A rare leatherback turtle was spotted this week by the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust.
At 8am on Saturday, Gavin Dempster will attempt to break the now four year old record for cycling the North Coast 500.
Highland Council members will debate rejecting electoral arrangement proposals put forward by the Boundary Commission at a meeting later this week.
The Marine Conservation Society’s annual Great British Beach Clean is back for a whole week of beach cleaning events.
Police Scotland have confirmed the identity of a 32-year-old man who died following a road crash near Wick on Sunday.
Highland Archive centres' Door Open Days go online.
The Highland Council, in collaboration with Home Energy Scotland, are to give a series of talks on the future of electric transport in the Highlands.
Bettyhill has lost one of its eldest and most liked inhabitants with the death of Margaret Mackay. She was 89.
From the picture archive of the Northern Times.
A dip into the archives of the Northern Times.
Caithness Chamber of Commerce will be launching a free, online service to allow hospitality businesses to safely collect and store customer data.
Coastguard units along the north coast have had a busy spell over the last few weeks.
Ambitious plans to launch satellites into orbit from the north Highlands of Scotland have been approved by the area’s local authority.
Assynt Highland Games names its chieftain for 2021.
Members of the Golspie branch of the Royal British Legion Scotland marked VJ (Victory in Japan) Day last Saturday.
A determined paddleboarder raised funds for a charity close to his heart while also attempting a world record on Loch Ness.
Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer reader for the 2020 Highland Book Prize, is running out of time to register an interest.
Para-canoeist Hope was congratulated by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
A fundraiser has been launched in memory of Stuart Campbell of Dornoch, who was tragically found dead on a Sutherland mountain.
The Scottish SPCA has appealed for information after a dog, abandoned in Durness, was handed in to its Caithness and Sutherland Animal Rescue Centre.