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Thief gets two-year ban from places of worship after targeting Highland churches

22 August 2023
Thief gets two-year ban from places of worship after targeting Highland churches

Thief gets two-year ban from places of worship after targeting Highland churches

22 August 2023

Sheriff Gary Aitken branded the behaviour as "repugnant and a truly appalling course of dishonest conduct".


Drunk Dingwall man threatened 'to rip heart' out of policeman, court told

22 August 2023
Drunk Dingwall man threatened 'to rip heart' out of policeman, court told

Drunk Dingwall man threatened 'to rip heart' out of policeman, court told

22 August 2023

A drunk Dingwall man had no recollection of why police arrested him and found a cutlery knife which he didn't know was in his belt.


Dramatic crash sparks calls for speed bumps in Tain housing estate

18 August 2023
Dramatic crash sparks calls for speed bumps in Tain housing estate

Dramatic crash sparks calls for speed bumps in Tain housing estate

18 August 2023

SPEED bumps are an "absolute priority" that must be installed, Tain's MP has argued after a car crash on a housing estate last week.


New sheriff for Tain court

14 August 2023
New sheriff for Tain court

New sheriff for Tain court

14 August 2023

A new sheriff is set to start at Tain Sheriff Court next month.


Ross-shire neighbour dispute ended in axe incident

11 August 2023
Ross-shire neighbour dispute ended in axe incident

Ross-shire neighbour dispute ended in axe incident

11 August 2023

A neighbour dispute ended in bloodshed when one took an axe and struck the other on the arm in a Black Isle community.


Swiss national appears in court over Ross-shire dangerous driving charge

10 August 2023
Swiss national appears in court over Ross-shire dangerous driving charge

Swiss national appears in court over Ross-shire dangerous driving charge

10 August 2023

A Swiss national has appeared in private in court on a charge of causing serious injury by dangerous driving in Ross-shire.


Labourer set fire in Easter Ross flat because of ‘bad mood’

10 August 2023
Labourer set fire in Easter Ross flat because of ‘bad mood’

Labourer set fire in Easter Ross flat because of ‘bad mood’

10 August 2023

A 23-year-old labourer set fire to the shower room within his homeless accommodation because he was in “a bad mood”.


Ross-shire woman (27) who abused police learns fate at court

09 August 2023
Ross-shire woman (27) who abused police learns fate at court

Ross-shire woman (27) who abused police learns fate at court

09 August 2023

"It was not particularly pleasant."


Top hat banter in Ross-shire pub led to blows, Highland court told

08 August 2023
Top hat banter in Ross-shire pub led to blows, Highland court told

Top hat banter in Ross-shire pub led to blows, Highland court told

08 August 2023

A request to try on a top hat being worn by a Dingwall pub customer led to two men coming to blows.


CCTV picked up 'aggressive' man in Dingwall High Street, court told

07 August 2023
CCTV picked up 'aggressive' man in Dingwall High Street, court told

CCTV picked up 'aggressive' man in Dingwall High Street, court told

07 August 2023

CCTV captured a Ross-shire man flailing his arms about in Dingwall's High Street, prompting the dispatch of police to discover what was wrong.


Easter Ross student's 'playful banter' turned sour as knife grabbed, Highland court told

05 August 2023
Easter Ross student's 'playful banter' turned sour as knife grabbed, Highland court told

Easter Ross student's 'playful banter' turned sour as knife grabbed, Highland court told

05 August 2023

The sheriff acknowledged his difficult upbringing but issued a warning over jail as she passed sentence.


Ross-shire doorstep assault man told by sheriff: 'Keep your drinking under control'

04 August 2023
Ross-shire doorstep assault man told by sheriff: 'Keep your drinking under control'

Ross-shire doorstep assault man told by sheriff: 'Keep your drinking under control'

04 August 2023

A doorstep altercation in a Ross-shire village led to court and a charge of assault.


Call for drug-driving rehab course after Inverness motorist caught in Avoch

04 August 2023
Call for drug-driving rehab course after Inverness motorist caught in Avoch

Call for drug-driving rehab course after Inverness motorist caught in Avoch

04 August 2023

A senior lawyer wants the government to consider a rehabilitation and educational scheme for drug users, as is afforded to drink-drivers.


Dingwall man defied court order at Inverness home

03 August 2023
Dingwall man defied court order at Inverness home

Dingwall man defied court order at Inverness home

03 August 2023

He also admitted threatening or abusive behaviour.


Ross-shire joiner lands year ban for drug-driving offence

31 July 2023
Ross-shire joiner lands year ban for drug-driving offence

Ross-shire joiner lands year ban for drug-driving offence

31 July 2023

He also landed a fine after being pulled over and tested.


Easter Ross man set fire to trees

29 July 2023
Easter Ross man set fire to trees

Easter Ross man set fire to trees

29 July 2023

An Easter Ross man who recklessly set fire to trees and grassland in Alness last summer must await his fate.


'Significant error of judgment' resulted in Ross-shire roundabout crash

29 July 2023
'Significant error of judgment' resulted in Ross-shire roundabout crash

'Significant error of judgment' resulted in Ross-shire roundabout crash

29 July 2023

He was disqualified from driving for three years and fined £1075.


American tourist appears in court on dangerous driving charge after A9 crash

28 July 2023
American tourist appears in court on dangerous driving charge after A9 crash

American tourist appears in court on dangerous driving charge after A9 crash

28 July 2023

A woman suffered serious injuries in yesterday's accident at Ralia by Newtonmore


Trial date set for man accused of shootings on Skye and in Wester Ross

28 July 2023
Trial date set for man accused of shootings on Skye and in Wester Ross

Trial date set for man accused of shootings on Skye and in Wester Ross

28 July 2023

A man is to stand trial charged with the murder of his brother-in-law on Skye and alleged attacks on a Ross-shire couple.


Black Isle man attacked same police officer twice in 24 hours

28 July 2023
Black Isle man attacked same police officer twice in 24 hours

Black Isle man attacked same police officer twice in 24 hours

28 July 2023

A police officer was attacked twice in less than 24 hours by the same man he had arrested.


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