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Man (33) on attempted murder charge after alleged Tain incident

04 November 2024
Man (33) on attempted murder charge after alleged Tain incident

Man (33) on attempted murder charge after alleged Tain incident

04 November 2024

The man, who also faced a charge of possession of a bladed item, will appear again within the next eight days.


Woman in Kyle of Lochalsh murder trial says partner attacked alleged victim before his death

04 November 2024
Woman in Kyle of Lochalsh murder trial says partner attacked alleged victim before his death

Woman in Kyle of Lochalsh murder trial says partner attacked alleged victim before his death

04 November 2024

A woman accused of murdering a man in a Ross-shire village told a court today that her partner had attacked the alleged victim before his death.


Serial shoplifter about to enter rehab for addiction issues, court told

03 November 2024
Serial shoplifter about to enter rehab for addiction issues, court told

Serial shoplifter about to enter rehab for addiction issues, court told

03 November 2024

A Dingwall man who carried out a shoplifting spree over seven months and stole over £1200 worth of goods will be sentenced early next year.


Driver caught doing 93mph on Wester Ross road

01 November 2024
Driver caught doing 93mph on Wester Ross road

Driver caught doing 93mph on Wester Ross road

01 November 2024

Police had to drive at more than 100mph to catch up with a motorist driving at excessive speed.


Murder trial hears of pathologist ‘concerns’ during post mortem

01 November 2024
Murder trial hears of pathologist ‘concerns’ during post mortem

Murder trial hears of pathologist ‘concerns’ during post mortem

01 November 2024

An alleged murder victim was "very, very thin" and had sustained fractured ribs and internal injuries before his death, a court heard today.


‘I thought he was a friend’ - Kyle of Lochalsh murder trial in Edinburgh hears evidence of dead man’s relationship to accused couple

01 November 2024
‘I thought he was a friend’ - Kyle of Lochalsh murder trial in Edinburgh hears evidence of dead man’s relationship to accused couple

‘I thought he was a friend’ - Kyle of Lochalsh murder trial in Edinburgh hears evidence of dead man’s relationship to accused couple

01 November 2024

A man who is said to have been kept in “servitude” did “almost everything” for the couple who allegedly murdered him, a court has heard.


Road clear after collision leaves car on fire near Evanton

31 October 2024
Road clear after collision leaves car on fire near Evanton

Road clear after collision leaves car on fire near Evanton

31 October 2024

The collision is understood to have taken place just before 8am.


Caithness man caught driving on Wester Ross road while disqualified

31 October 2024
Caithness man caught driving on Wester Ross road while disqualified

Caithness man caught driving on Wester Ross road while disqualified

31 October 2024

A man caught driving while he was disqualified will be sentenced next month.


Spitting on police officer was ‘protest’ accused said

30 October 2024
Spitting on police officer was ‘protest’ accused said

Spitting on police officer was ‘protest’ accused said

30 October 2024

A police officer was spat on by a man that he and two colleagues had gone to arrest on a warrant.


Pair deny murder of man in Kyle of Lochalsh

30 October 2024
Pair deny murder of man in Kyle of Lochalsh

Pair deny murder of man in Kyle of Lochalsh

30 October 2024

A man and woman have denied committing a murder in a Highland village and holding the alleged victim in servitude for almost two years.


Police officer scratched by needle during search

29 October 2024
Police officer scratched by needle during search

Police officer scratched by needle during search

29 October 2024

A man who was about to be searched by police failed to tell the officers that he had an uncapped needle in one of his pockets.


Offender left police officer with concussion and was tasered three times

29 October 2024
Offender left police officer with concussion and was tasered three times

Offender left police officer with concussion and was tasered three times

29 October 2024

A police constable was savagely attacked and had clumps of her hair pulled out by a man when she and a colleague went to arrest him at his home.


5 times drink-driver avoids jail despite record

28 October 2024
5 times drink-driver avoids jail despite record

5 times drink-driver avoids jail despite record

28 October 2024

A 60 year old Wester Ross man who had four drink driving convictions was spared a jail sentence after running up his fifth.


Motorist’s double dose of medication leads to collision between two OTHER vehicles

28 October 2024
Motorist’s double dose of medication leads to collision between two OTHER vehicles

Motorist’s double dose of medication leads to collision between two OTHER vehicles

28 October 2024

An oncoming car had to take evasive action as she drifted on to the wrong carriageway.


Wooden table leg used as weapon in brawl between brothers

26 October 2024
Wooden table leg used as weapon in brawl between brothers

Wooden table leg used as weapon in brawl between brothers

26 October 2024

Neighbours helped disarm and restrain the attacker.


Dingwall neighbour dispute ended in court

25 October 2024
Dingwall neighbour dispute ended in court

Dingwall neighbour dispute ended in court

25 October 2024

An Ullapool businesswoman and her husband abused their Polish neighbours who they resented after they moved in next door to their Dingwall home.


Mallard Bar night out in Dingwall cost ‘intoxicated’ Falkirk woman

23 October 2024
Mallard Bar night out in Dingwall cost ‘intoxicated’ Falkirk woman

Mallard Bar night out in Dingwall cost ‘intoxicated’ Falkirk woman

23 October 2024

Stewart admitted culpable and reckless conduct and was placed on acommunity payback order with one year of social work supervision.


Alness dad tells Highland sheriff: ‘I have learned a lesson’

23 October 2024
Alness dad tells Highland sheriff: ‘I have learned a lesson’

Alness dad tells Highland sheriff: ‘I have learned a lesson’

23 October 2024

A 26-year-old Easter Ross man was congratulated by a sheriff for becoming a father just days earlier - and then banned from driving for a year.


Dingwall pub rowdy came off worse after racially abusing Thai kickboxer doorman

18 October 2024
Dingwall pub rowdy came off worse after racially abusing Thai kickboxer doorman

Dingwall pub rowdy came off worse after racially abusing Thai kickboxer doorman

18 October 2024

‘The individual he chose to pick a fight with was an expert in Thai kickboxing and he came off worst.’


Inverness flights among 1100 from private jet firm owned by ‘green’ Highland landowner by Anders Holch Povlsen

17 October 2024
Inverness flights among 1100 from private jet firm owned by ‘green’ Highland landowner by Anders Holch Povlsen

Inverness flights among 1100 from private jet firm owned by ‘green’ Highland landowner by Anders Holch Povlsen

17 October 2024

Scotland’s richest man has been accused of greenwashing after his private jet firm made more than 1100 trips despite his environmental aims.


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