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Wick-based student Florence Murton-Armer received the accolade for her poem titled 'Wide and Free' after entering the High Life Poetry Prize,

County seen as a gateway to Orkney, it is claimed

Lybster Primary has become the first accredited Reading School in Caithness, and the first in the Highland region to achieve Silver status.

A Caithness Young Farmers group celebrated in style after marking the 100th year since the organisation was formed in the county with a national prize

A total of 18 anglers gathered at the Brown Trout Hotel in Watten for the weigh-in of Dounreay Fly Fishing Association's all-night competition.

A bureaucratic blunder by Highland Council means a decision to replace a condemned Thurso High School block looks set to be overturned.

Leap Sports and UHI's Out and About project is helping break down barriers LGBTQ+ people face to accessing sport and physical activity.

A Thurso fun day that has been in abeyance for more than a decade has been a "roaring success" after returning at the weekend.

A fundraising event at Watten village hall raised over £500 and saw local primary schoolchildren take to the stage and perform.

A stalwart of the Girlguiding scene in Caithness has been honoured with a prestigious national award at a surprise reception.

A Caithness community organisation has teamed up with a Highland climate group to provide help with tackling the cost-of-living crisis.

A trio of athletes from Caithness headed to Torridon at the weekend to take part in the Celtman Xtri Solo Point Five triathlon.

A retired teacher discovered what appears to be a possibly valuable railway artefact while beach cleaning near Wick – but is it the real deal?

Pulteneytown People's Project in Wick is having a street party on Saturday to celebrate 21 years of dedicated support to the local community.

Rescuers in Thurso were in for a surprise at their latest shout over the weekend – when a floating hot tub was spotted in Dunnet Bay.

A youngster from Wick has earned a top award as he moves up from Cubs to Scouts after the summer.

An open rally at Quoybrae is the latest event to celebrate the Caithness roots of the young farmers' movement in Scotland.

Businesses, tourism organisations and individuals can now have a say on the Visitor Levy Bill as it will be the focus of a new public consultation.

Fifteen-year-old Camilla Elder received the award for Wick RNLI young helper of the year during the annual Harbour Day fundraising event on Saturday.

Wick's annual RNLI Harbour Day attracted a crowd of up to 2000, with the vibrant atmosphere drawing comparisons with the French Riviera.