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Ian Appleby was alleged to have behaved in a threatening or abusive manner at a road block at Altnabreac.

SSEN Transmission announced they will soon launch a first round of funding to support communities in the Highlands and the north of Scotland.

Construction of a new state-of-the-art subsea transmission cable factory in the Highlands commenced this morning.

A member of Caithness Family History Society has been very busy creating a new book on the subject of Ulbster’s old burial ground.

Former ICT boss John Robertson was joined by ex-Hearts player Jose Quitongo for an “SPFL Legends Event”.

Callum Prideaux has been awarded the Arthur Yates Memorial Shield at a presentation which took place at Thurso High School.

A Highland boy (5) with an extremely rare genetic disease is searching for a Ross County FC kit in time for his “best day ever” as club mascot.

A Westerdale man has been cleared of a charge that he left a shotgun outside his gun cabinet at his home.

Two unions at Dounreay are to strike on Wednesday after rejecting a new pay offer from management.

A network of walking groups which operates in Thurso, Castletown and Wick has become the 700th organisation to sign up to a mental health charter.

A movie-themed barbecue and quiz event set the scene at Brough Bay on Saturday, May 4.

High Ormlie Hotspur co-manager Liam Sutherland lauded the character of his players after they came back to win 3-2.

Pentland United co-manager Michael Gray reserved praise for his opposition number after his side were held for over an hour on Saturday.

A storage area for wind turbine components is being proposed between two housing estates at Pennyland in Thurso.

Referee Billy Baxter blew his whistle for the final time in the league on Saturday, April 27.

Unite has announced strike action at Dounreay Power Station is back on after over 500 of its members rejected the latest wage offer.

The charity at the forefront of Wick’s town centre lanes project has thanked local residents for playing their part in the design process.

The work being done to help diversify and grow the Caithness and North Sutherland economy has been highlighted at the STUC conference in Dundee.

Anti-wind farm campaigners are celebrating after the scrapping of plans to develop a nine-turbine scheme on the north Sutherland coast.

The past year has “seen a few changes” in the Castletown area, the chairman of the community council has said.