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The Scottish Labour party has said its newly announced candidate for the far north seat at Holyrood will be a fantastic champion for the area.

Auction House Scotland confirmed that the historic Wick High School buildings sold for £76,000, at £21K over the guide price.

Energy giant SSEN is continuing investigative work along the controversial super-pylon route stretching from Caithness to Peterhead through Beauly.

Caithness residents' views are being sought on how the region can transition to net zero in a fair way.

A local weather pundit highlighted Wednesday (April 30) as having the highest temperature in Wick this year.

A huge NATO training exercise is set to bring an invasion of warships, submarines, aircraft and armed forces to Highland coastal waters from Saturday.

Creating a clear, effective and up to date Will is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your family and wealth after your death.

Dunnet Bay is set to be the latest Scottish beach where access will be afforded to people whose mobility issues prevent them from enjoying the seaside

That equates to a five fold rise over six years for those getting £60k or more a year.

That has delayed crews by a total 14,544 hours last year – the equivalent of 606 days.

Police reported on the ‘unexplained’ sudden death of a 53-year-old man in Wick this morning (May 1).

Water scarcity alerts have been issued in several Highland river catchments following a drier than normal April in many parts.

Average speed cameras on a north coast road that were previously branded “a missed opportunity” are set to go live again next week.

Trainspotters travelled from far and wide to visit Wick railway station on Thursday (May 1) as a gleaming black steam locomotive shunted in.

Police Scotland have launched an appeal for witnesses following a fatal crash near Watten last night.

man who missed three appointments with a social worker has been warned that putting him in jail might be the only way to complete a background report.

An Orkney man's trial on a series of charges couldn't be fixed at Wick Sheriff Court on Wednesday as a key witness is recovering from a broken leg.

It is the most faithful of Border Collies, having stood gazing patiently upwards at its owner with one paw raised since the late 19th century.

Caithness councillors have agreed to adopt the Caithness Area Place Plan and give it consideration along with other strategies impacting the county.

More than 2500 passengers sailed into Caithness last week as Scrabster Harbour marked the start of the 2025 cruise ship season.