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Murdoch’s press led the charge to new lows

Murdoch’s press led the charge to new lows

AS many parents whose children attend small primary schools may know, the SNP Government has recently established a commission on rural education on Scotland.…


Rusting relics are poignant reminders of the past

Rusting relics are poignant reminders of the past

ON a recent visit to Stroma, the birthplace of my maternal grandmother, Isabella Robertson, Sharon and I saw the remains of a very simple threshing machine.…


Scorries face Thurso in local derby

Scorries face Thurso in local derby

CONCENTRATION is what Wick Academy need to develop if they are to be a success in the Highland League this season.


Shaky birth for High Life board

Shaky birth for High Life board

TWO people with Caithness connections are now among the 12 board members of High Life Highland, the new arm’s-length organisation set up by the Highland…


Sutherland leads the charge in Castletown revival

Sutherland leads the charge in Castletown revival

A GOAL spree by Chris Sutherland is fuelling Castletown’s revival from a miserable start to their county campaign. The 22-year-old frontman bagged four…


Wick band's fancy dress parade is in tune

Wick band's fancy dress parade is in tune

LOCAL musicians dressed as cowboys, ghosts and superheroes took centre stage at the end of Wick’s Pipe Band Week on Saturday.


Mackay-Steven ‘fair thrilled’ to joined SPL side Dundee United

Mackay-Steven ‘fair thrilled’ to joined SPL side Dundee United

A YOUNG Caithness footballer has joined Scottish Premier League club Dundee United on a two-year deal.


Man missing from Thurso area

Man missing from Thurso area

POLICE are asking for information to help track down a man who has been missing from the Thurso area since Saturday, June 25.


Wick man lands £30k People’s Postcode Lottery windfall

Wick man lands £30k People’s Postcode Lottery windfall

A DOUNREAY worker is celebrating a £30,000 win with the People’s Postcode Lottery – just weeks after signing up to play.


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Council leader calls for Highland representation on rural education commission

Council leader calls for Highland representation on rural education commission

THE leader of the local authority has written to the Scottish Government seeking a rethink over the lack of a Highland representative on the commission…


Comic Miranda Hart backs ‘superhero’ Groats challenge

Comic Miranda Hart backs ‘superhero’ Groats challenge

A ‘SUPERHERO’ is heading for John O’Groats in a bid to support education in some of the poorest areas of Africa.


Thurso actress set for Lady Macbeth role

Thurso actress set for Lady Macbeth role

A CAITHNESS actress is set to take on one of the most demanding female roles in the history of theatre.


Ross strikes a double to seal Groats cup win

Ross strikes a double to seal Groats cup win

AN unlikely second-half double from player/manager Stewart Ross on Saturday proved decisive as Groats added the Eain Mackintosh Cup to their earlier Wick…


Attack of the ‘super midge’... I still bear the scars

Attack of the ‘super midge’... I still bear the scars

AFTER a lifetime of wandering through the wilder parts of the Scottish Highlands, I thought I knew the insect hazards of the summer season pretty well.


‘Botox and nose drops and needles for knitting’

‘Botox and nose drops and needles for knitting’

BUILDINGS, or structures which are considered to be of special architectural or historic interest, are listed by the secretary of state for Scotland.


College board complaint thrown out

College board complaint thrown out

A COMPLAINT about the conduct of four members of the board of management at North Highland College UHI has been thrown out.


Latheron Show hit by thunderstorms

Latheron Show hit by thunderstorms

THUNDERSTORMS forced the early departure of many who had turned out for the 88th Latheron Show on Saturday.


‘Man is not made for defeat’

‘Man is not made for defeat’

‘THERE is no such thing as coincidence,” we are often told. Rational mind-sets, it seems, refuse to accept there might be higher or other levels of reality…


Start for £20m Scrabster harbour revamp

Start for £20m Scrabster harbour revamp

WORK is due to get under way early next month on a £20 million redevelopment of Scrabster harbour.


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