Highland Council

The discovery that the riverside car park, currently awaiting development, was 'left to the people of Wick' may have wider implications for the town.

Locals rage about destruction of park bench on Thurso's Victoria Walk.

A Thurso man selflessly grits the pavements of his home town to keep them clear over the winter and urges others to lend a hand.

People across the north have been urged to get involved in Highland Council's budget consultation exercise which gets under way in the new year.

Gritting of council roads in Caithness could start an hour earlier than in other parts of the Highlands, it has emerged.

A funding package worth in excess of £650,000 is in place to help in the regeneration of Wick town centre, councillors have told key stakeholders.

Councillor Raymond Bremner has welcomed a decision to move forward with the establishment of a Gaelic medium catchment area for Mount Pleasant.

Thurso's Hogmanay revellers can now take in the bells in the town centre after the lightning-damaged town clock was repaired this week.

Highland Council has agreed an increase in payments to foster carers after a campaign waged by a local councillor and latterly an MSP.

Highland Council will allow families an extra year's nursery education funding if they choose to defer their child's entry to primary school.

PLANS for a tourist tax in the Highlands could take a big step forward next week when councillors vote on whether to further explore the idea.

Councillors have approved new traffic-calming measures at Thurso's Pennyland Primary School in a bid to improve pupil safety.

Raymond Bremner has backed plans for the transition of Gaelic medium primary pupils in Thurso to high school education at the end of this school year.

A man who witnessed a bus lose control on black ice road in Wick said the driver "deserves an award" for managing to avert a more serious accident.

Conditions throughout Caithness were described as 'atrocious' on Monday and Tuesday with many condemning a lack of gritting on pavements and roads.

Issues with roads, bus services and air travel were among those highlighted by Caithness councillors at a meeting in Inverness.

Speaking at a Highland Council meeting in Inverness, Councillor Raymond Bremner drew attention to the unique housing issues Caithness faces.

A full revamp of Wick's riverside car park has been given the green light after a successful funding bid was announced today.

North MSP Gail Ross has launched a consultation on a bill to address the needs of rural areas and is calling for feedback before the end of January.

Councillors in Wick and Thurso comment on the future imposition of car parking charges in Caithness.