WICK-based band Always the Sixth will become the first Caithness band to perform at the RockNess music festival when they line up with some top names…
THE World is coming to Wick! The biggest luxury cruise liner on earth will be docking at Wick harbour as part of its global tour.
HIGHLANDS and Islands Enterprise is taking the first steps towards implementing a transformational project which will deliver access to superfast broadband…
HEALTH spending should change to meet the country’s needs, according to a Highlands and Islands MSP. Mary Scanlon was speaking in a Scottish Parliament…
AFTER nearly two years in the golfing wilderness with no prizes to his name, Reay’s Colin Munro came roaring back to life to win category one of the June…
TWO Wick teams will go head-to-head in Castletown on Saturday (June 11) in the battle to claim the first county soccer spoils of the season.
FORMER Wick Academy co-manager Richard Hughes has rejoined the club as assistant manager to David Kirkwood, who was officially named as the new man in…
A CALL has been made for tougher action to be taken against those who drop litter and don’t clean up after their dogs. Councillor Robert Coghill wants…
AROUND £9000 was raised at the latest Scrabster Mission Fayre. The total from Saturday’s annual event has been described as "fantastic" by superintendent…
THE experiences of a female wartime officer from Thurso feature in a newly published book of Second World War diaries and encounters.
A LOCAL musician has said it will be a “privilege” to play at the Scottish Parliament this summer alongside other young promising Scottish musical talent.…
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…
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…
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…
THURSO bowling club enjoyed mixed success in the latest rounds of the Scottish District qualifiers.
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…
A HIGHLAND councillor is “absolutely sickened” that a new “flexible” passport interview service will not come to the Far North to replace the closing…
THE county’s lord-lieutenant, Anne Dunnett, has praised the work done by Caithness Chest and Heart Support Group.
SENIOR pupils at Thurso High have staged a series of fundraisers in tribute to teenage crash victim Connor Craigie.
A COMBINED team of Caithness Cricket Association and Orkney Cricket Club members – nicknamed OrCa – has made an impressive start to competition in the…