An offshore wind developer has begun a new round of funding for organisations and groups working to strengthen communities in Caithness and Orkney.
Highland Council has fixed the damaged fence at Ormlie Park in Thurso and says it will monitor the situation “for any signs of deterioration”.
A new community bus service for the Halkirk area, supported by wind farm funding, is giving local residents a chance to go on essential journeys.
Two long-serving members of the Wick lifeboat crew, Neil Pellow and David Malcolm, have stepped down after 49 years of service between them.
North politician Edward Mountain has made it clear that communities must not be ignored when renewable energy projects are planned in their area.
The five-days-a week facility is giving a new lease of life to the former RBS building and it means face-to-face banking will continue in the town.
Pentland United co-manager Michael Gray warned that “everybody has got something to play for” in the closing month or more of the 2025 summer season.
A wind energy technology company has been confirmed by HIE as the first occupant of one of four new units at Wick Business Park at Lochshell.
There are “exciting times ahead” for Caithness and Sutherland with “good cause for optimism”, according to Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
Conor Trueman produced a man-of-the match display to help Pentland United win the Eain Mackintosh Cup – and he is hoping for more silverware.
Energy firm RWE has pledged that its Golticlay wind farm in Caithness will create jobs locally and “deliver economic benefits at a regional level”.
Wick Thistle have “a lot to look forward to” after securing a quick return to the top flight of Caithness summer football, according to Owen Harrold.
A memorial football match at Halkirk GalaFest culminated in a poignant moment as a team of under-14 boys from the village won the trophy.
The second piece of silverware of the summer season will be at stake when Castletown take on Pentland United in the Eain Mackintosh Cup final.
An Argentinian woman fulfilled a long-held dream by travelling to Caithness, and saw a new street sign marking the county’s links with Patagonia.
Amateur football clubs are warning that a damaged section of fencing at a council-owned park in Thurso represents a “serious safety hazard”.
Concerns over the safety of two suspension footbridges at Dunbeath have led to a quest by a local woman to find out who is responsible for them.
Noss pupils, staff and families marked the end of the 2024/25 session while saying a fond farewell to retiring pupil support assistant Fiona Mackay.
A group of charity bed-pushers rolled back the years as they made their way from John O’Groats to Thurso – raising almost £15,000 in the process.
A mountain rescue volunteer from Thurso was one of an intrepid fundraising group who climbed three Munros in Sutherland in one day at the weekend.