New byelaws to restrict access to a huge swathe of land on the north coast are being brought forward as the countdown to satellite launches continues.
New passing places are due to be created on the north coast road as part of preliminary works related to the construction of Sutherland Spaceport.
A scheme which is being piloted at secondary schools across Caithness and Sutherland is set to be widened after a £1.5 million investment.
Far north MP Jamie Stone says the Sutherland Spaceport will bring "new potential" to the area after attending the groundbreaking ceremony last week.
Far north MP Jamie Stone has called for a general election after the Conservatives' vote in the local elections in England collapsed.
Pentland Ferries has cancelled all bookings on its route between Gills Bay and Orkney for a further two weeks after its vessel was grounded.
Motorists on the North Coast 500 are being asked to improve their driving after police detected a number of offences in a recent enforcement crackdown
Up to 250 new job opportunities could be launched on the back of Sutherland Spaceport, developers claimed as work started on the north coast site.
The post-Covid bounce in Scrabster's cruise trade is continuing with a record number of vessels and passengers expected this year.
Cycling around the world on a singlespeed bike is 'a bit niche' the German adventurer admits when he speaks to John Davidson ahead a new book launch
The family of Wick woman Marelle Sturrock, who was killed in Glasgow last week, have said they are devastated and in total shock.
Quoybrae, Aberdeen and Northern Marts on Monday, May 1, sold 107 store cattle, 1083 ewes with lambs at foot, prime, store and feeding sheep.
Pupils at Golspie High School will soon get a chance to get behind the controls of a virtual light aircraft as part of an education programme.
The A9 has been closed at Traill Street in Thurso after part of a roof from the former Clydesdale Bank building collapsed into the road.
An investigation is under way after the MV Pentalina ran aground just days after the vessel returned to service between Caithness and Orkney.
The police are being investigated in relation to the murder of a pregnant teacher originally from Wick, it has emerged.
Developers could face tougher planning regulations in the Flow Country as Highland Council looks to tighten up the bid for World Heritage Site status.
Police are hunting for the missing partner of a woman from Wick after launching a murder investigation into her death.
A researcher based in Thurso has warned that drained peat bogs across the Flow Country are among many ticking "carbon bombs" across Europe.
A singer and actress from Wick has been found dead at her Glasgow home while police hunt for a missing person in the area.