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The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay will today visit a Highland-based charity with a track record in transforming young people’s lives.

Scotland's human rights organisation has praised the "phenomenal work" being done in the Highlands and Islands to help people on a range of issues.

People in Wick are being encouraged to find out more about being an animal fosterer at an event next week.

A stretch of the A9 in Sutherland has been identified as the highest risk for deer collisions outside of the central belt.

Two Caithness artists will play a part in next week's event exploring ideas to revamp some of the lanes connected to Wick's High Street.

She says: 'The move could incentivise landowners to restore their degraded peatlands and create more woodland.'

The creativity of charity fundraising seems endless.

It is designed to attract more people to the city centre.

A stretch of common good land beside the River Wick has been earmarked for lease to wind farm developers – but it won’t be used for turbines.

Kate Forbes kept her messages but a government spokesman could not say the same for Maree Todd.

Work described as "relatively complex and expensive."

Dounreay has undergone a change of name while emphasising that the focus at the site will remain on "safe, secure and sustainable" decommissioning.

James Forde went looking for the crew of a vessel berthed at Scrabster Harbour, convinced that one of them had taken his wallet.

Two new radioactive particles have been found at Sandside beach near Dounreay.

Club chairman Alan Miller describes him as "a worthy winner".

The Whitebeam tree was planted by Alice Calder Hill, the oldest person in Castletown

Services on the line are set to be cancelled or revised as urgent work to repair damages caused by Storm Babet are set to last for a week.

The future of a vital Caithness cancer support centre has been secured thanks to a £180,000 injection from Macmillan Cancer Support.

Food and drink demonstrations, an exhibitor marketplace and fun family activities will be among the highlights at Sunday’s Taste North festival.

Efforts have begun to secure funding for urgent repairs to a storm-damaged harbour wall at Wick amid fears that a collapse would be a "catastrophe".