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A village community group is hosting a free singalong event featuring the popular musical Mamma Mia.

ScotRail staff shortages are again causing disruption for train passengers travelling between Inverness and Caithness.

Controversial fencing in the centre of Thurso has been condemned as, not just an eyesore, but a hazard for pedestrians, especially the disabled.

Far north venues are being encouraged to sign up for this year’s Doors Open Days festival which has a ‘Routes, Networks and Connections’ theme.

Scottish Water has plans to improve its infrastructure and install an additional 1000 monitors at discharge locations.

Wick woman Julia Dunnett has raised more than £1400 for an air ambulance charity after a medical emergency involving her two-year-old grandson.

Local volunteers have made a great difference to Wick’s riverside after scraping back and relaying paths for walkers in the scenic area.

A Halkirk man has been cleared on a careless driving charge. Sheriff Neil Wilson said it was impossible to establish who was to blame for a collision.

The A9 is set to be closed in several locations in Caithness and Sutherland next month as works are carried out to improve the road surface.

Highland Council says Wick’s refurbished public conveniences are on course to be up and running by next month, four years after they were shut.

Members of the public were concerned when they observed a Wick man holding a knife in a local street and contacted the police.

Four teams from Ashleigh Campbell’s Castle View Stables at Wick competed in the final of the Pony Club’s national quiz in Sheffield at the weekend.

An Army Cadet volunteer has been recognised for his quarter of a century of service to the young people of Caithness and the Highlands.

Holyrood Notebook by Ariane Burgess

The archaeological dig at Sarclet for the remains of a 15th-century stronghold called Thurster Tower has started up again this year.

The new World War II heritage trail shows how Wick was transformed from “a sleepy little town” into having a key role in the fight against the Nazis.

A well-attended opening day at Lybster Bowling Club began with the presentation of the first jack to the club’s youngest member, Mhairi Kirk.

Bowling club members in Thurso have raised hundreds of pounds to help people with Parkinson’s in Caithness.

A Royal Air Force pilot has praised Caithness At War for raising awareness of the sacrifices that were made during the conflict of 1939 to 1945.

A Thurso resident contacted the police when he saw two men 'grappling' with each other next door.