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Weir wonder goal keeps Wick on track

Weir wonder goal keeps Wick on track

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Halkirk Primary School closed due to heating problems

Halkirk Primary School closed due to heating problems

SCHOOL pupils in Halkirk were given a day off on Wednesday as heating problems forced the primary school to close to children and staff.


Man found dead at Thurso boating pond named

Man found dead at Thurso boating pond named

NORTHERN Constabulary have confirmed the name of the man who was found dead at Thurso Boating Pond last week.


Strong winds force cancellation of crossings

Strong winds force cancellation of crossings

Northlink Ferries have announced that it has cancelled Tuesday morning's service between Scrabster and Stromness due to rough seas conditions.


Project underway to honour Victoria Cross heroes

Project underway to honour Victoria Cross heroes

TALKS are at an early stage to organise commemorative tributes to two Caithness soldiers who were awarded the Victoria Cross for the services to the army.


Communities to get advice on how to spend turbine money

Communities to get advice on how to spend turbine money

HIGHLANDS and Islands Enterprise have published a guide providing advice to community organisations for managing funds generated from renewable energy…


Weir rescues Academy against ten men Locos

Weir rescues Academy against ten men Locos

WICK Academy were made to work hard for their 1-0 win against Inverurie Locos to ensure they remain five points clear at the top of the HFL.


Fears for future of Wick Community Council

Fears for future of Wick Community Council

SPECULATION is growing that the Royal Burgh of Wick Community Council will be forced to shut down after it was announced that Monday's meeting is…


Mixed reaction to RockNess line-up

Mixed reaction to RockNess line-up

POP’S original nutty boys, Madness, will be joining a newer generation of music stars at RockNess this June.


Coke cans and candesticks feature in Thurso art showcase

Coke cans and candesticks feature in Thurso art showcase

CAITHNESS Horizons is to be congratulated on hosting yet again another local initiative. From January 28 to the end of February, there is a feast to delight…


The Courier and Groat wants you!

The Courier and Groat wants you!

IT’S trite to say that without readers of our titles and browsers of our website, North of Scotland Newspapers would be deader than John Cleese’s…


Man with over 3000 indecent images of children avoids jail

Man with over 3000 indecent images of children avoids jail

A MAN who had over 3000 indecent images on his computer of children avoided a jail sentence when he appeared at Wick Sheriff Court on Friday.


Gaelic sign in Thurso prompts fresh backlash

Gaelic sign in Thurso prompts fresh backlash

TWO Thurso Highland Councillors have blasted officials for failing to notify them about the installation of a bilingual sign at a council building in…


Doubts over dementia unit’s future

Doubts over dementia unit’s future

A DEMENTIA care unit in Caithness forced to close over staffing issues last summer may not open again, it has emerged.


Crofters Barn - Pump augmented the crofter’s living

Crofters Barn - Pump augmented the crofter’s living

‘THAT old petrol pump, she just keeps pumping, she just keeps pumping along!" Not so many around these days. Yet many a crofter might put one in…


Obituary - David Mackay Munro

Obituary - David Mackay Munro

GATHERINGS of expatriate Scots are a common feature of life in the USA and often feature a piper. At one such gathering in Los Angeles in the mid-50s,…


OFT panned over road fuel probe findings

OFT panned over road fuel probe findings

A NEW report by the Office for Fair Trading (OFT) into road fuel pricing has been met with anger after it concluded that fuel market is fair.


Pupils don their tartan for Halkirk hoolie

Pupils don their tartan for Halkirk hoolie

HALKIRK school staged its first Burns ceilidh last Friday.


Spectacular party of music and dance

Spectacular party of music and dance

KEISS Primary held its annual Burns lunch and ceilidh last Friday.


Stroma beacon to shine again after century gap

Stroma beacon to shine again after century gap

A SHIPPING beacon near the Stroma Inner Sound marine energy site is to be lit for the first time in over 100 years.


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