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North Labour MSP Rhoda Grant has been told that NHS Highland is developing a model that will help care home staff during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dominating the horizon at Thurso Bay today was the huge vehicle carrier ship Traviata which stopped near Scrabster on its way from the US to Germany.

Wick man CHRIS McIVOR, of HelpAge International, tells of the challenges in raising awareness of Covid-19 in a region with high refugee populations

All business owners and self-employed people in the north are being urged to take part in a major survey by the Federation of Small Businesses.

Latest figures show that police in the Highlands and Islands have made four arrests using emergency powers granted during the coronavirus lockdown.

Frontline health staff in Caithness and Sutherland have the appropriate PPE they need in the fight against coronavirus, according to Gail Ross.

The Beatrice offshore wind farm is continuing to operate during the coronavirus pandemic but working arrangements have been adapted.

New figures reveal that crooks have been threatening to reveal intimate images of victims online during the first weeks of the coronavirus lockdown.

Two Wick men have questioned whether guidelines are being followed by Police Scotland over the use of protective gloves and masks.

Oil workers in the north are facing "crippling uncertainty" due to the global fall in oil prices, which has been made worse by coronavirus.

Jamie Stone has spoken of his concern about the impact of coronavirus on rural communities after worrying research from the University of St Andrews.

Three new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the NHS Highland area, taking the overall total to 214.

Highland Council will have to abandon the budget it agreed two months ago and rewrite it from top to bottom due to the impact of Covid-19.

Nicola Sturgeon has outlined possible ways the lockdown could be eased but warned that “a return to normal is not on the cards in the near future”.

Two Caithness-based businessmen, Martin Murray and Dr Keith Nicholson, are among the finalists in the IoD Scotland Director of the Year Awards.

A new food and drink network has launched a survey to help identify the needs of the industry and its workers in the Highlands and Islands.

Wick Thistle FC are feeling grand after raising money for good causes.

Cash flow, labour, contractors, supplies and veterinary care are the main problems being faced by crofters due to Covid-19, according to a survey.

A Castletown woman has hit out after parts of an old boat and other items of rubbish were left near picnic tables at Castlehill harbour.

A call has gone out for quizzes on a local theme as a way of raising the spirits of vulnerable people in the Wick area who are coping with isolation.