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Altnabreac couple’s rail trial further delayed

Altnabreac couple’s rail trial further delayed

Altnabreac couple’s rail trial further delayed

The trial of a couple alleged to have repeatedly stood on a rail track in the path of oncoming trains has again been delayed.


90-year-old spared driving ban after collision

90-year-old spared driving ban after collision

90-year-old spared driving ban after collision

A sheriff showed a 90-year-old first offender sympathy by not banning him from driving.


Fraudster who stole £14k from pensioner is fined

Fraudster who stole £14k from pensioner is fined

Fraudster who stole £14k from pensioner is fined

An Orkney woman who cheated an elderly man out of £14,000 has been fined £2500.


Jail for assault that left attacker’s friend with ‘busted’ knee

Jail for assault that left attacker’s friend with ‘busted’ knee

Jail for assault that left attacker’s friend with ‘busted’ knee

A Wick man has been jailed for 20 months for a vicious attack on a drinking buddy which a sheriff described as "dreadful and unprovoked".


‘That has to stop’: man warned after locking woman out in freezing conditions

‘That has to stop’: man warned after locking woman out in freezing conditions

‘That has to stop’: man warned after locking woman out in freezing conditions

A man locked his pregnant partner out of their home in near freezing conditions when she was wearing only her nightdress Wick Sheriff Court has heard.


‘You reap what you sow’ man who pressured girl (12) into sending intimate pictures is told

‘You reap what you sow’ man who pressured girl (12) into sending intimate pictures is told

‘You reap what you sow’ man who pressured girl (12) into sending intimate pictures is told

A man who made sexual overtures to a 12-year-old girl has avoided a jail sentence.


Jailed rapist to face ‘consequences of his actions’, police say

Jailed rapist to face ‘consequences of his actions’, police say

Jailed rapist to face ‘consequences of his actions’, police say

A Highland rapist who subjected young women to violent and sexual offences will now “face the consequences of his actions”, according to police.


Thurso man charged with attempted murder

Thurso man charged with attempted murder

Thurso man charged with attempted murder

John Andrew Smith (42) appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court on July 1.


Unpaid work order for man after 31-month abuse of woman

Unpaid work order for man after 31-month abuse of woman

Unpaid work order for man after 31-month abuse of woman

A man has been banned from contacting a woman he abused over a thirty-one-month period.


Caithness woman fined for having no insurance on Boxing Day

Caithness woman fined for having no insurance on Boxing Day

Caithness woman fined for having no insurance on Boxing Day

An Auckengill woman who drove without insurance cover was fined £300 at Wick Sheriff Court on Wednesday.


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