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BUSINESSES from Caithness are in the run up for a prestigious award celebrating the best food and drinks producers in the region.

Advice has been issued to Caithness residents as Ofgem prepares to announce its energy price cap for the end of the year.

Business leaders in Caithness are calling for more support with rising costs as the energy regulator looks set to announce a price cap rise on Friday.

Competing in the Scottish National Open Championships in Aberdeen was a tremendous opportunity for Keira Bain, Tom Armitage and Emily MacDougall.

Caithness AFA is investigating the events that led to a county league match being abandoned after the referee was said to have felt threatened.

Part of the City-Region Deal, the digital project aims to make Highland the most digitally connected rural region in Europe.

Gary Manson praised Wick Academy's improved defensive resilience as they maintained their 100 per cent home record with a 1-0 victory over Clach.

A Wick church which has recently seen improvements to its building is to host two renowned musicians at a unique fundraising event.

Peatlands that were planted with conifers after tax breaks in the 1970s and 80s will be soaked up into a wider conservation area.

Thurso will be aiming to build on their winning start in the league when they begin their defence of the Football Times Cup against Halkirk United.

First division football in 2023 is the prize for the winners of Friday's relegation/promotion play-off between Swifts and Wick Thistle in Halkirk.

Laura Durrand and Fern Mackay emerged as the scratch and handicap winners respectively in the Thurso Ladies' Open, sponsored by the Captain's Galley.

The Swartigill archaeological dig on the Thrumster Estate has reported the 'star find' of a colourful 2000-year-old bead with a yellow spiral pattern.

A Castletown man who assaulted his father has been given a chance to demonstrate he can behave.

A very strong wind made scoring particularly tough in Reay's annual Safari Open, with no-one in the field managing to post a nett score below par.

A Ross-shire driver who started to overtake a lorry in the path of an oncoming vehicle was fined £200 at Wick Sheriff Court on Wednesday.

Highland Council launched a community engagement exercise to ask people's views on how they would like to see funding being prioritised in their area

A young Hull man is facing a charge of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

But first consent from the Sheriff Court is needed because the land is considered 'inalienable'

Councillor Raymond Bremner says 'The main thing is to improve safety in those areas'