Courts

'I urge drivers to think about not only themselves but others who are using the road network too.'

The 32-year-old had a reasonable excuse for having the weapon.

The pair made no plea, were committed for further examination and remanded in custody.

An 82-year-old woman's home was damaged when an intoxicated intruder set fire to her garden shed and it spread to the property's roof.

A Dingwall man has been warned he could go to jail after 'deplorable' behaviour in a Highland court building.

A ROSS-SHIRE man who was a member of a drugs gang has been ordered to hand more than £7000 over to prosecutors under proceeds of crime legislation.

"This is a grave charge and a custodial sentence of a considerable length is a very real possibility."

The court heard details of a crime spree which involved several premises across the Highlands and revealed some common themes.

An Easter Ross man spat at a police officer and racially abused another shortly after being released from a two-year prison sentence.

A Ross-shire dealer who had been supplying drugs for over six years has been jailed for 18 months at Inverness Sheriff Court.

Two people are due to appear in court today in connection with a string of alleged offences in Wester Ross and the Northern Isles.

The man and woman have been charged with a number of offences and are due to appear at Inverness Sheriff Court on Monday.

He saw a vehicle being driven erratically with two burst tyres.

Charity trustees are now picking up the pieces from a disastrous setback and on the lookout for further support from the community.

Owura Edwards was shown the red card by a sheriff for taking his mum's car without permission and driving the wrong way on a one-way street.

The appearance was in private at Inverness Sheriff Court.

Police stopped a man in a Dingwall Street for a routine check and got a strong smell of cannabis off him.

A Ross-shire man was hit over the head with a home-made metal weapon after he confronted his attacker outside his home.

A former Celtic youth coach has been convicted of sexually assaulting boys who he had befriended while running a soccer academy in Easter Ross.

The jury hearing the case against the former football coach has been offered alternative interpretations of what happened.