-fest revellers to have a blast

WICK’s Riverside is set to rock as 2500 people are expected to revel in the far north’s biggest music festival as B-fest sees summer out with…


Danny does the double on Thurso green

Danny does the double on Thurso green

Six teams from Wick’s Rosebank and St Fergus club took part, with the duo of Eddie Ashton and Alex Thompson the pick of the bunch as they progressed…


Euan takes junior honours

Euan takes junior honours

AFTER a showery start, the weather brightened for the DSRL sponsored Thurso Golf Club junior open.


Plans to restore historic memorial

Plans to restore historic memorial

A BID is being made to restore a Caithness war memorial which commemorates the sacrifices made by local men at historic battles such as Waterloo, Trafalgar…


Police say sorry for treatment of bereaved pensioner

Police say sorry for treatment of bereaved pensioner

POLICE Scotland has made an unreserved apology to a Caithness pensioner who was forced to leave his house in the wake of the sudden death of his wife…


Reay duo cruise to victory

Reay duo cruise to victory

REAY Golf Club hosted its mixed open on August 4 when 12 couples battled round on a very breezy day with the conditions meaning some players found themselves…


'Sinking ship' warning over county economy

'Sinking ship' warning over county economy

That is the warning made this week by the GMB union which has accused the agencies responsible for getting work into the area of blowing "a lot of hot…


Success on track for car club drivers

Success on track for car club drivers

Colin Calder has clinched the British Sprint Championship in his Gould GR55 after wins in Kirkistown, Ireland, and then at Knockhill bringing his tally…


B-fest £500,000 boost to Caithness economy

B-fest £500,000 boost to Caithness economy

THE Caithness economy has benefitted to the tune of half a million pounds since B-fest first began in 2010.


Cup win dedicated to former manager

Cup win dedicated to former manager

George Groat was diagnosed with bowel cancer in July 2012, shortly after he had led his Wick Groats team to last year’s Highland Amateur Cup final.…


Dunbeath home for ancient coin hoard

Dunbeath home for ancient coin hoard

MEDIEVAL coins discovered in Caithness estimated to be more than


Holiday-maker rescued following Groats harbour day

Holiday-maker rescued following Groats harbour day

Holiday-maker Geoffrey Alvis (55) and his wife Tina were two weeks into a five-week break in Scotland from their home in Bristol.


Jack picks up top BB honour

Jack picks up top BB honour

THREE members of the Highland Battalion of the Boys’ Brigade were at St James Palace in London along with 15 others from the organisation in Scotland…


Scrabster secures marine power first

Scrabster secures marine power first

THE first maintenance contract secured by Scrabster harbour since its £20 million redevelopment was yesterday described as "a positive and promising…


Stroma trip evokes memories

Stroma trip evokes memories

A GROUP enjoyed a memorable trip to the uninhabited Pentland Firth island of Stroma on Saturday, organised by staff from Caithness Horizons visitor centre…


Taxis used to move blood over 100 miles

Taxis used to move blood over 100 miles

NHS Highland claims the journeys, which come in at over £100, are only done in emergencies, but there have been eight such trips since June, totting…


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