Rachel Smart
Reporter at Highland News & Media
Business reporter at Highland News and Media. All views here are my own.
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1 week ago |
inverness-courier.co.uk | Rachel Smart
A man drove his van towards an elderly lady’s house and separately attacked another man inside his home. David Stewart (50) was spotted outside the woman’s address in Ardness Place, Inverness, on the afternoon of June 11, 2023, by her daughter, before he climbed into a van and drove towards the house. Fiscal depute Emily Hood told Sheriff Sara Matheson at Inverness Sheriff Court that the mother and daughter called the police and were advised to lock the doors.
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inverness-courier.co.uk | Rachel Smart
A man left unattended by his carer while he went to the toilet sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl inside an Inverness shop. Inverness Sheriff Court heard that Philip Mackenzie (35) pulled the girl into the disabled toilet inside The Range on Eastfield Way, Inverness on February 2 last year, began pushing her to the floor and pulled her onto his lap.
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inverness-courier.co.uk | Rachel Smart
Whin Park has been fully reopened for public use after a climbing frame was temporarily closedOver the weekend, a parent reported that a rope with a metal bolt on a new climbing frame came away and hit him on the arm and narrowly missed his six-year-old child. The incident happened just a week after the children’s play area reopened following a £500,000 revamp.
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1 week ago |
ross-shirejournal.co.uk | Rachel Smart
Scotland’s national charity supporting people affected by crime is searching for volunteers to help victims and witnesses in Inverness. Victim Support Scotland (VSS) is on the lookout for anyone who can offer at least four hours per week and feels they can make a difference. Volunteers will provide vital emotional and practical support to the people who need it most in their own community.
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1 week ago |
inverness-courier.co.uk | Rachel Smart
An Inverness cafe is set to reduce its hours for the ‘foreseeable future’. Anchor Cafe, based on Tomatin Road, will now be open four days a week instead of five as it will be closed on Tuesdays. In a post, the operators said: “The past few years have made it difficult for many independent cafe businesses to stay afloat and we are suffering in the same way.
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