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Call to use £7m for classroom support

Call to use £7m for classroom support

TWO Caithness councillors have backed a call for some of the £7 million underspend in the 2010/11 local authority budget to be used to target classroom…


Lorry blaze scare for refuse workers

Lorry blaze scare for refuse workers

A WICK council worker yesterday described a fire which engulfed his refuse truck as “one of the scariest moments of my life”. Hugh Duncan was speaking…


Memorial book tribute to horse-loving teen

Memorial book tribute to horse-loving teen

LOCALS are being asked to contribute to a memorial book being made in a fundraising tribute to a former North Highland College student who tragically…


Mixed pairs set for all-Caithness final

Mixed pairs set for all-Caithness final

THURSO bowling club enjoyed mixed success in the latest rounds of the Scottish District qualifiers.


New Rumster centre plea

New Rumster centre plea

THE public is being asked to lend its support to plans to re-establish a centre at Rumster. An open day is being held this weekend and members of the…


No passport office for Wick

No passport office for Wick

A HIGHLAND councillor is “absolutely sickened” that a new “flexible” passport interview service will not come to the Far North to replace the closing…


Praise for health support group

Praise for health support group

THE county’s lord-lieutenant, Anne Dunnett, has praised the work done by Caithness Chest and Heart Support Group.


Pupils’ Blue Day tribute to tragic Connor

Pupils’ Blue Day tribute to tragic Connor

SENIOR pupils at Thurso High have staged a series of fundraisers in tribute to teenage crash victim Connor Craigie.


Storming victory for Orca

Storming victory for Orca

A COMBINED team of Caithness Cricket Association and Orkney Cricket Club members – nicknamed OrCa – has made an impressive start to competition in the…


Street dancers cut some shapes

Street dancers cut some shapes

KIDS in Caithness are wowing the crowds by busting their moves on the dance floor.


This seems like a nice place to be!

This seems like a nice place to be!

WE have had a flurry of visitors and special occasions including a wedding dance, golden wedding anniversary, harbour day and two very special boat trips,…


Thornton is Classic's first champ

Thornton is Classic's first champ

TOP darters from all over the country converged on the Portland Arms Hotel in Lybster for the first ever Caithness Classic Darts Championship.


We’re living our very own virtual ‘Spinal Tap’ reality

We’re living our very own virtual ‘Spinal Tap’ reality

"I GOT my first real six-string Bought it at the five-and-dime Played ’til my fingers bled It was summer of ’69.” Well, it was not so much the summer…


Wick ladies’ latest results

Wick ladies’ latest results

THE latest golf results from Wick Golf Club’s ladies’ section – Cancer Relief, Thursday, May 5: 1, D.


Scorries land new manager

Scorries land new manager

THE new man at the helm of Wick Academy is David Kirkwood. The decision was made on Monday night when the committee unveiled him as the man to lead the…


High praise as Caithness Music Festival gets under way

High praise as Caithness Music Festival gets under way

THE Caithness Music Festival got off to a tremendous start on Monday at Wick Assembly Rooms. Festival secretary Audrey MacKinnon, who has been a member…


Nigel Lowe takes on senior NDA appointment at Forss

Nigel Lowe takes on senior NDA appointment at Forss

NIGEL Lowe will be joining the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to take up the position as head of programme – DSRL, Dounreay, later this summer in Freswick…


British Heart Foundation appeals for local heroes

British Heart Foundation appeals for local heroes

British Heart Foundation Scotland needs 50 Heart Heroes in the Highlands and Islands to help raise funds to save lives in its 50th birthday year.


‘We’re after you,’ Northern Constabulary police chief Gordon Greenlees tells lawbreakers

‘We’re after you,’ Northern Constabulary police chief Gordon Greenlees tells lawbreakers

POLICE in the North have successfully targeted 20 organised crime groups in the past two years and criminals have been warned – "We will come after you."


Cervical screening initiative targets women in Caithness

Cervical screening initiative targets women in Caithness

WOMEN in Caithness are being urged to take up invitations for cervical screening tests as part of Cervical Screening Awareness Week which starts today…


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