Courts

Wick is set to get a new sheriff next month as a former Thurso pupil prepares to take on the role.

A Wick man breached a bail order the day after it was imposed at the town's sheriff court.

Wick Sheriff Court heard about two neighbours at odds with each other and how it landed one of them in court.

Shaun Macdonald didn't take too kindly to being ejected from a Thurso bar during the festive season.

A woman who shouted and swore at children playing in a Wick street was made subject to a structured deferred sentence for three months

A driver who broke the speed limit on a main road in Caithness has been fined £100.

Police searching for a wine thief in Thurso found him lying on his back with the bottle in a local street.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a north-east skipper who failed to appear at Wick Sheriff Court to answer a charge of poaching.

A Wick man has admitted having been concerned in the supply of illegal drugs in the town.

A drunken man who appeared to be trying to pick a fight with patrons at a Wick nightclub and later fell out with police officers has been fined £400.

A Castletown man pestered his ex-partner with phone calls and messages after it was clear she didn't wish to rekindle the relationship.

An Auckengill driver who attempted to overtake when it wasn't safe to do so has been fined £500.

A middle-aged Wick man caught producing cannabis was said to have cultivated his habit from the age of thirteen Wick Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday.

A bid to avoid a vulnerable Wick woman at the centre of an alleged £40,000 fraud having to endure a trial has failed.

A driver has admitted having caused his passengers serious injuries after he failed to take a bend near a Caithness village and crashed into a tree.

Two Wick men are to stand trial in Inverness on charges of serious assault and threatening or abusive behaviour.

A Caithness man who conducted "an insidious" campaign of stalking and abuse against his ex and her new partner has avoided a jail sentence.

A sheriff has ordered the personal appearance of a woman who shouted and swore at children playing in a Wick street.

A woman charged with a £3000 theft from a tattoo shop in Wick got the amount drastically reduced to £30.

An Occumster woman has been accused of overtaking two vehicles carrying horses and stopping in front of them, blocking a main road in both directions.