New Sheriff returning to her roots with new post in Inverness
A solicitor returned to her family’s Highland roots this week to become the last Sheriff to be installed in Inverness Castle.
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Aberdeen man kept £60,000 cocaine stash in safe in family home
An Aberdeen man has been told to expect a “fairly substantial” jail sentence after being caught with cocaine worth £60,000 in a safe in his home.
Sheriff tells Highland speedster he must have had ‘a death wish’ after travelling at 143mph
A soldier admitted driving his high-performance BMW at 143mph on a Highland road was told by a sheriff that he must have had “a death wish”.
Man cleared of causing his ex-girlfriend fear and alarm in Fort William
A Corpach man has been cleared of causing an ex-girlfriend fear and alarm.
Lerwick postman avoids jail sentence after failing to deliver more than 1,000 parcels and letters
A Lerwick postman who failed to deliver more than 1,000 parcels and letters over a four-month period between September and January this year has avoided a jail sentence.
Sheriff who oversaw Aberdeen courts as oil boomed dies aged 92
A sheriff who presided over Aberdeen’s courtrooms during the flourishing of the oil industry is being mourned following his death at the age of 92.
Teen broke victim’s jaw in attack at tower block
A teenager was recommended for a special “problem-solving” scheme at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday after he admitted to biting another teen in a fight and breaking his jaw.
Inverness man fined £400 after row with wife
A row with his wife of 27 years resulted in a £400 fine and a ticking off from a Sheriff.
Drugs and explosive charges: Man in court after Caithness farm raid
A 55-year-old man appeared in court yesterday charged in connection with alleged drugs, firearms and explosives offences in the wake of a weekend raid in Caithness.
Highland man put on sex offenders list after sexually assaulting two women
A man who exposed himself to three women and sexually assaulted two of them has been put on the sex offenders register for three years.
Man on trial accused of threatening to shoot judge in Aberdeen bar
A man has gone on trial accused of threatening to shoot a judge at a city-centre pub.