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MSP Gail Ross has welcomed the news that the next contract to operate Northern Isles ferry services will be awarded to NorthLink by the end of March.

Thurso Freemasons are celebrating a major milestone as their lodge reaches it 200th anniversary.

A fresh appeal has been put out to anyone who has information on the death of Kevin McLeod which occurred in Wick 23 years ago this weekend.

A new business-based tourism initiative for the north Highlands will get under way today in Durness with other events to follow across the area.

The work of the county's amateur photographers is the focus of a month-long exhibition which celebrates a milestone for Thurso Camera Club.

A search is being launched to find modern-day relatives of the 10 John O'Groats men who were killed in action during World War I.

Plans are being made for those turning 60 this year to take part in a special weekend of activities in Wick in the summer.

Highland councillors for Wick and East Caithness are seeking to reassure the public over the contentious issue of introducing parking charges.

Dunnet artist Joanne Kaar will have two simultaneous exhibitions in Caithness and Newfoundland as a tribute to aviation pioneers from 100 years ago.

Employees from Dounreay have been honoured at the Women in Nuclear (WiN) Annual Awards in London.

A group of friends from Thurso who hiked 20 miles when their organised event was washed out have raised more than £6000 for charity.

People in two Caithness districts are being urged to support their neighbourhood and stand for election to their area's community council.

Memorabilia from Thurso's former auction mart is to be showcased at an open day in Forss Hall on Saturday, February 15.

There is concern that visitor numbers at Castlehill Heritage Centre could fall if parking charges are introduced by Highland Council.

Cameras are being introduced at Wick's riverside car park to help tackle vandalism in the area, the town's community council heard this week.

More money could be spent on Highland Council roads if there is an underspend in this year's budget, according to Councillor Matthew Reiss.

MP Jamie Stone dismisses demonstration in Westminster over English votes for English laws convention

Thurso business Riverside Interiors has presented the MS Society with £817.11 after raising the money through a Christmas raffle and fun weekend.

Scotland's rural economy secretary Fergus Ewing is being urged by north MSP Gail Ross to support small-scale local abattoirs.

People in Caithness affected by diabetes are being encouraged to go along to a meeting in Wick's Nethercliffe Hotel next week.