ALMOST half of all road deaths in the Highlands and Islands this year have taken place in Caithness...
A FEMALE entrepreneur has been recognised for her business acumen after coming second at an awards ceremony in Inverness. Jennifer Easton (25), from…
THE Highland Council is failing to hit its targets in dealing with planning applications.
LISTENING to people was the most rewarding part of the job, according to a man who worked for over two decades with a charity which offers emotional support. Trevor…
PASSENGER numbers at Wick Airport rose by 5.3 per cent last month, according to figures released today by Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd.
AN Essex man is thought to have become the first person to successfully run unaided from the most north-westerly point of the UK mainland to the most…
THERE are 13 fewer nurses and midwives employed at Caithness General and Dunbar hospitals than there were three years ago.
COUNCILLORS have given their support to bringing the construction of three new schools in Wick into a single project.
IMPROVING their goal-to-shot ratio is Wick Academy’s main aim when they take on bottom-of-the-table Fort William tomorrow at Harmsworth Park. Having…
THERE is an opportunity to create something special which meets the needs of local pupils.
A WOMAN has been found dead at Hill of Forss.
LOCALS who want to have a say in the future of their communities have three weeks to nominate themselves for forthcoming community council elections.
COUNCILLORS are set to meet with officials in Inverness tomorrow to clarify arrangements for the construction of a new high school in Wick.
A THURSO actor has landed a role in the Scottish soap opera River City.
A MAN who was found on fire in a street in Wick has died from his injuries. Northern Constabulary today confirmed the identity of the male as Stewart…
CAITHNESS is set to be in the unusual situation of being one of the least windiest places in the UK, as the Far North is expected to miss the extreme…
INCREASING the number of women in science, engineering, technology and maths jobs would boost the Scottish economy, according to Europe’s largest engineers’…
AN Essex man is set to run across the Far North coast in memory of his wife. Graham Biner (39) from Rayleigh, will embark on a 122-mile run from Cape…
A WICK woman has given up her career in the science industry to start her own chocolate business. After working for STEM North of Scotland promoting science,…
NHS dental waiting lists will be a thing of the past by the end of this year, according to the head of a new dental practice.