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Main roads in Aberdeen to be gritted tonight as more snow is forecast and weather warning remains in place Updated: 05/04/2021, 3:50 pm © DCT Media The north-east’s weather woes will continue tonight, as more snow is forecast for the region. Aberdeen City Council has announced that their gritters will be out and about treating the main roads from 7pm. This is due to the road surface temperatures plunging to lows of -2.9c overnight. High winds and snow are to continue overnight, with motorist...

Lockdown in Scotland: What rules have changed today? Hairdressers, garden centres and non-essential retailers reopen Updated: 05/04/2021, 8:41 am © Jason Hedges / DCT Media Hairdressers, barbershops, car showrooms and garden centres have reopened today as the latest relaxation of restrictions in Scotland has taken place. Last week, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said progress in suppressing the virus allowed the Scottish Government to go ahead with the indicative dates for relaxing some restri...

© Supplied by DCT Media Banknotes bearing the image of Bennachie could form part of a special “Aberdeenshire pound” hailed as a way of helping the local economy bounce back from the pandemic. East Garioch councillor Martin Ford says it is “worth looking into” the feasibility of launching a “complementary currency” that can only be used in the north-east. The idea has already been backed by the Ballater butcher which supplies the royal family when they are visiting Balmoral. Scores ...

© Bear Scotland Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A two-day trial to keep the Rest and Be Thankful open fully is currently underway. Teams working to make safe the vital route in Argyll are trialling a 24-hour operation to establish if the route can be opened fully on a longer-term basis. All traffic travelling the route will remain on the A83 for the trial period. #A83#RestAndBeThankful: A two-day trial...

Updated: April 5, 2021, 8:00 am © DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Banknotes bearing the image of Bennachie could form part of a special “Aberdeenshire pound” hailed as a way of helping the local economy bounce back from the pandemic. East Garioch councillor Martin Ford says it is “worth looking into” the feasibility of launching a “complementary currency” which can only be used in ...

Angus police launch probe after spate of attempted break-ins Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Police in Angus have launched an appeal after a spate of attempted break-ins. The incidents are said to have taken place in Muirhead and Auchterhouse, with the latest happening early on Monday morning. Two men were seen on CCTV in the grounds of a house on Coupar Angus Road in Muirhead at around 7am and, later, attemp...

A crash between a car and a lorry has shut the A98 between Portgordon and Fochabers. Emergency services were called to the road at about 8.30am this morning.

They were unusual and I had not seen them before either; ideal for trimming around awkward corners – like a dog’s chin, according to the instructions. Yes, you’ve guessed it, they were canine grooming scissors; excellent for an equally hazardous journey around my ears. I was so desperate I would rather have had a haircut than a pint, even if our sealed-off pandemic pubs were open. Health warning: please don’t copy me at home – I accept no legal responsibility if you sue. On safety gro...

by EE Readers Updated: 05/04/2021, 12:47 pm © Shutterstock / Orpheus FX Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun, or so the song says, though I feel this is true of all the UK nations. One glimpse of yellow in the sky, with a bit of warmth, and lots of us are tearing off our semmits and lapping it up. Any thoughts about skin cancer, or Covid? Not a lot, and we probably just forgot there is a pandemic. I think we need to take a reality check because the EU is now totally lock...

Police car crashes off-road amidst treacherous conditions on the A947 Updated: 05/04/2021, 12:33 pm © Supplied by Morgan Page A police car was involved in a crash this morning on the A947 amidst treacherous road conditions. The vehicle crashed off-road on the route between Fyvie and Oldmeldrum. One lane of the road was blocked as the car was recovered. Police car crashed on the A947 The incident took place at about 9.30am, with poor road conditions being reported by motorists in Aberdeenshire....