Environment

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.

Shipping containers have gone adrift in the Pentland Firth after being lost from a container ship on Saturday as gales swept the north of Scotland.

A Caithness-based model and animal rights activist is calling for the public to get 'hedgehog aware' this autumn to help with dwindling numbers.

Caithnessians are being asked to have their say about the way social housing landlords allocate their houses.

A Thurso-based digital artist plans to bring a technological twist to the local art scene on Sunday in the form of a free interactive online show.

Police with tracker dogs seen combing ground in Bower this afternoon after 20-year-old reported missing.

In a key speech today, Wick and east Caithness councillor Nicola Sinclair said 'it is vital' that the doors of the airport remain open.

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

Never mind Halloween – there's one Wick worthy giving all-year-round scares if you see him in the right light. Meet the spirit of Jan de Groot.

A vessel measuring over 200 metres was sighted on the horizon from Wick Bay yesterday afternoon.

Paying homage to a firm Halloween favourite, Jay Barrett from Lyth proudly holds his home-grown monster pumpkin.

Residents in the Hill of Forss area are outraged about plans for a wind farm on the outskirts of Thurso.

An innovative partnership which includes the Environmental Research Institute in Thurso has been highly commended in the UK’s leading medical awards.

WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS Rob Hughes looks at visitors to the far north as he notes a successful breeding season for seabirds

Flooding has sparked the closure of the Far North Line and the cancellation of railway services on the route.

Staff at a specialist battery manufacturing organisation based at Thurso Business Park are all charged up after the company won a major industry award

A community activist based in Thurso has vented his frustration over an 'eyesore' patch of ground he believes could be developed into a car park.

Expect delays and a bumpy ride on a stretch of the A9 leading into Thurso.

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.

A five-year visitor management plan is to be drawn up after an influx of visitors this summer created tensions in rural communities across the north.