Model’s shock as ex cleared of rape bid
Glamour girl 'gobsmacked' after verdict A GLAMOUR model last night said she was “gobsmacked” after her former lover was cleared of trying to rape her. Louise Meighan, 33, spoke out as ex-boyfriend Paul Reidy, 23, walked free...Read more...
Commercial procedure comes to Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Today Commercial action procedure is to be introduced to Edinburgh Sheriff Court. Sheriff Principal Mhairi Stephen has directed that the procedure, in chapter 40 of the Ordinary Cause Rules, is to be available at the court from...Read more...
Footballer's girlfriend admits fraud
Buist was released on bail after admitting three charges of benefit fraud The partner of a Scotland international footballer has admitted fraudulently claiming more than £13,000 in benefits. Charlene Buist, 26, claimed the cash...Read more...
RAF landing strip! Bizarre nude protest at Top Gun airbase
Drunk's bizarre nude protest at Top Gun airbase Plane stupid ... Scott Alexander A DRUNKEN lout staged a bizarre anti-war protest outside an air base — performing NAKED star jumps. Boozed-up Scott Alexander, 42, jogged to RAF...Read more...
Man grew cannabis to ease arthritis
A 49-year-old man who grew cannabis in his flat to help relieve arthritic pain has been ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work. Perth Sheriff Court heard police noticed a cannabis smell coming from Steven McKechnie's...Read more...
Aberdeen man embezzled £82,000 from charity to fund gambling habit
Man given two years to pay back money By Karen Roberts AN ABERDEEN man has admitted embezzling almost £82,000 from an educational trust to fund his online gambling habit. Martyn Styles has been given two years to pay back all...Read more...
Metal plate victim bears no grudge against Castlehill attacker
May 24 2013 by Court reporter, Lennox Herald A dad forced to undergo metal plate reconstruction after a stranger smashed into his face said he does not bear a grudge against his attacker. Castlehill thug James O’Brien landed a...Read more...
Phone lag holed up in prison
A HAPLESS lag was left in agony after trying to smuggle a phone into jail up his BUM. Warders at HMP Perth told Roderick Bambury, 36, to remove the device after it triggered a metal alarm on his way in. But he couldn’t retrieve...Read more...
Senior police officers should know better
According to press reports, Chief Superintendent David O’Connor, while addressing the Association of Police Superintendents, made a number of criticisms of local Licensing Boards. Indeed he went so far as to suggest that if...Read more...
Audrey Fyfe's daughter calls for support in urging Gary McCourt sentence appeal - deadline is May...
One week left to write to Scotland's Lord Advocate to urge him to appeal - 4,500 have already done so Audrey Fyfe pic courtesy Scotsman.jpg The daughter of 75-year-old Edinburgh cyclist Audrey Fyfe is urging people to join the...Read more...
Dumbarton dealer jailed
May 24 2013 by Court reporter, Lennox Herald A drug dealing granny has been jailed for 41 months after being caught pushing heroin again. Patricia Barnes had been released from a 22-month prison sentence for dealing just weeks...Read more...
The case for keeping Haddington courts
The threatened closure of the centuries-old sheriff court at Haddington and its partner JP court (your report, 23 May) is to be opposed. It is of concern that SNP MSPs and councillors have not opposed the move.Read more...
Eleventh-hour attempt to save Cupar Sheriff Court
OPPONENTS of plans to close Cupar Sheriff Court have launched an eleventh-hour plea to save it from the axe. The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee – of which north east Fife MSP Roderick Campbell is a member – met this...Read more...
I’m trot guilty! Road let-off for driver hit with diarrhoea
Road let-off for motorist hit with diarrhoea A MOTORIST who ran a red light was let off yesterday after a sheriff heard she had been suffering from diarrhoea. Disabled Lorna Stark swerved all over the road and failed to stop at...Read more...
Man denies steering car with elbows
A man is to stand trial accused of driving dangerously by overtaking a series of cars while steering with his elbows and filming himself in Fife. Graham Weatherup is accused of the alleged incident on the A91 between Guarbridge...Read more...
Man who invented story of armed robbery and wasted police time dodges £10k fine because.. he's...
BOBBY SMITH was warned by a sheriff he could be fined up to £10,000 for his crime - but was instead put on a year’s supervision and gave him 130 hours’ community service. A LIAR who gave police the runaround with a made-up...Read more...
Paisley Daily Express news: Greg is smiling all the way to the Old Sheriff Court
May 23 2013 by Jeff Holmes, Paisley Daily Express A Paisley actor will take to the stage this weekend ... after putting his first step on the acting ladder at his local job centre. Greg Hepson was looking for work when he...Read more...
Man who sent girl Facebook sex messages avoids jail
A PERVERT who bombarded an autistic 13-year-old girl with sexually explicit Facebook messages has avoided jail in a move today branded as “a slap in the face for the victims and their family”. David Jamieson, who told the...Read more...
Prosecution falls after "fait accompli" by sheriff clerk
Today A woman has successfully challenged criminal proceedings against her which were adjourned without proper consideration being given to her objections. Vikki Donaldson was charged with a racially aggravated breach of the...Read more...
Bestiality jail term overturned
Steven Ryder was found with images of bestiality Continue reading the main story A man jailed over images of bestiality has his conviction overturned as "extreme pornography" legislation was not in force until after the...Read more...
Nuns accused of physically abusing six young girls more than 40 years ago cleared of assault charges
ANNE KENNY, 79, and Agnes Reville, 77, were cleared of the assault charges at Paisley Sheriff Court after a five-year battle to clear their names. TWO nuns hugged their supporters after they were cleared of physically abusing...Read more...
West Lothian news: Man fined for shouting at pregnant partner
May 23 2013 by Debbie Hall, West Lothian Courier A man who shouted and swore at this pregnant partner and then shouted abusive remarks to a female police officer has been fined. Kieran Brady (29) pled guilty to behaving in a...Read more...
Dundee bus driver faces jail after admitting sordid clinch with 14-year-old girl on top deck
CHRISTOPHER FORBES, 32, has been placed on the sex offenders' register after he was caught kissing the underage girl at the back of the bus he was driving. A BUS driver was yesterday facing jail after he admitted having a...Read more...
Busman is blamed for death of Natasha Paton
THE driver of a school bus was at fault over a smash which claimed the life of a 17-year-old girl, a sheriff has ruled. Raymond Munro, 63, was at the wheel of a coach that careered off a bridge in a blizzard and landed in an...Read more...
Police chief in council merger call
Supt O'Connor called for a debate about possible mergers of councils, health boards and sheriffdoms A senior police officer has suggested local authorities and other public bodies could be merged using the model of the single...Read more...
SCS looking at further court reorganisation
Today Closures of local sheriff courts already in the pipeline may be followed by a further shakeup, the chief executive of the Scottish Court Service (SCS) told MSPs yesterday. Giving evidence to the Justice Committee, which...Read more...
Man threatened to ‘slash’ shop workers after trying to steal basket of vodka
Raider attempted to steal alcohol By Ed Earl A MAN has admitted threatening to “slash” supermarket staff after being caught stealing a basket of alcohol. Daniel Murray, 34, pleaded guilty at Aberdeen Sheriff Court to stealing...Read more...
Prestonpans woman swore at paramedic
A Prestonpans woman who struggled with police and a paramedic, who was attempting to treat her, has been placed on a community payback order. Isobel Stewart twice called out an ambulance complaining of stomach cramps and chest...Read more...
Wishaw News: Motherwell man in fight for life
May 22 2013 By Staff Reporter A 41-year-old Motherwell man was fighting for his life yesterday after being critically injured in an incident in the town late on Sunday night. Emergency services were called to Orbiston Court,...Read more...
Mail fraudster Angela Doran given community payback order
A former Royal Mail worker who admitted embezzling £45,000 has been given a community payback order and told to carry out 225 hours of unpaid work. Angela Doran, 39, took 20 cash packages from a sorting office in Glasgow's...Read more...