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World War II RAF veteran Don Mason was presented with the British Empire Medal at a ceremony in Thurso.

A controversial plan to impose a 20 mph speed limit on the majority of Wick roads has been amended.

Wick councillors hit out after discovering the resurfacing of the riverside car park has not been included in the roads capital programme.

A Thurso dance school took home a dozen top awards in its first freestyle competition.

Pupils of Wick’s Newton Park Primary School took part in a Fun French Friday which helped to broaden their knowledge about France.

"Great news for Caithness" is how Willie Watt of Wick Harbour Authority described the completion of the 84-turbine Beatrice offshore wind farm.

A call has been made for a fresh approach by the UK Government to encourage tidal energy projects such as MeyGen in the Pentland Firth.

A small army of volunteers turned out this week to tidy up a neglected corner of Wick between the Service Bridge and the medical centre.

Get your cameras and binoculars at the ready as the orcas are on their way to the Caithness coastline.

The MeyGen tidal energy project will benefit from a partnership deal agreed by Simec Atlantis and General Electric.

Plans are being finalised for NSA Highland Sheep 2019 which is being hosted on June 12 by the Sutherland family at Sibmister, Murkle.

Caithness has "a lot of positive measures in place" to help offset a projected decline in its population.

Eastern Airways has been sold by Bristow Helicopters Ltd, but the change will not affect the Wick John O'Groats to Aberdeen route.

Police in Caithness are encouraging people to drive safely after a number of incidents on the county's roads in a 24-hour period.

Scotland is in danger of losing its "stunning landscapes" unless there is a halt to the number of wind turbines being built, a campaigner has warned.

It has been three years in the making – and now the final turbine has been installed at Beatrice, Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm.

A Wick town centre business is to close after almost 10 years of trading due to newly-enforced parking restrictions.

Enforcement officers have finally taken to the streets of Wick to tackle the scourge of illegally parked vehicles.

The Italian owner of the Wick cemetery gatehouse explains why he feels "abandoned and victimised" over the vandalism to his property.

The first export of timber from north-east Caithness has taken place, according to a local community councillor.