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Allan Lipp and Mhairi Ross were given a rousing send-off today as they headed out to sea at the start of their epic round-Britain challenge.

Time is running out for election hopefuls seeking to throw their hat in the ring to be the county’s next MP.

Orbex is seeking planning consent to site the antenna park for Sutherland Spaceport on the summit of Ben Tongue.

Engineering works are set to bring disruption to passengers on the Far North Line in June.

Caleb Dyer of Caithness RDA did well in a Level 1 showjumping competition and Countryside Challenge at Cranloch Riding Centre in Moray.

Latheron SWI’s May meeting saw members take a trip to Angela Squires at Plant Magick, Aukengill.

Two Wick groups are celebrating sharing a £1000 windfall between them.

The band first appeared in Thurso at a Gala Marquee at Millbank in July 1988.

One of the busiest roads in Caithness will be closed at night for almost two weeks later this month.

Deliveries of turbine components for the Limekiln wind farm south of Reay are under way and are set to continue on two days next week.

High Ormlie Hotspur will be full of confidence when they travel to Orkney in the Highland Amateur Cup after beating Wick Groats in midweek.

Caithness medical practices have had mostly good results in a nationwide survey that asked patients to say how satisfied they were with GP services.

Beach-goers enjoying Thurso’s seafront will find it easier to keep themselves hydrated after Scottish Water installed a dedicated ‘Top-Up Tap’.

Four months of disruption is expected when repairs to a deteriorating sewer are carried out under the pier at Thurso Harbour.

Thurso Swifts, from CAFA Division Two, overcame the odds to beat top-flight John O’Groats 5-2 and reach the last eight of the Eain Mackintosh Cup.

Firefighters were called to Thurso High School this week after reports of a fire in a toilet area used by pupils.

Wick Groats will be short of several players as they make the long journey to Fort William for their Highland Amateur Cup second-round tie.

Wick Amateur Swimming Club captains Nebi Senguler and Eva Robertson each struck gold at the Westhill Invitational Meet in Aberdeen.

Highland Council could be among 29 councils in Scotland affected by industrial action launched by the country’s largest union.

Reay and Wick co-hosted the NC500 Links Open, a 36-hole strokeplay event which is always a highlight of the summer golfing calendar in Caithness.