Despite racing into a 3-0 lead, Wick Academy were left to hang on to pick up the three points. Sam Mackay scored twice as he inspired the Scorries…
THE Highland Council’s education, culture and sport cleaning service has received an award for being the most improved performer in the Association of…
NORTH MSP Mary Scanlon has highlighted the importance of the scotch whisky industry to the area. Mrs Scanlon, who is the Tory spokeswoman for enterprise…
A FISHING boat which got its ropes tangled between its propellers had to be rescued by the RNLI this week.
AN elderly woman was taken to Caithness General Hospital in Wick today after being in a road accident in the town. One vehicle was also involved in the…
JANICE Forsyth is getting the chop. It seems that after 18 years her Saturday morning Radio Scotland programme no longer fits the bill.
GETTING a kick out of life is literally something two Caithness families know all about. Mike Ritchie, from Thurso, his son, Michael, and daughter,…
THE future of a local science festival has been secured after it agreed a three-year deal worth £15,000. The Caithness International Science Festival…
THANK goodness we are into February; January must be the longest and most depressing month of the year.
A THIRD successive victory has allowed the Greens to change their focus from survival in the RBS Caley 1 League to eyeing a top-four place.
IT was once considered nothing more than creel bait for fishermen who regarded it as worthless on the market. But thanks to an award-winning restaurant…
THE smash and fizz of a bottle of champagne on a ship’s hull heralded a new addition to the fishing fleet in Wick on Saturday.
THERE will be no changes made to the frequency of MOTs, it has been confirmed. North Labour MSP David Stewart wrote to the UK transport secretary,…
LOCAL social services are being encouraged to enter Scotland’s national awards for the care sector. The deadline for entries to this year’s Care Accolades…
A CAITHNESS-based goldsmith, glass artist and designer is to have her work displayed at an exhibition in the West Midlands this summer. Lybster-based…
THE Order of the Eastern Star Wick Chapter No 400 raised £600 for local charities when it organised a stall at last year’s County Show.
THE Castle of Mey 10k is the flagship event of the North Highland Harriers and this year has an organising committee consisting of 12 NHH members and…
LOCAL government has had a presence in Wick’s Market Place for decades and the decision to build on the same spot will keep this historic link alive.
STUNNING images featuring local sport has earned Caithness photographer James Gunn two accolades.
A CAITHNESS crofter is aiming to prove she’s shear class when she takes on the best in the world at a competition in New Zealand. Sally Crowe (34) is…