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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.


Police alerted to Balintore drug producer by 'overwhelming' smell of cannabis from his caravan

15 September 2020
Police alerted to Balintore drug producer by 'overwhelming' smell of cannabis from his caravan

Police alerted to Balintore drug producer by 'overwhelming' smell of cannabis from his caravan

15 September 2020

Police who called at a Balintore man’s home on a routine enquiry were greeted with an ‘overwhelming’ smell of cannabis, a court heard.


Driver towing trailer caught at A9 speed trap

15 September 2020
Driver towing trailer caught at A9 speed trap

Driver towing trailer caught at A9 speed trap

15 September 2020

A driver from Wick has been fined and had his licence endorsed after failing to observe the speed restriction on his vehicle.


Bettyhill driver admits drinking 'a number of cans of alcohol' before landing car in ditch

15 September 2020
Bettyhill driver admits drinking 'a number of cans of alcohol' before landing car in ditch

Bettyhill driver admits drinking 'a number of cans of alcohol' before landing car in ditch

15 September 2020

A NORTH coast drink-driver was detected after landing his vehicle in the ditch in the early hours of the morning, a court was told.


Rocket engineer admits drink driving

14 September 2020
Rocket engineer admits drink driving

Rocket engineer admits drink driving

14 September 2020

An Edinburgh based Spanish native with a job assembling rockets to carry satellites into space has admitted drink driving on a Highland road.


Embo resident was so drunk he weaved about roads in Dornoch

08 September 2020
Embo resident was so drunk he weaved about roads in Dornoch

Embo resident was so drunk he weaved about roads in Dornoch

08 September 2020

An Embo resident was so drunk at the wheel of his car that he burst two tyres as he weaved about the road.


Bettyhill man to be supervised

08 September 2020
Bettyhill man to be supervised

Bettyhill man to be supervised

08 September 2020

A BETTYHILL resident has been placed under social work supervision for two years after ‘extreme’ pornographic images were found on his computer.


Angry Alness driver stopped by police in routine check threw away a cigarette case containing wraps of cocaine

07 September 2020
Angry Alness driver stopped by police in routine check threw away a cigarette case containing wraps of cocaine

Angry Alness driver stopped by police in routine check threw away a cigarette case containing wraps of cocaine

07 September 2020

AN Alness driver reacted angrily when stopped by police for a routine document check.


Brothers armed themselves with a baseball bat and a fence post and went 'looking for trouble', court is told

07 September 2020
Brothers armed themselves with a baseball bat and a fence post and went 'looking for trouble', court is told

Brothers armed themselves with a baseball bat and a fence post and went 'looking for trouble', court is told

07 September 2020

Two brothers armed themselves with a baseball bat and a fence post and went to a hostelry in a Highland community to continue a previous fight.


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