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A Highland sheriff interrupted court business to stop workmen at Inverness Justice Centre after complaints of “loud banging”.
On Thursday, Sheriff Margaret Neilson left the bench to consult with senior court management after solicitor John MacColl raised concerns over the noises caused by contractors Robertson.
On her return, the noise had ceased after workmen were asked to stop.
These include the roof above the entrance that has been leaking for months, and when there is a strong wind, a constant whistling can be heard from the glass-frontage.
Man jailed after armed officers called to Inverness address when he barricaded himself in last summer
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Updated: 15:54, 19 January 2021
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Firearms officers were called to an Inverness house after a man barricaded himself in.
It was the third such drink and drug-fuelled incident involving Alexander Stewart last summer, between June and August, with his parents and his girlfriend s parents embroiled in the dramas.
Inverness Sheriff Court was told today that Stewart, of Kintail Court, Inverness, had been warned of a death threat against him and his family by Liverpudlian drug dealers.
Article Despicable break-in hit vulnerable Easter Ross resident and Invergordon vet practice, court told as man jailed for offences By Ali Morrison Published: 09:30, 17 January 2021
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Sheriff Margaret Neilson: It is particularly distressing for people to have their premises broken into over the festive period. And in the middle of a pandemic when there is the risk of spreading the infection.
A sheriff jailed an Easter Ross drug addict for eight months for a despicable break-in to a neighbouring vulnerable adult s bungalow over the festive season.
Thurso man threw brick at partner s car, court hears By Court Reporter Published: 07:38, 13 January 2021
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But before hearing the facts, Sheriff Margaret Neilson deferred sentence for a background report on Brendon Stevens.
He was released on bail to an address in St Peter s Road, Thurso, which his lawyer Fiona Macdonald gave to the court.
Stevens pleaded guilty to pulling the woman s hair at a house in Murkle View, Thurso, on January 8 and threatening behaviour, shouting, swearing and throwing the item at her vehicle.