Courts

A community-led project which involved more than 600 stitchers is getting ready for display at the Inverness Castle Experience.

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

A Wick man who managed to leave the local Tesco branch without paying for two trolley loads of shopping has been ordered to compensate the store.

A driver who lost control on a bend in Caithness and crashed into a tree was more than seven times over the drug-driving limit.

Police investigating a serious assault at a house in Wick also uncovered a drugs offence.

A sheriff has commented on the pressure criminal justice staff in Wick are under to produce background reports on offenders.

A sheriff who jailed a domestic abuser for two years said the evidence of three victims was "harrowing" and "some of the worst examples I have seen".

A Wick woman is alleged to have dug her nails into a police officer at the local police station.

A Wick man has avoided prison after coming up with a more realistic pay plan for his outstanding fines.

A sheriff took a dim view of Thurso man's failure to make good the damage he caused at his ex-partner's home in the town.

A Wick woman claimed that she had been "forced" to steal tools from a shed in the town.

An East Kilbride man caught speeding in north Sutherland has been fined £200.

A Wick man was taken to task by a sheriff for non-payment of fines incurred over a three-year period.

A serving Scottish police officer has been accused of an assault in Caithness.

A Thurso woman is alleged to have attempted to pull her partner from his car during an incident in the town during the summer.

A Kirkcaldy pensioner has appeared at a north court accused of possession of indecent images in Caithness.

A young Wick woman has been given her second jail warning from a sheriff over her lack of commitment to court orders.

A man is alleged to have hidden in a cupboard in a bid to defeat the ends of justice.

A man whose dogs worried livestock has been fined £400.

Scott Ross threw a brick at a car but the owner volunteered to make good the damage.