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The issue of the lack of printing facilities at Caithness libraries is now being resolved after a recent article highlighted the problem.

First Minister John Swinney has been invited to travel between Caithness and Inverness to see what patients experience travelling for healthcare.

Susan Cowie, from Thurso, has shown her gratitude to the team at the the Bignold wing of Caithness General Hospital by handing over a £200 cheque.

Cats Protection charity volunteers have been busy with a special pop-up table at a Wick pet shop.

Exactly 10 years after same-sex marriage became legal, the first couple in the Highlands to get a civil partnership reflects on the progress made.

Pupils at Crossroads Primary School attended the Mey and District Senior Citizens Club earlier this month, to entertain the members.

A group of volunteers have been helping to build new homes for wildlife in Caithness, with help from High Life Highland countryside rangers.

Readers of the John O’Groat Journal and Caithness Courier have their say on the issues of the week on our letters page

Women suffering from domestic abuse and other forms of sexual violence need to know they can get help, a Thurso campaigner has said.

Big Karen and Little Karen, as they are affectionately known by pupils at Crossroads Primary, received gifts for their combined 46 years of service.

Youngsters demonstrated their equestrian skills at the Christmas show held by the Caithness group of RDA at the indoor riding centre in Halkirk.

Caithness councillors who backed a motion that would see Highland Council broken up shared their thoughts after the plan was narrowly defeated.

In a submission to the United Nations, CHAT says local people are being denied their rights to ‘fair, equitable, adequate and accessible healthcare’.

A huge new substation will bring “massive construction upheaval for decades” and “an unprecedented degree of industrialisation”, it has been claimed.

Peter Budge is “soldiering on” through the challenges of Parkinson’s, the progressive neurological condition for which there is currently no cure.

A “crazy” decision to buy a ruined mill and turn it into a destination whisky distillery on the north coast is finally taking shape.

One of the components of blood, plasma can be used for a range of treatments, including boosting the immune system of cancer sufferers.

Forss Bowling Club held its annual triples competition at the Royal British Legion in Thurso, with an entry of 30 teams.

Care home residents and others in the community are enjoying trishaw tours of the Christmas lights in Wick and Thurso thanks to local volunteers.

A stalwart of Thurso Amateur Swimming Club is this year’s recipient of the Caithness service-to-sport award which is put up by Scottish ClubSport.