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Representatives from Halkirk, Dunbeath and Dunnet were among those heard.

Over 350 community councillors and members of the public attended the convention in Beauly yesterday.

Convener Marjory Richard was “blown away” by the quality of some of the performances at this year’s Caithness Music Festival in Wick Assembly Rooms.

A sheriff has warned a Wick man who spied on users of communal toilets that he faces jail if he does not improve his performance on a community order.

Wick Groats are set for a clash of the heavyweights with Avoch after easing past CK Interiors in their delayed tie at a rain-soaked Upper Bignold.

A 56-year-old Wick man has been admonished for an assault he carried out in the Pulteneytown People’s Project base in the town.

A ‘merry band of artisans’ will descend on Scrabster Village Hall on Saturday, July 5, as part of a special afternoon fair with tea and crafts.

An 18-month drug testing and treatment order (DTTO) has been imposed on a young Wick woman for a run-in she had with police at her home.

Woman threw mobile after being refused entry.

Three large towhead structures are due to be transported through Wick over the coming week as part of a Subsea 7 contract.

Students from Caithness Tang Soo Do have been told they “should be proud of themselves” after coming away with 13 medals from the Scottish nationals.

Second cannabis farm discovered after raid at same site in January 2023. No arrests made and mystery surrounds the former government offices in Wick.

A Wick woman has denied assaulting her partner at their home in the town.

Judith Miller, chairperson of the Riding for the Disabled Association’s Caithness group, welcomed everyone to the 2025 Summer Show and prize-giving.

Roadworks on an A9 bridge have been put on hold - after engineers found a nesting tawny owl and chicks living within it.

Sentence has been deferred on a Thurso man for a breach of bail.

The River Helmsdale area in Sutherland has been assigned Significant Water Scarcity status - with a possibility Wick and Thurso areas could follow.

The convener of the Caithness Music Festival is hoping young people will “spread the word” about local dialect to ensure it continues to thrive.

Ian Sewell has been admonished for a domestic disturbance he caused at his home at Milton.

The Just Transition Commission paid a visit to the UHI North, West and Hebrides campus this week.