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Members of the local branch of Enable, the charity for people with learning disabilities, enjoyed a pedal-power trip down memory lane at their AGM.

Dounreay has reported that another radioactive particle has been found as part of the former nuclear plant's environmental monitoring.

Highland Council's garden waste permits are now on sale for the next season (2023/2024) and the price is the same as last year at £47.75 per permit.

The public turned out in sizeable numbers for the annual Caithness and Sutherland Vintage and Classic Vehicle Club rally at John O'Groats on Sunday.

Carol Phillips from Smerlie has stepped up her crochet-making efforts for local organisations with her latest donation to the Fishermen's Mission.

A Caithness photographer and film-maker has won a top prize in a University of the Highlands and Islands contest.

Wick's online oral history project has found a new way to call up memories of life in years gone by – thanks to local teacher Chris Aitken.

John Davidson spent a day training with Assynt Mountain Rescue Team in Lochinver and learned more about what this group of volunteers does

Rogue is a boisterous bulldog looking for her forever family.

Crossroads and Bower primary schools and their early learning centres joined forces for a morning of Highland Games fun and competitions.

The 2023 Caithness Music Festival has been an exciting new experience for younger primary pupils who missed out during the Covid lockdown.

Kev Stewart is set for a 300km charity cycling trip to war locations in France and Belgium, having come through some tough ordeals in his own life.

The 2023 Thurso Lifeboat Summer Fayre at Scrabster raised a five-figure sum for the RNLI – setting a new record for the second year in a row.

Alyn Gunn says it is a "massive" boost to have the backing of Inverness Caley Thistle for a Highland-wide leadership scheme aimed at young people.

Two adjudicators at the Caithness Music Festival have praised local schools for giving so many children the chance to take part in the annual event.

Caithness Family History Society’s June meeting will include "stories of joy and stories of heartbreak" centred around women from the Highlands.

The host of a new Pride event taking place in Caithness hopes it will promote acceptance and celebration of the LGBTQ+ community in the far north.

PARTS of the Highlands will be at extreme or very high risk of wildfires this week as a new warning is issued.

Store was closed for five weeks

Ron Gunn said it was a privilege to mark the dedication and commitment of four ex-firefighters who clocked up 106 years of service between them.