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The Francis Street Club in Wick had debts of £86,109 when it was wound up earlier this year.

Kevin Milkins, who runs Birons Ironmongers in Wick's Bridge Street, is threatening to close his shop if parking restrictions are strictly enforced.

Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, was in Caithness to formally open a luxury 10-bedroom bed and breakfast in the grounds of the Castle of Mey.

A public meeting took place in Castletown's Drill Hall this week in the latest stage of an initiative to create a café as a community hub.

A blast from the past chugged into Wick Railway Station recently after travelling along the 'spine of the country'.

Pulteney Distillery in Wick and Wolfburn in Thurso are preparing to take part in the first Highland Whisky Festival (May 10-17).

Patients are to have the opportunity to take part in "try it out" sessions for NHS Highland’s NHS Near Me video-consulting system from their homes.

An ambitious bid to promote Thurso as a tourist destination has been welcomed at a meeting of the town's community council.

Scotland's health secretary is to look at the health issues concerning people in Caithness, Thurso community councillors were told this week.

SNP MSP Gail Ross is urging people in her Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency to register to vote by May 7 for the European elections.

The bid to have the Flow Country designated as a World Heritage Site is being stepped up with a series of consultations in Caithness and Sutherland.

A Caithness fisherman who admitted tax evasion of £42,500 was thrown a lifeline by a sheriff.

Passengers can expect a smoother service on far north trains thanks to new equipment installed to check wheels.

A mix of children's toys, drug user equipment and empty booze bottles were found lying side-by-side at a derelict building in Wick Cemetery.

Funding for public services needs to be "substantially increased" in places such as Caithness to help the local economy.

Ewan Morrison talks about his new novel Nina X and how childhood experiences in Wick inspired it.

The former government buildings on Girnigoe Street in Wick go up for auction on Wednesday at the Trades Hall in Glasgow.

Pupil support staff in Caithness and other parts of the Highlands could go on strike over "stealth cuts" to their budget.

A former Watten Primary School pupil is making her mark in the literary world with a novel set against the backdrop of Nazi Germany.

A collection – comprising photographs, research and writings on the far north rail line – has been presented to the Nucleus archive in Wick.