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Man sentenced to 18 months in prison for attack on two men after 'red mist descended and he lost the plot'

09 August 2021
Man sentenced to 18 months in prison for attack on two men after 'red mist descended and he lost the plot'

Man sentenced to 18 months in prison for attack on two men after 'red mist descended and he lost the plot'

09 August 2021

A man has been jailed for 18 months at a Highland court after attacking two others in a house earlier this year.


Woman was over the limit as she drove away from estranged husband

08 August 2021
Woman was over the limit as she drove away from estranged husband

Woman was over the limit as she drove away from estranged husband

08 August 2021

A woman serving in the Navy got "very drunk" after splitting up with her husband and drove home.


Highlands' first female chimney sweep loses driving licence for a second time

08 August 2021
Highlands' first female chimney sweep loses driving licence for a second time

Highlands' first female chimney sweep loses driving licence for a second time

08 August 2021

The woman had already been banned for a year in 2019, with the disqualification ending in January last year.


Woman admits assaulting boyfriend in car park

04 August 2021
Woman admits assaulting boyfriend in car park

Woman admits assaulting boyfriend in car park

04 August 2021

A Wester Ross woman who suspected her boyfriend of cheating on her confronted him in a car park.


Pensioner spared jail after stabbing friend

02 August 2021
Pensioner spared jail after stabbing friend

Pensioner spared jail after stabbing friend

02 August 2021

Social workers said their intervention would not help a former gamekeeper, but a sheriff disagreed.


Woman given community service for repeated nuisance calls and police assault

02 August 2021
Woman given community service for repeated nuisance calls and police assault

Woman given community service for repeated nuisance calls and police assault

02 August 2021

A 23-year-old Alness woman who has over 30 convictions for nuisance calling to the emergency services made several more whilst on bail.


North journalists in line for top industry awards

29 July 2021
North journalists in line for top industry awards

North journalists in line for top industry awards

29 July 2021

Highland News and Media has been recognised for its leading journalism by reaching the finals of the national industry awards.


Former Highland League footballer admits being concerned in supply of cocaine

28 July 2021
Former Highland League footballer admits being concerned in supply of cocaine

Former Highland League footballer admits being concerned in supply of cocaine

28 July 2021

The man will be sentenced on September 14 after changing his plea to guilty during his jury trial at Inverness this week.


Award-winning footballer denies supplying cocaine

27 July 2021
Award-winning footballer denies supplying cocaine

Award-winning footballer denies supplying cocaine

27 July 2021

The player was arrested just months after he won a player of the year trophy.


Man jailed for shop break-in has distinctive clothing

24 July 2021
Man jailed for shop break-in has distinctive clothing

Man jailed for shop break-in has distinctive clothing

24 July 2021

A THIEF’S choice of clothing led to him being arrested for a second break-in while in court for a similar offence.


Storm heading to Highland town for arts and book festival

24 July 2021
Storm heading to Highland town for arts and book festival

Storm heading to Highland town for arts and book festival

24 July 2021

There is something very big happening in Nairn this September.


Jury delivers verdict on Ross-shire teenager accused of double stabbing

23 July 2021
Jury delivers verdict on Ross-shire teenager accused of double stabbing

Jury delivers verdict on Ross-shire teenager accused of double stabbing

23 July 2021

A Ross-shire teenager who stabbed two men in a dispute over an unpaid debt was found guilty by a jury's majority verdict after a four-day trial.


Highland drug addict asks to be jailed

23 July 2021
Highland drug addict asks to be jailed

Highland drug addict asks to be jailed

23 July 2021

A drug addict who struggled to comply with a treatment and testing order after a promising start asked to be jailed.


'You are very close to prison', Highland sheriff tells shoplifter

22 July 2021
'You are very close to prison', Highland sheriff tells shoplifter

'You are very close to prison', Highland sheriff tells shoplifter

22 July 2021

A man who funded his gambling debt by stealing thousands of pounds worth of goods and selling them cheap was told: "You are very close to prison"


Black Isle man was drunk in car after party

21 July 2021
Black Isle man was drunk in car after party

Black Isle man was drunk in car after party

21 July 2021

Police who were called to a one-vehicle collision on the A82 Inverness to Drumnadrochit road found a drunk man behind the wheel when they arrived.


'I thought these boys were going to kill me," man accused of Ullapool stabbing tells Highland trial

21 July 2021
'I thought these boys were going to kill me," man accused of Ullapool stabbing tells Highland trial

'I thought these boys were going to kill me," man accused of Ullapool stabbing tells Highland trial

21 July 2021

A teenager accused of a double stabbing denied he had borrowed £1000 from one of his alleged victims when they lived in the same accommodation.


Instrumental music tuition fees to be waived

21 July 2021
Instrumental music tuition fees to be waived

Instrumental music tuition fees to be waived

21 July 2021

Music tuition fees for youngsters are to be waived in the next academic year.


Friends' fall out over debt led to Wester Ross stabbing, court told

20 July 2021
Friends' fall out over debt led to Wester Ross stabbing, court told

Friends' fall out over debt led to Wester Ross stabbing, court told

20 July 2021

A fall-out between friends over a £1000 debt led to a double stabbing in a Wester Ross fishing village last summer.


Highland sheriff gives heroin addict another chance

18 July 2021
Highland sheriff gives heroin addict another chance

Highland sheriff gives heroin addict another chance

18 July 2021

A sheriff sympathised with an addict who she released from prison to be assessed for a drug treatment and testing order.


PICTURES: Drive-in bingo boost the numbers for Highland Hospice

18 July 2021
PICTURES: Drive-in bingo boost the numbers for Highland Hospice

PICTURES: Drive-in bingo boost the numbers for Highland Hospice

18 July 2021

Drive-in fun at a transport cafe provided a welcome boost for Highland Hospice.


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