BARRIERS preventing vehicles from entering a car park at night are said to be the final resort in tackling Wick’s antisocial drivers and stopping…
A CAITHNESS councillor yesterday hit out at the cost of installing bilingual road signs in the far north and described the move as “the height of…
THE closure of an established shoe shop in Thurso will signal the end of an era for a family-run business.
A four-week holiday programme set up by High Life Highland’s Wick active schools co-ordinator, Garry Macleod, came to an end at Dunnet beach with…
WITH one event remaining in Dounreay Fly Fishing Association’s 2012 championship, Toby Bracey is already the champion following another first place…
SIXTEEN triples contested the Construction Triples at Thurso last Saturday.
Born in Wick in June 1935, Jim lived in the county until 1962. He worked as a seaman in the merchant navy until that time before becoming a New Zealand…
FIREFIGHTERS dealt with a house fire in Thurso on Wednesday night.
POLICE in Wick are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision.
A SOUPED-up second-half display propelled Brora Rangers to a 7-1 win over Thurso in last night’s quarter-final of the North of Scotland Cup at Harmsworth…
A suspected lightning strike cut power to over 400 homes in Thurso yesterday.
ALONG with their winning ladies’ rink of Liz Rhodes, Joan Elder, Betty MacDonald and Judy Mowat – as reported in Friday’s John O’Groat…
FROM Tver in Russia and now based at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, the current ladies’ world darts champion, Anastasia Dobromyslova, made the long journey…
A WICK councillor has called for links to be re-established between the town and the Faroe Islands as part of their abandoned twin-town partnership.
Ross Stewart was delighted to be part of the Tennent Caledonian team which won awards at an international beer challenge in Belgium.
SIR – I was saddened by the views of BillE of August 3 (Online viewpoint, John O’Groat Journal).
A TEA party was recently held in Caithness General Hospital in Wick to mark 25 years of voluntary service by Farquhar Watt, of Halkirk, who was presented…
WICK Gala finished with a bang on Saturday – but it nearly fizzled out with the weather.
From: Wick.
THURSO Gala had a successful opening night although there were just three floats on parade and a smaller crowd in attendance compared to last year.