Additional paramedics in the north
The Scottish Ambulance Service has announced the employment of nine new paramedics in the north as part of a £500,000 investment with NHS Highland.
The Scottish Ambulance Service has announced the employment of nine new paramedics in the north as part of a £500,000 investment with NHS Highland.
The family of a Caithness man who died in a crash on the A9 while travelling home for Easter has spoken of their “overwhelming feeling of heartache.”
Police in Caithness are appealing for information following separate break-ins at properties in Thurso.
A vast Caithness estate where the Queen Mother sought solace after the death of King George VI – and which offers massive potential for tourist development in the north - is up for auction for almost £1million.
A sheriff has warned “a monumental pest” in the community she faces a prison term if she does not complete an unpaid community work order.
Councillors defied their planning officials yesterday by unanimously approving proposals to convert a vacant office building into a church in a Caithness town.
The family of a man killed in a car crash at the weekend have spoken of their “overwhelming” loss as police investigations into the accident continues.
A 37-year-old man has been charged after police recovered drugs worth approximately £24,000 in Thurso.
A far north pensioner has told how she is forced to make a 200-mile round trip every month for a 15-minute hospital appointment.
A Caithness pensioner who has been travelling to Inverness for her hospital appointments has delivered a heartfelt message to first minister Nicola Sturgeon and health secretary Shona Robison.
A Thurso fisherman died at sea just north of Cape Wrath.
Police in Caithness are appealing for information after a theft from a house in the Angus Court area of Thurso.
A minor injuries unit in the north is temporarily suspending overnight services once again due to staff shortages.
Mainland Britain’s most northerly whisky maker is exporting to 27 countries just two years after it started selling its products, the firm has said.
A Scottish charity is aiming to put Caithness on the tourist map by re-creating a historic Broch in the north.
MacKinnon Memorial Hospital in Broadford on the Isle of Skye reopened to new admissions yesterday after it closed on Monday due to a rise in patients suffering with flu.
Police are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted by another driver during an incident in Thurso.
He should have been celebrating a milestone in life in his home town of Thurso.
Thurso's Minor Injury Unit and Urgent Care Centre is the latest to announce temporary closures during the festive season.
Police in Caithness are appealing for information after alcohol was stolen from a shop in the Thurso area.
Thurso Lifeboat has been called to the aid of a fishing boat with a fouled propeller in the Pentland Firth. The alarm was raised at 12.05pm when the Sparkline Line got in trouble 27 miles west of Thurso. The lifeboat is currently on route.
A grave at Thurso Cemetery has been targeted by thieves.
Scottish tourism bosses have confirmed nearly two-thirds of their tourist information centres will close as part of a “radical” move, designed to meet the increasingly digital needs of visitors.
A rare sight of dozens of pilot whales swimming with more than 10 Risso’s dolphins was spotted in a Caithness bay this week.
School bus services in the north could be disrupted this morning after it is understood a contractor went out of business.
A driver clocked by police hitting 90mph on a main north road has been banned for two months.
Here are five stories you may have missed from Wick Sheriff Court this week.
A 27-year-old Thurso woman who stole £28 worth of wine from an Inverness store was jailed for 60 days yesterday.
Staff shortages mean a Caithness hospital is unlikely to accept new admissions for at least a month, it has emerged.
The owner of a north takeaway chased would-be thieves wielding knives out of his shop by brandishing a wooden spoon.
Here are three stories you may have missed from Wick Sheriff Court this week.
Giving up his time to train for a marathon is a small sacrifice compared to what has gone before.