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Police appeal after thieves target Dornoch restaurant

Police appeal after thieves target Dornoch restaurant

Police appeal after thieves target Dornoch restaurant

24 February 2025

Cooking oil was stolen from the restaurant. It comes amid a rise in such thefts in the UK as thieves seek to capitalise on increasing prices.


Rowdy threatened Dingwall Tesco staff and later assaulted man in local park

Rowdy threatened Dingwall Tesco staff and later assaulted man in local park

Rowdy threatened Dingwall Tesco staff and later assaulted man in local park

22 February 2025

When he was arrested, he spat and struck the arm of a police officer.


Highland Council launches Dingwall antisocial behaviour probe after Ross-shire Journal report

Highland Council launches Dingwall antisocial behaviour probe after Ross-shire Journal report

Highland Council launches Dingwall antisocial behaviour probe after Ross-shire Journal report

21 February 2025

A catalogue of concerns at the Mart Road flats involving violence, people taking drugs and dog fouling indoors.


Will police be forced to cut Highland officer numbers?

Will police be forced to cut Highland officer numbers?

Will police be forced to cut Highland officer numbers?

20 February 2025

That’s the fear after Police Scotland’s chief warned the force will need to review officer recruitment to meet rising National Insurance costs.


Dingwall man spent terminally ill partner’s benefit money on alcohol

Dingwall man spent terminally ill partner’s benefit money on alcohol

Dingwall man spent terminally ill partner’s benefit money on alcohol

19 February 2025

The Dingwall man, who also cut her hair against her will, has avoided a jail sentence.


Ross-shire man forced his way through the window of his ex-partner’s parent’s house

Ross-shire man forced his way through the window of his ex-partner’s parent’s house

Ross-shire man forced his way through the window of his ex-partner’s parent’s house

17 February 2025

Andrew Miller (38) turned up at the home in Strathpeffer on May 18, 2024, knocking on the door and then appearing at the utility room.


How Ullapool became the centre of a £100m cocaine smuggling scandals

How Ullapool became the centre of a £100m cocaine smuggling scandals

How Ullapool became the centre of a £100m cocaine smuggling scandals

14 February 2025

In 1991, Ullapool was rocked to the core when police seized over £100million worth of drugs just north of the Wester Ross fishing village.


Caravan break-ins at campsite spark police appeal for witnesses

Caravan break-ins at campsite spark police appeal for witnesses

Caravan break-ins at campsite spark police appeal for witnesses

13 February 2025

Thieves are being hunted after “a number” of static caravans were broken into at a campsite in Dornoch.


Invergordon man (21) sent text offering drugs to wrong number

Invergordon man (21) sent text offering drugs to wrong number

Invergordon man (21) sent text offering drugs to wrong number

13 February 2025

A text message offer from an Easter Ross man selling drugs was sent to the wrong person who contacted the police.


Alness threats drama: ‘Let's go - it's a siege’

Alness threats drama: ‘Let's go - it's a siege’

Alness threats drama: ‘Let's go - it's a siege’

12 February 2025

At one point Muldoon demanded a helicopter to fly him from Alness to London.


Conon man demanded naked pictures from teenagers to satisfy foot fetish

Conon man demanded naked pictures from teenagers to satisfy foot fetish

Conon man demanded naked pictures from teenagers to satisfy foot fetish

12 February 2025

He appeared by video link at Inverness Sheriff Court to admit a total of five charges whereby he sent a 13 and 17-year-old explicit photos.


Two men appear in court after alleged Invergordon street attack

Two men appear in court after alleged Invergordon street attack

Two men appear in court after alleged Invergordon street attack

10 February 2025

Two men have appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court following an alleged street attack in Invergordon last week.


North Kessock Hogmanay attack saw man (23) ‘repeatedly punching’ his father

North Kessock Hogmanay attack saw man (23) ‘repeatedly punching’ his father

North Kessock Hogmanay attack saw man (23) ‘repeatedly punching’ his father

09 February 2025

A son attacked his father after coming to stay with family in North Kessock at Hogmanay when he got told off for letting the pet dog escape.


Alness woman ‘forgot’ she had LSD in her pocket

Alness woman ‘forgot’ she had LSD in her pocket

Alness woman ‘forgot’ she had LSD in her pocket

07 February 2025

A forgetful Easter Ross woman was arrested in Inverness's Porterfield Prison because she forgot she had an LSD tablet in her pocket.


A9 crash motorist reported for ‘road traffic offences’

A9 crash motorist reported for ‘road traffic offences’

A9 crash motorist reported for ‘road traffic offences’

07 February 2025

A motorist has been reported for "road traffic offences" after a three-vehicle crash on the A9 on Thursday.


UPDATE: Police plea for info on Invergordon ‘serious’ double assault

UPDATE: Police plea for info on Invergordon ‘serious’ double assault

UPDATE: Police plea for info on Invergordon ‘serious’ double assault

06 February 2025

Police are asking the public for help after a “serious assault” in Invergordon left two men hospitalised.


Specialist officers comb Invergordon High Street after ‘serious assault’

Specialist officers comb Invergordon High Street after ‘serious assault’

Specialist officers comb Invergordon High Street after ‘serious assault’

06 February 2025

Police said two men were arrested in connection with a serious assault and enquiries are ongoing.


‘Barbaric’: Owner of hare-coursing dog that attacked deer in Highland cemetery is first to be sentenced under new hunting law

‘Barbaric’: Owner of hare-coursing dog that attacked deer in Highland cemetery is first to be sentenced under new hunting law

‘Barbaric’: Owner of hare-coursing dog that attacked deer in Highland cemetery is first to be sentenced under new hunting law

06 February 2025

A man whose dog attacked a deer while being used to hunt hares at a Caithness cemetery has become the first to be convicted under new hunting laws.


2 in hospital following ‘serious assault’

2 in hospital following ‘serious assault’

2 in hospital following ‘serious assault’

06 February 2025

Two men have been hospitalised following a “disturbance” in Invergordon that has left the High Street cordoned off by police.


Dingwall bike theft sparks police appeal

Dingwall bike theft sparks police appeal

Dingwall bike theft sparks police appeal

05 February 2025

Police officers in Dingwall are appealing for information after a bike was stolen yesterday from outside the leisure centre.


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