Inspire me

SPONSORED CONTENT: Five easy steps to transform your home with Highland-made windows, doors and even new kit houses

OUT AND ABOUT WITH RALPH: Moving to Caithness put paid to lifelong ambition, but there are still ways to explore without the car

Popular Caithness musician Brandon McPhee will perform his latest single on a Scottish tour that starts in Wick next month.

The Highland Business Women Awards are back for 2025.

After running the London Marathon, Julieanne Leslie said “the entire day was amazing” while Fiona Miller declared: “It truly was the best day ever.”

Sarah Ruggins put in an “unbelievable effort” to smash the record for cycling from John O’Groats to Land’s End and coming all the way back.

The Scottish Wildlife Trust, with the Scottish International Storytelling Festival, has announced the return of the Words of the Wild competition.

The night sky took centre stage with the opening of the Night Skies Photography Competition Exhibition and prizegiving at Thurso Art Gallery.

A special whist drive held in Murkle Hall raised £422 for Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance.

The event was organised by the Royal British Legion as the latest of several annual “historic cycle” events.

Former stables was converted into a shelter after falling into ruin. Ralph heads out to revisit the building he helped repair some 20 years ago

A Wick optician is calling on aspiring football commentators to help enhance the matchday experience of visually-impaired fans.

A huge overnight police, Coastguard and RNLI search for a missing man in Thurso has concluded successfully.

Born in Canisbay and later living in Wick, David Kennedy survived two World Wars but lost his first wife after childbirth. Here is his story.

Run annually by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, the Scottish Charity Awards celebrate the best of Scotland’s voluntary sector.

A newly carved Pictish cross-slab replica is due to be unveiled in Halkirk after years of painstaking research and craftmanship.

Hit BBC One show Sort Your Life Out is back and looking for families or shared households in the Caithness area to take part in the next series.

Kev Stewart, from Papigoe near Wick, is no stranger to endurance, both physical and emotional.

It is the most faithful of Border Collies, having stood gazing patiently upwards at its owner with one paw raised since the late 19th century.

Caithness projects for Green Health Week (May 3-11) include events at Castletown, Dunnet Forest, Wick and Lybster.