NEWS

BBC's 'The One Show' films Dounreay’s wild side

WHAT is the environment of a nuclear site like? BBC TV’s 'The One Show' came to Dounreay on Monday and Tuesday to find out.

Championship date for Thurso bowlers

THURSO Bowling Club will have representatives in the finals of the Northern Counties Championships on August 21, after both the singles and fours won…

Composed Halkirk take their chances

WICK ACADEMY 1 - 2 HALKIRK UNITED Scorers: Wick: S. Mackay (59). Halkirk: Cowie (82), P. Mackay (87). WELCOME to Harmsworth Park Mr Kirkwood. The…

Cup defeat will motivate Scorries

GETTING knocked out of the North of Scotland Cup may be the best thing that happens to Wick Academy this season.

From Cod Wars to mackerel grab

FOUR summers ago I passed a morning in the National Museum of Iceland. One item that caught my interest was a large, odd-looking hunk of iron that resembled…

Going to work is a joy not a chore

WORKING as a countryside ranger in Caithness could be described as the perfect job. Rich biodiversity and diverse landscape make going to work a joy rather…

Groats win out in fraught clash

IT’S as you were at the top of Caithness County League division one after Wick Groats and Pentland United each chalked up two victories over the past…

Juno’s all-seeing eye will cast a glance at turbulent Jupiter

AUGUST will soon be upon us and with it the return to a respectable allocation of darkness. The advent of astronomical twilight is on the night of the…

Leading the way in countryside care

RANGER services are a continuing and vital part of our countryside. Rangers provide guidance and local knowledge for people to enjoy the outdoors and…

League rivals to fight it out for cup glory

Pentland United this week kept alive their last chance of cup glory this season when they battled through to the final of the David Allan Shield.

Norway will emerge from this dark time

THERE’S only one place to start this week and that is with the despicable senseless massacre in Norway. It goes without saying our thoughts and sympathies…

'Real change' likely in Caithness within two years, says union leader

CAITHNESS can overcome the economic difficulties caused by the rundown of Dounreay but the area needs “a greater commitment” from the Scottish and UK…

There is no miracle a-coming

FERRYING around the northern islands of Orkney is always educational as well as good for the soul. Although from North Ronaldsay to Rousay the islands…

‘We were in for a very bad crossing’

TO mark my 100th article for the Groat, written under “Rain on my Window”, I took a long look back over the ones I have done, and enjoyed doing.

Spectacular dogfight a highlight for Fort George event

HISTORIC Scotland’s largest event of the year is returning to Fort George, near Inverness, the mightiest artillery fortification in the UK.

Car and motorbike collide in Wick

AN accident occurred at the Cliff Road/Union Street junction in Wick on Thursday morning.

Babcock pension office officially opened at Forss

BABCOCK International has officially marked the opening of its new pensions office at the Forss Science and Technology Park.

Two victories each for league rivals Wick Groats and Pentland United

GROATS stay at the top of Caithness County League division one after they and rivals Pentland United each chalked up two victories over the past week.

Co-op launches a competition to get your teeth into

LOCAL shoppers and budding product designers have a unique chance to create and design a sandwich that could go on sale in Co-operative Food stores nationwide.