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The Seafarers Memorial Group in Wick has received another major boost thanks to the generosity of two fishing boats, the Reaper and the Opportune.

A display of props, costumes and other memorabilia from Christmas pantos past and present is currently on at the Nucleus archive in Wick.

Whittles Publishing, based in Dunbeath, has launched a new book about the shipbuilding industry.

Wick Society stalwart Malcolm Bremner received a Marsh Volunteer Award from National Historic Ships UK during a ceremony in London.

Farmers are being reminded that ScotEID meetings are being held in Caithness next week to highlight a new electronic cattle identification system.

The Caithness Foodbank in Wick benefited from from the generosity of staff and customers of a local supermarket.

The 1st and 2nd Thurso Scout groups are gearing up for their annual Christmas card deliveries in the town.

The recent death of a sperm whale on the west coast was foremost in the minds of two Caithness beach cleaners who tackled a mass of rope at Dunnet.

Children at Castletown school have raised over £1000 for charity... with the help of Oor Willie.

Latheron Agricultural Society's annual dinner and prize-giving was held at the refurbished Portland Hotel.

A special one-day art show at Pentland View Care Home in Thurso proved popular with residents, staff, friends and relatives.

The SNP's Karl Rosie has warned that bank branch closures and the loss of free-to-use cash machines heighten the risk of creating a cashless society.

Hundreds of people turned out for Wick Fun Day as the town's Christmas lights were switched on by the gala queen with a helping hand from Santa.

Jamie Stone has reiterated the Lib Dems’ “passionate commitment” to the NHS and set out the reasons why the party’s MPs abstained in a recent vote.

Caithness photographer James Gunn took part in a car photo-shoot in Inverness and was given an insight into TV's top motoring series

ELECTION PROFILE: Cheryl McDonald, Labour candidate for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Highland business leader David Richardson is urging shoppers to support Small Business Saturday this weekend and give local businesses a boost.

Councillor Raymond Bremner has hit out at "mindless vandalism" outside a Wick housing scheme where elderly people live.

A fishy tale is set to unfold in Thurso in the run-up to Christmas as local performers take to the stage with an adaptation of The Little Mermaid.

The introduction of a tourist tax could lead to lucrative cruise-liner traffic bypassing ports such as Invergordon and Scrabster, business chiefs say.