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Man's partner found indecent images on phone in Brora

Man's partner found indecent images on phone in Brora

Man's partner found indecent images on phone in Brora

21 June 2023

Police received a tip-off that indecent images of children were on devices belonging to a Welshman who was staying with his partner in Brora.


Fraudster to pay back Sutherland blind woman he conned or risk going to jail

Fraudster to pay back Sutherland blind woman he conned or risk going to jail

Fraudster to pay back Sutherland blind woman he conned or risk going to jail

20 June 2023

The sheriff told him if it was not for his solicitor's plea, he had an 18-month prison sentence in mind.


Boy (15) faces murder charge after man's death in Alness

Boy (15) faces murder charge after man's death in Alness

Boy (15) faces murder charge after man's death in Alness

19 June 2023

The teenager made no plea, was committed for further examination and released on bail.


Shocking catalogue of driving offences on Ross-shire and Sutherland roads over weekend

Shocking catalogue of driving offences on Ross-shire and Sutherland roads over weekend

Shocking catalogue of driving offences on Ross-shire and Sutherland roads over weekend

12 June 2023

'I urge drivers to think about not only themselves but others who are using the road network too.'


Caithness seafood firm fined £80k over 'entirely avoidable' death of fisherman

Caithness seafood firm fined £80k over 'entirely avoidable' death of fisherman

Caithness seafood firm fined £80k over 'entirely avoidable' death of fisherman

09 June 2023

A Caithness seafood company has been fined £80,000 after a fisherman drowned when his leg was caught in a rope and he was pulled overboard.


Air weapons found in unlocked cupboard at Lairg home

Air weapons found in unlocked cupboard at Lairg home

Air weapons found in unlocked cupboard at Lairg home

02 June 2023

A Sutherland man got an expensive reminder that air weapons must be licensed and kept secure when he was fined a total of £865


Sutherland man jailed for supply of cocaine worth over £12,000

Sutherland man jailed for supply of cocaine worth over £12,000

Sutherland man jailed for supply of cocaine worth over £12,000

02 June 2023

A 27-year-old first offender from Sutherland was jailed for 18 months after being caught bringing cocaine worth £12,500 into the Highlands.


Dornoch Cathedral among churches and schools across the Highlands targeted by thief

Dornoch Cathedral among churches and schools across the Highlands targeted by thief

Dornoch Cathedral among churches and schools across the Highlands targeted by thief

31 May 2023

Stuart Liley was also found 'in suspicious circumstances' at Dornoch Academy.


Two charged over housebreakings and thefts in Sutherland, Ross-shire and Orkney

Two charged over housebreakings and thefts in Sutherland, Ross-shire and Orkney

Two charged over housebreakings and thefts in Sutherland, Ross-shire and Orkney

28 May 2023

A man and woman have been charged with a number of offences and are due to appear at Inverness Sheriff Court on Monday.


Jail warning as former Easter Ross football coach found guilty of sexually assaulting boys

Jail warning as former Easter Ross football coach found guilty of sexually assaulting boys

Jail warning as former Easter Ross football coach found guilty of sexually assaulting boys

19 May 2023

A former Celtic youth coach has been convicted of sexually assaulting boys who he had befriended while running a soccer academy in Easter Ross.


Black Isle charity embezzler who pocketed over £18K is sentenced at Highland court

Black Isle charity embezzler who pocketed over £18K is sentenced at Highland court

Black Isle charity embezzler who pocketed over £18K is sentenced at Highland court

18 May 2023

His defence agent said first offender Bound had 'suffered a kind of brain fog and was ashamed and embarrassed about what he had done.


Dornoch woman spat at police in tirade of abuse

Dornoch woman spat at police in tirade of abuse

Dornoch woman spat at police in tirade of abuse

17 May 2023

A tirade of abuse was directed at police when they were called to a Dornoch housing estate to deal with a possible disturbance.


Former Sutherland football coach accused of sex offences against children

Former Sutherland football coach accused of sex offences against children

Former Sutherland football coach accused of sex offences against children

16 May 2023

A boy was abused by his football coach for years after joining a local soccer team, a jury has been told.


Employers warned after salmon firm fined £800k over death of Highland worker

Employers warned after salmon firm fined £800k over death of Highland worker

Employers warned after salmon firm fined £800k over death of Highland worker

10 May 2023

Prosecutors said a man would still be alive today if appropriate safety procedures had been in place at the time of his death.


Highland fish farm company fined £860k over death of employee

Highland fish farm company fined £860k over death of employee

Highland fish farm company fined £860k over death of employee

09 May 2023

An experienced fish farm worker drowned after he was crushed between a boat and a barge as he tried to disembark a moving transfer vessel.


Retired Scottish judge brands plan for juryless rape trials as 'constitutionally repugnant’

Retired Scottish judge brands plan for juryless rape trials as 'constitutionally repugnant’

Retired Scottish judge brands plan for juryless rape trials as 'constitutionally repugnant’

07 May 2023

Lord Uist warned that Justice Secretary Angela Constance’s proposals constituted a 'serious attack upon the independence of the judiciary'


Ullapool man admits sex assault in Sutherland after raping woman in Glasgow

Ullapool man admits sex assault in Sutherland after raping woman in Glasgow

Ullapool man admits sex assault in Sutherland after raping woman in Glasgow

18 April 2023

A man living in Ullapool sexually assaulted a woman in a Sutherland house after raping his first victim in Glasgow months earlier.


Ullapool man hit over head with homemade weapon

Ullapool man hit over head with homemade weapon

Ullapool man hit over head with homemade weapon

07 April 2023

The man was assaulted after he confronted his attacker outside his home.


Inverness conman told to repay thousands to 'elderly' blind Sutherland woman

Inverness conman told to repay thousands to 'elderly' blind Sutherland woman

Inverness conman told to repay thousands to 'elderly' blind Sutherland woman

06 April 2023

Daniel Kay convinced her he would carry out work on two crofts but ultimately did very little.


Highland rapist jailed after 13-year 'torrent' of abuse including attack girl (14) in a park

Highland rapist jailed after 13-year 'torrent' of abuse including attack girl (14) in a park

Highland rapist jailed after 13-year 'torrent' of abuse including attack girl (14) in a park

04 April 2023

His offences were committed against six women between 2008 and 2020 in the Moray, Easter Ross and the Inverness areas.


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