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A Haster man is bucking the trend of closures on Wick high street with his woodturning products and bric-a-brac for sale in a ‘shop with no name’.

He says ‘I can't think of anything in Britain that has really improved. I can't think of a single thing’ but ‘I'm hopeful of change’.

A far north solicitor has been struck off for dishonesty after forging her client’s signature on a will.

“Extremely worrying” population changes in the Highlands risk an “irreversible” demographic timebomb, experts and leading business figures fear.

A private jet owned by a powerful Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin landed at Wick airport today, according to a local flight watcher.

Two Wick lifeboat volunteers aiming to set off on an around-Britain challenge next week have struck gold with the backing of a lead sponsor.

A Wick-based former far north Highland councillor has set up a new business which she hopes will benefit the local economy.

Changes have been implemented by NHS Highland which will lead to a senior clinician providing substantive cover for psychiatry in Caithness.

The Highlands and Islands Climate Festival will return in September to promote community climate action across the region.

A huge police presence descended on Glamis Road in Wick today (May 19) as armed officers laid siege to a house that had three people inside.

Sobering statistics shared by Highland Council show, not only school rolls declining, but fewer houses being built in Caithness.

A 42-year-old man was arrested in connection with two incidents of assault and robbery in Wick earlier today.

A photography competition is being held as part of the events to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Castletown Heritage Centre.

Caithness badminton hotshot Mark Mackay is continuing his preparation ahead of this summer’s European Senior Championships in Belgium.

Invasive alien species are one of the main direct drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide.

Becky Hamilton from Wick was delighted to win her pre-championship title at the European Highland Dancing Championships held in Montrose.

MSPs debated the Agriculture and Rural Communities Bill, which enables the Scottish Government to financially support farming and other rural sectors.

A Norwich man is alleged to have cultivated cannabis in a former tax office in Wick while acting with others.

Care home residents enjoyed a spot of animal magic recently as they welcomed some very special visitors.

Hail is a form of solid precipitation that is a product of the convective processes that occur within the structures of mature cumulonimbus clouds.