Crime

A Highland councillor and numerous local bird enthusiasts have united to condemn the 'wanton destruction' of an osprey nest.

Police are appealing for witnesses following an accident at Haster in which a car collided with a house.

A 16-year-old male has been charged and reported for a theft of tools from the Premier Inn building site in Thurso.

A young Sutherland man who robbed a Wick filling station shop armed with a knife has been jailed for 20 months.

Drug-trafficking in the Highlands is one of the main targets of the region's new top cop, Chief Superintendent Conrad Trickett.

A day of action by Police Scotland – that included officers in Caithness – targeted drug dealers and saw 38 people safeguarded and two people arrested

Children at Miller Academy have colourful benches and people using Victoria Walk are benefitting from refurbished fencing thanks to community payback.

Highland Council warns Caithness residents that letters claiming they have won a share of £425,000 in a 'postcode lottery' are part a scam operation.

Numerous reports of birds and other wildlife getting caught up in the cords of discarded PPE masks can be resolved with a simple snip.

An armed robber was pursued by police after he held up a petrol station shop in Wick.

The image of an alleged tourist climbing the historic ruin of the Castle of Old Wick has led to an outpouring of local anger and disappointment.

A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a car smash in Wick on Saturday morning.

Police in Thurso are appealing for information regarding a theft from the Premier Inn building site on Wednesday evening.

Photographs were shared with the paper of a police vehicle stuck on rough ground on the south head of Wick Bay at the weekend.

A two-vehicle smash in the centre of Thurso led to a woman being given an on-the-spot fine yesterday.

Police are investigating vandalism to a small hut recently built at the River Thurso for use by fishermen, visitors and local people.

Public blame restrictions at recycling centres and rogue traders on increase in fly-tipping throughout the county.

A death of a 21-year-old in Ormlie has been called 'unexplained' by Thurso police.

A 31-year-old Wick man appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court today on a charge of assault to danger of life.

Police have cordoned off an area of Macrae Street in Wick as enquiries are ongoing into the attempted murder of a 17-year-old.