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Highlands appoints official to co-ordinate evidence for so-called grooming gangs review
23+ hour, 13+ min ago (359+ words) A representative from the Highlands has been appointed to gather evidence to feed into two major national probes into so-called grooming gangs. In the months before the Holyrood elections, the SNP came under severe pressure to order investigations into "group-based…...
Unpaid work for Inverness man who forced kiss on woman in pub
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (271+ words) A man who kissed a woman against her will in a city centre pub has been sentenced to community service and placed on the Sex Offenders" Register. Raymond Williamson appeared at Inverness Sheriff Court for sentencing. The 53-year-old had previously…...
COURT ROUND-UP: Paedophile caught with thousands of sex abuse images, father and son charged with murder, abuser jailed
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (601+ words) Our reporters have been covering courts across the region this week. Here's our recap of some of the cases that made the headlines over the past seven days. Man found in possession of extreme pornographic images involving dogs and horses…...
Driver who collided with parked cars before fleeing scene was using work van out of hours
1+ week, 2+ day ago (227+ words) A man who collided with cars on a city street before driving away from the scene, was using a work van out of hours. Christopher Ironside (55) caused damage to two stationary vehicles in Telford Gardens, Inverness, causing "extensive damage" on…...
Fraudster ordered to pay back victims he conned
1+ week, 2+ day ago (241+ words) A man has been ordered to pay compensation to people he conned. Daniel Kay (36), told three people at an address in Woodlands Park, Inverness, that he would carry out landscaping work and erect a summer house for their property and…...
Highland police probe "brutal" Black Isle dog attack
2+ week, 2+ day ago (395+ words) A BLACK Isle designer devastated by the death of her beloved pet dog following an attack in Fortrose fears for public safety after the incident. Siobhan Mackenzie, known for kilt designs that have been graced by elite Scottish athletes and…...
27-year-old who fractured another man's eye socket by punching him on night out is sentenced
2+ week, 3+ day ago (244+ words) A 27-year-old fractured another man's eye socket by punching him on a night out. Jordan Mc Callion hit his victim on the head in Baron Taylor's Street, Inverness, causing him to fall to the ground on July 13 last year. Inverness…...
German tourist found guilty of causing the death of Inverness motorcyclist on A82
2+ week, 5+ day ago (907+ words) A German tourist has been found guilty of causing the death of an Inverness motorcyclist in a fatal collision on the A82 near Invermoriston. Matthias Hunecke (49) was found guilty by a jury's majority verdict of dangerous driving at the High Court…...
Sex predator locked up for indecent assaults and rapes
2+ week, 5+ day ago (254+ words) A sex predator who carried out indecent assaults and rapes on women in a car and at addresses in the Inverness area has been remanded in prison. Matthew Blair committed the offences between June 2022 and January 2024 against three women. The…...
Teen who assaulted and followed American couple shouted "you don't belong on the Black Isle'
2+ week, 6+ day ago (420+ words) A drunk teenager who followed and assaulted an American couple and said they "don't belong on the Black Isle" has been fined. Harry Cumming was sentenced at Inverness Sheriff Court over the offences on November 22, 2025. He previously admitted assaulting the…...