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Caithness Cheese Company premises destroyed by fire

Caithness Cheese Company premises destroyed by fire

A LOCAL family run cheese factory was ravaged by fire on Tuesday night. No-one was hurt but the Caithness Cheese Company building and its contents…


Caithness CAB U-turn 'the right decision'

Caithness CAB U-turn 'the right decision'

AN advice service which was facing a funding cut by £60,000 has seen demands for its services rise by 40 per cent this year.


County braced for 80mph gales

County braced for 80mph gales

THE first significant winter weather of the season has caused disruption to travellers across the Far North.


Drama as Helmsdale player takes top-flight title

Drama as Helmsdale player takes top-flight title

FIFTY-six entrants took part in the Wick and District Darts League’s annual singles competition, held this year in Harper’s in Back Bridge Street. Up…


Dunbar petition gets high priority pledge

Dunbar petition gets high priority pledge

A PETITION against proposed changes at the Dunbar Hospital has been delivered to Scotland’s health secretary and deputy first minister, Nicola Sturgeon. The…


Faraway locations... but the cause is close to Caithness

Faraway locations... but the cause is close to Caithness

HER modelling career has taken her all over the world and she has been pictured in some of the globe’s most glamorous locations.


Having trouble taking the bait

Having trouble taking the bait

AT a recent bothy night at Castlehill, I shared this story from my childhood in Indiana, given in my original dialect. If ye dinna ken the words, next…


Jobs windfall hope for Caithness from offshore plan

Jobs windfall hope for Caithness from offshore plan

CAITHNESS could get a jobs boost from a £4.5 billion project to create the world’s biggest offshore wind farm.


Mary clocks up 42 years with NHS

Mary clocks up 42 years with NHS

FAMILY, friends and colleagues – both past and present – gathered in the Norseman Hotel in Wick to celebrate the retirement of Mary Macleod.


My message for the Scottish Government is... get a grip!

My message for the Scottish Government is... get a grip!

THAT was some Chinese takeaway! Not so much a special Chow Mein foil-wrapped with an extra portion of prawn crackers and satay sauce, more a customised…


Slim and cycle raise kidney cash

Slim and cycle raise kidney cash

AT the AGM of Highlands and Islands Kidney Patients Association, Anne Mackay, from Portmahomack, presented a cheque for £2174 to chairman Angus Scobbie…


‘Spirits were high and customers were happy’

‘Spirits were high and customers were happy’

Traders hail this year’s Thurso Fun Day a success


Swanson team triumph in all-Watten final

Swanson team triumph in all-Watten final

DUNBEATH Indoor Bowling club held its annual invitation rinks match on December 3 with 20 teams taking part.


Wick distillery calls halt on whisky orders

Wick distillery calls halt on whisky orders

MAKERS of the whisky which was recently named as the best on the planet are struggling to cope with demand due to the tipple’s growing popularity.


Locals asked to help with artistic plan for John O’Groats

Locals asked to help with artistic plan for John O’Groats

TWO Scottish artists with an international reputation will be consulting with people in John O’Groats about a long-term artistic plan for the village’s…


Last chance for Bower residents to form a community council

Last chance for Bower residents to form a community council

NOMINATIONS for a community council which faces extinction have to be received by the end of this week. The Highland Council has put out a plea for local…


Mechanical failure blamed for Wick to Inverness train cancellation

Mechanical failure blamed for Wick to Inverness train cancellation

A FAR North train bound for Inverness was cancelled this morning (Tuesday). The 8.12am Wick to Inverness ScotRail service was called off due to a “mechanical…


New role for former Wick-based officer Alasdair MacLeod

New role for former Wick-based officer Alasdair MacLeod

A POLICE officer who worked for five years in Caithness has been appointed to a senior role with Northern Constabulary.


Motorist caught out on icy Caithness road is unhurt

Motorist caught out on icy Caithness road is unhurt

A MOTORIST who lost control of his vehicle on the outskirts of Thurso due to icy conditions was unhurt.


Artist Peter Hodgson reopens gallery at Kirk

Artist Peter Hodgson reopens gallery at Kirk

A LOCAL artist has reopened a rural art gallery. Multi-media artist Peter Hodgson has reopened the Kirk Gallery, just off the Wick to Castletown Road,…


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