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Careless driver in near-miss with cyclist on single-track Caithness road

10 February 2023
Careless driver in near-miss with cyclist on single-track Caithness road

Careless driver in near-miss with cyclist on single-track Caithness road

10 February 2023

A speedy driver had to take evasive action to avoid a collision with a cyclist on a country road, Wick Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday.


Sheriff issues warning over carrying knives after Thurso case

09 February 2023
Sheriff issues warning over carrying knives after Thurso case

Sheriff issues warning over carrying knives after Thurso case

09 February 2023

A sheriff has highlighted the deadly danger created by those who carry knives.


Fine for Thurso man after Hogmanay incident

09 February 2023
Fine for Thurso man after Hogmanay incident

Fine for Thurso man after Hogmanay incident

09 February 2023

A Thurso man who upset his wife on New Year's Eve last year was fined £180 at Wick Sheriff Court on Wednesday.


Prison warning for drink-driver who lashed out at police

09 February 2023
Prison warning for drink-driver who lashed out at police

Prison warning for drink-driver who lashed out at police

09 February 2023

A Sutherland man who subjected police officers to a tirade of abuse and drove with almost five times the legal alcohol limit has avoided a prison term


Teenager 'could have killed' victim he stabbed in Wick alleyway

07 February 2023
Teenager 'could have killed' victim he stabbed in Wick alleyway

Teenager 'could have killed' victim he stabbed in Wick alleyway

07 February 2023

A sheriff told a Wick teenager who admitted a stabbing offence that he was lucky not to have killed his victim.


Work order for Wick man after row

28 January 2023
Work order for Wick man after row

Work order for Wick man after row

28 January 2023

A Wick man who shouted and argued with his partner has been ordered to carry out 85 hours of unpaid community work.


Young woman gets life together after moving away from 'undesirable influences' in Thurso

27 January 2023
Young woman gets life together after moving away from 'undesirable influences' in Thurso

Young woman gets life together after moving away from 'undesirable influences' in Thurso

27 January 2023

An offensive young woman has heeded a sheriff's jail warning and is getting her life back on track.


Abusive and indecent calls made by Thurso man

27 January 2023
Abusive and indecent calls made by Thurso man

Abusive and indecent calls made by Thurso man

27 January 2023

William Fraser thought he was being witty when he made phone calls to women he knew – but they didn't see anything funny about his vulgar references.


Bus driver who drove car at 101 mph on A9 near Thurso allowed to keep licence

26 January 2023
Bus driver who drove car at 101 mph on A9 near Thurso allowed to keep licence

Bus driver who drove car at 101 mph on A9 near Thurso allowed to keep licence

26 January 2023

A sheriff has given a part-time bus driver clocked at 101 mph in his car a chance to enable him to keep his job.


Morning-after driver from Wick was five times drink limit

24 January 2023
Morning-after driver from Wick was five times drink limit

Morning-after driver from Wick was five times drink limit

24 January 2023

An early-morning drive resulted in Keegan Foxall being charged with being almost five times the legal drink limit.


Baseball bat brandished after neighbour's dog killed goat

17 January 2023
Baseball bat brandished after neighbour's dog killed goat

Baseball bat brandished after neighbour's dog killed goat

17 January 2023

A sheriff heard about Christian Andrews' angry reaction after his neighbour's dog killed one of his goats.


Fine for author's inappropriate comments to Thurso youngsters

16 January 2023
Fine for author's inappropriate comments to Thurso youngsters

Fine for author's inappropriate comments to Thurso youngsters

16 January 2023

An author's strange and inappropriate comments to three children she met by chance in Thurso resulted in her facing a criminal charge.


Thurso man denies stalking charge

16 January 2023
Thurso man denies stalking charge

Thurso man denies stalking charge

16 January 2023

A man has been accused of stalking a Thurso bank employee.


'No safety issue' over unregistered firearms at Thurso home

16 January 2023
'No safety issue' over unregistered firearms at Thurso home

'No safety issue' over unregistered firearms at Thurso home

16 January 2023

Police who visited a house in Thurso discovered a cache of unregistered firearms.


Sutherland man faces sentence over string of offences in Caithness

16 January 2023
Sutherland man faces sentence over string of offences in Caithness

Sutherland man faces sentence over string of offences in Caithness

16 January 2023

A north Sutherland man is facing sentences on a string of charges involving abusive behaviour toward police officers and road traffic offences.


Driver who scratched car in Tesco Thurso car park fined

15 January 2023
Driver who scratched car in Tesco Thurso car park fined

Driver who scratched car in Tesco Thurso car park fined

15 January 2023

A Castletown driver who failed to stop after an accident with her car was fined £180 at Wick Sheriff Court on Wednesday.


Fine for A9 driver caught at 81 mph near Thurso

15 January 2023
Fine for A9 driver caught at 81 mph near Thurso

Fine for A9 driver caught at 81 mph near Thurso

15 January 2023

A young Wick driver who was clocked by police travelling at 81 mph in a 60 mph limit has been fined £100.


Castletown man had cannabis for his brother, court told

14 January 2023
Castletown man had cannabis for his brother, court told

Castletown man had cannabis for his brother, court told

14 January 2023

Police who searched Leonard Cairns' home discovered cannabis worth £720, Wick Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday.


Job worry for Castletown driver caught over cannabis limit

14 January 2023
Job worry for Castletown driver caught over cannabis limit

Job worry for Castletown driver caught over cannabis limit

14 January 2023

A driver caught at four times the drug-driving limit hasn't taken cannabis since, Wick Sheriff Court was told on Wednesday.


No plea over assault charge in Wick

13 January 2023
No plea over assault charge in Wick

No plea over assault charge in Wick

13 January 2023

A Wick woman is facing a charge of assault. Shauna Cassidy made no plea during a brief appearance in private at Wick Sheriff Court on Tuesday.


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