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Thurso man twice drug-driving limit is banned

24 September 2024
Thurso man twice drug-driving limit is banned

Thurso man twice drug-driving limit is banned

24 September 2024

A drug-driver who was more than twice the legal limit was fined £400 and banned for a year at Wick Sheriff Court on Thursday.


Ban for near five-times drug limit Thurso driver

24 September 2024
Ban for near five-times drug limit Thurso driver

Ban for near five-times drug limit Thurso driver

24 September 2024

A Thurso driver caught at almost five times the legal drug limit was banned for 15 months and fined £325.


Thurso man admits cannabis offence

23 September 2024
Thurso man admits cannabis offence

Thurso man admits cannabis offence

23 September 2024

A Thurso man has admitted being concerned in the supply of cannabis.


Man ‘on shoogly peg’ jailed over breach of community order

23 September 2024
Man ‘on shoogly peg’ jailed over breach of community order

Man ‘on shoogly peg’ jailed over breach of community order

23 September 2024

A Wick man who failed to take the chance he was given has been jailed for three months.


Thurso man had cannabis worth up to £300

22 September 2024
Thurso man had cannabis worth up to £300

Thurso man had cannabis worth up to £300

22 September 2024

A Thurso man has admitted being in possession of cannabis with a street value of between £250 and £300.


Prison warning for Wick man who breached work order

21 September 2024
Prison warning for Wick man who breached work order

Prison warning for Wick man who breached work order

21 September 2024

A Wick man has been warned that he faces jail if he doesn’t toe the line with his community service.


‘Morning-after’ A9 driver was five-times limit

21 September 2024
‘Morning-after’ A9 driver was five-times limit

‘Morning-after’ A9 driver was five-times limit

21 September 2024

A sheriff told a driver found to be almost five times the legal drink-drive limit that disqualification was “inevitable”.


Lyth man denies hunting animals in Castletown cemetery

20 September 2024
Lyth man denies hunting animals in Castletown cemetery

Lyth man denies hunting animals in Castletown cemetery

20 September 2024

A Lyth man is alleged to have gone hunting hares and deer in a cemetery.


Jail term for Groats man who punched party-goer

20 September 2024
Jail term for Groats man who punched party-goer

Jail term for Groats man who punched party-goer

20 September 2024

A man who gatecrashed a birthday party in Wick and assaulted one of the guests has been jailed for 15 months after breaching a court order.


Man admits assault in Thurso nightclub

20 September 2024
Man admits assault in Thurso nightclub

Man admits assault in Thurso nightclub

20 September 2024

A Halkirk man who attacked a nightclub dancer will be sentenced next month.


Castletown couple ‘terrified’ after neighbour smashed living room window

19 September 2024
Castletown couple ‘terrified’ after neighbour smashed living room window

Castletown couple ‘terrified’ after neighbour smashed living room window

19 September 2024

A couple were concerned about a neighbour’s dog and contacted its owner – but got no thanks for their good deed.


Good Samaritans and hospital staff abused after helping Wick man who fell in street

18 September 2024
Good Samaritans and hospital staff abused after helping Wick man who fell in street

Good Samaritans and hospital staff abused after helping Wick man who fell in street

18 September 2024

Emergency services rallied round to help injured William McPhee after he fell in a Wick street – but they got no thanks for their efforts.


Halkirk man drove for 21 years – without a licence

18 September 2024
Halkirk man drove for 21 years – without a licence

Halkirk man drove for 21 years – without a licence

18 September 2024

A Halkirk man drove his car for 21 years without a licence, Wick Sheriff Court heard on Tuesday.


Trial date set for pair accused of running cannabis factory at historic Caithness house

17 September 2024
Trial date set for pair accused of running cannabis factory at historic Caithness house

Trial date set for pair accused of running cannabis factory at historic Caithness house

17 September 2024

A new date has been set for two men alleged to have operated a cannabis factory at an historic Caithness house.


Former Caithness man faces three charges

17 September 2024
Former Caithness man faces three charges

Former Caithness man faces three charges

17 September 2024

A former Caithness man has appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court on three charges and was remanded in custody.


Wick man admits assault outside pub

15 September 2024
Wick man admits assault outside pub

Wick man admits assault outside pub

15 September 2024

A Wick man who admitted being responsible for an assault outside a local pub will be sentenced next month.


Wick man jailed for attempted murder in fire attack

12 September 2024
Wick man jailed for attempted murder in fire attack

Wick man jailed for attempted murder in fire attack

12 September 2024

A man was jailed for 11 years today after trying to murder a sleeping woman in a fire attack at an address in Wick.


Caithness pensioner jailed for sexual assault of teenager

12 September 2024
Caithness pensioner jailed for sexual assault of teenager

Caithness pensioner jailed for sexual assault of teenager

12 September 2024

A pensioner who sexually assaulted a teenage girl has been jailed for 13 months and placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register for 10 years.


Wick man ‘not guilty’ of sex charges

12 September 2024
Wick man ‘not guilty’ of sex charges

Wick man ‘not guilty’ of sex charges

12 September 2024

A Wick man accused of a string of charges including some of a sexual nature has been found not guilty.


Pair deny running cannabis factory at once ‘great house’ in Caithness

10 September 2024
Pair deny running cannabis factory at once ‘great house’ in Caithness

Pair deny running cannabis factory at once ‘great house’ in Caithness

10 September 2024

A once “great house” in Caithness is alleged to have been the hub of a cannabis factory.


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