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Police officers were alerted to an incident on the A9 near Berriedale last night (March 5) regarding a male motorist.

Social media users worldwide have been hit by Facebook, Instagram and Messenger outages with error messages preventing login attempts.

Iain Gregory, well known for campaigning about Caithness roads, has been talking to Wick's oral history project about the suffragettes in his family.

Scandal of shebeening in Wick, Council agrees to fly the flag and Dounreay workshop to close

Many of the staff from Wick's Coop gathered outside the supermarket on Tuesday to wish their manager good luck for his charity Sahara trek.

Emergency services attended the scene of a house fire in Thurso yesterday and one casualty was reported.

Care home residents at Seaview House and Pentland View were among those taking part in a nationwide bingo session run by Barchester Healthcare.

Sinclair-Girnigoe Castle near Wick, a magnet for visitors to the far north, was closed off this week after fallen masonry was discovered.

Teenage twins from Caithness were the cream of the crop in the annual Country Cooks challenge run by the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs.

An e-bike tour of the Orkney Mainland throws up a few surprises alongside a visit to the ancient homes at Skara Brae

A new study has revealed the best and worst places to survive the apocalypse in the UK – with the Highlands taking the top spot.

Let the ladies help, Election hopefuls busy and Bus shelter destroyed in crash

Two entrants, with three shortbreads between them, have qualified from Caithness and Sutherland for the 2024 Highland Shortbread Showdown final.

It was announced this week that there will be a temporary road restriction on the A9/A99 at Latheron and along the Causewaymire road.

A malt whisky tasting event in Wick has supported a free service that allows people with sight loss in Caithness to keep up to date with local news.

A disabled Thurso man, who breathes with an oxygen cylinder, is pleads with the council to be decanted from his mouldy home before it 'kills' him.

Lyth Arts Centre is teaming up with the John O’Groats Book Festival to celebrate 100 years of Duncansby Head Lighthouse.

1st Wick Scout Group will be holding a pudding night on Tuesday, March 12, offering a chance to enjoy soup – and puddings – with friends and family.

Poetic windfall for auctioneer, tenants to blame for damp and MacKenzies take over hotel.

Five keen bakers are in the mix for next week's Caithness and Sutherland regional heat of the 2024 Highland Shortbread Showdown taking place in Wick.