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28-Oct-15, 15:26
Caithness Courier headlines for October 28, 2015
MORE than £2.5 million was spent on agency staff by Highland Council last year as it attempted to plug gaps in its workforce. Figures seen by the Caithness Courier reveal the bill for 20/15 was £2,582,339.
MEMBERS and supporters of Thurso's Boys Brigade unit turned out in force at the weekend as the wraps were taken off its newly refurbished base. The hall in Couper Square has undergone a £100,000-plus makeover thanks to a fundraising campaign and the voluntary efforts of the company, businesses and community groups.
WHODUNNIT.! That is the latest crime mystery library staff in Wick are trying to solve after the Victorian building was targeted by vandals. In just five days, the town's Carnegie Library in Sinclair Terrace, had it windows smashed three times, including once when staff were inside.
PUBLIC transport, broadband, free school meals and postal services featured among the subjects raised during a Q & A session at Saturday evening's rally in Thurso. Alison Kirk complained about the bus service between Wick and her home village of Lybster. She said her grandson was forced to move to Wick because of transport problems getting to and from his work in the Lidl store in the town's retail park.
THE SNP's Mhairi Black, one of the hottest properties in Westminster, was in Thurso at the weekend, where she addressed a gathering of the party faithful. The 21-year-old has confounded her status as a tyro since the General Election in May when she became the youngest MP since the 1932 Reform Act.
NEW figures suggest Highland Council spends around £30,000- a-month on hire cars for its workers. The council spend £363,063 on hired cars including £120,138 on fuel costs for the last financial year.
A SIX-YEAR OLD Dunnet girl has more than quadrupled her fundriaising target after chopping nine inches from her long hair, to donate it to children who have lost their own due to cancer treatment.
DESPITE being taken to a a replay in the Scottish Cup, the Wick Academy dugout was much happier with the level of the side's performance against Nairn County, compared to their last couple of outings. Assistant manager Richard Hughes believes the Scorries are getting back to their best was impressed with the attacking mentality they showed at Station Park.
MORE than £2.5 million was spent on agency staff by Highland Council last year as it attempted to plug gaps in its workforce. Figures seen by the Caithness Courier reveal the bill for 20/15 was £2,582,339.
MEMBERS and supporters of Thurso's Boys Brigade unit turned out in force at the weekend as the wraps were taken off its newly refurbished base. The hall in Couper Square has undergone a £100,000-plus makeover thanks to a fundraising campaign and the voluntary efforts of the company, businesses and community groups.
WHODUNNIT.! That is the latest crime mystery library staff in Wick are trying to solve after the Victorian building was targeted by vandals. In just five days, the town's Carnegie Library in Sinclair Terrace, had it windows smashed three times, including once when staff were inside.
PUBLIC transport, broadband, free school meals and postal services featured among the subjects raised during a Q & A session at Saturday evening's rally in Thurso. Alison Kirk complained about the bus service between Wick and her home village of Lybster. She said her grandson was forced to move to Wick because of transport problems getting to and from his work in the Lidl store in the town's retail park.
THE SNP's Mhairi Black, one of the hottest properties in Westminster, was in Thurso at the weekend, where she addressed a gathering of the party faithful. The 21-year-old has confounded her status as a tyro since the General Election in May when she became the youngest MP since the 1932 Reform Act.
NEW figures suggest Highland Council spends around £30,000- a-month on hire cars for its workers. The council spend £363,063 on hired cars including £120,138 on fuel costs for the last financial year.
A SIX-YEAR OLD Dunnet girl has more than quadrupled her fundriaising target after chopping nine inches from her long hair, to donate it to children who have lost their own due to cancer treatment.
DESPITE being taken to a a replay in the Scottish Cup, the Wick Academy dugout was much happier with the level of the side's performance against Nairn County, compared to their last couple of outings. Assistant manager Richard Hughes believes the Scorries are getting back to their best was impressed with the attacking mentality they showed at Station Park.