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Fine and ban for Thurso drink-driver

23 March 2023
Fine and ban for Thurso drink-driver

Fine and ban for Thurso drink-driver

23 March 2023

A Thurso man who drove with excess alcohol has been banned from driving for 16 months.


Thurso man was more than five times drink-drive limit

22 March 2023
Thurso man was more than five times drink-drive limit

Thurso man was more than five times drink-drive limit

22 March 2023

Sheriff Donald Ferguson called for reports in a case of drink-driving involving a breath-alcohol reading of more than five times the legal limit.


Wick trial told of 'hundreds of abusive messages' left on woman's phone

22 March 2023
Wick trial told of 'hundreds of abusive messages' left on woman's phone

Wick trial told of 'hundreds of abusive messages' left on woman's phone

22 March 2023

A woman told a court of how she escaped “an awful” relationship only to be dogged by her "violent" ex after she found a new partner.


Sixteen-month driving ban for Thurso man four times alcohol limit

22 March 2023
Sixteen-month driving ban for Thurso man four times alcohol limit

Sixteen-month driving ban for Thurso man four times alcohol limit

22 March 2023

A sheriff told a Thurso man who drove while four times the legal drink-drive limit in poor weather that it was fortunate he didn't injure anybody.


Curfew broken as police find man in Wick bar

21 March 2023
Curfew broken as police find man in Wick bar

Curfew broken as police find man in Wick bar

21 March 2023

A Wick man subject to a 7pm-7am curfew was found in a local pub late at night, the town's sheriff court heard on Monday.


No fine for elderly driver who scraped parked cars in Wick

11 March 2023
No fine for elderly driver who scraped parked cars in Wick

No fine for elderly driver who scraped parked cars in Wick

11 March 2023

A sheriff took a lenient line with an elderly driver involved in her first motoring mishap in 50 years.


Drink-driver stopped in Thurso given year-long ban

10 March 2023
Drink-driver stopped in Thurso given year-long ban

Drink-driver stopped in Thurso given year-long ban

10 March 2023

Police thought a driver's speed was on the fast side for the road conditions in Thurso and pulled him over.


Man denies dangerous driving charge

09 March 2023
Man denies dangerous driving charge

Man denies dangerous driving charge

09 March 2023

A Wick driver is alleged to have lost control of his vehicle in the town, mounted the pavement and hit two teenagers, injuring them.


Metal rod hit woman in face

09 March 2023
Metal rod hit woman in face

Metal rod hit woman in face

09 March 2023

A man who waved a metal rod about in his house could have put his partner's sight at risk when it caught her in the face.


Wick woman to face trial

08 March 2023
Wick woman to face trial

Wick woman to face trial

08 March 2023

A Wick woman is to stand trial on charges of assault and threatening or abusive behaviour.


Woman denies assault 'with fork' in Wick

08 March 2023
Woman denies assault 'with fork' in Wick

Woman denies assault 'with fork' in Wick

08 March 2023

A Wick woman has been accused of stabbing a man with a fork or a similar weapon to his injury.


Homeless man was abusive at Scrabster party

24 February 2023
Homeless man was abusive at Scrabster party

Homeless man was abusive at Scrabster party

24 February 2023

A man who became abusive at a social gathering in a house in Scrabster has been ordered to carry out 40 hours of unpaid work.


Unsupervised learner driver caught in Thurso had no insurance

24 February 2023
Unsupervised learner driver caught in Thurso had no insurance

Unsupervised learner driver caught in Thurso had no insurance

24 February 2023

A Sutherland man was fined £240 at Wick Sheriff Court on Wednesday after he admitted having driven without insurance and while unsupervised.


Sheriff gives grieving man a chance to get his life back on track after cliff fall horror

23 February 2023
Sheriff gives grieving man a chance to get his life back on track after cliff fall horror

Sheriff gives grieving man a chance to get his life back on track after cliff fall horror

23 February 2023

A young offender who survived a cliff fall that killed his girlfriend has been given a chance by a sheriff to help him get his life back on track.


CCTV caught driver's bump with parked car in Wick

23 February 2023
CCTV caught driver's bump with parked car in Wick

CCTV caught driver's bump with parked car in Wick

23 February 2023

A vet drove off after colliding with a parked car, Wick Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday.


Man denies series of assaults on his Wick mother

23 February 2023
Man denies series of assaults on his Wick mother

Man denies series of assaults on his Wick mother

23 February 2023

A Wick man is alleged to have subjected his mother to repeated assaults in just over a month.


Careless driving on A9 leads to points on licence for Forss driver

23 February 2023
Careless driving on A9 leads to points on licence for Forss driver

Careless driving on A9 leads to points on licence for Forss driver

23 February 2023

The way Jamie Sutherland was driving his car attracted the attention of police officers.


Man denies dangerous driving on A9 between Thurso and Scrabster

22 February 2023
Man denies dangerous driving on A9 between Thurso and Scrabster

Man denies dangerous driving on A9 between Thurso and Scrabster

22 February 2023

A Thurso man has denied a charge of dangerous driving and one of driving while unfit through drink or drugs.


Glasgow man banned from Wick ahead of trial

21 February 2023
Glasgow man banned from Wick ahead of trial

Glasgow man banned from Wick ahead of trial

21 February 2023

A Glasgow man is to fight an allegation that he threatened to set fire to a Wick restaurant and takeaway.


Thurso soldier banned over drink-driving offence while 'moving car'

10 February 2023
Thurso soldier banned over drink-driving offence while 'moving car'

Thurso soldier banned over drink-driving offence while 'moving car'

10 February 2023

A young soldier was said to be facing career consequences after being caught at the wheel with almost four times the legal alcohol limit


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