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Queen launches new gin inspired by forest near Balmoral Castle By Mike Merritt Updated: May 24, 2021, 1:26 pm © Supplied/Shutterstock Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The Queen has launched a new gin named after the forest near her Deeside retreat. Balmoral is new taking orders for its tipple called Ballochbuie – a 2,500 acre woodland about five miles from the castle near Invercauld Bridge. Sales...

Updated: May 24, 2021, 2:11 pm © Supplied by Kids Operating Room Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A charity set up by an Aberdeen businessman has launched a new learning tool to improve children’s surgery in Africa. Garreth Wood and his wife Nicola launched the Kids Operating Room (KidsOR) five years ago and their la...

These speed restrictions will be in place from 1900 tonight & will regularly be reviewed. The Edinburgh/Glasgow to Aberdeen and Aberdeen to Inverness services will be delayed as well. Portlethen and Laurencekirk will be served with limited trains. If you are affected by the cancellations or delays, you can use your Scotrail tickets or Smart Cards on Stagecoach North services between Inverness to Aberdeen. However, Insch station is not covered by this arrangement. If youre affected by this, you ...

Pittodrie tribute for former Aberdeen teacher and referee Ed Norrie Updated: May 24, 2021, 6:33 pm © Supplied by Norrie family Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Edmund Norrie, once Scotland’s oldest football referee and an Aberdeen FC superfan, has died aged 94. Mr Norrie, a former teacher at Northfield Academy, Aberdeen, gave up refeering just 12 years ago, and only because of a bout of illness. Otherw...

Updated: May 24, 2021, 10:24 am © Supplied by aberdeen city counci Battle lines have been drawn over fresh signs of the advance of grey squirrels from north Angus into the Aberdeenshire stronghold of their native red cousins. Non-native greys pose a deadly threat to the protected reds through the squirrelpox virus. A number of grey squirrels have recently been found north of the River North Esk in areas including Marykirk, St Cyrus and Benholm. A non-native grey squirrel. Pic: Peter Byrne/PA W...

Two rescued from Montrose Basin after becoming trapped in rising tide Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Two people have been rescued from Montrose Basin after becoming trapped by the rising tide. Emergency services were alerted just after 4pm on Monday when reports were received that a male and female were trapped on  the path that runs alongside the basin. The couple were led to safety and managed to walk alo...

Covid vaccine: Under-30s invited to register to get jag appointment by text © Shutterstock / Alex Yeung Under-30s in the Tayside and Fife areas have been invited to self-register for the Covid-19 vaccine. The next phase of the Covid-19 vaccine roll out has commenced as the Scottish Government has invited the final age group to self-register online or by phone. Those aged 18-29 as of May 17 2021 can visit nhsinform.scot/under30register or call 0800 030 8013 to self register. Self-registering me...

Six invaders to look out for this Invasive Species Week Updated: May 24, 2021, 11:58 am © Supplied by Scottish Invasive Sp Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Today marks the beginning of National Invasive Species Week, where conservationists across the country highlight the most damaging plants and animals causing havoc ...

© Eleanor Fyfe Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up For store owner Hazel Lovie, bringing sustainable goods to the city of Aberdeen and filling a gap for local shoppers were the driving forces behind her latest venture. A new grocery, refill and lifestyle store on Rosemount Place, called Rosemount Market, opened earlier this month and stocks a range of fresh, local products, including an extensive refillery ...

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf thanks NHS Tayside staff as he gets Covid-19 vaccine in Dundee © Steve MacDougall / DCT Media Humza Yousaf, Cabinet Secretary for Health, received his first Covid-19 vaccine this morning, thanks to NHS Tayside staff at the Caird Hall in Dundee. His visit comes as NHS Tayside celebrates the delivery of 400,000 vaccine doses to the people of Dundee, Angus and Perth and Kinross. Mr Yousaf received his first Covid-19 vaccine from NHS Tayside nurse, Louise Lennox. Spea...