Thurso, Scotland News

Abigail Simpson was killed when 20-yearold Scott Manson crashed into a concrete pillar after he lost control of his overloaded Ford Fiesta while overtaking at speed.

House hunters looking for an affordable place by the sea should look to the north of Scotland, a survey has said.

Safety measures that should have been introduced at oil depots in the wake of the 2005 Buncefield explosion have not been fully implemented, it has emerged.

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Projects geared towards making the Pentland Firth one of Europe's main areas of tidal energy production are to receive a share of 14m.

A CAITHNESS college yesterday received a A 14 million funding boost as part of the Scottish Government's drive to transform the Pentland Firth into the "Saudi Arabia" of tidal energy production.

Scottish Hollywood actor Alan Cumming said a typically quirky thank-you to "Queenie" last night for his OBE at the Edinburgh International Film Festival premiere of the new Sam Mendes film Away We Go.

The whole of Britain is to pay A 6 a year in tax for the speedier introduction of superfast internet access across the north.

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I can hardly believe this, but it appears the excellent Allison Crowe and her bandmates were jailed and deported for being...Canadian! What's going on? Allison's own story follows: Allison Crowe and her Canadian bandmates, , have now performed two sensational concerts in Germany - in the cities of Aachen and Munich.

A teenage girl has told a court how she was "frightened" in the moments before a car she was travelling in crashed, killing her 15-year-old friend.

I am traveling through Scotland's Northern Highlands this summer and seek dining advice.

Manchester is to be the first city where people can sign up for a new ID card, ministers are to confirm.

The British attitude to national life - " sport, politics, the weather - " is essentially one of affectionate rage or enraged affection.

New calls for a flyover to carry the A9 over the Berriedale Braes should be made to the Scottish Government, Highland Council officials have said.

Four people have appeared at Wick Sheriff Court accused of starting a fire that destroyed a restaurant in Caithness.

It would be hard to design a nation better suited to modern rail travel than Britain: it is a natural hub-and-spoke country.

FOUR men will appear in court on Monday in connection with a fire at an Indian restaurant near Thurso on Wednesday.

Pupils at a small school on the north coast of Scotland have posted a film on the video sharing website YouTube appealing for a new headteacher.

A restaurant in Caithness has been extensively damaged by fire. Fire, ambulance and police were called to the Taj Mahal in Castletown, near Thurso, just after midnight.