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A huge police presence descended on Glamis Road in Wick today (May 19) as armed officers laid siege to a house that had three people inside.

Sobering statistics shared by Highland Council show, not only school rolls declining, but fewer houses being built in Caithness.

A 42-year-old man was arrested in connection with two incidents of assault and robbery in Wick earlier today.

A photography competition is being held as part of the events to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Castletown Heritage Centre.

Caithness badminton hotshot Mark Mackay is continuing his preparation ahead of this summer’s European Senior Championships in Belgium.

Invasive alien species are one of the main direct drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide.

Becky Hamilton from Wick was delighted to win her pre-championship title at the European Highland Dancing Championships held in Montrose.

MSPs debated the Agriculture and Rural Communities Bill, which enables the Scottish Government to financially support farming and other rural sectors.

A Norwich man is alleged to have cultivated cannabis in a former tax office in Wick while acting with others.

Care home residents enjoyed a spot of animal magic recently as they welcomed some very special visitors.

Hail is a form of solid precipitation that is a product of the convective processes that occur within the structures of mature cumulonimbus clouds.

A teenager who absconded from his care home and embarked on a crime spree was sent to detention for 20 months at Inverness Sheriff Court.

A suspected drink-driver who refused to tell police who had been at the wheel of his car was fined £400 at Wick Sheriff Court.

This week’s letters from John O’Groat Journal and Caithness Courier readers span a wide range of subjects

Green Health Week offers a packed schedule of events and activities being coordinated by colleagues from Think Health Think Nature.

Brookfield Renewable have not lost interest in going ahead with a wind farm in the north Sutherland village of Armadale.

News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

A Thurso woman who assaulted two people at a local nightclub has been fined £300.

A Caithness crafting group says it is now running new classes that are filled to the gunwales, thanks to a successful funding bid,

A Caithness campaigner has urged Scottish Transport Secretary, Fiona Hyslop, to take action on “the utterly appalling state” of roads in the far north