Business

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has revealed that the furlough scheme will be extended one extra month until the end of April 2021.

A new support fund has been launched to help develop sustainable infrastructure in the north Highlands following record numbers of visitors.

A Wick supermarket is sharing seasonal goodwill through its charity campaign called Little Acts of Christmas Spirit.

A new fixed-base post office in Wick is set to open in January – and the man behind the plans is confident he can make it work.

A supermarket in Wick is helping bring some Christmas kindness out to elderly people who may be feeling lonely and isolated at this time of year.

There are two sides to the story of a Wick high street retailer as she converts her premises from one line of products to another overnight.

A photo that was nearly discarded has been carefully restored and tells a tale of how a family dynasty achieved commercial success in John O'Groats.

Families with children in receipt of free school meals due to reasons of low income are eligible for a £100 per child Covid winter hardship payment.

A former Wick resident and teacher at Thurso High School has fulfilled a long-held ambition to write a book based in Caithness.

Fraudsters are targeting people in Caithness with new Covid-19 and tax scams, consumers have been warned.

A pioneering £180,000 conservation project in Caithness has saved a prehistoric monument from ruin.

Serco NorthLink Ferries is continuing to maintain vital transport links over the autumn and winter period.

Highland Council urges Caithness residents not to suffer in silence if they are struggling to pay their fuel bills.

Wick Sheriff Court has granted a court order against a Thurso man caught with counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco

An American businessman with Caithness connections has made a significant donation to local archaeological charity Caithness Broch Project.

Major awards won by the company behind the pioneering MeyGen tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth are "richly deserved."

The store in the Eastgate Centre will remain open to clear its stock, and if no buyer can be found, it will be closed in early 2021.

Work on the expansion of the MeyGen tidal project helped SIMEC Atlantis Energy secure the national Champion of Renewables Award.

Dounreay has joined the Game Changers programme as it looks for innovative ways to decommission the hazards on the site.

New fees for residential caravan site licence applications, including those in Caithness, have been approved by Highland Council.