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A driver who reversed away at speed with a police officer trying to cling on to the vehicle has avoided a prison sentence. PC Paul Benson sustained injuries and was left with long-term problems.

The officer had his arm inside Jason Glen's stationary Ford Transit, when it suddenly reversed away at speed.

The National Trust for Scotland received the boost after impressing the donor with its work on an Angus mill.

A £2.4 million donation to help restore Carnoustie's historic Barry Mill has been gifted by an anonymous visitor.

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Ancient Fife abbey ‘desecrated’ on Easter Weekend Jennifer is far from alone. In Balmerino, a picturesque Fife hamlet on the banks of the Tay, the problem has already reached crisis point. This Easter weekend a group of 30 or 40 people descended on the village. They brought an electricity generator to power their night under the stars. “All of the young people kept coming and they set up three quite big campsites along the beach,” said one long-term Balmerino resident, who did not wish...

Updated: April 8, 2021, 8:10 am Police officers should support rangers to clamp down on “dirty camping”, a leading countryside expert has said in the aftermath of a spate of issues over Easter weekend. Richard Barron, chief operating officer with ScotWays, highlighted how greater police involvement in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park deterred irresponsible campers from leaving a mess behind them. He said: “People would realise that sometimes a ranger would arrive, but the polic...

Updated: April 7, 2021, 4:55 pm © Supplied by Steven Burke Last summer a new and unwelcome phrase became common in the countryside – ‘dirty camping’. Those two words summed up the irresponsible, infuriating and downright disgusting habit of camping up for the night – often for a party – and leaving the place in a tip afterwards. ‘Dirty campers’ blighted beauty spots with abandoned tents, rubbish, broken glass and takeaway bottles strewn in spots previously known only for their se...

Updated: April 5, 2021, 9:21 pm © Supplied by Steven Burke Some of the rubbish left abandoned at Barry Mill over the weekend. Campers have trashed an Angus beauty spot by vandalising the grounds of an historic 200-year-old mill, setting fire to camping equipment and using parts of the site as a makeshift toilet. Volunteers at Barry Mill, close to Carnoustie,  have voiced their frustration and disgust after the campers descended on the popular National Trust Scotland site over the weekend. The...