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An exciting future is in store for Caithness and Sutherland after the Flow Country peatlands were designated as a World Heritage Site on Friday.

A four-day blitz on dangerous driving on the A9 by Police Scotland has led to 291 offences being detected.

Unesco World Heritage Site status for the Flow Country will unlock a raft of economic, environmental and social opportunities, it has been predicted.

The Highlands is set to miss out on the chance of becoming home to a new UK public energy company, according to reports.

Highland Council is being challenged to “come clean” on the process that has led to the closure of the Avonlea children’s centre in Wick.

John Pearson of the BrokeFMX group spoke before taking to the centre ring at the Caithness County Show.

The Halkirk Highland Games chieftain, Viscount Thurso, talked about his memories of the event which he calls ‘the highlight of the Caithness summer’.

Highland Council should know by early next month whether homes and businesses face a summer of overflowing bins and stench on the streets.

Holyrood Notebook by Edward Mountain

The public has been having their say on whether or not they agree Highland Council has the worst public services in mainland Scotland.

After overnight rain, nobody could deny there was a sense of trepidation in the air as to how the weather would unfold for today’s County Show.

Far north MP Jamie Stone had added to calls for the UK government to scrap the two-child limit on some benefit payments.

Readers share their views on the hot topics in Caithness and the Highlands this week

Business Focus by David Richardson

Two years on from a visit by the future King, the Healing Hub is continuing to help people with a range of health issues – and there’s room for more.

A wartime flying boat called in at Wick this week as part of an 80th anniversary tour honouring two pilots who each received the Victoria Cross.

Deputy First Minster Kate Forbes has spoken about her experience with postnatal depression on the new series of the podcast, Speaking of Suicide.

Holyrood Notebook by Maree Todd

A lack of flexibility over childcare rules in rural areas is hampering efforts to get people into work and reduce depopulation, it has been claimed.

King Charles has said that news media titles underpin democracy and are “an antidote to misinformation” in a message to News Media Association members