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Two local charities benefited from a diamond wedding anniversary celebrated by Mid Clyth couple Alistair and Pat Lamont.

Vandals have again smashed up the public toilets at Wick's Whitechapel Road.

CHAMBER COMMENT By Trudy Morris, chief executive of Caithness Chamber of Commerce

Countryside ranger Kirsty Rosie gave a talk on Gardening for Pollinators and Wildlife to members of Olrig and District Beekeepers Association.

Highland Council is ramping up enforcement of illegal parking in the county.

Hamish, the first polar bear born in the UK for 25 years, has been enjoying the snow at the Highland Wildlife Park.

Storm Dennis brought disruption to much of the UK but a chance photo at Wick caught a spectral figure in the eye of the storm.

Highland MSP Kate Forbes has been appointed finance secretary after what was acknowledged as a stellar performance delivering the Scottish budget.

Eligible families in the Highlands are being encouraged to apply for the School Age Payment before applications close at the end of this month.

The county's civic leader is keen to see people in two Caithness districts take up the opportunity to form community councils.

Tunes By the Dunes is coming back to get Dunnet rocking – and tickets are selling fast for the two-day festival in September.

Thurso-based scientist Dr Roxane Andersen has been awarded £986,000 to undertake a major new research programme into the Flow Country peatlands.

SUGGESTIONS a gigantic skeleton washed up on a beach might be Nessie have prompted a public vote.

Wick Players amateur drama group will be holding a special talk at its club premises in March along with relevant memorabilia.

A 3D model design will help residents in the Lybster area envisage future planning initiatives.

Local authority house rents are to rise by three per cent, it has been confirmed following a special meeting of Highland Council.

THE Highlands are bracing for extreme weather this weekend – amid warnings Storm Dennis could become one of the deepest Atlantic lows of modern times.

Love is all around Wick High School with paper roses and charity fundraising.

Pentland Ferries, which operates from St Margaret’s Hope to Gills, has become the first ferry operator in the UK to achieve a Green Tourism Award.

A Caithness man's idea aimed at improving farm safety was among the winners in the University of the Highlands and Islands Business Competition.