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Northern Drift by Monique Sliedrecht

Research conducted reveals that the most common type of unpaid care work for carers is for tasks like grocery shopping and house cleaning.

Gardening on the Edge by Diana Wayland

Council comes out against clubs in 1922, New-build plan for youth club in 1972 and Prehistoric site uncovered in 1997

A new feature-length documentary, shows how Scotland’s rivers could be re-energised by regenerating river woodlands.

Holyrood Notebook by Rhoda Grant

Fans of the popular TV show The Highland Vet will be pleased to know that filming has started on a new series of the documentary which is set locally.

Give this delicious dish from www.makeitscotch.com a try

Inksters Solicitors is among the finalists in the Scottish heat of a national award scheme organised by the Federation of Small Businesses.

As the days gradually get longer and the temperature rises it’s the time that hedgehogs are stirring from their long hibernation.

Thurso Community Development Trust is organising a Spring Soakin' at the beach on March 20, followed by a community cycling event in the town centre.

A special meeting of Highland Council convened yesterday, a Caithness councillor stressed the local authority's responsibility over roads.

An inquiry into the deaths of three fishermen – including Martin Johnstone from Thurso – has failed to identify why their boat sunk off Mingulay.

Pupils at Miller Academy got themselves kitted out in an array of imaginative costumes as they marked the 25th anniversary of World Book Day.

Deployment squads of specialist police officers were seen in Wick and Thurso yesterday as part of an initiative to disrupt various criminal activities

A Wick driver failed to notice a vehicle overtaking him and caused a collision, the town's sheriff court heard this week.

Highland politicians of all colours have come together to call for plans to redraw the electoral map of the north to be scrapped.

Billy Sinclair says far north not being treated fairly

The Port of Cromarty Firth is looking forward to another record-breaking year, as it brings more cruise ships to the north than ever before

An opportunity to highlight what is happening across the north-west Highlands and to give communities in the area a stronger voice has been launched.