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Parts of Wick have been highlighted within a new report on the most deprived communities in Scotland.

Sutherland’s four-star hotels, the Royal Marine in Brora and Royal Golf at Dornoch, plan to make the most of Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters.

A Caithness business leader said the creation of up to 40 jobs at a Wick-based company is "a real vote of confidence" in the area's future.

A public event held at the Assembly Rooms gave Wickers a vision for the future of the town.

Popular local radio station Caithness FM is moving to a new wavelength – while remaining firmly rooted in the community at its base in Thurso.

Wick High School is pushing boost the skills of its pupils in the area of cyber security.

The long-running dispute over air traffic controllers pay at Wick and other airports throughout the Highland region has finally been resolved.

Transport links in Caithness are "going backwards, not forwards" but would be helped if Wick airport qualified for a PSO subsidy, it has been claimed.

Two local women, Zoe Farquhar and Louise Todd, are following their work dreams thanks to a local wind farm community fund.

Seven sets of Dounreay stars have been handed Decommissioning Excellence Awards at a presentation ceremony in Thurso.

A funding package worth in excess of £650,000 is in place to help in the regeneration of Wick town centre, councillors have told key stakeholders.

A Caithness cyber security firm is in contention for another award as well as winning lucrative contract.

Caithness Chamber of Commerce is calling on Boris Johnson's new Government to listen to what businesses have to say and act on their concerns.

Jamie Strone wins by just 204 votes to keep his seat in Westminster

Two local tipples were showcased at a major international market in Vienna.

PLANS for a tourist tax in the Highlands could take a big step forward next week when councillors vote on whether to further explore the idea.

Whittles Publishing, based in Dunbeath, has launched a new book about the shipbuilding industry.

Caithness Chamber of Commerce says it is 'deeply disappointed' by Eastern Airways' decision to reduce its Wick/Aberdeen service.

An offshore worker depending on air travel between Wick and Aberdeen has blasted Eastern Airways for reducing its timetable on the route.

The chief executive officer of Pulteneytown People’s Project will be delivering a workshop as part of a major three-day conference in St Andrews.