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Caithness is to receive more than £2 million to improve its existing stock of council housing as part of a Highland-wide capital investment plan.

Highlands and Islands Labour MSP David Stewart has claimed tourism is "the Cinderella of the Scottish Government’s spending priorities".

A family connection to the historic John O'Groats mill stretching back to 1750 will come to an end next week.

The volunteers of Wick Paths Group will be returning to work on upgrading the Coghill footbridges at the town's riverside this weekend.

INTERVIEW: VisitScotland chairman Lord Thurso tells of his dismay at irresponsible tourism and outlines his hopes for long-term sustainability

Nicola Sturgeon has warned that the rate of Covid-19 reproduction – the R-number – could be rising amid a spate of virus clusters, including Orkney.

A teenager has been ordered to carry out unpaid work in the community for his part in a break-in at a Wick café in March this year.

A Thurso shop worker is hoping to raise £1000 for a charity close to her heart by having her head shaved at the end of this month.

Two days have passed since NHS Highland recorded any new cases of Covid-19.

A community councillor is calling for a public meeting to decide what to do with the large sum of money in the Wick Academy Development Fund.

A milestone has been reached in the Moray East offshore wind farm project following the installation of the first of three substation platforms.

Huge numbers of stinging jellyfish have been seen on beaches in Caithness in what could be a sign of global warming.

Scotland’s animal welfare charity is appealing for information after two dogs were either lost or abandoned on the north coast.

A whisky industry leader has warned that jobs are at risk following the decision by the US to maintain its 25 per cent tariff on single malt imports.

Let’s Get On With It Together (LGOWIT) is stepping up its awareness-raising work to support self-management among those with long-term conditions.

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH A day-long outing to Ben Hope, tackling the steep and rough northern slopes rather than the tourist route from the south

Caithness Rural Transport is keen to remind the public that its service is Covid secure, adhering to all the guidelines and hygiene measures.

Highland councillors in Caithness have welcomed the U-turn by John Swinney over exam results, with one calling the matter an "embarrassing episode".

No fresh cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the NHS Highland area in the past day.

Ten amputee military veterans have joined forces with firefighters to ride from John O’Groats to Land’s End in support of a comrade with MND.