Education

There were no trick or treats on the streets as Caithness children stayed at home during Saturday night's Halloween celebrations due to the pandemic.

Lyth Arts Centre is putting a last call out for local artists to help create a special Christmas book.

Eligible pupils across the Highlands will receive school meal vouchers for the festive break as well as for February and Easter holidays in 2021.

Another major accolade for the Mey-based cyber security guru, Dr Keith Nicholson.

An academic from Castletown has been recognised for her work by becoming a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

A Wick mum who tragically lost her baby 20 years ago is appealing to have October 15 recognised as a special pregnancy and infant loss day.

Could a stone carving in Massachusetts record the travels of a medieval knight with Caithness connections? A book by David Goudsward investigates.

Cyber security expert Dr Keith Nicholson has shown he is not resting on his laurels with another potential award to add to his collection.

A Wick schoolteacher is 'on cloud nine' after helping save an exhausted goldcrest – Britain's smallest bird.

Highland school pupils are to be given vouchers in place of free school meals if they are asked to self-isolate during term time.

Higher and Advanced Higher examinations in 2021 will however go ahead but at a later exam date.

Staff of the Care and Learning Alliance have been praised for working tirelessly and making it a successful year for the organisation.

Pupils at Crossroads Primary School were given the opportunity to talk online to the children and young people's commissioner for Scotland.

Secondary pupils, their families and teachers have been praised after a new analysis of exam results across the Highland Council area.

More than 200 students from North Highland College UHI are being recognised for their achievements in a very different manner this year.

A Caithness mum has spoken of the anxiety being experienced by university students, many of whom have effectively been “confined to barracks”.

A £50 pound voucher is on offer to people from Wick and surroundings as an incentive to participate in a research study on rural living costs.

A Glasgow based creative hub is giving budding filmmakers in Caithness a step up the ladder of success with a new initiative.

Wick High School recommends that its pupils bring protective face coverings to school as its stock of masks is running low.

More than £500 was collected for a cancer charity when a Thurso primary school staged a fundraising pyjama day.