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Thurso High teacher admits drinking excessively on night she is accused of kissing pupil

22 June 2022
Thurso High teacher admits drinking excessively on night she is accused of kissing pupil

Thurso High teacher admits drinking excessively on night she is accused of kissing pupil

22 June 2022

A teacher has admitted drinking "an excessive amount of alcohol" on the night she allegedly kissed and groped a pupil in a Thurso nightclub.


General Teaching Council for Scotland hearing: Teacher accused of groping and kissing pupil at Thurso nightclub 'couldn't remember alleged incident'

20 June 2022
General Teaching Council for Scotland hearing: Teacher accused of groping and kissing pupil at Thurso nightclub 'couldn't remember alleged incident'

General Teaching Council for Scotland hearing: Teacher accused of groping and kissing pupil at Thurso nightclub 'couldn't remember alleged incident'

20 June 2022

A Thurso teacher accused of groping and kissing a pupil at a nightclub told bosses she couldn't remember the alleged incident, a hearing was told.


Advice Direct Scotland gives guidance to delayed air passengers

02 June 2022
Advice Direct Scotland gives guidance to delayed air passengers

Advice Direct Scotland gives guidance to delayed air passengers

02 June 2022

Advice has been issued to Scots holidaymakers who face long delays and cancellations into the bank holiday weekend.


Teacher to face watchdog over pupil claims

31 May 2022
Teacher to face watchdog over pupil claims

Teacher to face watchdog over pupil claims

31 May 2022

A teacher is to face a fitness to practice hearing.


Man charged with assault and drugs possession

27 May 2022
Man charged with assault and drugs possession

Man charged with assault and drugs possession

27 May 2022

Eddie Macgregor was also charged with threatening or abusive behaviour.


Man admits poisoning neighbour’s fish pond

25 May 2022
Man admits poisoning neighbour’s fish pond

Man admits poisoning neighbour’s fish pond

25 May 2022

Colin MacNeil (38) used bleach or a similar liquid on the garden pond.


Workmate assaulted colleague after night out

25 May 2022
Workmate assaulted colleague after night out

Workmate assaulted colleague after night out

25 May 2022

Thomas Couse wanted one of his workmates to continue drinking with him and reacted badly when they rejected the invitation.


Man fined after romance faded

25 May 2022
Man fined after romance faded

Man fined after romance faded

25 May 2022

Starting a new romance with her boyfriend and his two dogs proved too much for a woman.


Drink and drug abuse blamed for offender's behaviour

24 May 2022
Drink and drug abuse blamed for offender's behaviour

Drink and drug abuse blamed for offender's behaviour

24 May 2022

Dominic Long was described at Wick Sheriff Court as being "sensible and courteous" at times but with a tendency to go off the rails.


Man who exposed himself was 'answering the call of nature'

21 May 2022
Man who exposed himself was 'answering the call of nature'

Man who exposed himself was 'answering the call of nature'

21 May 2022

He pleaded guilty to a charge of breach of the peace.


Ex made abusive call to woman on New Year’s Day

21 May 2022
Ex made abusive call to woman on New Year’s Day

Ex made abusive call to woman on New Year’s Day

21 May 2022

The man's former partner contacted police after the January 1 call.


Man admits making indecent calls to three women

21 May 2022
Man admits making indecent calls to three women

Man admits making indecent calls to three women

21 May 2022

He was granted bail at Wick Sheriff Court and will be sentenced next month.


Woman denies £40,000 fraud

19 May 2022
Woman denies £40,000 fraud

Woman denies £40,000 fraud

19 May 2022

Her plea comes after months of deliberations centring on her fitness to plead.


Postal worker likely to lose job for drug driving

05 May 2022
Postal worker likely to lose job for drug driving

Postal worker likely to lose job for drug driving

05 May 2022

Wick Sheriff Court heard Danya Mackay (21) was stopped by police while driving on the A836 at Castletown on November 6 last year.


Woman slapped ex 'after feeling intimidated'

05 May 2022
Woman slapped ex 'after feeling intimidated'

Woman slapped ex 'after feeling intimidated'

05 May 2022

The woman received an absolute discharge after the sheriff sympathised with her position.


Drink-driver previously caught behind the wheel on drugs

05 May 2022
Drink-driver previously caught behind the wheel on drugs

Drink-driver previously caught behind the wheel on drugs

05 May 2022

A sheriff has called for a background report on a motorist who drove with excess alcohol – two months after he was banned for drug driving.


Drunk teenager filmed deceased in funeral parlour

05 May 2022
Drunk teenager filmed deceased in funeral parlour

Drunk teenager filmed deceased in funeral parlour

05 May 2022

The youth entered a funeral parlour, took a video of the deceased there and posted the footage on social media.


Dog owner 'horrified' by his attack on own pet

05 May 2022
Dog owner 'horrified' by his attack on own pet

Dog owner 'horrified' by his attack on own pet

05 May 2022

Bystanders were aghast when they saw a dog being subjected to a vicious attack in the street – by its owner.


Man resisted arrest as he claimed police had the wrong person

04 May 2022
Man resisted arrest as he claimed police had the wrong person

Man resisted arrest as he claimed police had the wrong person

04 May 2022

Fisherman Andrew Mackay (34) maintained he had been attacked by two men and suggested the officers should be looking for them.


Looking Back – news from the John O'Groat Journal of yesteryear

19 March 2022
Looking Back – news from the John O'Groat Journal of yesteryear

Looking Back – news from the John O'Groat Journal of yesteryear

19 March 2022

Sir Archibald mooted as MP in 1922, Council salute to new ship in 1972 and fears Caithness was missing out on European funding in 1997.


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