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High streets could be turned into "ghost towns" unless the UK government helps small businesses with their soaring energy bills, says Jamie Stone.

Members of Highland Council’s Gaelic committee have welcomed an award of £101,675

Caithness Family History Society is kicking off its new season with a change of day for its evening meetings.

Panel inspired by tune written by Wick fiddler Gordon Gunn

A firefighter from Thurso has spoken of her pride after receiving a "rising star" nomination in the 2022 Women in the Fire Service Awards.

Optician business Specsavers is marking six years in Wick town centre with a special offer for customers and a colouring competition for children.

Thurso lifeboat stalwart William "Wing" Munro was honoured for more than half a century of commitment to the RNLI during an open day at Scrabster.

Merchant Navy Day will be marked in Wick on Sunday, and anyone with a connection to the sea will be made welcome at the annual commemoration.

Three new staff members have landed key roles helping to positively impact the on-the-ground culture of how land is owned and used in Scotland.

Highland Council is to launch a specialist energy advice service to help tenants cope with increasing fuel bills this winter.

A student from Portskerra has become the first modern apprentice taken on by a renewables and timber-processing business based in north Sutherland.

People in the Highlands are being told they can play their part in helping to prevent drugs deaths.

A new life-saving defibrillator has been installed at the Halkirk Heritage and Vintage Motor Centre in the village's Sinclair Street.

A solo female swimmer is on target to reach John O'Groats at the end of September after swimming the length of the British mainland.

Holyrood Notebook by Ariane Burgess

She went the distance to claim the title.

Highland Council hopes to team up with charity AIEnergy to offer specialist advice to housing tenants across the region.

People will no longer be subjected to "the intrusive and degrading assessments or health examinations"

Jan McEwan is requesting a meeting with senior local authority officials to ask why Avonlea children’s home in Wick has been earmarked for closure.

Fond memories of poet, painter, editor and librarian David Morrison will be shared at an event in Wick this weekend, 10 years after he passed away.