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23-year-old charged with murders of two men in Highland Capital appears in court

01 June 2020
23-year-old charged with murders of two men in Highland Capital appears in court

23-year-old charged with murders of two men in Highland Capital appears in court

01 June 2020

A man has appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court charged with the murders of two men in Inverness.


Egg attack by Sutherland man left woman with cut on face

18 May 2020
Egg attack by Sutherland man left woman with cut on face

Egg attack by Sutherland man left woman with cut on face

18 May 2020

A Sutherland man threw eggs at a woman, causing her to suffer a cut above her eye.


Sutherland man on robbery charge

04 May 2020
Sutherland man on robbery charge

Sutherland man on robbery charge

04 May 2020

A 23-year-old north Sutherland man appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court today on various charges including one alleging a robbery in Wick.


Sentence deferred on Tain man after guilty plea to domestic assault

10 April 2020
Sentence deferred on Tain man after guilty plea to domestic assault

Sentence deferred on Tain man after guilty plea to domestic assault

10 April 2020

A 46 year old Tain man who had five previous convictions for domestic assaults appeared from custody at Inverness Sheriff Court this week.


North man who threatened diners, finally sentenced after dragging out case

16 March 2020
North man who threatened diners, finally sentenced after dragging out case

North man who threatened diners, finally sentenced after dragging out case

16 March 2020

The prosecution of a Balintore man who threatened diners at a local inn, was protracted because of his failure to turn up at court, a court heard.


Son jailed after attack on mum

03 March 2020
Son jailed after attack on mum

Son jailed after attack on mum

03 March 2020

A man has been jailed for seven months after assaulting his mother for the third time and then breaching a bail condition not to contact her.


Constables forced to put spit hood on veteran who waded into river after assaults

02 March 2020
Constables forced to put spit hood on veteran who waded into river after assaults

Constables forced to put spit hood on veteran who waded into river after assaults

02 March 2020

AN inebriated veteran who had be fished out of the Kyle of Sutherland after assaulting two people, then went on to attack two police officers.


Dornoch man escapes jail

14 February 2020
Dornoch man escapes jail

Dornoch man escapes jail

14 February 2020

A 21-year-old pig farm worker has escaped jail after admitting producing cannabis with intent to supply at Pitgrudy near Dornoch.


NC500 campervan driver fined £1k and given nine penalty points after unsafe overtake

12 February 2020
NC500 campervan driver fined £1k and given nine penalty points after unsafe overtake

NC500 campervan driver fined £1k and given nine penalty points after unsafe overtake

12 February 2020

A NC500 campervan driver overtook on a sharp bend near Bettyhill, forcing the driver of an oncoming vehicle to take evasive action, a court heard.


Drink driver's car flipped over

10 February 2020
Drink driver's car flipped over

Drink driver's car flipped over

10 February 2020

A drink driver, whose vehicle ended up on its roof after hitting a wall in Golspie, was found by a passing police officer, a court was told.


Skerray man found guilty of indecent assault

17 January 2020
Skerray man found guilty of indecent assault

Skerray man found guilty of indecent assault

17 January 2020

A 49-year-old Sutherland plant operator who abused two women when they were young girls will be sentenced on March 9.


Sheriff steps down from bench at Inverness court

30 September 2019
Sheriff steps down from bench at Inverness court

Sheriff steps down from bench at Inverness court

30 September 2019

AN Inverness Sheriff has presided over his last official day at work on the bench at Inverness Sheriff Court


Unpaid work for Greenpeace rig protestors

23 September 2019
Unpaid work for Greenpeace rig protestors

Unpaid work for Greenpeace rig protestors

23 September 2019

Five Greenpeace protestors who boarded an oil rig and prevented it from leaving the Cromarty Firth have been ordered to undertake unpaid work.


Punch fractures jaw and ends friendship

02 September 2019
Punch fractures jaw and ends friendship

Punch fractures jaw and ends friendship

02 September 2019

A night out ended in violence after a man punched his life-long friend so hard on the face that he broke his jaw in two places.


Police alerted by 'erratic' driving

19 August 2019
Police alerted by 'erratic' driving

Police alerted by 'erratic' driving

19 August 2019

A drink-driver came to police attention because of the erratic path his vehicle was taking on the A9 in the early hours.


Texts trigger assault in car

19 August 2019
Texts trigger assault in car

Texts trigger assault in car

19 August 2019

AN Alness man attacked his partner after seeing "detrimental" messages about him on her mobile phone.


Drink driver's marquee dance downfall

12 August 2019
Drink driver's marquee dance downfall

Drink driver's marquee dance downfall

12 August 2019

A chef took the "foolish" decision to drive after drinking cider at a marquee dance in a Sutherland village, a court heard.


£140k cost of activists' rig drama

30 July 2019
£140k cost of activists' rig drama

£140k cost of activists' rig drama

30 July 2019

Greenpeace protestors were able to board an oil rig in the Cromarty Firth for the second time in a week because of a “communication failure”.


'Bitter' ex sent abusive texts

23 July 2019
'Bitter' ex sent abusive texts

'Bitter' ex sent abusive texts

23 July 2019

A Dornoch man sent his former partner abusive texts calling her a "whore" after she began a new relationship, a court heard.


Driver found guilty of running down bikers

19 July 2019
Driver found guilty of running down bikers

Driver found guilty of running down bikers

19 July 2019

A Porsche driver has been convicted of causing serious injury to two German motorcyclists on NC500.


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