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After a trying year for the John O'Groats Trail it looks forward to increasing membership and employing a full-time manager in 2021.

A Highland MSP has set out to explain why the north will go from tier one to tier four overnight after Christmas Day.

State-of-the-art technology will bring a new edge to the search and rescue capabilities of HM Coastguard sites in Caithness.

North MSP Gail Ross commented on the increased restrictions being put in place to prevent spread of the new, highly contagious strain of Covid.

With numerous people in Caithness falling foul of scammers, a new campaign will highlight how nuisance calls can often be blocked.

Pupils from Wick High School donated charity cash totalling over £300 towards buying gifts for the local elderly and vulnerable people.

It was a twelve days of Christmas nightmare for a Murkle woman to get presents delivered to her grandchildren until the Groat stepped in to help.

It's all in a year’s work for the country's furthest north mainland book publisher, Crowvus.

Lyth Arts Centre invited local people to a special festive drive-in movie experience based on Caithness memories.

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

Significant police activity was observed at an address in Wick that only netted a small quantity of cannabis on Monday morning.

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.

Find out where to see Santa on Wednesday and Thursday this week!

In light of the rising popularity of open-water swimming, HM Coastguard has issued salient advice to those lured in by the call of the wild.

A Christmas toy appeal has landed a welcome boost of £1000 thanks to the generosity of a number of Scrabster-based companies.

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.

For some of the senior pupils at Thurso High School, the lockdown provided an opportunity to finally complete their Duke of Edinburgh Awards.

A Caithness contractor and his wife are helping bring smiles at Christmas for some of the poorest children in Europe.