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Netflix series The Crown brings back memories of Queen Mother’s picnic on Stroma By Jean Gunn Published: 08:45, 06 February 2021 Get the Courier and Groat sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper The Queen Mother sets out for Stroma along with all her picnic hampers on board the Primula from Harrow harbour, just down from her home at the Castle of Mey. Pictured with the Queen Mother (from left) are Commander and Lady Vyner, Thurso provost John Sinclair, two security officers, Malcolm Simpson, Eric Shaw, Billy (Borax) Mackay (back to came...

North Sea The North Sea is one of the numerous seas in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the North-East Atlantic Region and opens into the Atlantic Ocean via the English Channel. The sea is one of the world's most utilized seas, with extensive fishing, shipping, power production, recreation, and defense. It also hosts two of the world’s largest ports (Hamburg and Rotterdam). Where Is The North Sea? Map of North Sea. The North Sea is the Atlantic’s 13th largest sea, covering approximately 570,000 square kilometers or about 0.5% of the ocean. It is about 970 km long and 580 km wide and li...

Looking Back – news from the John O'Groat Journal of yesteryear By Staff Reporter Published: 09:46, 10 January 2021 Get the Courier and Groat sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper Stricken crew rescued by Scarfskerry rocket company From the Groat of January 7, 1921 The SS Kentucky, of Copenhagen, had been carrying goods and mails on a voyage from Copenhagen to Boston, USA, when it ran ashore at Skirza Head, Freswick. At the time the sea was too rough for reaching the vessel with a boat, and it increased during the night. But about m...

New technology will aid search and rescue around Caithness coast By David G Scott  |  Updated: 13:49, 21 December 2020 Get the Courier and Groat sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper State-of-the-art technology will bring a new edge to the search and rescue potential of HM Coastguard (HMC) sites in Caithness. Old copper-based cables are being replaced with fibre-based technology across 165 remote radio sites across the United Kingdom, which started with Weymouth last week and eventually including Noss Head, Thrumster and Dunnet Head. Coas...

Take a trip to Malbister in Wick woman's new novel By David G Scott  |  Updated: 12:39, 10 December 2020 Get the Courier and Groat sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper A former Wick resident and teacher at Thurso High School has fulfilled a long-held ambition to write a book based in Caithness. Julie Adams lives in Angus now, having moved there four-and-a-half years ago, and her novel called Malbister is due to be released for sale on Amazon next week. The setting is a fictional estate south of Wick, owned by the Goddard family but much ...