Community

A volunteer tending flowers in the town centre believes certain issues need addressed if Thurso wants to retain its colourful blooms.

Bella the Brora cat had her owner make an unscheduled trip north on her trail after she sneaked into the back of a delivery van.

A grieving husband has been left heartbroken after discovering he cannot be buried with his wife and infant son due to what he claims is a blunder.

Two couples visited Wick in their Cars cartoon inspired vehicles as part of a 2500-mile UK charity run.

Wick will be without a post office next month due to the resignation of its postmaster with the nearest service then being eight miles away in Watten.

A day of action by Police Scotland – that included officers in Caithness – targeted drug dealers and saw 38 people safeguarded and two people arrested

Two senior pupils from Lybster Primary School have had their hard work recognised with a special award.

The donation of a food freezer to Caithness Foodbank's newly extended Thurso premises will be 'very useful in reducing' food wastage.

Children at Miller Academy have colourful benches and people using Victoria Walk are benefitting from refurbished fencing thanks to community payback.

Highland Council warns Caithness residents that letters claiming they have won a share of £425,000 in a 'postcode lottery' are part a scam operation.

Family swimming sessions and swimming lessons for children are expected to be return from later this month.

Special awards were given out to pony club members at the Horsin' Around riding school based in Lyth.

A cultural and tourism venue in Thurso could be up and running early next year to replace the troubled Caithness Horizons.

Highland Council is seeking final feedback from the public on British Telecom’s proposal to remove 107 public payphones from across the region.

Caithness General Hospital in Wick may normally deal with humans but a rather prickly patient turning up one afternoon obviously in need of some help.

A surge in demand for rural homes across the Highlands has led to fears over affordability for local people.

Despite the challenges of lockdown, pupils at Wick High School still managed to compete in a national maths competition.

Walkers at Newton Hill Community Woodland may be wondering why part of the popular path network has been closed off to the public.

A new creative hub has emerged from the ashes of a long-established and well-respected Thurso business in the town centre.

Highland Council advises parents to see that their children wear extra clothing to school as part of a strategy to combat Covid-19.