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Academy manager's praise for defence

Academy manager's praise for defence

INVERNESS CITY 1 - 3 WICK ACADEMY (Scorers – Inverness City: Miller. Wick Academy: David Allan, Cunningham, Weir.) DAVID Kirkwood is getting the response…


'Cast iron assurance' demand on Wick tax office

'Cast iron assurance' demand on Wick tax office

THE Wick tax office should be given “a cast-iron assurance” by the UK Government that it will not be threatened with closure again.


Castletown heart monitor boost for patients

Castletown heart monitor boost for patients

THE vice-chairman of the Caithness Chest and Heart Support Group found himself hoisted by his own petard when it came to arranging the photo for the group’s…


C’mon the Scorries!

C’mon the Scorries!

ROLL on Saturday. Can’t wait. I’ll be back, firmly rooted, to my very territorial spot at Harmsworth Park waiting for Wick Academy to launch its 2011/12…


Cycle challenge for ex-Thrumster man

Cycle challenge for ex-Thrumster man

A FORMER Caithness man will be cycling 900 miles in 10 days for charity next month.


Far from the tourist crowds

Far from the tourist crowds

HAS anybody else ever enjoyed a day which began on Eilean Hoan, north of Durness, took in a circumnavigation of Handa Isle and ended at a remote bothy…


Golspie man's marathon tribute to sister

Golspie man's marathon tribute to sister

A FUNDRAISER, originally from Papigoe, recently completed a marathon cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats in memory of his sister.


Heartbreak as Groats exit contest on penalties

Heartbreak as Groats exit contest on penalties

DEFEAT in a sudden-death penalty shoot-out condemned Wick Groats to a third successive exit from the MacLeod IFA Highland Cup.


Norway terror attack a ‘personal tragedy’

Norway terror attack a ‘personal tragedy’

A NORWEGIAN living in Caithness has revealed how his father felt the force of last week’s bomb explosion in Oslo – three miles from where it happened.…


Pentland Firth regatta hit by strong winds

Pentland Firth regatta hit by strong winds

THE annual regatta of the Pentland Firth Yacht Club, based at Scrabster, was held over the weekend, sponsored by the Dounreay Communities Fund.


Thurso memorial triples a big attraction

Thurso memorial triples a big attraction

THURSO Bowling Club held its first over-50s’ round-robin mixed triples last week for the Willie McDonald Memorial Shield.


Thurso's Thorburn lifts fifth title

Thurso's Thorburn lifts fifth title

FOUR previous winners as well as all four members of the Wilson Cup winning team took part in the Thurso Golf Club men’s ?championships. The quarter-finals,…


Vikings lose out in first round of cup

Vikings lose out in first round of cup

THE Vikings made an early exit from the AJG North of Scotland Cup on Saturday after their first competitive clash with a Highland League outfit at Sir…


Wick chemist staff put best foot forward

Wick chemist staff put best foot forward

A CHARITY walk undertaken by staff from the Wick branch of Boots has raised around £500 for Macmillan Cancer Support.


Wick flower baskets group chases award

Wick flower baskets group chases award

THE group responsible for Wick’s flower baskets is going for gold this year with its second entry to the Scotland in Bloom competition. Volunteers have…


Wick kirk to celebrate 'other' royal wedding

Wick kirk to celebrate 'other' royal wedding

A CHURCH in Wick is marking the UK’s “other” royal wedding next week with a two-day exhibition.


Wick’s Taylor clinches tri-county trophy

Wick’s Taylor clinches tri-county trophy

FIVE Caithness triathletes recently travelled to Lerwick in Shetland to compete in the tri-county championships.


Late goals earn Halkirk a shock win over Wick Academy in North Cup

Late goals earn Halkirk a shock win over Wick Academy in North Cup

WICK Academy’s attempt to go one better this year in the North of Scotland Cup came to a premature end after two late goals earned Halkirk a shock win.


Holiday-makers feared for their lives after becoming trapped in Stroma sea cave

Holiday-makers feared for their lives after becoming trapped in Stroma sea cave

A GROUP of English holiday-makers feared for their lives after becoming trapped in a sea cave during a sightseeing tour from John O’Groats.


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