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Wick woman faces assault charge

17 November 2025
Wick woman faces assault charge

Wick woman faces assault charge

17 November 2025

Cheryl Fleming has yet to plead to a charge of assaulting another woman in Wick last month.


Trial of man accused of domestic abuse is delayed to next year

17 November 2025
Trial of man accused of domestic abuse is delayed to next year

Trial of man accused of domestic abuse is delayed to next year

17 November 2025

A new trial date has been set for a 46-year-old man accused of a domestic abuse charge.


Driver denies mounting kerb in alleged dangerous overtaking manoeuvre in Wick

14 November 2025
Driver denies mounting kerb in alleged dangerous overtaking manoeuvre in Wick

Driver denies mounting kerb in alleged dangerous overtaking manoeuvre in Wick

14 November 2025

A new date has been set for a dangerous driving trial at Wick Sheriff Court.


Wick man makes no plea over drink-driving charge in town

13 November 2025
Wick man makes no plea over drink-driving charge in town

Wick man makes no plea over drink-driving charge in town

13 November 2025

A Wick man is facing charges of driving a car in the town carelessly and while over the alcohol limit.


Thurso man assaulted woman in house

12 November 2025
Thurso man assaulted woman in house

Thurso man assaulted woman in house

12 November 2025

Sentence has been deferred on a Thurso man for his assault on a woman.


Castletown man maintains innocence over Castletown ‘siege incident’

12 November 2025
Castletown man maintains innocence over Castletown ‘siege incident’

Castletown man maintains innocence over Castletown ‘siege incident’

12 November 2025

A Castletown man is to go to trial accused of sparking a siege in his home village at the end of last year.


Arrest warrant issued for Altnabreac couple – just minutes after they appear in court

11 November 2025
Arrest warrant issued for Altnabreac couple – just minutes after they appear in court

Arrest warrant issued for Altnabreac couple – just minutes after they appear in court

11 November 2025

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a couple involved in a long-running spat with Network Rail over access to the station where they live.


Unpaid work for Wick man who ‘should not drink’ after drunken abuse in Golspie shop

01 November 2025
Unpaid work for Wick man who ‘should not drink’ after drunken abuse in Golspie shop

Unpaid work for Wick man who ‘should not drink’ after drunken abuse in Golspie shop

01 November 2025

A Wick man launched into a tirade of drunken abuse towards shop staff and then police after he was arrested.


GUILTY: Lodge owner offered money to woman for ‘happy ending’ to sexual massage

28 October 2025
GUILTY: Lodge owner offered money to woman for ‘happy ending’ to sexual massage

GUILTY: Lodge owner offered money to woman for ‘happy ending’ to sexual massage

28 October 2025

The owner of a remote Caithness lodge repeatedly offered a housekeeper money to give him a sexual massage.


Wick man accused of theft and possession of knife

20 October 2025
Wick man accused of theft and possession of knife

Wick man accused of theft and possession of knife

20 October 2025

A Wick man was remanded at the town’s sheriff court on Tuesday after facing charges of breach of the peace, theft and possession of a knife.


Fine for Thurso driver with no licence or MOT

19 October 2025
Fine for Thurso driver with no licence or MOT

Fine for Thurso driver with no licence or MOT

19 October 2025

A Thurso man who drove his car without a licence and MOT was fined a total of £400 at Wick Sheriff Court.


Dunnet man pleads ‘not guilty’ to controlling domestic abuse charge

16 October 2025
Dunnet man pleads ‘not guilty’ to controlling domestic abuse charge

Dunnet man pleads ‘not guilty’ to controlling domestic abuse charge

16 October 2025

A Dunnet man has denied charges of abusive and controlling behaviour towards his partner or ex-partner over a period of 18 months.


Threat over Wick dog fouling row was ‘premeditated’, sheriff says

16 October 2025
Threat over Wick dog fouling row was ‘premeditated’, sheriff says

Threat over Wick dog fouling row was ‘premeditated’, sheriff says

16 October 2025

A man who threatened a woman after she tried to do something about dog fouling has been made subject to a supervision order.


Trial hears how Wick woman was left bleeding in street

15 October 2025
Trial hears how Wick woman was left bleeding in street

Trial hears how Wick woman was left bleeding in street

15 October 2025

A woman was left dazed and bleeding profusely in a Wick street, the town’s sheriff court heard on Tuesday.


Case against Wick man accused of hurting dog is dropped

15 October 2025
Case against Wick man accused of hurting dog is dropped

Case against Wick man accused of hurting dog is dropped

15 October 2025

The prosecution has dropped the case of a Wick man accused of ill-treating a dog.


Man pleads ‘not guilty’ to hammer attack in Wick

09 October 2025
Man pleads ‘not guilty’ to hammer attack in Wick

Man pleads ‘not guilty’ to hammer attack in Wick

09 October 2025

A Wick man has been accused of a hammer attack in the town.


Court charge accuses Dunnet man of controlling behaviour over woman

09 October 2025
Court charge accuses Dunnet man of controlling behaviour over woman

Court charge accuses Dunnet man of controlling behaviour over woman

09 October 2025

A Dunnet man has been accused of abusive and controlling behaviour towards his partner or ex-partner over a period of 18 months.


Caithness man awaits sentence over ‘extreme’ pornographic picture

08 October 2025
Caithness man awaits sentence over ‘extreme’ pornographic picture

Caithness man awaits sentence over ‘extreme’ pornographic picture

08 October 2025

A 54-year-old Caithness man will be sentenced next month after admitting downloading child porn and possessing an extreme pornographic image.


Second jail term could be on the cards for Wick drug-driver

07 October 2025
Second jail term could be on the cards for Wick drug-driver

Second jail term could be on the cards for Wick drug-driver

07 October 2025

A Wick man could be facing a second term in jail for repeat road traffic offences.


No plea by Thurso man over assault charge

06 October 2025
No plea by Thurso man over assault charge

No plea by Thurso man over assault charge

06 October 2025

A Thurso man is facing a charge of assault to severe injury.


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