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Wick’s new banking hub is set to open its doors this Friday – a fortnight before the closure of the town’s last remaining bank branch.

Staxigoe United’s Graham MacNab is facing a 13-match suspension after a triple red card in a CAFA Division One match at John O’Groats this week.

A Caithness woman is to contest three charges of failing to properly care for 21 dogs and five cats for which she was allegedly responsible.

A Dunnet Community Forest project supporting the rare small blue butterfly is getting national attention this weekend on the BBC’s Countryfile show.

Some parents are being urged to show a greater understanding of the seating limitations at the festival when large numbers of children are competing.

MFR’s former Inverness base has been put up for sale after it vacated the building due to cutbacks.

Caithness Car Club hosted two rounds of the Scottish Sprint Championship at the Golspie kart track, attracting 75 competitors from across Scotland.

A two-year non harassment order has been meted out to an elderly Fife man preventing him from contacting his late son’s long-time partner.

Almost 30 local businesses have rallied round to give a much-needed financial boost to Wick Squash Club after it was faced with rising costs.

The man responsible for Castletown’s much-admired pitch has retired from his role as groundsman – 65 years after first volunteering at the club.

Wick High School has come down hard on the use of mobile phones in the classroom by prohibiting their use by pupils in the school and on its grounds.

DFFA reached the mid-point of its Bank League last Friday when 15 members spent four hours fishing the unusually cold waters of Loch Watten.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Thurso man after he failed to appear for a trial at Wick Sheriff Court on an assault and robbery charge.

There was some excellent scoring in the women’s June Medal at Reay, with two relative newcomers and one club stalwart making up the top three.

Kevin Anderson believes Wick Groats will have to be at their best if they are to get past CK Interiors in the Highland Amateur Cup on Saturday.

Combat League Wrestling (CLW) says it urgently needs the support of the community to help it find a suitable venue in the town.

Lybster man Ricky McPhee has been cleared of threatening to shoot a young couple while they were on a walk through his home village.

Lybster are looking ahead to a “a huge test” against Pentland United next week after consolidating their place in the top four of CAFA Division One.

Thurso Amateur Swimming Club’s Edward Mills will compete in Sheffield in July after his success in the Scottish national age-group championships.

Castletown’s community-minded football club now has responsibility for four potentially life-saving defibrillators in the village.