A group of concerned Wick residents voiced their fears over plans for whisky warehouses to be sited near their homes.
A former Thurso community councillor has started a Facebook page with the intention of cleaning up weedy eyesores around Thurso beach and esplanade.
Highland Council’s environmental health team advises caution as blue-green algae has, once again, been found in Loch Watten.
New figures reveal that the current annual shortfall is around £13 million.
Despite June figures showing 100 per cent reliability for Wick flights, a pressure group says it will take time to build up passenger confidence.
The gathering on August 12 is focussed on ‘respecting local democracy’.
Plans for four new warehouses storing thousands of barrels of whisky have led to concerns over an “industrial eyesore” in a residential part of Wick.
Overflowing bins and littering at Caithness beauty spots has sparked the roll out of additional waste facilities at numerous tourist hotspots.
People in Caithness will be given an opportunity to feed into proposals that will see £100 million of investment in Thurso.
Work that went into preparing the Unesco bid to gain World Heritage status for the Flow Country has been recognised with a national planning award.