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Highland Council reveals uplift dates for festive period

Police attended an incident at Cairndhuna Terrace in Wick early today and a man was arrested.

A call has been made to end the practice of covering health staff shortages with locums after the costs to NHS Highland were highlighted.

Wick High School girls make a difference in the community with charity work initiative.

The pupils of Bower primary delighted the audience in the village's community hall when they staged their Christmas show, Children Around the World.

People across the north have been urged to get involved in Highland Council's budget consultation exercise which gets under way in the new year.

Staff at a store in Thurso's town centre dressed up as Toy Story characters to raise charity money.

The makers of Old Pulteney have come up with a novel way to relieve the festive stress – a video featuring the calming sounds of Wick.

The League of Friends of Caithness General Hospital has handed over its annual Christmas gifts to the hospital's various departments.

Santaland may be over but its lights will continue over the festive period to make Wick a winter wonderland of joy and happiness.

Local couple Les and Pam Watt were the guests of honour at the switch-on of the Reay Christmas lights.

A series of classic cars filled Wick after one of Europe's toughest car rallies finished a gruelling 1500-mile trek in wintry conditions.

Gritting of council roads in Caithness could start an hour earlier than in other parts of the Highlands, it has emerged.

The Caithness branch of Enable had a great turnout of 85 members, helpers and carers for its Christmas party at the Royal British Legion in Thurso.

To celebrate a decade of operating her shop on Wick High Street the owner is giving away a full wedding dress among many other gifts to be won.

The entrance area within Thurso High School has been transformed into a sparkling festive wonderland thanks to receptionist Trish Sinclair.

A funding package worth in excess of £650,000 is in place to help in the regeneration of Wick town centre, councillors have told key stakeholders.

Local countryside rangers have been working with children and families making Christmas decorations and crafts from natural or recycled materials.

Wick's Newtonhill Community Woodland was turned into a bird box workshop last Sunday as Caithness Countryside Volunteers got down to work.

A 12-year-old girl from Halkirk organised and completed a sponsored 10-mile walk for her favourite charity, the Scottish SPCA.