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It all begins with a view already imprinted on the minds of every Invernessian and many beyond - the gently rising approach to the castle itself.

Highland councillor Matthew Reiss has warned about “serious hazards” for drivers caused by potholed sections of the North Coast 500 in Caithness.

Councillor Raymond Bremner says ‘new pupils to Thurso High School this year, may not see their high school education finish in the present building’.

A Thurso community advocate seeks volunteers to help clear the town’s boating pond this Sunday (July 20) at 11am.

The owner of a Caithness-based floral design company is looking forward to bring a splash of colour to the 2025 Caithness Show.

The shortlist for the Highland Business Women Awards has been selected by the judges.

A sheriff has issued an arrest warrant for a man he accused of "treating the court with some contempt".

Nearly 12,000 crofters across Scotland are receiving information packs to their homes.

Life for pupils of a country school in Caithness in the 1950s and ’60s is graphically recounted Kenny’s Bairns School Days, by Marigold Stewart.

A sheriff has warned a teenager who assaulted a fellow reveller that he has not ruled out prison as a sentencing option.

Far north MP Jamie Stone raised his concern in parliament regarding the five-week wait for Universal Credit.

Thurso Players is putting on its annual children’s performance, Whoops XXVII and the Enchanted Stage, this Friday and Saturday at the Mill Theatre.

The flower marquee at the 100th Latheron Show hosted “a truly spectacular display”, with Moira Smythe’s hydrangea taking the best in show award.

A new zero-emission, low-cost electric bus service is now linking Inverness and Thurso for the first time.

The Caithness Show, a long-standing highlight of the north’s agricultural and social calendar, returns to Wick riverside this Friday and Saturday.

Coaches from the Manchester United academy praised the “fantastic job” being done by Thurso-based AG Coaching after taking part in a two-day event.

A Wick teen given a 20 per cent chance of survival after her brain swelled to life-threatening size has shared her remarkable recovery journey

The landowners of ground proposed for a controversial extension to Pulteney Distillery in Wick have hit back at objectors.

The 100th Latheron Show is believed to have set a new attendance record – and the challenge now will be to keep up the momentum, says Raymond Gunn.

Trains between Kyle of Lochalsh and Inverness and Wick to Inverness have been cancelled this morning.