The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has issued a special safety bulletin to all mariners.
This stuffed polar bear seems a bit out of place in this snapshot from Wick last week.
With the opening of the UK's first Newton Room, Thurso can truly say it is at the forefront of advancing education in the sciences.
NEW lampposts in a Caithness village have been criticised for illuminating the roofs of houses more than the pavement below.
TechFest is in Caithness this week (March 19 - 23) to teach kids facts and fun at the current science festival.
Historic sign at Wick pub features wrong portrait of local hero.
THE Horsin Around stable girls held a charity event for Red Nose Day
THE new owner of a popular Thurso restaurant fears that recent sandstorms could ruin his business.
LORNA the Jersey calf probably has no idea why she gets so much attention.
DRIVERS in Wick are having speed monitored in preparation for 20mph restrictions.
LOCAL band OpenPlan have had a hectic time preparing for the launch of their debut EP.
CAITHNESS is facing the prospect of depopulation at an alarming rate.
Wick resident angered by failure of RBS mobile branch to show up.
THE week Hollywood star John Belushi came to Caithness for some peace and quiet.
FILTHY bundles of latex that have washed up on the Caithness shore may have come from the historic ocean liner the Titanic.
UNUSUAL bouts of seasickness experienced while sailing off the Caithness coast last week could be blamed on the Russian Navy deploying a new weapon.
THE recently created mural in Thurso portraying the town’s great scientist Robert Dick has been damaged in what may be a deliberate attack.
THURSO artist Lindsey Gallacher is going from strength to strength after a recent television appearance