5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (749+ words) A millionaire who was adjudged to have used an underground chamber at his remote Caithness home to abuse vulnerable women has failed to overturn a ban prohibiting him from travelling around the world. Kevin Booth recruited females from the UK…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (135+ words) Police Scotland has recovered drugs with an estimated street value of over £3000 in Caithness today. Along with controlled drugs, money in cash and an air weapon were seized in a series of properties across Wick and Thurso. A 40-year-old man…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (1008+ words) Caithness-based defence solicitor Fiona MacDonald talks about how the legal system is changing, from legal aid ‘deserts’ to the shrinking number of young criminal lawyers Born in Paisley and raised in Lanarkshire, Fiona MacDonald is a criminal defence solicitor who…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (958+ words) Mothers and babies from Caithness have been “exposed to unnecessary risk” since the downgrading of the maternity service a decade ago, it has been claimed. Women from the far north “feel unheard” and have experienced “a worrying lack of empathy…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (441+ words) A Castletown woman this week admitted throwing herself onto the bonnet of a vehicle at Scrabster Harbour and endangering others when she appeared at court. Molly Pieri also pleaded guilty to culpably and recklessly standing on the A836 near the Stannergill…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (568+ words) Residents close to the Banniskirk Hub site are being thanked for their “patience and understanding” now that preparatory work is under way for the huge substation project. SSEN Transmission has said “limited and carefully controlled blasting activities” may be required…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (133+ words) Two intruders were spotted entering a Caithness farm at the same time as an attempted quad bike theft. Police investigating the incident at a farm in the Mount Vernon area of Thurso, have now appealed for information in a bid…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (474+ words) A serial sex offender who perpetrated a campaign of abuse against victims for more than a decade has been jailed for 17 years. Ryan Colquhoun (31) was aged just 12 when he committed his first sex crime against a younger child before committing…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (851+ words) A furious Thurso father has raised the alarm over a “reckless” property renovation near his home, where he claims that unlicensed asbestos removal and illegal waste burning have put his young children and local families at risk. Billy Brock, who…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (830+ words) A Caithness businessman jailed for 11 years after being convicted of raping two women is hoping to appeal the conviction and sentencing. Charles Sutherland, who was described as “deplorable” and “entitled” during his trial, subjected his victims, who cannot be named…...