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Caithness will spend more than £3 million on road maintenance and repairs in the coming financial year, but it won’t be enough, say councillors.
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Nearly £300,000 will be set aside to fund improvements at five Caithness play parks.
A map has been produced showing how the massive Banniskirk Hub would look if shifted around 15 miles to the east and positioned directly over Wick.
Previously there was no meeting for anyone living along the A9 and A99 between Inverness and Caithness despite the potential impact.
The former SNP candidate for the the far north seat in last year’s general election has landed a new role with a Scottish Government agency.
A painting by Ian Charles Scott from Wick is on display at the 144th open annual exhibition of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour.
Forecasts for a 'weather bomb' caused by an extremely fast jet stream have sparked warnings of 80mph gales for the Highlands.
Senior pupils in Caithness are being given the opportunity to expand their subject choice while still at school thanks to a tie-in with UHI.
John Davidson returns to take part in the Strathpuffer for the first time since 2016 – and finds it’s just as tough as ever in special snowy year
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A lorry driver from Wick who targeted single mothers on dating apps to gain access to their children has been jailed.
Community and business representatives are reeling from Orbex’s shock decision to halt work on the spaceport it was developing in north Sutherland.
An elderly Castletown man with major health issues says he will make himself homeless and live in a van due to the cost of heating his damp home.
Efforts have begun to secure funding for urgent repairs to a storm-damaged harbour wall at Wick amid fears that a collapse would be a "catastrophe".
Wick Academy were left to rue a series of missed opportunities that could have led to a much closer scoreline than the 4-0 loss against Banks O’ Dee.
Wick Academy will be aiming to improve on their past performances at Spain Park when they face Banks O’ Dee on the Aberdeen club’s artificial pitch.
Halkirk United and St Duthus will try again this weekend after their North Caledonian Cup first-round tie at Morrison Park was postponed.
Caithness Krakens are set to emerge from their winter hibernation to formally clinch the Caledonia North 2 title when they entertain Orkney Dragons.
Mountain Dew, the form team in Division Two of Wick and District Darts League, were held at home this week by Seaforth “C”.
Sophie Mackay from Dunnet continued her great start to 2025 when she was among the honours at Sunday’s under-14 Midlothian Junior Championships.
Billy Sutherland (15) took first place in his age group at the Scottish Athletics Inter-District Cross-Country Championships in Glasgow.
Wick Academy’s home match against Clachnacuddin has been rearranged for a midweek night next month after being postponed last weekend.
A new mountain bike skills loop opened to pupils and the public at Inverness Royal Academy at the weekend.
World record endurance cyclist Jenny Graham says the new mountain bike trail unveiled at Inverness Royal Academy should be replicated in every school.
A 24-hour endurance relay race overlooking the shores of Loch Ness will not take place in 2025 but will return in 2026, its organisers have said.
The professional strongman from Invergordon revealed that he was one of the men wearing a mask in episode 6.
The 29-year-old is now based in France, working internationally as a professional opera singer.
Hikes to employer national insurance contributions will cost Eden Court an extra £100,000 a year, it has confirmed.
Ness Walk’s new gourmet tasting experience menus are set to tantalise taste buds in Inverness in the new year.
Delighted volunteers at a heritage railway are jumping for joy after their locos featured prominently in the smash BBC show The Traitors yet again.
The loss of the Ironworks was a “horrid shame”, one of the Highlands’ most famous musical exports has said.
One of the main actors in this year’s pantomime has opened up on the impact they hope to have as a non-binary character.
Summer riots which saw violence across the country were sparked by the stabbings carried out by Rudakubana.
A 19-year-old man has been charged in connection with the death of Robert McNally, officers said.
Charles was also shown a kilt worn by a soldier wounded in the Somme which has been untouched for decades during a visit to Aberdeen.
The third Monday of January is labelled the ‘most depressing’ day of the year.
