Nicky Matteo: Last News

A sex attacker who targeted two women in Coatbridge on the same day has been jailed for 20 months.

A disabled driver who torched his Motability car narrowly avoided a prison sentence this week.

A serial offender looking forward to being freed in May has been handed an extra nine months in jail.

A rowdy Lanarkshire man who spat on two police officers has been warned he must turn his life around or face jail.

Two men have admitted having weapons during a street disturbance in Wishaw.

A man who "terrified" his ex-partner with a barrage of calls and messages has been ordered to pay her £1000 in compensation.

link.Police noted Fairbairn went through three sets of red lights during the pursuit.Defence agent Nicky Matteo said his client was “in a low place” because of a family situation and took the car out after he had been drinking.He had completed his previous ban, but had forgotten that he was supposed to resit his test before driving again.Fairbairn has two previous convictions for dangerous driving and three for driving while disqualified, but Mr Matteo urged Sheriff Liam Murphy not to jail him.He said his client has “a good work ethic”, is self-employed and has other people working for him.Sheriff Murphy told Fairbairn a prison sentence “was at the forefront of my mind”, but he was willing to impose a direct alternative.The sheriff warned