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It may be home to the shortest street in the world, but Wick is worthy of more than a quick drive past.

Last week of February saw outstandingly mild weather in Wick area By Alan Hendry  |  Updated: 14:52, 01 March 2021 Get the Courier and Groat sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the days newspaper Crocuses in Wick on February 27. Picture: Keith Banks Freezing conditions earlier in February gave way to an unseasonably mild spell during the last week of the month, according to Wick weather expert Keith Banks. "Spring has embraced the far north," he observed aft...

Ducking and diving on Wick river ice floes By David G Scott  |  Updated: 12:14, 16 February 2021 Get the Courier and Groat sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the days newspaper Gallery1 Thousands of chunks of ice, some as much as three inches thick, were seen drifting along Wick river yesterday afternoon. The ice floes came as sections of the frozen river broke into pieces when a thaw set in after the recent cold snap. Some of the resident ducks, lucky enou...

Jack Frost makes timely appearance in Wick By David G Scott Published: 07:49, 14 February 2021 Get the Courier and Groat sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the days newspaper A Wick man shared an image on social media that sent local tongues wagging about a timely appearance of Jack Frost to the town. Derek Bremner posted the image on the Facebook group Capital Crack as "Mans Head Shape in ice on River with hat on" and had many commenting on the strange form...

Photographers stunning image of golden eagle in Far North By Staff Reporter  |  Updated: 08:39, 03 January 2021 Get the Ross-shire Journal sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the days newspaper Wick man Paul Steven captured a once in a lifetime image of a golden eagle flying into the setting sun near Forsinard on Monday afternoon. Paul, who describes himself as an amateur photographer, was "out enjoying the countryside on a crisp December day" with his wife ...

Golden eagle captured in golden sunshine at Forsinard By David G Scott  |  Updated: 13:03, 30 December 2020 Get the Northern Times sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the days newspaper Wick man Paul Steven captured a once-in-a-lifetime image of a golden eagle flying into the setting sun near Forsinard on Monday afternoon. Paul, who describes himself as an amateur photographer, was "out enjoying the countryside on a crisp December day" with his wife Shonaid ...

Photographers stunning image of golden eagle at Forsinard By David G Scott Published: 14:00, 30 December 2020 Get the Northern Times sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the days newspaper Wick man Paul Steven captured a once in a lifetime image of a golden eagle flying into the setting sun near Forsinard on Monday afternoon. Paul, who describes himself as an amateur photographer, was "out enjoying the countryside on a crisp December day" with his wife Shonaid...

Wick footbridge warning after damage to panels By Alan Hendry Published: 19:13, 28 December 2020 Get the Courier and Groat sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the days newspaper A damaged mesh panel on the main Coghill footbridge, pictured today. Vandalism to a footbridge at Wick riverside has been described as "very disappointing" by one of the team of volunteers who helped upgrade the popular crossing during the summer. John Bogle, secretary of Wick Paths G...