Cargo ship stuck for third day after running aground
The crew of a Dutch cargo ship are facing a third night aboard their vessel which remains grounded on rocks in the Pentland Firth.
This year’s Hebcelt ‘most successful’ in history of Island music festival
Organisers of the Hebridean Celtic Festival - which will finish this evening - believe this year’s event will be the most successful in its 23-year history after selling out all four nights.
A dogs day out as biggest gathering of golden retrievers takes place in Highlands
A hundred and one Dalmatians were put in the shade by 361 golden retrievers yesterday - the biggest ever gathering of the breed anywhere in the world.
Drugs dog sniffing out dealers on Scottish Island
It is regularly named among the best places in Britain to live.
Shetland drug smugglers jailed for 20 months
Three middle-aged men from Dunfermline who attempted to smuggle £5,000 worth of cannabis resin into Shetland were sent to prison for a total of 20 months at Lerwick Sheriff Court yesterday.
Inverness drug dealer found with bag of cocaine in his underpants jailed for 15 months
A 15-month jail sentence was imposed on a Liverpool man who was dealing drugs in Inverness.
‘I would love to have ginger children running around’, Karen Gillan speaks about her future
Karen Gillan has told of her desire to have children - but said holding down a relationship is difficult because of her career.
Inverness man repeatedly punched in the head during a dispute over a missing mobile phone
A dispute over a missing mobile phone resulted in a vicious attack on the man suspected of having the device.
Shetland man crashed his car, walked around in his boxer shorts and then sexually assaulted two women who stopped to help him
A Lerwick man whose “extremely bizarre behaviour” resulted in him crashing a car before sexually assaulting two women is due to learn his fate in August after admitting a string of offences.
VIDEO: Investigation after cargo ship grounds on Skerries
An investigation is under way into how a cargo ship ran aground on rocks near the eastern entrance to the Pentland Firth early yesterday.
Plans to transform historic Shetland house deemed ‘not sustainable’
Plans to transform a historic Shetland house into a visitor centre have fallen by the wayside because they are not “sustainable”.
Lerwick man jailed after he admits threatening his girlfriend
A Lerwick man who shouted and swore at his partner and threw her mobile phone against a wall the day before he was sent to prison on another matter has had two months added to his jail sentence.
Highland taxi driver fined after driving off before his passenger had completely entered his car
An Inverness taxi driver drove off before one of his passengers had properly entered his vehicle.
New nightclub to open in Aberdeen after an £800,000 revamp
A new nightclub is to open its doors in Aberdeen on August 31 after undergoing an £800,000 revamp.
Inverness man left with a fractured eye socket and a broken nose in row over a missing mobile phone
A man was viciously attacked twice within an hour over a misplaced mobile phone, a trial heard.
Inverness woman jailed for 18 months after ‘recklessly’ setting fire to her own home
A policewoman broke into a burning flat by squeezing through a tiny door panel to rescue a woman.
Chef fined after driving to the supermarket after downing a bottle of whisky
A 39-year-old chef drank over a bottle of whisky and then drove his car to the local supermarket.
Aberdeen man released on bail after being accused of assaulting his partner in Shetland
A man from Aberdeen was released on bail yesterday after appearing at Lerwick Sheriff from custody accused of assaulting his partner.
Inverness man broke his victim’s jaw with a single punch
An Inverness man who broke his victim’s jaw in two places with a single punch will be sentenced next month.
Highland woman admits sending menacing text messages
A 20-year-old Fortrose woman who sent offensive and menacing text messages to police was remanded in custody pending a social work background report.
Aberdeen care home residents compete in their own World Cup penalty shoot-out
Five elderly care home residents played their own version of the FIFA World Cup yesterday by competing in a penalty shoot-out.
Plea for rethink on organic approach
Organic farmers in Scotland must change how they engage with people about the way they produce food if other farmers, consumers and policy makers are to take the sector more seriously, it has been claimed.
Former north fire chief dramatically resigns after service vehicle sale inquiry
The north’s former fire chief dramatically quit his post yesterday after an internal probe into the sale of one of his brigade’s vehicles.
Ross County can benefit from Dutch treat
Ross County co-manager Steven Ferguson reckons the Staggies squad will reap the benefits of this week’s training camp in Holland.
Cancer patients to Move More
A new programme set up to help people with cancer get active has been launched in Aberdeenshire.
VIDEO: Dizzy driver takes turn for the worse… and another, then another
This driver’s ability to reverse appears to be going backwards – as they repeatedly run off the road attempting to find a passing point.
Company director left sinister message on headteacher’s voicemail after blaming her for his wife’s ill-health
A company director left a sinister message on the local headteachers’ voicemail because he blamed her for his wife’s ill health.
Does this Highland hut remind you of anyone?
Hot weather has given this old hut an uncanny resemblance - to US president Donald Trump.
Inverness chef fined after calling the police and then verbally abusing them
A chef who called the police and then became abusive towards them was fined £400 yesterday.
80-year-old Highland woman in court after her two dogs maul a goat and its kid to death
Two golden retriever dogs mauled a goat and its kid to death in a pen within the National Trust for Scotland’s Culloden Battlefield visitor centre.
Ambitious 10-year plan aimed at improving the lives of Shetlanders
Shetland Islands Council has signed up for an ambitious ten-year plan aimed at improving life in the isles across a broad range of measures.
Dingwall woman caught driving after taking methadone
A 39-year-old Dingwall woman who is tackling her drug problem told a sheriff she had no intention of ever driving again.