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Invergordon powerhouse regains title.

A group of Wick pupils put their Lego skills to the test when they took part in the British finals of a global educational competition.

A Castletown man who assaulted his sister outside a Thurso pub was fined £200 at Wick Sheriff Court.

Plans for a wind farm at Bowertower have led to a warning about what can happen when communities become divided over renewable energy schemes.

Thurso town centre is in an “absolutely atrocious” state, according to a community councillor.

Wick is to take part in the first National Fishing Remembrance Day, with the Seafarers Memorial as a focal point almost a year after it was unveiled.

A post office worker put a package aside after she got a strong smell of cannabis from it, Wick Sheriff Court heard last week.

The Society of Caithness Artists recently held its AGM in the Pentland Hotel in Thurso and saw a good turnout of members of the public.

A Highland MSP says rural communities in the region are facing an “acute housing shortage”.

A Glasgow driver stopped police in Wick to ask for directions to the local Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet.

An artist who lived in Caithness before moving south is delighted her first solo exhibition in London is getting “a very positive response”.

Northern Drift by Monique Sliedrecht

A film about Britain’s first Labour prime minister, Ramsay MacDonald, is to be screened in Castlehill Heritage Centre on May 20.

The end of a local club, should Caithness be getting a fairer share of funding and retirement messages for our former advertising manager

Changing rooms at the games hall in Thurso High School are due to be demolished this year, it has been confirmed by Highland Council.

News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear

Police officers who spotted a makeshift registration plate on the back of a trailer discovered a dangerous load being towed.

The Real Mackay by Dan MacKay

Wick Players drama group has been engaging with the community on various projects and now invites the public to attend a special fundraising event.

Intriguing finds emerge from an archaeological dig in Caithness including a piece of school slate that can be traced to its original owner.