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Road reopens after accident

Road reopens after accident

THE A882 road has re-opened following a two-vehicle accident near Watten.


Emergency services attend two-vehicle crash at Bilbster

Emergency services attend two-vehicle crash at Bilbster

EMERGENCY services are attending a two-vehicle accident near Watten.


Brothers reach next level in Deerstalker challenge

Brothers reach next level in Deerstalker challenge

MORE than £400 was raised for charity by two Castletown brothers who competed in one of the country’s most gruelling night races.


Fans’ patience is being stretched to the limit

Fans’ patience is being stretched to the limit

It’s injury time at Harmsworth Park on Saturday as Lossiemouth’s Dunn smashes home his match-clinching penalty. So that’s it for this…


Greens gear up for historical shield semi

Greens gear up for historical shield semi

THE countdown has begun to the biggest game in Caithness Rugby Club’s history at home to Berwick in the semi-final of the RBS Scottish Shield a…


Jobs bonanza on cards as two offshore windfarms get green light

Jobs bonanza on cards as two offshore windfarms get green light

A £2.5 billion project for two massive offshore wind farms off the Caithness coast could have "major potential" for the far north and hold out the…


Rail safety threatened, claims Caithness farmer

Rail safety threatened, claims Caithness farmer

NETWORK Rail is being accused of jeopardising safety by neglecting the upkeep of a fence adjoining a stretch of line which runs through a Caithness farm.


Rockwater win puts Camps 2 in seventh heaven

Rockwater win puts Camps 2 in seventh heaven

CAMPS "2" have completed the Wick and District Darts League double after adding to their Division One triumph by defeating the Francis Street Club 6-4…


Win tickets to see The Dangleberries at Thurso's Y-Not!

Win tickets to see The Dangleberries at Thurso's Y-Not!

BAGPIPE rockers The Dangleberries are to play in Thurso’s Y-Not venue for the first time this summer.


Big fundraising effort in memory of Caithness pharmacist David Dunn

Big fundraising effort in memory of Caithness pharmacist David Dunn

OVER the past year staff at Wick Medical Centre have been fundraising in memory of local pharmacist David Dunn who passed away in November 2012.


Brora Rangers to contest cup ban

Brora Rangers to contest cup ban

BRORA Rangers is to try and get its ban from the Highland League cup competition revoked.


Major offshore wind developments off Caithness coast get go-ahead

Major offshore wind developments off Caithness coast get go-ahead

MAJOR offshore wind farms to be built off the east coast of Caithness have been given the green light by the Scottish Government.


At last! Signs of spring in the Flow Country

At last! Signs of spring in the Flow Country

AN old drove route went, I believe, from Dorrery out to Loch Caluim then over by Skyline Loch to Altnabreac, continuing along the line of the railway…


Have your say over new wave power scheme

Have your say over new wave power scheme

THE prospective operator of a wave power scheme off Bettyhill is to hold a series of open meetings to update the public about its plans for the sub-sea…


Is talented Gail destined for Holyrood - or even Hollywood?

Is talented Gail destined for Holyrood - or even Hollywood?

Courier columnist Dan Mackay argues that the pen is mightier than the sword when it comes to winning arguments


‘Click your croft’ photography competition launched

‘Click your croft’ photography competition launched

CROFTERS and their families are being asked to take part in a "click your croft" photography competition.


Queen’s baton relay to visit Caithness to mark Commonwealth Games

Queen’s baton relay to visit Caithness to mark Commonwealth Games

The Queen’s baton relay will visit Thurso, Wick and John O’Groats ahead of this summer’s Commonwealth Games, it has been announced.


Concern over hike in long-term young jobless

Concern over hike in long-term young jobless

THE number of long-term unemployed young people in Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, has gone up from five to 45 in four years – an 800 per…


Advice service cautions over consumer credit boom

Advice service cautions over consumer credit boom

CITIZENS Advice Scotland (CAS) has warned consumers to beware of the dangers of debt as credit card spending increases.


Scorries slump to shock cup defeat

Scorries slump to shock cup defeat

Wick Academy 0 Lossiemouth 2


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