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Members of Highland Council's housing and property committee have approved a three per cent rise for council house rents this year.

Singer and guitarist Keith Matheson, originally from Wick, has brought together some of the best musical talent in Scotland for his debut solo album.

Gordon Campbell, the maverick independent candidate who livened up a series of election campaigns in the far north, has died at the age of 82.

The new Highland health boss has to get to grips with the bullying cases and deal with a difficult financial situation, according to a north MSP.

Old friends met up and new ones were made at the annual senior citizens' treat in Wick Assembly Rooms.

Classic cars from years gone by made a fine sight as they headed out of Caithness this week as part of the 2020 Monte Carlo Heritage Rally.

Police Scotland used air support in the form of drones at the weekend to comb the coastline at Occumster for any clues in the Stefan Sutherland case.

Up to 40 new jobs are set to be created by Ashley Ann Ltd over the next five years following an investment of more than £2 million in its Wick base.

Vehicle restrictions are to be put in place next week at Highland Council's household waste recycling centres, including those in Wick and Thurso.

The new chief executive of NHS Highland will have "a mountain to climb", according to Bill Fernie, chairman of Caithness Health Action Team.

Model and Highland Peta representative Natalie Oag cooked up a medieval vegan recipe at Whaligoe Steps Café and Restaurant to promote Veganuary.

The issue of motorists misusing the area around Wick's Market Square to park in and drive through has again been highlighted.

North MSP Maree Todd has highlighted figures showing that the Scottish Welfare Fund made 1140 payments in the Highlands in the last financial quarter.

Far north MP Jamie Stone has warned SNP chiefs to be "careful for what they wish for" in their bid to stage a second referendum on independence.

Local ballroom enthusiasts have danced their way to success at an event in Lossiemouth.

Members of the public are invited to discuss cemeteries and other amenities in east Caithness at a public meeting in Wick on Wednesday.

Some of the staff and residents at Pulteney House care home in Wick enjoyed a Burns lunch on Saturday afternoon.

Caithness supporters of Scottish independence were among an estimated 10,000 people who took part in a “Freedom March” in Inverness at the weekend.

WELSH four-piece rock band Stereophonics will play an outdoor gig at the Bught Park in Inverness on July 11.

A north MSP is "disappointed" innovative solutions to Highland Council's financial problems have not been considered. Edward Mountain.