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Holyrood Notebook by Edward Mountain

Holyrood Notebook by Ariane Burgess

Simon Cottam of John O’Groats Brewery, a Caithness Chamber of Commerce business member, gives a business perspective on the deposit return scheme

Trudy Morris, chief executive of the Caithness Chamber of Commerce, says the Deposit Return Scheme needs to be made workable for businesses

Exploring one of Orkney's smaller inhabited islands on the e-bike required full waterproofs – but even that wasn't enough to beat the weather

Making Space for Nature by Donald Mitchell

Beautiful Botanicals by Joanne Howdle

Halkirk well grievance in 1923, Social centre for old folks in 1973 and Community lead for Ormlie in 1998

Business Comment by David Richardson, regional development manager at the Federation of Small Businesses

Am I just getting old and intolerant or has a proportion of our society forgotten how to behave in public?

Holyrood Notebook by Maree Todd

Our home-built, barn lean-to greenhouse is over six years old. It initially worked well, but time and the elements have taken their toll.

Protests over a planned royal visit, a hero fisherman and a tricky load were among the headlines in years gone by.

Vehicles often show if there's a problem, our symptoms should not be overlooked says Dr Tim Allison.

It shouldn’t be beyond the wit of us Highlanders to come up with a solution for Academy Street in Inverness that gives it back to its people.

Jamie's Journal by Jamie Stone

CVG UPDATE: Local voluntary sector news by Yvonne Hendry of Caithness Voluntary Group

Heading north to Orkney offers plenty of opportunities on the bike, but taking the elements in your stride is a necessary evil

Fishermen's strikes, test flights for Concorde and its sonic booms, and a clever invention were among the headlines in past John O'Groat Journal's.

Northern Drift by Monique Sliedrecht