Big rise in number of assaults on police

Press and Journal – Statistics released by the Liberal Democrats show a large rise in the number of people reported to the procurator fiscal for assaulting a police officer across the north and north-east.

Four years for man who preyed on five-year-old

A man was sentenced to four years in jail at Dingwall Sheriff Court after committing lewd and indecent behaviour towards a 5-year-old boy.
Abdur Sadiq Mohammed, 26, was also placed on the Sex Offenders Register and had been recommended for deportation.
The offence took place at an address in Dingwall on 12 September 2009.
Following the sentencing, Inspector [...]

Petition gathers support for rheumatology unit

BBC – A petition calling for a unit that offers care to people with joint disease to be protected from cuts has collected more than 5,600 names.
Friends of Highland Rheumatology Unit (HRU) will hand their petition to Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon.

SPORT: Nine football games in postponed due to the weather

BBC – Nine Scottish football matches have fallen victim to the freeze, including a late call-off at Perth where St Johnstone were due to play Rangers.

Sport: Hectic schedule sparks call for ‘realism’ at Ross County

Scotsman – DEREK Adams has demanded realism over Ross County’s First Division chances – after SFL chiefs stacked up seven away trips in the next ten games. The Dingwall club’s squad of just 18 seniors will be tested to the limit by eight games in March.

Rheumatology unit protest goes to the top

Campaigners against the cuts at a Highland rheumatology clinic are being offered a meeting with Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon – Press and Journal

Ross County 9, Stirling Albion 0

DEREK ADAMS insists Ross County have earned the right to a money-spinning Old Firm tie after annihilating Stirling Albion 9-0, reports the News of the World

Dingwall and Black Isle electorate ‘could refuse to vote’

A SHAKE-UP in electoral boundaries in the Highlands will leave many people refusing to vote, according to a former civil servant from Ross-shire, reports the Press and Journal

Pervert breached sex offences order

A SHERIFF heard how a Dingwall man who was placed on a sexual offences order last year preventing him from coming in contact with children invited a mother and her young son for coffee at a local tearoom, reports the North Star

No-one injured in Dingwall train derailment

SEVENTY-FIVE passengers have escaped serious injury after a commuter train derailed at Dingwall at 5.45pm today (Friday)
Emergency services attended the scene 200 metres west of the station opposite the Cambrai Court, when the 1715 from Inverness to Ardgay derailed.
The train was pulling two carriages and carrying 75 fare-paying passengers, along with the driver and one [...]

NHS Highland chief says sorry over hospital efficiency savings

NHS Highland chairman Garry Coutts yesterday apologised for not telling patients that short-term cost-saving measures were being considered at a hospital, reports the Press and Journal

Ross County bid for 6,000-seat SPL stadium

ROSS County are gearing up for life in the SPL. This week, the club made a formal application to Highland Council’s Ross and Cromarty area planning department to redevelop Victoria Park to create a 6,000 seater stadium – the minimum number of seats required by the Scottish Premier League, reports the Highland News

Sport: Adams plays down SPL dream

DEREK ADAMS has played down Ross County’s hopes of a dream SPL spot, reports the Scottish Sun

Second vehicle siezed in festive drink-drive clampdown

Numbers down in festive safety campaign

Ross County in talks to keep captain

Ross County captain Richard Brittain has started contract talks with the Staggies after playing a key role in keeping the Dingwall men in the top half of the First Division this season, reports the Press and Journal

Dingwall Streetscape finished in time for Christmas rush

The first phase of streetscape works at Dingwall High Street has been completed in time for local businesses to welcome people to enjoy their festive shopping, which has also been enhanced by the arrival of Christmas lights and the return of Dingwall Farmers’ Market.
About two thirds of the High Street has been upgraded by The [...]

Dingwall ‘model’ strips to undies for YouTube spoof

A video of a Dingwall woman who stripped to her undies to help bring more business to the town could become a big hit on YouTube as locals try to guess her identity.
Made to inspire shoppers to visit the Ross-shire town during disruptive roadworks, the one-minute video is one of a series made by shopkeeper [...]

Pupils savour shortie success

PUPILS at Dingwall Academy have been savouring the sweet taste of success this week after pooling resources to complete a mouth-watering project, reports the Ross-shire Journal here

Easter Ross football club look for injection of business talent

ROSS County Football Club has launched an international drive to sign up stars from the business world, as it builds for future success on and off the pitch, reports the Press and Journal here

Dingwall plans to be changed after input

PLANS for the redevelopment of land on either side of the River Peffery at Dingwall are to be refined following public consultation, reports the Press and Journal here

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