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Webster makes instant impact as High Ormlie Hotspur seal semi-final place

Webster makes instant impact as High Ormlie Hotspur seal semi-final place

Webster makes instant impact as High Ormlie Hotspur seal semi-final place

06 May 2024

Comeback man Mark Webster scored the pick of the goals as High Ormlie Hotspur beat Halkirk 7-2 in the Colin Macleod Memorial Cup quarter-finals.


Wick Community Hub gets £50k loan to expand youth services

Wick Community Hub gets £50k loan to expand youth services

Wick Community Hub gets £50k loan to expand youth services

06 May 2024

A Wick community centre that has been helping people from across Caithness for more than 50 years has secured money to expand its services.


John Swinney elected unopposed as new SNP leader

John Swinney elected unopposed as new SNP leader

John Swinney elected unopposed as new SNP leader

06 May 2024

John Swinney has been crowned the new leader of the SNP after winning the support of potential contender, Highland MSP Kate Forbes.


Manager of Highland League champions wants to ‘recharge the batteries’ after quitting

Manager of Highland League champions wants to ‘recharge the batteries’ after quitting

Manager of Highland League champions wants to ‘recharge the batteries’ after quitting

06 May 2024

Fresh from steering Buckie Thistle to Highland League title glory, manager Graeme Stewart has resigned from the job after almost a decade in charge.


Castletown man fined for punching sister outside Thurso pub

Castletown man fined for punching sister outside Thurso pub

Castletown man fined for punching sister outside Thurso pub

06 May 2024

A Castletown man who assaulted his sister outside a Thurso pub was fined £200 at Wick Sheriff Court.


Plans for Swarclett wind turbines prompt ‘misery and strife’ warning

Plans for Swarclett wind turbines prompt ‘misery and strife’ warning

Plans for Swarclett wind turbines prompt ‘misery and strife’ warning

06 May 2024

Plans for a wind farm at Bowertower have led to a warning about what can happen when communities become divided over renewable energy schemes.


Thurso looks to improve ‘atrocious’ town centre

Thurso looks to improve ‘atrocious’ town centre

Thurso looks to improve ‘atrocious’ town centre

05 May 2024

Thurso town centre is in an “absolutely atrocious” state, according to a community councillor.


Wick memorial will be a focal point on National Fishing Remembrance Day

Wick memorial will be a focal point on National Fishing Remembrance Day

Wick memorial will be a focal point on National Fishing Remembrance Day

05 May 2024

Wick is to take part in the first National Fishing Remembrance Day, with the Seafarers Memorial as a focal point almost a year after it was unveiled.


Weydale man tried to send drugs through post

Weydale man tried to send drugs through post

Weydale man tried to send drugs through post

05 May 2024

A post office worker put a package aside after she got a strong smell of cannabis from it, Wick Sheriff Court heard last week.


Highland housing shortage discussed at Holyrood

Highland housing shortage discussed at Holyrood

Highland housing shortage discussed at Holyrood

05 May 2024

A Highland MSP says rural communities in the region are facing an “acute housing shortage”.


Driver with drugs in car asked police in Wick for directions – to nearest KFC!

Driver with drugs in car asked police in Wick for directions – to nearest KFC!

Driver with drugs in car asked police in Wick for directions – to nearest KFC!

05 May 2024

A Glasgow driver stopped police in Wick to ask for directions to the local Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet.


Former Wick gallery coordinator holds first solo exhibition in London

Former Wick gallery coordinator holds first solo exhibition in London

Former Wick gallery coordinator holds first solo exhibition in London

05 May 2024

An artist who lived in Caithness before moving south is delighted her first solo exhibition in London is getting “a very positive response”.


Castletown screening for film about first Labour prime minister

Castletown screening for film about first Labour prime minister

Castletown screening for film about first Labour prime minister

04 May 2024

A film about Britain’s first Labour prime minister, Ramsay MacDonald, is to be screened in Castlehill Heritage Centre on May 20.


Wick sheriff warns driver towing ‘unsecured’ engine hoist on A99

Wick sheriff warns driver towing ‘unsecured’ engine hoist on A99

Wick sheriff warns driver towing ‘unsecured’ engine hoist on A99

04 May 2024

Police officers who spotted a makeshift registration plate on the back of a trailer discovered a dangerous load being towed.


PICTURE SPECIAL: ‘Unexplored area of Caithnessian archaeology’ throws up a mine of intriguing artefacts

PICTURE SPECIAL: ‘Unexplored area of Caithnessian archaeology’ throws up a mine of intriguing artefacts

PICTURE SPECIAL: ‘Unexplored area of Caithnessian archaeology’ throws up a mine of intriguing artefacts

04 May 2024

Intriguing finds emerge from an archaeological dig in Caithness including a piece of school slate that can be traced to its original owner.


Silver and bronze for Thurso swimmers in schools championships

Silver and bronze for Thurso swimmers in schools championships

Silver and bronze for Thurso swimmers in schools championships

03 May 2024

Tom Armitage and Emily MacDougall from Thurso High School were among the medals at the Scottish schools championships held in East Kilbride.


Dog owner jailed after sheep worrying at Hilliclay

Dog owner jailed after sheep worrying at Hilliclay

Dog owner jailed after sheep worrying at Hilliclay

03 May 2024

A Caithness man whose dogs worried sheep has been jailed for five months.


£7000 prize fund at Friends of the Glass darts weekend in Wick

£7000 prize fund at Friends of the Glass darts weekend in Wick

£7000 prize fund at Friends of the Glass darts weekend in Wick

02 May 2024

Guaranteed prize money of £7000 will be up for grabs at the Friends of the Glass festival of darts at the Seaforth Highlanders’ Club in Wick.


Halkirk man cleared of fraud charges

Halkirk man cleared of fraud charges

Halkirk man cleared of fraud charges

02 May 2024

A man has been cleared of fraud related to ink cartridges and securing unauthorised access to a programme while working for North Point Distillery.


Wick man threatened police with meat cleaver and kitchen knife at Castletown property

Wick man threatened police with meat cleaver and kitchen knife at Castletown property

Wick man threatened police with meat cleaver and kitchen knife at Castletown property

02 May 2024

Two armed response teams were called to a Caithness village amid a stand-off between police and an angry man threatening them with a meat cleaver.


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