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Man leapt 20ft from window to evade intruders, Highland court hears

08 November 2020
Man leapt 20ft from window to evade intruders, Highland court hears

Man leapt 20ft from window to evade intruders, Highland court hears

08 November 2020

A 20 year-old man leapt 20 feet from a first floor window into a garden and ran off when intruders forced their way into his flat.


Knife attack leads to dock for Ross-shire woman

06 November 2020
Knife attack leads to dock for Ross-shire woman

Knife attack leads to dock for Ross-shire woman

06 November 2020

A Kyle of Lochalsh woman who struck her ex boyfriend with a knife after he produced an engagement ring has been sentenced.


Treatment order for man who admitted possession of 1000-plus indecent images

05 November 2020
Treatment order for man who admitted possession of 1000-plus indecent images

Treatment order for man who admitted possession of 1000-plus indecent images

05 November 2020

A sheriff at a Highland court has ordered a man to attend a treatment programme for sex offenders.


65-year-old man found with cannabis plants in his loft is ordered to do community service

05 November 2020
65-year-old man found with cannabis plants in his loft is ordered to do community service

65-year-old man found with cannabis plants in his loft is ordered to do community service

05 November 2020

A man continued to insist at court that cannabis plants found in his loft were for personal use.


Fort Augustus man's bus trip ended in jail

31 October 2020
Fort Augustus man's bus trip ended in jail

Fort Augustus man's bus trip ended in jail

31 October 2020

A man was remanded in custody for breaching bail by being at Farraline Bus Park in Inverness contrary to a court order.


Witnesses recall events leading up to fatal crash that killed Inverness man

31 October 2020
Witnesses recall events leading up to fatal crash that killed Inverness man

Witnesses recall events leading up to fatal crash that killed Inverness man

31 October 2020

DRIVERS on a remote Highland road have described events leading up to a fatal crash which claimed the life of a 20 year-old Inverness man.


Invergordon man who put teenage girl in headlock at bus station is fined

30 October 2020
Invergordon man who put teenage girl in headlock at bus station is fined

Invergordon man who put teenage girl in headlock at bus station is fined

30 October 2020

AN Invergordon dumper driver who grabbed a girl in a headlock at Inverness Bus Station as they were waiting for a bus has been fined.


Highland paedophile caught by undercover policewoman is sentenced

29 October 2020
Highland paedophile caught by undercover policewoman is sentenced

Highland paedophile caught by undercover policewoman is sentenced

29 October 2020

A SHERIFF has warned a convicted paedophile he faces going to jail if he offends again or breaches a supervision order.


‘Horrible little man’ terrorised women, sheriff at Highland court is told

28 October 2020
‘Horrible little man’ terrorised women, sheriff at Highland court is told

‘Horrible little man’ terrorised women, sheriff at Highland court is told

28 October 2020

A man who terrorised two women was described in a background report by social workers as a ‘horrible little man’.


Highland music festival The Gathering pushes back 2021 return

26 October 2020
Highland music festival The Gathering pushes back 2021 return

Highland music festival The Gathering pushes back 2021 return

26 October 2020

A MUSIC festival's anticipated return to the Highland capital next year has been pushed back by three months due to the coronavirus pandemic.


Full steam ahead for airport railway station plan in Highlands

24 October 2020
Full steam ahead for airport railway station plan in Highlands

Full steam ahead for airport railway station plan in Highlands

24 October 2020

A NEW railway station next to Inverness Airport could be open by late 2022.


Work order from court after Ross man assaulted partner

24 October 2020
Work order from court after Ross man assaulted partner

Work order from court after Ross man assaulted partner

24 October 2020

A Strathpeffer man has been ordered to carry out 60 hours of unpaid work after assaulting his partner at an address in Dingwall.


Ross night out flashpoint led to assault of sisters, court told

24 October 2020
Ross night out flashpoint led to assault of sisters, court told

Ross night out flashpoint led to assault of sisters, court told

24 October 2020

A hotel worker who assaulted two sisters on a night out in the Wester Ross village has had his sentence deferred for background reports.


Businessman flooded wife with threatening and abusive messages after marriage break-up

23 October 2020
Businessman flooded wife with threatening and abusive messages after marriage break-up

Businessman flooded wife with threatening and abusive messages after marriage break-up

23 October 2020

A HIGHLAND court has heard how a businessman harassed his wife with repeated phone and email messages.


Highland Council has hit back at an article in Private Eye which pillories its chief executive

22 October 2020
Highland Council has hit back at an article in Private Eye which pillories its chief executive

Highland Council has hit back at an article in Private Eye which pillories its chief executive

22 October 2020

HIGHLAND Council has reacted angrily to a report in Private Eye which pillories chief executive Donna Manson for her financial management.


Highland MSP slams Scottish Conservative leader's 'shameful' abstention over child school meals

22 October 2020
Highland MSP slams Scottish Conservative leader's 'shameful' abstention over child school meals

Highland MSP slams Scottish Conservative leader's 'shameful' abstention over child school meals

22 October 2020

THE "shameful failure" of the Scottish Conservatives' leader to vote to help hungry children in England has been slammed by a Highland MSP.


'Clearly you have no respect for bail orders', sheriff tells Black Isle man before jailing him

21 October 2020
'Clearly you have no respect for bail orders', sheriff tells Black Isle man before jailing him

'Clearly you have no respect for bail orders', sheriff tells Black Isle man before jailing him

21 October 2020

A man who breached a bail order hours after being released from a sheriff court has been jailed for 70 days.


Eden Court Theatre project praised

21 October 2020
Eden Court Theatre project praised

Eden Court Theatre project praised

21 October 2020

The LGTBI+ Elders Social Dance Clubs, a partnership with the National Theatre of Scotland, cited as an example of how loneliness can be tackled.


Jail term for drugs and assault offence

20 October 2020
Jail term for drugs and assault offence

Jail term for drugs and assault offence

20 October 2020

A man who assaulted his partner at a house in Conon and was later found in possession of cocaine and steroids has been jailed for three months.


65-year-old Highland man claims 71 cannabis plants found in loft were for personal use

15 October 2020
65-year-old Highland man claims 71 cannabis plants found in loft were for personal use

65-year-old Highland man claims 71 cannabis plants found in loft were for personal use

15 October 2020

POLICE recovered cannabis plants with a potential value of £63,900 from the loft of a house in Inverness.


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