Scottish Water has plans to improve its infrastructure and install an additional 1000 monitors at discharge locations.
Wick woman Julia Dunnett has raised more than £1400 for an air ambulance charity after a medical emergency involving her two-year-old grandson.
Local volunteers have made a great difference to Wick’s riverside after scraping back and relaying paths for walkers in the scenic area.
Sunday saw some fantastic scoring in sunny conditions as Reay Golf Club hosted round one of the Dunnett Cup competition.
A Halkirk man has been cleared on a careless driving charge. Sheriff Neil Wilson said it was impossible to establish who was to blame for a collision.
The A9 is set to be closed in several locations in Caithness and Sutherland next month as works are carried out to improve the road surface.
Highland Council says Wick’s refurbished public conveniences are on course to be up and running by next month, four years after they were shut.
Danny Miller has led the way in the opening two weeks of Wick Wheelers’ 10-mile time trials, with second places going to Ewen Scott and Derek Fraser.
Four members of Caithness Junior Badminton Club travelled to Perth for the under-13 and under-17 Badminton Scotland National Junior Championships.
Members of the public were concerned when they observed a Wick man holding a knife in a local street and contacted the police.
Four teams from Ashleigh Campbell’s Castle View Stables at Wick competed in the final of the Pony Club’s national quiz in Sheffield at the weekend.
An Army Cadet volunteer has been recognised for his quarter of a century of service to the young people of Caithness and the Highlands.
Holyrood Notebook by Ariane Burgess
The Crown Bar team won the Wick and District Pool League for the third successive year.
The archaeological dig at Sarclet for the remains of a 15th-century stronghold called Thurster Tower has started up again this year.
Davie Allan described his return to competitive football as “a good test” after making a welcome appearance in Wick’s 1-1 draw with Banks O’ Dee.
The new World War II heritage trail shows how Wick was transformed from “a sleepy little town” into having a key role in the fight against the Nazis.
A well-attended opening day at Lybster Bowling Club began with the presentation of the first jack to the club’s youngest member, Mhairi Kirk.
Record eight-times winners Pentland United are targeting another deep run in the Highland Amateur Cup after edging out near neighbours Castletown.
Bowling club members in Thurso have raised hundreds of pounds to help people with Parkinson’s in Caithness.
