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Wick bazaar gets folk in mood for Xmas

Wick bazaar gets folk in mood for Xmas

IT was beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Wick at the weekend as merrymakers made their way to the annual festive bazaar in the Assembly Rooms.


Wick staff nurse bids farewell

Wick staff nurse bids farewell

Colleagues gathered to mark the retirement of staff nurse Marilyn Durrand who has worked for the NHS in Wick for 42 years. She worked at the Rosebank…


Zero tolerance for high school speedsters

Zero tolerance for high school speedsters

Landward councillor Willie Mackay has given his backing to a four-month police initiative to target motorists in the vicinity of all 29 secondary schools.


Shops join balloon tribute to car victim's 21st birthday

Shops join balloon tribute to car victim's 21st birthday

THE life of a teenager which was taken away after a car accident was remembered when hundreds of balloons floated above Wick on what would have been his…


‘Lock it or lose it’ message to bicycle owners

‘Lock it or lose it’ message to bicycle owners

NORTHERN Constabulary are promoting bicycle security in the run up to Christmas.


Maintenance work prompts ferry crossing cancellations

Maintenance work prompts ferry crossing cancellations

TWO far north ferry crossings have been cancelled tomorrow.


Drink drivers targeted in festive campaign

Drink drivers targeted in festive campaign

POLICE have vowed to use all means at their disposal to track down those who drink and drive this festive season.


Pupils to launch new Dunbeath woodland

Pupils to launch new Dunbeath woodland

DUNBEATH youngsters will start a new legacy in the county next week when they plant the first trees of a new wood.


NHS Highland takes over Thurso’s Riverbank practice

NHS Highland takes over Thurso’s Riverbank practice

NHS Highland is to assume responsibility for the Riverbank medical practice in Thurso later this month.


Highland schools targeted for speed patrols

Highland schools targeted for speed patrols

NORTHERN Constabulary is targeting speeding motorists in the vicinity of every secondary school within the Highlands.


Ormlie Xmas switch-on celebrates milestone

Ormlie Xmas switch-on celebrates milestone

ORMLIE Community Association will celebrate its tenth anniversary of festive celebrations when it holds its annual Christmas lights tree switch-on Thursday.


Winter weather woes Wick Academy

Winter weather woes Wick Academy

A frozen pitch has given the slip to Wick Academy returning to form and top of the Highland League.


Xmas OAP shoebox appeal breaks record

Xmas OAP shoebox appeal breaks record

CHRISTMAS came early for pensioners across the county when a record amount of shoeboxes were collected for vulnerable people during the festive season.


Highland hospital donations top £500,000

Highland hospital donations top £500,000

CHARITABLE donations to hospitals, wards and departments within NHS Highland in the past year have totalled more than £500,000.


Sparkie had cocaine in Wick bar

Sparkie had cocaine in Wick bar

COCAINE possession cost a Wick electrician £400 at Wick Sheriff Court on Friday.


Police seize weapons in Wick raid

Police seize weapons in Wick raid

A NUMBER of weapons and ammunition have been seized from a registered firearms dealer’s premises in Wick.


Anger over 'deathtrap' road conditions in Caithness

Anger over 'deathtrap' road conditions in Caithness

ANGRY residents in Lybster are claiming theirs is among a number of Caithness villages being ignored by gritters when icy conditions prove treacherous…


Benefits shake-up will leave people 'drowning in debt'

Benefits shake-up will leave people 'drowning in debt'

THE "evil" welfare reforms on the horizon will leave people in the Highlands an estimated £1.5 million a year worse off – amid a grim warning…


Caithness Business Spotlight: Jennifer Easton

Caithness Business Spotlight: Jennifer Easton

In the first of a new monthly feature we are running in association with the Highlands and Islands Federation of Small Businesses, we turn the spotlight…


Firm tackles Lithuanian nuclear plant clear-up

Firm tackles Lithuanian nuclear plant clear-up

The Caithness firm undertook the project for the Ignalina power station in Lithuania which closed down three years ago and was the last operational station…


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