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Dounreay work programme in shop window

Dounreay work programme in shop window

AN EVENT to promote contract and employment opportunities for decommissioning work at Dounreay was attended by companies from across the UK.


Drive to end mobile roaming fees

Drive to end mobile roaming fees

A CALL has been made for the European Union to scrap mobile phone roaming fees.


Academy hold off Huntly fightback

Academy hold off Huntly fightback

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New helpline for sex crime victims

New helpline for sex crime victims

SURVIVORS of sexual violence can now get local support over the phone, by email and face-to-face.


End in sight for Portgower roadworks

End in sight for Portgower roadworks

ROADWORKS which has disrupted traffic for months on the northern most stretch of the A9 are close to completion.


Long gone for eight months after threatening police

Long gone for eight months after threatening police

A TEENAGER has been jailed for eight months for spitting at a police officer and threatening to put a blade to the neck of one of his colleagues.


Good behaviour bond for reckless passenger

Good behaviour bond for reckless passenger

A HUSBAND who put his wife’s life in danger by grabbing the steering wheel and pulling on the handbrake of the car she was driving has been asked…


Harper’s date for hypnotist

Harper’s date for hypnotist

WICKERS will get the unusual chance to be hypnotised this weekend at Harper’s Bar.


Chamber has its own success story as it continues to champion business community

Chamber has its own success story as it continues to champion business community

CAITHNESS Chamber of Commerce has become "a real success story" since its relaunch in 2009.


Jacky’s fundraising bid is a cut above the rest

Jacky’s fundraising bid is a cut above the rest

A FAR north woman has shaved her head in a bid to raise money for an Alzheimer’s charity.


Mario and Luigi and the Mighty Deerstalker

Mario and Luigi and the Mighty Deerstalker

TWO Castletown brothers are raising money for charity by taking on a 10-mile night run while dressed as two of Nintendo’s most famous creations.


Vandalism is senseless

Vandalism is senseless

Sir – As a child, I spent many happy hours at the Battery at Castlehill looking for Groatie buckies and exploring rock pools. It is gratifying to…


Young dancers step up to receive awards

Young dancers step up to receive awards

Violet Leitch School of Dancing has staged an awards ceremony for its 2013 Pupils of the


Hundreds get council aid to stay in their homes

Hundreds get council aid to stay in their homes

ALMOST 600 people in Caithness have received emergency funding from The Highland Council to enable them to pay the rent to stay in their homes.


Friends group in £3500 hospital donation

Friends group in £3500 hospital donation

The League of Friends of Caithness General Hospital has handed over a bariatric chair for the use of patients. The £3000 chair, the only one in…


Greens secure shield after extra-time drama

Greens secure shield after extra-time drama

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Morven triumphs in Highland competition

Morven triumphs in Highland competition

It was a well-attended event with competitors from Orkney and all over the Highlands taking part.


Winners celebrate success at rifle contest

Winners celebrate success at rifle contest

John Sinclair, Wick Old Stagers (middle), was winner of class X at the annual Caithness Small-bore Rifle Association’s JGC Engineering and Technical…


Bar rowdy is jailed

Bar rowdy is jailed

A YOUNG man has been sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment for committing a string of offences while drunk in Lybster last year.


NHS Highland taken to task over far north maternity staffing crisis

NHS Highland taken to task over far north maternity staffing crisis

CALLS have been made to restore around-the clock-maternity services in Caithness as a matter of urgency.


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