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Famous faces sport ‘I Love UHI’ badges

Famous faces sport ‘I Love UHI’ badges

SCOTLAND’s newest university is targeting potential students from cities across the country to fill a 1000 extra available places on courses across…


Vikings taking on Brora Rangers in NoS Cup match

Vikings taking on Brora Rangers in NoS Cup match

THURSO FC are to play the Highland League’s Brora Rangers in the second round of the North of Scotland Cup.


Police appeal for Wick man's whereabouts

Police appeal for Wick man's whereabouts

Police in Caithness are appealing for information in relation to a missing person.


Sparky offers reward after store break-in

Sparky offers reward after store break-in

A WICK-based electrician is offering a £250 reward for information about a break-in at his store.


 Mackay-Steven man of the match against Dynamo Moscow

Mackay-Steven man of the match against Dynamo Moscow

GARY Mackay-Steven was named as man of the match as Dundee United came agonisingly close to beating Dynamo Moscow in the Europa League on Thursday.


Player eyes cup glory after cancer diagnosis

Player eyes cup glory after cancer diagnosis

EIGHT months ago, Greg Shearer’s world fell apart after being told he had leukaemia.


Academy trounce Halkirk underdogs

Academy trounce Halkirk underdogs

Scorers – Wick: Macadie (16, 85 pen), McKiddie (21), Cunningham (39), Mackay (50, 64), Manson (57). Halkirk: Sutherland (81).


Bringing it all to the Boyle

Bringing it all to the Boyle

As the artistic director of the Olympic opening ceremony, he gave a two-finger salute to the daunting task of matching Beijing’s £64 million…


Caithness artists are in fine fettle

Caithness artists are in fine fettle

Thurso High School


Caithness showing is encouraging

Caithness showing is encouraging

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Caithness veteran makes RBLS history

Caithness veteran makes RBLS history

Robert Allan (79) – a member of Thurso RBLS for 60 years – was appointed chairman for the second time of the national group.


Farmer unearths 'substantial' milestone

Farmer unearths 'substantial' milestone

A MILESTONE, which is thought to have been one of many covered up for security purposes during the Second World War, has been unearthed in Caithness.


Groats target top trophy

Groats target top trophy

DESCRIBED as the best team never to have won the Highland Amateur Cup, county league side Wick Groats will be hoping to put that statistic to rest tomorrow.


Late starters claim top prizes

Late starters claim top prizes

THERE was a good entry for the Gala Open – sponsored by G. & A. Barnie – at Wick with 67 gents and 12 ladies playing.


Officialdom was in full sway even long ago

Officialdom was in full sway even long ago

Much used in farming in former days, the bushel measure was a round wooden cylinder, flat bottomed, with a roller to go with it to level off the grain…


Private ferry firms' passenger surge

Private ferry firms' passenger surge

THE number of passengers who used the Gills and John O’Groats ferries to Orkney last year exceeded those using the Scrabster service for what is…


Round-Scotland cycle will be no mean feat

Round-Scotland cycle will be no mean feat

A YOUNG man who was left paralysed by a rare illness is battling his way back to health and will be in John O’Groats next week on a round-Scotland…


Scorries get ready for season lift off

Scorries get ready for season lift off

THE 2012/13 Highland League gets under way tomorrow and Wick Academy manager Davie Kirkwood is quietly confident that this season fans will see the Scorries…


The athletes are ready to begin - and so am I

The athletes are ready to begin - and so am I

And on Wednesday morning, as a huge roar of relief reverberated across the entire park after it was announced Great Britain had won their first gold medal,…


Thurso knitting group donates work to animal centre

Thurso knitting group donates work to animal centre

Recently the group found a new outlet for its brightly coloured blanket squares by donating them to the SSPCA Caithness and Sutherland rehoming centre…


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