Issues with roads, bus services and air travel were among those highlighted by Caithness councillors at a meeting in Inverness.
Doesn't the festive season seem to start earlier every year? The Groat office display may have been quick off the mark but it's all in a good cause.
Speaking at a Highland Council meeting in Inverness, Councillor Raymond Bremner drew attention to the unique housing issues Caithness faces.
Oor Wullie sculpture is the best medicine to cheer up patients and relatives at Wick hospital, say nurses.
Thrumster, Lybster and Dunbeath churches have benefited from local remembrance projects.
A full revamp of Wick's riverside car park has been given the green light after a successful funding bid was announced today.
Wick's own version of Indiana Jones is leading jungle tours with a difference.
The family of Kevin McLeod met with Merseyside police officers who are reviewing his tragic death 22 years ago.
Friday evening saw the culmination of a month long celebration of brochs – Brochtober – with an auction of artworks held in Lyth Art Centre.
Police are trying to trace two thieves who chanced their luck stealing a charity box a petty-cash tin from a Wick business.
Lyth model Natalie Oag has launched a charity calendar to raise awareness of breast cancer.
A series of pictures captures the moment a young seal slips out of sight underwater away from the lens of the Groat reporter.
A double taster of theatre is coming to Lyth Arts Centre this November as two of Scotland’s leading drama companies venture north.
The proprietors of Mackays Hotel handed over cheques to local cancer and dyslexia charities at a presentation event.
The Portland Hotel in Lybster is bringing festive cheer to the village with the announcement of free Christmas dinners for lonely older people.
Advice for communities interested in accessing wind farm funds will be available at special sessions on Thursday.
The owner of a popular roadside café at Lochshell, Wick, has condemned so-called boy racers after a suspected hit-and-run incident at his premises.
A broch-themed fun day at Lyth Arts Centre inspired many children to learn a variety of Neolithic crafts and hear stories from a Pictish storyteller.
Wick-born writer Ewan Morrison has been nominated for a prestigious book award for his novel Nina X.
North Lands Creative glass studio in Lybster has just announced an early festive programme of workshops over November.
