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"Great news for Caithness" is how Willie Watt of Wick Harbour Authority described the completion of the 84-turbine Beatrice offshore wind farm.

A call has been made for a fresh approach by the UK Government to encourage tidal energy projects such as MeyGen in the Pentland Firth.

A small army of volunteers turned out this week to tidy up a neglected corner of Wick between the Service Bridge and the medical centre.

Get your cameras and binoculars at the ready as the orcas are on their way to the Caithness coastline.

The MeyGen tidal energy project will benefit from a partnership deal agreed by Simec Atlantis and General Electric.

Plans are being finalised for NSA Highland Sheep 2019 which is being hosted on June 12 by the Sutherland family at Sibmister, Murkle.

Caithness has "a lot of positive measures in place" to help offset a projected decline in its population.

Eastern Airways has been sold by Bristow Helicopters Ltd, but the change will not affect the Wick John O'Groats to Aberdeen route.

Police in Caithness are encouraging people to drive safely after a number of incidents on the county's roads in a 24-hour period.

Scotland is in danger of losing its "stunning landscapes" unless there is a halt to the number of wind turbines being built, a campaigner has warned.

It has been three years in the making – and now the final turbine has been installed at Beatrice, Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm.

A Wick town centre business is to close after almost 10 years of trading due to newly-enforced parking restrictions.

Enforcement officers have finally taken to the streets of Wick to tackle the scourge of illegally parked vehicles.

The Italian owner of the Wick cemetery gatehouse explains why he feels "abandoned and victimised" over the vandalism to his property.

The first export of timber from north-east Caithness has taken place, according to a local community councillor.

Highland Council’s chief executive has pledged that local people's views on the future of Wick town centre will be taken on board.

Enormous swarms of fever-flies have hatched out in Caithness in their first officially recorded outing in the county.

A Wick town centre shop is set to close due to the new parking restrictions on Bridge Street.

The rector of Wick High School has accepted a new annual award from a local company for the best-performing pupil in English and social subjects.

ScotRail has been criticised by north MP Jamie Stone over its complex compensation scheme for delayed passengers.