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Foundation Scotland has launched an online survey to gather views on the delivery and impact of the Stroupster Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund.

Willie Watt took an atmospheric drone image showing early-morning fog swirling around Wick with clear views out to the countryside and hills beyond.

The largest grant ever made by the Stroupster Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund has enabled improvement work to begin at the St Johns Pool bird reserve

Views are being sought from members of the public about their experiences of accessing cash in a survey launched by the Scottish Affairs Committee.

A north Sutherland man who was said to have acted out of character when he assaulted a woman in a Wick house has been given a chance by a sheriff.

Grants of up to £3150 are available to Highland leisure businesses who have been affected by measures to control the spread of the Omicron variant.

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A sheriff has shown sympathy for the owner of a boxer dog that bit a woman out for a walk with her spaniel.

Caithness-based community organisations can apply for grants of up to £10,000 to organise free, beginner-friendly cycling events in 2022.

An 'up-and-coming' composer from the Highlands will be featured in the production of a new vaudeville-inspired opera tour.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT by Howard Stone, minister of Castletown and Community Free Church

Crofters are being urged by the Scottish Crofting Federation chairman to stand for election as a commissioner in elections taking place in March.

A policy requiring all householders in Scotland to install interlinked fire alarms has been described by a Highlands and Islands MSP as "shambolic".

A campaigner has claimed there is no need for further nuclear development and urged Jamie Stone to think again about his support for a new reactor.

Jamie Stone has described energy policy in the UK as "fundamentally broken" after underlining his concerns over an escalation in fuel poverty.

The week-long Caithness Music Festival is set to go ahead this summer for the first time since the start of the pandemic, depending on restrictions.

Wick's sheriff left the bench for the last time following tributes from the legal profession – and even a couple from people he had sentenced!

The First Minister confirms that Scotland has turned the corner on the Omicron wave'

Council leader Margaret Davidson is urging the Scottish Government to fund the additional NI contributions provided through Barnett consequentials.

Computing students in Wick High School's S2 have excelled in a national challenge, according to a bulletin sent out from the school today.