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Drug driver was 'considerably over the limit' when caught in Thurso

04 October 2023
Drug driver was 'considerably over the limit' when caught in Thurso

Drug driver was 'considerably over the limit' when caught in Thurso

04 October 2023

A drug driver caught in police vehicle checks has been fined £400 and banned for 16 months.


Trial to hear charges of serious attack in Thurso

04 October 2023
Trial to hear charges of serious attack in Thurso

Trial to hear charges of serious attack in Thurso

04 October 2023

Two men are alleged to have carried out a serious attack on a man, using a broken bottle or other implement, to the danger of his life.


Wick driver denies crashing into wall and failing to report crash

03 October 2023
Wick driver denies crashing into wall and failing to report crash

Wick driver denies crashing into wall and failing to report crash

03 October 2023

A Wick driver is facing a string of road traffic offence charges. Holly Mackay pleaded not guilty to all of the counts at Wick Sheriff Court.


Wick woman admits drink-driving after 'very small movement' of car

29 September 2023
Wick woman admits drink-driving after 'very small movement' of car

Wick woman admits drink-driving after 'very small movement' of car

29 September 2023

An overnight fall-out with her Orkney partner led to a Wick woman ending up on a drink-driving charge.


Drug dealer supplied cannabis on Orkney ferry crossing

28 September 2023
Drug dealer supplied cannabis on Orkney ferry crossing

Drug dealer supplied cannabis on Orkney ferry crossing

28 September 2023

A drug dealer has admitted supplying cannabis on a ferry crossing between the mainland and Orkney.


Hundreds of child abuse videos and images found on Wick man's devices

26 September 2023
Hundreds of child abuse videos and images found on Wick man's devices

Hundreds of child abuse videos and images found on Wick man's devices

26 September 2023

National Child Abuse Investigation officers raided a Wick man's former home and found hundreds of child abuse videos and still images on his devices.


New delay to £40k fraud case at Wick

26 September 2023
New delay to £40k fraud case at Wick

New delay to £40k fraud case at Wick

26 September 2023

There has been yet another delay in the protracted case of fraud-accused Fiona Taylor.


Watten woman faces trial over alleged disturbance

26 September 2023
Watten woman faces trial over alleged disturbance

Watten woman faces trial over alleged disturbance

26 September 2023

A Watten woman is to fight an allegation that she forced her way into the home of her former partner, grabbed hold of him and caused a disturbance.


Driving ban for Thurso driver who took cannabis

26 September 2023
Driving ban for Thurso driver who took cannabis

Driving ban for Thurso driver who took cannabis

26 September 2023

A Thurso man became the latest driver to flout the drug-driving legislation and put his job at risk.


Driver denies hitting pedestrian on A99 at Groats

25 September 2023
Driver denies hitting pedestrian on A99 at Groats

Driver denies hitting pedestrian on A99 at Groats

25 September 2023

A Cambridgeshire driver has been accused of having hit a pedestrian after losing control of his vehicle at John O'Groats.


Driver who smelled of cannabis on Thurso-Wick road is banned for a year

22 September 2023
Driver who smelled of cannabis on Thurso-Wick road is banned for a year

Driver who smelled of cannabis on Thurso-Wick road is banned for a year

22 September 2023

A pedestrian became concerned when a young Kirkcaldy driver stopped and asked him for directions.


Car driver forced to take action to allow 'careless' overtake on Berriedale Braes

22 September 2023
Car driver forced to take action to allow 'careless' overtake on Berriedale Braes

Car driver forced to take action to allow 'careless' overtake on Berriedale Braes

22 September 2023

A driver was forced to take action to avoid a collision when he was faced with a motorist coming the opposite way on the Berriedale Braes.


Driving ban only option for 105mph speedster at Bilbster

21 September 2023
Driving ban only option for 105mph speedster at Bilbster

Driving ban only option for 105mph speedster at Bilbster

21 September 2023

A driver was clocked by police in Caithness at 105mph – described by a sheriff as "a grossly excessive" speed.


Dog dies after being left alone for three days in Thurso house

21 September 2023
Dog dies after being left alone for three days in Thurso house

Dog dies after being left alone for three days in Thurso house

21 September 2023

A Thurso woman has admitted leaving her dog alone without food and water for three days.


Scrabster woman appeared 'relieved' when £25k fraud discovered

21 September 2023
Scrabster woman appeared 'relieved' when £25k fraud discovered

Scrabster woman appeared 'relieved' when £25k fraud discovered

21 September 2023

A Scrabster woman embezzled more than £25,000 from the local community association she chaired.


No plea over imitation firearm charge at Lybster

19 September 2023
No plea over imitation firearm charge at Lybster

No plea over imitation firearm charge at Lybster

19 September 2023

A young Lybster man has been accused of threatening or abusive behaviour and possession of an imitation firearm.


Thurso-born sheriff takes up permanent seat at Wick court

18 September 2023
Thurso-born sheriff takes up permanent seat at Wick court

Thurso-born sheriff takes up permanent seat at Wick court

18 September 2023

Wick Sheriff Court now has a permanent sheriff after Neil Wilson returned to the court in which he had previously served as a solicitor.


Dunbeath man misses boat for Orkney court appearance

14 September 2023
Dunbeath man misses boat for Orkney court appearance

Dunbeath man misses boat for Orkney court appearance

14 September 2023

A Caithness man was due to face the music at Kirkwall Sheriff Court on Wednesday for a dust-up he caused in St Margaret's Hope in the summer.


Further delay in long-running fraud case at Wick court

08 September 2023
Further delay in long-running fraud case at Wick court

Further delay in long-running fraud case at Wick court

08 September 2023

Fresh doubt about whether a protracted £40,000 fraud trial will proceed surfaced at Wick Sheriff Court this week.


Man denies using walking stick in assault at Brough

07 September 2023
Man denies using walking stick in assault at Brough

Man denies using walking stick in assault at Brough

07 September 2023

An Ayrshire man has been accused of having an offensive weapon – a walking stick – in his possession and using it in an assault.


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