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HIGH COURT IN INVERNESS: Trial told a 'blood-curdling scream' was heard on the night Renee and Andrew MacRae disappeared

13 September 2022
HIGH COURT IN INVERNESS: Trial told a 'blood-curdling scream' was heard on the night Renee and Andrew MacRae disappeared

HIGH COURT IN INVERNESS: Trial told a 'blood-curdling scream' was heard on the night Renee and Andrew MacRae disappeared

13 September 2022

Evidence has begun to be heard in the murder trial.


THE HIGH COURT IN INVERNESS: Trial of man accused of murdering Renee and Andrew Macrae begins

13 September 2022
THE HIGH COURT IN INVERNESS: Trial of man accused of murdering Renee and Andrew Macrae begins

THE HIGH COURT IN INVERNESS: Trial of man accused of murdering Renee and Andrew Macrae begins

13 September 2022

A jury has been selected to decide whether Bill MacDowell killed Renee MacRae and her three-year-old son 46 years ago.


Prize performance from Wick High School’s pupils after ceremony returns

12 September 2022
Prize performance from Wick High School’s pupils after ceremony returns

Prize performance from Wick High School’s pupils after ceremony returns

12 September 2022

After a break of two years the Wick High School’s annual prize giving ceremony returned last Thursday evening.


Convicted drug dealer seeking return of seized cash loses services of solicitor

11 September 2022
Convicted drug dealer seeking return of seized cash loses services of solicitor

Convicted drug dealer seeking return of seized cash loses services of solicitor

11 September 2022

The man had more than £3000 seized by police officers in a Thurso street.


Argument followed night out

10 September 2022
Argument followed night out

Argument followed night out

10 September 2022

A woman argued with her partner after arriving at his house.


Driver left scene of accident

10 September 2022
Driver left scene of accident

Driver left scene of accident

10 September 2022

A sheriff told a dangerous driver responsible for a life-threatening road accident he was lucky to have survived.


Man refused to give police blood sample

10 September 2022
Man refused to give police blood sample

Man refused to give police blood sample

10 September 2022

A sheriff told a drink-driving suspect that had there been clear evidence he had been behind the wheel he would have faced a prison sentence.


Blackmailer is ‘ashamed’

10 September 2022
Blackmailer is ‘ashamed’

Blackmailer is ‘ashamed’

10 September 2022

Wick Sheriff Court heard how a woman attempted to blackmail a man over “flirty” Facebook messages they had exchanged.


Reay Garden Club to host annual show

18 August 2022
Reay Garden Club to host annual show

Reay Garden Club to host annual show

18 August 2022

Reay Garden Club is to hold its annual show next Saturday, August 27, in the village's Victoria Hall.


INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: Man appears in court facing murder charge after death on Skye

12 August 2022
INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: Man appears in court facing murder charge after death on Skye

INVERNESS SHERIFF COURT: Man appears in court facing murder charge after death on Skye

12 August 2022

Finlay MacDonald (39) appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court.


Thurso High teacher who kissed pupil can return to classroom

10 August 2022
Thurso High teacher who kissed pupil can return to classroom

Thurso High teacher who kissed pupil can return to classroom

10 August 2022

A teacher who kissed and danced in a flirtatious manner with a pupil at a Thurso nightclub has been allowed to return to the profession.


Deephaven flight for birds from Wick and District Pigeon Club

01 August 2022
Deephaven flight for birds from Wick and District Pigeon Club

Deephaven flight for birds from Wick and District Pigeon Club

01 August 2022

Wick and District Pigeon Club held a young bird race from Deephaven, a distance of 70 miles, on Saturday.


LOOKING BACK: News from the archives

25 July 2022
LOOKING BACK: News from the archives

LOOKING BACK: News from the archives

25 July 2022

Read on to see the headlines making the news in Caithness 100, 50 and 25 years ago...


Driving ban for far north visitor

15 July 2022
Driving ban for far north visitor

Driving ban for far north visitor

15 July 2022

The court heard the driver had made a mistake.


Woman admonished for death threats

15 July 2022
Woman admonished for death threats

Woman admonished for death threats

15 July 2022

The woman has stayed out of trouble since the incident last year the court was told.


New date set for court order trial

15 July 2022
New date set for court order trial

New date set for court order trial

15 July 2022

A new trial date has been set for a man accused of breaching a non-harassment order.


Bad blood between neighbours led to pond poisoning

14 July 2022
Bad blood between neighbours led to pond poisoning

Bad blood between neighbours led to pond poisoning

14 July 2022

A man poured a bottle of what is believed to have been household bleach into the pond in the early hours of March 25.


Man fined for disturbance in village

14 July 2022
Man fined for disturbance in village

Man fined for disturbance in village

14 July 2022

Wick Sheriff Court was told the man was provoked before he repeatedly threatened to fight with another man and cause him harm.


Teenager remanded for breach of curfew

12 July 2022
Teenager remanded for breach of curfew

Teenager remanded for breach of curfew

12 July 2022

A Thurso teenager has been remanded in custody after failing to observe the terms of a court-imposed curfew.


Woman stole alcohol from shop

11 July 2022
Woman stole alcohol from shop

Woman stole alcohol from shop

11 July 2022

A 34-year-old woman has admitted stealing a quantity of spirits and other alcohol from a Thurso supermarket.


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