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Former Helmsdale resident fined £3k and banned from road for four years for causing death by careless driving

04 February 2021
Former Helmsdale resident fined £3k and banned from road for four years for causing death by careless driving

Former Helmsdale resident fined £3k and banned from road for four years for causing death by careless driving

04 February 2021

A retired welder was killed instantly when an elderly motorist drifted on to the opposite side of the A9 and there was a head-on collision.


Head instructor at Glenmore Lodge exposed by paedophile hunters

01 February 2021
Head instructor at Glenmore Lodge exposed by paedophile hunters

Head instructor at Glenmore Lodge exposed by paedophile hunters

01 February 2021

Case has cost him his job, home, wife and contact with his own children


Road ban and fine for Elphin drug-driver

07 January 2021
Road ban and fine for Elphin drug-driver

Road ban and fine for Elphin drug-driver

07 January 2021

A DRIVER from Sutherland took to the wheel after consuming a huge amount of medication, a court heard.


Tain men remanded in custody over alleged Pitgrudy incident

06 January 2021
Tain men remanded in custody over alleged Pitgrudy incident

Tain men remanded in custody over alleged Pitgrudy incident

06 January 2021

Two Tain men appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court yesterday in connection with an alleged incident in Pitgrudy, outside Dornoch.


Man appears in court on alleged Helmsdale charges

06 January 2021
Man appears in court on alleged Helmsdale charges

Man appears in court on alleged Helmsdale charges

06 January 2021

A 47 year old man appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court yesterday on several charges including two of possessing a bladed weapon.


Court appearance following New Year's Day incident at Pitgrudy

04 January 2021
Court appearance following New Year's Day incident at Pitgrudy

Court appearance following New Year's Day incident at Pitgrudy

04 January 2021

Two men are to appear in court tomorrow in connection with an incident at an address at Pitgrudy, north of Dornoch, on New Year’s Day.


Man stole £40k Jag days after crashing into a ditch near Lairg

30 December 2020
Man stole £40k Jag days after crashing into a ditch near Lairg

Man stole £40k Jag days after crashing into a ditch near Lairg

30 December 2020

A MAN who stole a brand new £40,000 Jaguar from an Inverness garage to get home to Birmingham was jailed for eight months.


Drug user passed himself off as a gardener and put pressure on woman (87) for payment

22 December 2020
Drug user passed himself off as a gardener and put pressure on woman (87) for payment

Drug user passed himself off as a gardener and put pressure on woman (87) for payment

22 December 2020

A MILTON man was so desperate for money to buy drugs that he set himself up as a tradesman and pressured vulnerable residents to employ him.


Fine and road ban for second-time Brora drink-driver

21 December 2020
Fine and road ban for second-time Brora drink-driver

Fine and road ban for second-time Brora drink-driver

21 December 2020

Brora drink-driver Patrick Blackburn has been fined £900 and banned from the road for three years.


Sentence deferred on dangerous driver who reached speed of 119mph in 60mph zone

14 December 2020
Sentence deferred on dangerous driver who reached speed of 119mph in 60mph zone

Sentence deferred on dangerous driver who reached speed of 119mph in 60mph zone

14 December 2020

A DANGEROUS driver reached nearly double the speed limit on a north road, a court heard.


A9 death crash driver tells court of his sorrow

14 December 2020
A9 death crash driver tells court of his sorrow

A9 death crash driver tells court of his sorrow

14 December 2020

An elderly driver who caused the death of another motorist has spoken through his lawyer of his “deep sadness” at the incident.


Jail for Brora man following assault

24 November 2020
Jail for Brora man following assault

Jail for Brora man following assault

24 November 2020

A Brora man was jailed for 12 months today after admitting assaulting a man with a bottle while having an axe up his sleeve.


Vigilante group trap online sexual predator staying in Sutherland port

23 November 2020
Vigilante group trap online sexual predator staying in Sutherland port

Vigilante group trap online sexual predator staying in Sutherland port

23 November 2020

A sexual predator was caught in an online sting while staying at a Kinlochbervie bed and breakfast.


Brora man's shame at violent outburst

16 November 2020
Brora man's shame at violent outburst

Brora man's shame at violent outburst

16 November 2020

A Brora man who verbally abused his partner, smashed a mirror and kicked a door, has been fined a total of £565.


Trial date set for Sutherland farmer who denies allowing stock to wander onto A9

19 October 2020
Trial date set for Sutherland farmer who denies allowing stock to wander onto A9

Trial date set for Sutherland farmer who denies allowing stock to wander onto A9

19 October 2020

A SUTHERLAND farmer is denying allowing his stock to stray onto a stretch of the trunk road where there is a series of sharp bends.


Man damages Brora home

19 October 2020
Man damages Brora home

Man damages Brora home

19 October 2020

A SHERIFF has ordered background reports to be prepared on a Brora man who threatened his partner and caused damage.


Unpaid work and road ban for convicted killer after drink-drive incident

13 October 2020
Unpaid work and road ban for convicted killer after drink-drive incident

Unpaid work and road ban for convicted killer after drink-drive incident

13 October 2020

Convicted killer Nigel Whitham, of Phimister Crescent, Embo, who is out of jail on licence, has been given a road ban.


Unpaid work for Dornoch man

12 October 2020
Unpaid work for Dornoch man

Unpaid work for Dornoch man

12 October 2020

The distressed partner of a Dornoch man ran half-a-mile to a public phone box at night to call police after he acted aggressively towards her.


Good deed led to driving ban

12 October 2020
Good deed led to driving ban

Good deed led to driving ban

12 October 2020

A GOLSPIE man described as a “pillar of his community”, took to the wheel while more than four times over the drink-drive limit.


Out of control Golspie man threatened to strangle police officers with their handcuffs

28 September 2020
Out of control Golspie man threatened to strangle police officers with their handcuffs

Out of control Golspie man threatened to strangle police officers with their handcuffs

28 September 2020

A young Golspie man’s behaviour was so hostile and aggressive after he took drink and drugs, that police feared for his well being.


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