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21-year-old in court after Inverness fire

21 October 2025
21-year-old in court after Inverness fire

21-year-old in court after Inverness fire

21 October 2025

It followed a blaze at a property in Kessock Avenue.


‘Drunken fool’ kissed hands of two 14-year-old girls

20 October 2025
‘Drunken fool’ kissed hands of two 14-year-old girls

‘Drunken fool’ kissed hands of two 14-year-old girls

20 October 2025

Inverness Sheriff Court hears there was no significant sexual element to the offence.


Inverness care home operators fined almost £2 million after 96-year-old choked to death

20 October 2025
Inverness care home operators fined almost £2 million after 96-year-old choked to death

Inverness care home operators fined almost £2 million after 96-year-old choked to death

20 October 2025

Inverness Sheriff Court heard how a care home resident choked to death after staffing pressures saw her left unattended at meal time.


Man with lifetime driving ban caught behind the wheel

18 October 2025
Man with lifetime driving ban caught behind the wheel

Man with lifetime driving ban caught behind the wheel

18 October 2025

A motorist who was stopped by police for having no insurance told them there was no point because he was a disqualified driver.


Man accused of conspiring to rape children

16 October 2025
Man accused of conspiring to rape children

Man accused of conspiring to rape children

16 October 2025

A 43 year old man has appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court accused of conspiring to sexually assault and rape children.


Nairn man faces serious sex offences

16 October 2025
Nairn man faces serious sex offences

Nairn man faces serious sex offences

16 October 2025

A 31 year old Nairn man has appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court accused of serious sex offences.


Serial shoplifter targeted premises in Inverness and Nairn

15 October 2025
Serial shoplifter targeted premises in Inverness and Nairn

Serial shoplifter targeted premises in Inverness and Nairn

15 October 2025

A man who carried out a string of shoplifting in a seven-week spell will be sentenced later this month when he has other matters calling.


Four men appear on drugs supply charges

15 October 2025
Four men appear on drugs supply charges

Four men appear on drugs supply charges

15 October 2025

Four people have appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court on charges of being concerned in the supply of drugs in the Highlands.


Woman hit on the head with bar stool

15 October 2025
Woman hit on the head with bar stool

Woman hit on the head with bar stool

15 October 2025

A 40-year-old Inverness man who assaulted a woman in a city centre pub will be sentenced next month.


Pensioner escapes driving ban after careless manoeuvre

14 October 2025
Pensioner escapes driving ban after careless manoeuvre

Pensioner escapes driving ban after careless manoeuvre

14 October 2025

A retired lorry driver with decades of unblemished motoring misjudged an overtake and almost crashed head-on into another car.


Drinker given another chance after ‘making a nuisance of himself’

14 October 2025
Drinker given another chance after ‘making a nuisance of himself’

Drinker given another chance after ‘making a nuisance of himself’

14 October 2025

A man who had been abstinent from alcohol for two years slipped off the wagon earlier this year and pestered members of the public in the city centre.


Man missing from Glasgow may be heading towards the Inverness area

14 October 2025
Man missing from Glasgow may be heading towards the Inverness area

Man missing from Glasgow may be heading towards the Inverness area

14 October 2025

A man reported missing from Glasgow may be heading towards the Inverness or Aberdeen areas by train or bus.


Man made threats and behaved in abusive manner to hospitality staff across the Highlands

10 October 2025
Man made threats and behaved in abusive manner to hospitality staff across the Highlands

Man made threats and behaved in abusive manner to hospitality staff across the Highlands

10 October 2025

A hospitality worker who moved around Scotland from job to job would get drunk and then abuse his colleagues, Inverness Sheriff Court was told.


£200k of cocaine found in driver’s bag for life

10 October 2025
£200k of cocaine found in driver’s bag for life

£200k of cocaine found in driver’s bag for life

10 October 2025

A man caught with £200,000 of cocaine has told a judge how he would rather be a good dad to his kids on the outside than be a jailed drug dealer.


Hundreds of indecent child images found on man’s phone

08 October 2025
Hundreds of indecent child images found on man’s phone

Hundreds of indecent child images found on man’s phone

08 October 2025

Police raided a man's home the day after he downloaded the latest in a series of child abuse images and videos, Inverness Sheriff Court has heard.


Chance of freedom for serial shoplifter

06 October 2025
Chance of freedom for serial shoplifter

Chance of freedom for serial shoplifter

06 October 2025

A serial offender has been given a chance to stay out of jail as social workers believe the is trying to get his life in order.


SHERIFF COURT ROUND-UP: Inverness teacher placed on sex offenders’ register, flat fire raising and £22k cannabis haul found

05 October 2025
SHERIFF COURT ROUND-UP: Inverness teacher placed on sex offenders’ register, flat fire raising and £22k cannabis haul found

SHERIFF COURT ROUND-UP: Inverness teacher placed on sex offenders’ register, flat fire raising and £22k cannabis haul found

05 October 2025

Re-cap of this week’s news from Inverness Sheriff Court.


Digger driver more than four times drink-drive limit

04 October 2025
Digger driver more than four times drink-drive limit

Digger driver more than four times drink-drive limit

04 October 2025

A digger driver will be able to keep his job despite being caught drunk behind the wheel of his car.


Drugs worth more than £22,000 found in Inverness flat

01 October 2025
Drugs worth more than £22,000 found in Inverness flat

Drugs worth more than £22,000 found in Inverness flat

01 October 2025

A twice convicted drug user is facing jail after admitting his third offence of being concerned in the supply of over £22,000 worth of cannabis.


Threats exchanged in road rage trial

30 September 2025
Threats exchanged in road rage trial

Threats exchanged in road rage trial

30 September 2025

A road rage trial was interrupted by a heated exchange between the accused and a witness.


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