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Members of the public can help a team of budding entrepreneurs from Thurso High School gain a national award – by voting online.

An appeal launched by a Caithness man has resulted in 170 first-aid kits being despatched to help civilians caught up in the war in Ukraine.

Three Caithness classic cars were part of a charity tour taking in some of the most scenic parts of the Highlands on Saturday.

Dunnet Forestry Trust received awards and certificates at a special event in the forest to mark The Big Help Out day.

HIGHLAND residents will get the chance to have their say on how a new National Care Service should work at public meetings this summer.

A DRAMATIC six-hour rescue saw the RNLI aid a hillwalker trapped on a narrow coastal ledge for more than a day after he struggled to raise the alarm.

Sunny Sunday afternoon provided perfect conditions for the north coast launch of a conservation programme at Dunnet Community Forest.

A police team is working off the east coast of Caithness as part of the search for the diver who went missing in the Pentland Firth a week ago.

OVER a third of household waste in the Highlands is needlessly going to landfill instead of being recycled or composted, new figures have revealed.

A fund which provided £1.5 million towards the regeneration of John O'Groats Mill in January is seeking expressions of interest for its next round.

Endurance cyclist Matthew Page set off shortly before 6am this morning from Inverness Castle.

A multimillion-pound innovation centre in the Highlands will seek to create new links between science and industry in rural Scotland.

Highlands and Islands MSP Ariane Burgess says new measures proposed by the Scottish Government can help tackle a decline in puffins in Caithness.

A 52-year-old Hull woman attacked her partner at his home in Caithness after a lengthy drinking session.

A sheriff has ordered a Wick man who bombarded his former partner with abusive texts on Facebook Messenger to pay her £500 compensation.

A German vehicle rally arrived at John O'Groats but none of the drivers had heard of the iconic British location before.

A coffee morning in Castletown this weekend will help raise money for people in Caithness affected by Parkinson's.

An art and craft exhibition held earlier this month at Latheron Hall raised £600 for Caithness General Hospital (CGH) in Wick.

Ex-Old Firm stars were among those paying tribute to Alan Farquhar after the Wick Academy captain's testimonial match at Harmsworth Park on Saturday.

Halladale Film Club is running a “Do What You Can” initiative in Halladale Community Hall on Friday June 16.