A former police officer was jailed for seven years, after subjecting a woman to "appalling" abuse including having sex with her without her consent.
"He felt depressed as he had no-one to celebrate his birthday with and went to the club,” heard Inverness Sheriff Court.
He admitted being in possession of power tools and offensive weapons, namely three crossbow bolts.
The court heard his victim was screaming in pain begging for help.
A 55-year-old Easter Ross man has appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court accused of abducting a child in Alness.
A Wester Ross teenager who had "a terrible attitude towards cars and driving" has been given the chance to "turn the corner."
A tour of the Highlands ended in tragedy when two holidaymakers were killed in a head-on collision between two vehicles in Wester Ross.
The trial of a Ross councillor accused of faking disabled parking blue badges so tour bus drivers could use the restricted spaces has been delayed.
The trial of a Ross councillor accused of faking disabled parking blue badges so tour bus drivers could use the restricted spaces has been delayed.
A Ross-shire personal trainer was angry when he was refused permission to enter a bar from which he had already been banned.
A footballer was shown the red card by a sheriff after an incident in Dingwall.
A Ross-shire engineer waiting to be sentenced for downloading hundreds of stills and videos of children being abused had been undergoing therapy.
A lonely North Kessock man decided to celebrate his birthday in the company of two lap-dancers in an Inverness nightclub.
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Court hears attacker has gone teetotal since incident, as he’s told to pay the boy compensation.
A 56-year-old Ross-shire woman has admitted her second drink drive conviction in little over a year.
Sheriff Robert Frazer also ordered seizure of her car.
The court heard he was hiding under two mattresses in his mother’s house.
A pensioner guilty of historic sex offences against girls has been jailed for four years.
When a man being questioned in Alness by police smashed his phone when it rang, the bizarre behaviour sparked their suspicion.