Disturbance in Galashiels leads to 90-hour unpaid work order for 41-year-old

A 41-year-old man has been ordered to carry out 90 hours of unpaid work after admitting being involved in a disturbance at his Galashiels home.
Larchbank Street in Galashiels.Larchbank Street in Galashiels.
Larchbank Street in Galashiels.

Neil Wilkinson pleaded guilty at Selkirk Sheriff Court to a charge of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner in his Larchbank Street home on June 30.

He admitted shouting and swearing and making threatening, offensive and abusive remarks, as well as brandishing a knife.