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Visitors to the North Coast 500 are being encouraged to sign a pledge to responsible tourism.

An Inverness lorry driver caught while using a hand-held mobile phone in the centre of Wick was fined £400 at the town’s sheriff court on Wednesday.

A 21-year-old charity walker from Norfolk has completed a 1200-mile trek from Land’s End to John O’Groats in memory of his best friend.

The events – named Live Highland, Live Happy – have been created in direct response to feedback provided by local secondary school pupils.

The trial of a couple alleged to have repeatedly stood on a railway track in the path of oncoming trains looks likely to be delayed for a second time.

After the grand success of her Thurso exhibition of local characters, a Caithness artist says she plans to stage the show in Lybster.

Marine permissions are being sought for a 165km subsea high-voltage electricity cable connecting Caithness with Aberdeenshire.

Caithness duo James Munro and Russell Skelton came out on top at the Royal Highland Show on Thursday in the ridden hunters.

A pressure group promoting the far north railway line has invited all interested to attend its AGM and conference in Wick next month.

Organisers are hoping for a repeat of the enthusiastic reception given to two Ukrainian musicians who are returning to play in Thurso once again.

County champions Pentland United received a triple boost from their sponsors when a new home kit, away kit and set of run-out tops were handed over.

The owner of a former bank and church manse in Lybster shared the ‘one in a million’ image of lightning hitting his property.

The deadline is fast approaching for applications for the Highland Business Women (HBW) Awards.

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A Lanark man is to fight a charge that he drove while using a mobile phone in Thurso.

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A Wick man who made stab threats to emergency call handlers has been warned that he is on “a shoogly peg” over his chances of going to jail.

An engineer at Dounreay has taken to the open waters to plan and lead a team of army reservists on a demanding expedition along the north-west coast.

A funding award from Wick High School pupils will help towards running costs and equipment, as well as a new trophy, for the Caithness RDA group.

Caithness Rhythmic Gymnastics celebrated the end of a busy and exciting year with their annual display and awards in the Thurso High School gym.