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A change of sheriffs is likely to have saved a man who ran amok in Wick town centre from a lengthy jail sentence.

The £642 million Highland Council budget has been approved by a majority despite a last minute intervention by the Conservative group.

Businesses in Scotland are being urged to withdraw from trading with Russia, following its invasion of Ukraine.

Thousands of books in braille and audio formats are to be given away to children with sight loss by the Royal National Institute of Blind People.

The funeral of a former housekeeper at the Castle of Mey takes place on Friday

A Wick woman who struck her former partner with a knife has avoided a prison sentence.

Ukrainian flag cookies are being made and sold by a family-run Caithness deli to help the humanitarian effort following the invasion by Russia.

Wick Sheriff Court heard that the quiet of Thurso library was shattered by Donald Wilkie.

A Thurso drop-in centre seeks volunteers to help it in its aim to provide a cosy informal atmosphere for people and families affected by cancer

North business leader David Richardson says the top priority for the Scottish Government must be to support firms that are fighting for survival.

Highland Council says the area around the Dammies in Thurso will be monitored over the coming weeks to make sure recent drainage work is effective.

A Wick man has been fined £160 after admitting an amended charge of reset.

A national charity urges the public to be brush up on water safety knowledge after last July witnessed 49 accidental drownings in just two weeks.

A Sutherland man is challenging a claim that he was using his mobile phone while driving.

With the theatre doors closed for almost two years, Lyth Arts Centre has this week announced its new spring programme is to take place indoors.

A crash on the A9, Causewaymire road, near Latheron this morning led to a man being taken to Raigmore hospital due to his injuries.

A Wick man has been accused of being involved in incidents of public disorder in a local street last month.

A meeting in Wick Town Hall provided a chance for the council to update the public with its progress on the redesign of Wick town centre.

A belief that Caithness would be better off running its own affairs has come to the fore following years of neglect, according to Jamie Stone.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT by Rev Andrew Barrie, minister of Pulteneytown and Thrumster Church