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Argument over money costs Easter Ross man £370

12 May 2023
Argument over money costs Easter Ross man £370

Argument over money costs Easter Ross man £370

12 May 2023

The sheriff told him: 'You know you shouldn't behave like this'.


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

09 May 2023
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.


Ross-shire drug-driver told: 'You are not to be trusted to be let anywhere near a car'

09 May 2023
Ross-shire drug-driver told: 'You are not to be trusted to be let anywhere near a car'

Ross-shire drug-driver told: 'You are not to be trusted to be let anywhere near a car'

09 May 2023

The sheriff told his defence agent: 'He is in a very difficult position'.


Easter Ross man learns fate after threatening behaviour ends in dock

07 May 2023
Easter Ross man learns fate after threatening behaviour ends in dock

Easter Ross man learns fate after threatening behaviour ends in dock

07 May 2023

"Clearly this is not reasonable behaviour in a civilised society and he wants to apologise for his actions which he acknowledges were unreasonable."


Court date for Dingwall man who racially abused and threatened police

07 May 2023
Court date for Dingwall man who racially abused and threatened police

Court date for Dingwall man who racially abused and threatened police

07 May 2023

He will earn his fate at a fresh appearance after reports have been tabled.


Easter Ross offshore worker gets jail warning from Highland sheriff

05 May 2023
Easter Ross offshore worker gets jail warning from Highland sheriff

Easter Ross offshore worker gets jail warning from Highland sheriff

05 May 2023

The sheriff had some no-nonsense words to share with the offender.


Highland joiner fined and banned from driving after crashes

30 April 2023
Highland joiner fined and banned from driving after crashes

Highland joiner fined and banned from driving after crashes

30 April 2023

Claims to police that the car had been stolen were proved to be false after a DNA check.


Five-times-the-limit Highland driver swerving on Kessock Bridge learns his fate

30 April 2023
Five-times-the-limit Highland driver swerving on Kessock Bridge learns his fate

Five-times-the-limit Highland driver swerving on Kessock Bridge learns his fate

30 April 2023

The 66-year-old doesn't intend to drive again, according to his solicitor.


Easter Ross woman who kicked pregnant daughter in stomach learns fate at court appearance

25 April 2023
Easter Ross woman who kicked pregnant daughter in stomach learns fate at court appearance

Easter Ross woman who kicked pregnant daughter in stomach learns fate at court appearance

25 April 2023

A Ross-shire woman who kicked her heavily pregnant daughter in the abdomen has given a warning by a Highland sheriff.


'Exasperated' Ross-shire woman slammed by sheriff for 'strange' behaviour

24 April 2023
'Exasperated' Ross-shire woman slammed by sheriff for 'strange' behaviour

'Exasperated' Ross-shire woman slammed by sheriff for 'strange' behaviour

24 April 2023

A woman of travelling people origin was so upset by rogue parkers in her Black Isle community she scratched 'gypsies' onto the outside of a caravan.


Teenage (17) attacker left victim for dead in Highland street

23 April 2023
Teenage (17) attacker left victim for dead in Highland street

Teenage (17) attacker left victim for dead in Highland street

23 April 2023

Victim spent 22 days in hospital – most of it in intensive care – as doctors battled to save his life.


Extra jail time for sex offender who tried to cut himself with knife in Highland court dock

22 April 2023
Extra jail time for sex offender who tried to cut himself with knife in Highland court dock

Extra jail time for sex offender who tried to cut himself with knife in Highland court dock

22 April 2023

Sheriff Eilidh Macdonald told the court: "[This] involved planning and you put the people who work here and members of the public at risk."


Highlands among top 10 destinations for a 'coronation staycation' in May

21 April 2023
Highlands among top 10 destinations for a 'coronation staycation' in May

Highlands among top 10 destinations for a 'coronation staycation' in May

21 April 2023

Data shows the Highlands came in seventh.


Fortrose man jailed after assault victim suffers broken jaw and nose in attack outside Iceland in Inverness

21 April 2023
Fortrose man jailed after assault victim suffers broken jaw and nose in attack outside Iceland in Inverness

Fortrose man jailed after assault victim suffers broken jaw and nose in attack outside Iceland in Inverness

21 April 2023

A shopper was knocked unconscious and seriously injured following a violent altercation in an Inverness retail car park.


'Wake-up call' for Ross-shire man spared jail after cocaine charge

17 April 2023
'Wake-up call' for Ross-shire man spared jail after cocaine charge

'Wake-up call' for Ross-shire man spared jail after cocaine charge

17 April 2023

A Ross-shire man who was storing and selling cocaine from his home was spared a prison sentence at Inverness Sheriff Court today.


Fraudster Highland building company boss is jailed after setting fire to steading

17 April 2023
Fraudster Highland building company boss is jailed after setting fire to steading

Fraudster Highland building company boss is jailed after setting fire to steading

17 April 2023

Sheriff Eilidh Macdonald said: "It was motivated by greed."


Highlander abused neighbours after shouting about dogs

16 April 2023
Highlander abused neighbours after shouting about dogs

Highlander abused neighbours after shouting about dogs

16 April 2023

Accused heard saying: 'You won't want to mess with me.'


Ross-shire hotelier jailed for 14 months over sex offences

11 April 2023
Ross-shire hotelier jailed for 14 months over sex offences

Ross-shire hotelier jailed for 14 months over sex offences

11 April 2023

A Ross-shire hotelier showered gifts, including sex toys and lingerie, on a teenage girl for over four years in exchange for indecent photos of her.


Ross fisherman who had knives and drugs in car must await his fate

11 April 2023
Ross fisherman who had knives and drugs in car must await his fate

Ross fisherman who had knives and drugs in car must await his fate

11 April 2023

A Muir of Ord fisherman was caught by police with a knife in his car and £70 worth of cannabis.


Former Black Isle museum treasurer embezzled over £19K from charitable concern

11 April 2023
Former Black Isle museum treasurer embezzled over £19K from charitable concern

Former Black Isle museum treasurer embezzled over £19K from charitable concern

11 April 2023

The former chairman and treasurer of a popular small Black Isle museum has admitted embezzling almost £19,000 from it over three years.


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