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Finance bosses fear that the Westminster may fall far short of making up the loss they imposed adding a significant budget pressure.

A group of volunteers have been helping to build new homes for wildlife in Caithness, with help from High Life Highland countryside rangers.

A Watten man found with 25 rounds of ammunition at his home has complied with a sheriff's order to behave.

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A Highland-made film aimed at inspiring people to tackle climate change has received international recognition in its first year since production.

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Retired Thurso High School teacher and former Wick resident, Julie Adams, has just published her seventh novel.

Trudy Morris, CEO of Caithness Chamber of Commerce, hopes to match more talent with the businesses that need them as she looks forward to 2025

Women suffering from domestic abuse and other forms of sexual violence need to know they can get help, a Thurso campaigner has said.

Big Karen and Little Karen, as they are affectionately known by pupils at Crossroads Primary, received gifts for their combined 46 years of service.

Youngsters demonstrated their equestrian skills at the Christmas show held by the Caithness group of RDA at the indoor riding centre in Halkirk.

Caithness councillors who backed a motion that would see Highland Council broken up shared their thoughts after the plan was narrowly defeated.

A Wick man is alleged to have caused a disturbance at the town’s police station after being arrested.

High Life Highland has announced plans to appoint new non-executive directors to its boards.

The Highland health board was unique in its adoption of a lead agency model, which gave different powers to each authority.

In a submission to the United Nations, CHAT says local people are being denied their rights to ‘fair, equitable, adequate and accessible healthcare’.

A huge new substation will bring “massive construction upheaval for decades” and “an unprecedented degree of industrialisation”, it has been claimed.

Peter Budge is “soldiering on” through the challenges of Parkinson’s, the progressive neurological condition for which there is currently no cure.

A “crazy” decision to buy a ruined mill and turn it into a destination whisky distillery on the north coast is finally taking shape.

One of the components of blood, plasma can be used for a range of treatments, including boosting the immune system of cancer sufferers.