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Thurso town centre is in an “absolutely atrocious” state, according to a community councillor.

Wick is to take part in the first National Fishing Remembrance Day, with the Seafarers Memorial as a focal point almost a year after it was unveiled.

A post office worker put a package aside after she got a strong smell of cannabis from it, Wick Sheriff Court heard last week.

A Highland MSP says rural communities in the region are facing an “acute housing shortage”.

A Glasgow driver stopped police in Wick to ask for directions to the local Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet.

An artist who lived in Caithness before moving south is delighted her first solo exhibition in London is getting “a very positive response”.

A film about Britain’s first Labour prime minister, Ramsay MacDonald, is to be screened in Castlehill Heritage Centre on May 20.

Police officers who spotted a makeshift registration plate on the back of a trailer discovered a dangerous load being towed.

Intriguing finds emerge from an archaeological dig in Caithness including a piece of school slate that can be traced to its original owner.

Tom Armitage and Emily MacDougall from Thurso High School were among the medals at the Scottish schools championships held in East Kilbride.

A Caithness man whose dogs worried sheep has been jailed for five months.

Guaranteed prize money of £7000 will be up for grabs at the Friends of the Glass festival of darts at the Seaforth Highlanders’ Club in Wick.

A man has been cleared of fraud related to ink cartridges and securing unauthorised access to a programme while working for North Point Distillery.

Two armed response teams were called to a Caithness village amid a stand-off between police and an angry man threatening them with a meat cleaver.

Graham MacNab hit a hat-trick as Staxigoe progressed to the last eight of the Colin Macleod Memorial Cup with a 3-0 victory over John O’Groats.

NHS Highland has been recognised for the way it treats overseas staff, such as three assistant practitioners from Kenya who are working in Caithness.

Yorkshire-born Cole Wilson is looking forward to his first taste of Orkney Sevens with the Greens, saying: “I’ve heard it is a top-class day out.”

The renewable energy company planning Swarclett Wind Farm has been accused of taking a “dismissive” attitude over the potential impact on birdlife.

Reay hosted the Ronnie Wallace Open, sponsored by Norbloc Construction, with the prizes on offer attracting a field of more than 60 players.

A sheriff has called for a background report on a “potentially dangerous” drink-driver who was almost seven times the limit.