Community

Cubs, Scouts and Explorer from 1st Wick Scout Group had a three-day trip filled with excitement and discovery at an adventure centre in Perthshire.

Volunteers are being sought to help maintain and improve mountain footpaths across a wide area of the Highlands.

Village volunteers beavered away over Sunday to make Watten a brighter and tidier place.

The Socially Growing shop in Rotterdam Street is set to close this Saturday, but other Thurso Community Development Trust projects will continue.

Amateur photographers in the far north are preparing to open an exhibition of their work in Thurso later this week.

With Easter set to see an increase in visitors to the countryside, NFU Mutual is reminding dog-owners to be extra vigilant.

Murkle WI's recent meeting was its Annual Bulb Show with a very good show including some from members who had not exhibited previously.

Members of the Caithness Vintage Tractor and Machinery Club handed over two charity cheques totalling £7000 to local good causes at the Norseman Hotel

Staff at NHS 24 are asking the public to check they have enough of their prescribed medication to last over Easter or any spring holidays.

‘e Peedie Café is marking its four-year anniversary with the presentation of its 206th programme.

Flu tragedy at Altnabreac, Good Food accolade for local hotels and Safety plea after tanker drama.

The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament last week.

The children in Pennyland’s Primary 1 class decided they wanted to learn more about how to keep healthy so suggested doing a “Healthy Me” term topic.

This week's Focus North conference in Wick set the scene for the future of the far north and included bespoke films available to watch.

Staff and residents at Thurso's Pentland View care home had fantastic fun hiding painted Easter rocks all over the place for local children to find.

A major refurbishment at a family-run convenience store in Thurso has proved popular with customers – as well as benefiting a community enterprise.

The events are aimed to help people develop a more positive relationship with their phones and learn how to take control of their personal data.

Alistair Gunn, who was chairman of Wick Academy when they won the vote to gain Highland League status, looks back to that memorable night in 1994.

The deal will see all the money collected from this promotion going to Highland Hospice and Inverness Ice Centre.

Hundreds of trees, chosen for their benefits to wildlife, have been planted alongside Wick River in a project involving groups of schoolchildren.