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In a key speech today, Wick and east Caithness councillor Nicola Sinclair said 'it is vital' that the doors of the airport remain open.

Lyth Arts Centre is putting a last call out for local artists to help create a special Christmas book.

Never mind Halloween – there's one Wick worthy giving all-year-round scares if you see him in the right light. Meet the spirit of Jan de Groot.

A vessel measuring over 200 metres was sighted on the horizon from Wick Bay yesterday afternoon.

Paying homage to a firm Halloween favourite, Jay Barrett from Lyth proudly holds his home-grown monster pumpkin.

Concerns have been expressed about a car which appears to have been abandoned in a lay-by on the A99 south of Keiss for around two months.

Highland Hospice’s charity shops in Wick and Thurso require volunteers to join their teams due to a shortage brought on by the effects of Covid-19.

Kids are in for a Halloween treat in the Sinclair's Bay area with a golden pumpkin hunt under way.

Another major accolade for the Mey-based cyber security guru, Dr Keith Nicholson.

A number of Wick residents have shared their scariest paranormal experiences in a book released just in time for Halloween.

Fancy dress revellers should be aware of the risks of using novelty contact lenses this Halloween and avoid the nightmare of a sightmare.

After recent fears over its Wick and Thurso branches remaining open, a major fashion retailer is urging the residents of both towns to 'love local'.

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A Dutch firm’s plan to expand the controversial Limekiln Wind Farm near Shebster hit a stumbling block as Highland councillors objected to the plan.

Ghouls and ghosts have taken up residence in the woods at Forse of Nature with this year's Halloween trail promising to be spooktacular.

A group set up as a link between developers of Space Hub Sutherland and local communities has pledged to operate in an "open and transparent way".

People in Caithness are being urged to mark Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day at home this year.

Staff at a specialist battery manufacturing organisation based at Thurso Business Park are all charged up after the company won a major industry award

A community activist based in Thurso has vented his frustration over an 'eyesore' patch of ground he believes could be developed into a car park.

Expect delays and a bumpy ride on a stretch of the A9 leading into Thurso.