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A multi-award-winning Thurso filmmaker and composer will be showcasing his Flow Country film for premiere events in Glasgow and Inverness.
Traders and others are being reminded that there is less than two weeks left to submit online tax returns and pay any tax owed to HMRC.
A Highland delegation will be showcasing what the region has to offer at the world’s biggest golf industry trade event in the United States.
Staff at healthcare facilities including Caithness General Hospital are going through a “very trying time” of high demand, NHS Highland has said.
The Scottish Human Rights Commission found ‘not a single human right’ is met in the region ‘under international law’.
An investigation is being carried out by the British Transport Police after a break-in at Thurso railway station on Monday night (January 13).
Action must be taken soon to bring back vaccinations into GP practices, a Highland MSP said during a Holyrood debate on rural health last night.
A Far North care home has made “very good progress” in areas related to staff training, a recent inspection has found.
The owner of a Wick hotel has shared a petition by the Highland Hotels Association against a ‘damaging’ Visitor Levy Tax proposal.
Scouting is in danger of coming to an end in the Wick area after 116 years unless more helpers are willing to get involved.
Wick Academy will be aiming to improve on their past performances at Spain Park when they face Banks O’ Dee on the Aberdeen club’s artificial pitch.
A young pregnant Thurso mum with asthma and a disabled daughter is pleading with her housing provider to sort out the chronic dampness in her flat.
Halkirk United and St Duthus will try again this weekend after their North Caledonian Cup first-round tie at Morrison Park was postponed.
Caithness Krakens are set to emerge from their winter hibernation to formally clinch the Caledonia North 2 title when they entertain Orkney Dragons.
Fergus Ewing warns ‘never make the same mistake twice when you can make it five or six times and be sure’.
Changes have been made to the controversial 400kV overhead line linking Spittal to Beauly – including adjustments at Dunbeath and Helmsdale.
Applications are now open for Caithness residents to apply for special educational trust funds to help further their careers.
A road in Sutherland will be closed for more than a month for "urgent repairs", Highland Council has warned.
Far north MP Jamie Stone has criticised cutbacks which saw the Duncansby coastguard having its rope rescue equipment removed.
Figures from Transport Scotland show the extent of closures on vital route for Caithness folk to access centralised services
Coastal communities in Ross-shire could benefit from a share of a multimillion-pound fund.
The volunteers responsible for Wick’s statue to lost seafarers are “forever humbled” by the generosity of local businesses and the wider community.
Highland dancer Heidi Ross, from Wick, won the pre-championship for the under-11 section at the Kingdom of Fife championships.
The march through the city was launched after a meeting between hospitality businesses and the council at Eden Court.
Business leader Colin Marr says ‘I can't think of another tax which has taxes on top of it’.