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Plans for new car park in centre of Thurso

Plans for new car park in centre of Thurso

THURSO could be in line to get some extra town centre car parking if plans to redevelop Olrig Street playing fields bear fruit.


Dunbar suspends daytime casualty service

Dunbar suspends daytime casualty service

From Monday, casualties are going to have to travel to Caithness General Hospital in Wick.


Wind farm protestors turn out in force

Wind farm protestors turn out in force

They were appearing at the public session at the end of a public local inquiry into plans for two wind farms involving a total of 38 turbines, each between…


Far north mums-to-be brave blizzards on marathon treks to Raigmore

Far north mums-to-be brave blizzards on marathon treks to Raigmore

Two mothers in labour were driven in a minibus from Caithness General in Wick at about 8pm last Friday and escorted with a snow plough to Raigmore –…


Serial dangerous driver detained and banned

Serial dangerous driver detained and banned

Kyle Mackay was said to have mounted the pavement when negotiating a corner in Thurso, in a van in May of last year, when he appeared at Wick Sheriff…


Sandside beach find prompts fresh concern

Sandside beach find prompts fresh concern

London-based John Large does not think the first recorded presence of a so-called “daughter of plutonium” in nuclear waste washed up on Sandside…


Far north residents lose water supply

Far north residents lose water supply

Camster, Occumster and Roster, as well as parts of Dunbeath and Berriedale have been among the areas hit by damage to pipelines.


Council to invest in solar power

Council to invest in solar power

The ground-based panels will cost £2.5 million to install in the ground and will earn the money back by selling excess power to the electricity…


Health chiefs deny using baby deaths as ploy to downgrade Wick service

Health chiefs deny using baby deaths as ploy to downgrade Wick service

Raigmore-based James Bingham also claims his serious misgivings had not being given enough attention and that the board had wrongly stated in January…


Freeze-up persists in far north

Freeze-up persists in far north

The Ord of Caithness was closed for a time on Thursday but has since re-opened though the  A897 between Melvich and Kinbrace and the B873…


Kill your speed in built-up areas... it will help save lives

Kill your speed in built-up areas... it will help save lives

Scottish Government Viewpoint


Norscot wins innovation award

Norscot wins innovation award

Timber frame and window and door manufacturer Norscot Joinery  were the focus of an awards ceremony in Edinburgh hosted by Interface, a publicly-funded…


Flytippers strike again at far north beauty spot

Flytippers strike again at far north beauty spot

Wooden industrial pallets, plastic packing boxes, parts of a bed and what appear to be sheets, a mattress or clothing were dumped along a stretch of the…


Support for Wick RBS demo

Support for Wick RBS demo

The union’s Caithness branch secretary John Deighan said: "There were a lot of people waving at us and honking their horns as they drove past.…


Ton-up speedster on A99

Ton-up speedster on A99


Thurso musician dies in road crash

Thurso musician dies in road crash

A WELL-KNOWN Thurso musician has been named as the victim of a road accident in the north-east at the weekend.


Cocaine seized in Wick

Cocaine seized in Wick


Thurso classroom is Scottish trailblazer

Thurso classroom is Scottish trailblazer

A network of Newton rooms, pioneered in Norway and  Denmark, are being used to inspire more young people into careers in science, technology,…


Far north pothole death fears

Far north pothole death fears

As  more and more vehicle owners take their cars in for repair, mechanics are bracing themselves for the worst.


Wick in line for 20mph limit

Wick in line for 20mph limit

The cut has been backed by Caithness Highland councillors and officials will now consult the public on the move.


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