Courts

A Wick driver made a last-minute decision to abandon an overtaking manoeuvre but it was too late to avoid a collision with an oncoming car.

A Scarfskerry teenager who had a library of indecent online images has avoided a jail sentence.

One of two men jailed for operating a cannabis factory at a ruined Caithness mansion is to appeal against the conviction and the sentence.

The case against two men alleged to have chased two teenagers along the harbour, esplanade and beach at Thurso while armed has been dropped, for now.

A sex offender who was found to have a catalogue of indecent images of children on his phone was jailed for 20 months at Wick Sheriff Court this week.

man who missed three appointments with a social worker has been warned that putting him in jail might be the only way to complete a background report.

An Orkney man's trial on a series of charges couldn't be fixed at Wick Sheriff Court on Wednesday as a key witness is recovering from a broken leg.

A sheriff has ordered the arrests of two key witnesses who failed to turn up for a jury trial which had to be postponed.

A John O’Groats man on remand has yet to be sentenced for his latest offence but is expecting a jail term.

A man locked his partner out in the cold after a domestic incident at their then home in Halkirk, Wick Sheriff Court was told on Tuesday.

A Wick man has admitted an assault in which he used a piece of wood.

A Thurso man has been jailed for 32 months after admitting improper sexual behaviour towards two underage girls, one of whom he had sex with.

It is understood Alness Academy, Wick High, Inverness Royal Academy and Charleston Academy have gender neutral toilets.

A Forss man who subjected a driver to a sustained assault in Thurso, has been jailed for six months.

An elderly north Sutherland man has been warned that he could face a prison sentence if he doesn’t change his ways.

An Aberdeen man who fell out with his girlfriend and then a new partner more than three years later has been given a chance by a sheriff.

A young man has been jailed for two years for relentless and vicious late night attacks on his partner.

Scott Allan (28) admitted two amended charges of assault, on indictment, at Wick Sheriff Court on Tuesday.

A Wick man who kicked his partner in the ribs during a heated argument has been ordered to carry out 80 hours of unpaid community work.

The trial of 65-year-old Kevin Booth has been adjourned until August 7.