Crime-free island rocked by first ever burglary

A tiny island where people routinely leave their homes unlocked has had its first burglary in living memory.

A visiting workman stole £60 from the home of an old soldier, in the first crime of any kind committed on Colonsay since 2004.

The Hebridean isle has a population of 125 and is seen by the residents as one of the safest communities in Britain

The culprit, James Harvey, 38, from Govan, Glasgow, stole the money from "Wee" Davie Sutherland, a 75-year-old who raises thousands of pounds each year for the British Legion by running ceilidhs and other events.

Harvey admitted the theft and was fined £400 and ordered to pay compensation to his victim at a hearing in Oban sheriff court.