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Under-15s run amok in clash with Brora

Under-15s run amok in clash with Brora

CAITHNESS United’s under-15s broke the club’s all-time scoring record when they ran amok against their Highland Youth Development League rivals Brora…


Wick crash victim takes first steps

Wick crash victim takes first steps

A BACK-seat passenger who was seriously injured in a two-car collision near Murkle has taken his first steps in over three months. Kevin Morrice (37),…


Wick man caught up in Bronx shootnig

Wick man caught up in Bronx shootnig

A WICK man who was caught up in an American college shooting has spoken about the dramatic incident, which left a student injured. Ian Scott, an internationally-respected…


Wick staff engineer a first for tidal project

Wick staff engineer a first for tidal project

EQUIPMENT manufactured by a Wick-based company is being used in an underwater noise study in the Pentland Firth as part of the MeyGen tidal project in…


Winter league competition is first of its kind

Winter league competition is first of its kind

CAITHNESS Riding Club ran a very successful showjumping and dressage league over the winter months in Halkirk’s indoor riding centre.


Fewer Highland voters headed for Thursday’s polls

Fewer Highland voters headed for Thursday’s polls

THE average turnout of voters in the Highland Council elections has dropped from the last contest five years ago. The count started at 9am in Inverness…


Reids of Caithness in running for best bakers award

Reids of Caithness in running for best bakers award

AN award-winning Caithness bakery is up for a new accolade which could see it named as the best in Scotland. Gary Reid said that he couldn’t hold back…


Voting under way at the polls in Caithness

Voting under way at the polls in Caithness

RESIDENTS in Caithness have started voting this morning (Thursday) now that polling day to elect the region’s next local authority has arrived.


Archive photos trigger royal memories at Mey

Archive photos trigger royal memories at Mey

SANDY McCarthy dashed past the Queen Mother to win a children’s race at the Mey Games in 1971.


Bryson’s uniquely witty treatise on domesticity

Bryson’s uniquely witty treatise on domesticity

The big man tackles an even bigger topic, writes J.A.J.


Family left heartbroken by biker's death

Family left heartbroken by biker's death

THE family of a motorcyclist killed in a road accident near Thrumster at the weekend have said a huge hole has been left in their lives. Brent Larnach,…


‘Gaza Strip’ claim over village centre

‘Gaza Strip’ claim over village centre

THE centre of Castletown “looks like the Gaza Strip”, according to a local community councillor. Jenny Gunn made the comparison to the Middle East…


Gibson slams funding scandal claims

Gibson slams funding scandal claims

THE former leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats has accused the local element of the SNP of a funding scandal.


How did we lose the good given us?

How did we lose the good given us?

THE last time I phoned New York I spoke with the literary agent who represents the American novelist Cormac McCarthy.


Keiss abbatoir owner to sue bank for £10m

Keiss abbatoir owner to sue bank for £10m

A CAITHNESS businessman is to sue the Bank of Scotland for around £10 million after one of his companies went into administration.


Killer whales are spotted off Stroma

Killer whales are spotted off Stroma

HOLIDAY-makers got an extra-special treat as they made their way back to the mainland from a trip to Orkney.


Local elections are important for everyone

Local elections are important for everyone

THE election for the Highland Council is tomorrow. I cannot emphasis enough the importance of this election and the need for people to vote.


Olympics role for dog handler

Olympics role for dog handler

ANTI-terrorism duties are on the cards for East Mey man Dave Ashpool as he has won a call-up to this year’s Olympics in London.


Outright majority unlikely in new-look council

Outright majority unlikely in new-look council

LESS than 24 hours of campaigning are left as candidates and parties try to convince Highland residents to vote for them in tomorrow’s local government…


The folding-table brigade has a lot to teach us...

The folding-table brigade has a lot to teach us...

From coffee mornings, dinner-dances and how to do just about anything from watercolours to radio signals bounced off satellites, the brigade have brought…


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