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Welfare reform set to hit the county hard

Welfare reform set to hit the county hard

CHANGES to the welfare regime being debated in Westminster are set to hit Caithness hard, according to the chief executive of Pentland Housing Association...


Winter makes a fleeting return

Winter makes a fleeting return

Winter was back in Caithness at the weekend...


Scottish ministers give Highland Council the go-ahead to continue with new schools plan for Wick

Scottish ministers give Highland Council the go-ahead to continue with new schools plan for Wick

THE Highland Council has been given the go-ahead to carry on with plans to replace the four primaries in Wick with two new purpose-built schools serving…


Roadshow brings the recycling message to Caithness

Roadshow brings the recycling message to Caithness

THE Scottish Government’s recycling roadshow is set to visit the Far North to encourage people to recycle more and give recyclable items another life.


Dounreay informs SEPA of potentially ‘significant’ particle find

Dounreay informs SEPA of potentially ‘significant’ particle find

A POTENTIALLY “significant” radioactive particle has been found at a beach near Dounreay. Clean-up contractor Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL)…


Trailer frame stolen in Thurso’s Westfield area

Trailer frame stolen in Thurso’s Westfield area

POLICE are appealing for information after a trailer frame was stolen in Thurso. The stainless steel trailer frame – approximately 3ft by 3ft – was…


NHS Highland reassures patients about hip surgery

NHS Highland reassures patients about hip surgery

NHS Highland is reassuring Far North patients who may have concerns about hip replacement operations that have been carried out at Raigmore Hospital in…


Briefing session for council election candidates

Briefing session for council election candidates

WOULD-be Highland councillors are being invited to find out what is involved with the role. Prospective local candidates for the forthcoming Highland…


Academy edge Forres in five goal thriller

Academy edge Forres in five goal thriller

Harmsworth Park hosted its first game in two months, but it was worth the wait. Despite racing into a 3-0 lead, Wick Academy were left to hang on…


Academy edge Forres in five goal thriller

Academy edge Forres in five goal thriller

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…


Council’s cleaning team receives national excellence award

Council’s cleaning team receives national excellence award

THE Highland Council’s education, culture and sport cleaning service has received an award for being the most improved performer in the Association of…


Scanlon backs Scottish whisky trade

Scanlon backs Scottish whisky trade

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…


Wick lifeboat in first call out of the year

Wick lifeboat in first call out of the year

A FISHING boat which got its ropes tangled between its propellers had to be rescued by the RNLI this week.


Elderly woman hospitalised after Wick road accident

Elderly woman hospitalised after Wick road accident

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…


Keep Janny on the tranny!

Keep Janny on the tranny!

JANICE Forsyth is getting the chop. It seems that after 18 years her Saturday morning Radio Scotland programme no longer fits the bill.


Black-belt families get a kick out of martial art

Black-belt families get a kick out of martial art

GETTING a kick out of life is literally something two Caithness families know all about. Mike Ritchie, from Thurso, his son, Michael, and daughter,…


Dounreay cash boost for science festival

Dounreay cash boost for science festival

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…


Far North's larder is the best you can get

Far North's larder is the best you can get

THANK goodness we are into February; January must be the longest and most depressing month of the year.


Green target top four finish

Green target top four finish

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.


Jim serves up an unexpected treat

Jim serves up an unexpected treat

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…


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