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Updated: May 24, 2021, 12:35 pm © Danny Lawson/PA Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up People in the Mearns are being urged to log sightings of grey and red squirrels to help monitor their numbers. Grey squirrels are highly invasive and pose a threat to red squirrels through competition for resources. Though the grey squirrel population used to be mainly contained within the city limits, greater numbers have...

Updated: May 24, 2021, 10:24 am © Supplied A Fife woman has entered her “inspirational” three-legged dog into an SSPCA top dog competition. Cupar resident Cheryl King, 45, rescued Buddy from an SSPCA shelter in Dumbarton in November 2019, less than a month after his front right leg was amputated. Buddy, who is now four years old, had come off worse in an altercation with other dogs he had been living with. Despite the best efforts of veterinary staff it was decided his leg had to be remove...

© SNS Group “We believe we are a Premiership club but believing isn’t enough, we have to go and do it.” Dundee are under no illusions how big a task remains in front of them as they head to Kilmarnock with a place in the Premiership at stake. After two seasons in the Championship, manager James McPake says his side are ready to make the step back up to the top-flight. With a 2-1 advantage heading into the second leg after a fine showing at Dens Park, the temptation might be to sit on the...

© Steve Brown / DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A trio of radio DJs from Fife are putting their best foot forward in a bizarre charity challenge to prove that walking on broken glass is less painful than stepping on Lego. Kingdom FM breakfast show hosts, Vanessa Motion and Dave Connor, came up with the plan after discussing a report on their show which claimed stepping on a piece of the famous buil...

Covid Scotland: NHS details Fife schools where pupils and staff are self-isolating Updated: May 24, 2021, 6:17 pm © Steve Brown / DCT Media Nine Fife schools have been affected by Covid-19 in the past week with more pupils and staff being forced to self isolate. All of the affected schools have more than five absentees and are spread across the region. Those in question are: King’s Road Primary School, Rosyth; Kirkcaldy North Primary School; Mountfleurie Primary School, Leven; Valley Primary...

© Steve Brown / DCT Media Cupar residents have hit out at reduced opening hours at their local leisure centre. Harry Johnston and Roddy McLeod have questioned Fife Sports and Leisure Trust’s decision to close the Cupar Sports Centre each day between 10.30 am and 2.30 pm. They say at a time when the community wants to get back in and get fit, it is creating a barrier for many. Roddy McLeod and Harry Johnston say Cupar Sports Centre should be open between 10.30 am and 2.30 pm Last week saw nat...

Heartbroken Dundee family reveal terminally ill baby Willow is back in high dependency unit Updated: May 24, 2021, 2:05 pm © Supplied by Nicola Duncan The parents of a terminally ill Dundee baby have taken time away from their sick daughter’s bedside to join a fundraising walk. Nicola Duncan and Peter Heggie revealed baby Willow, who is only six months, is back in the high dependency baby unit in Ninewells with three infections. She is on antibiotics and oxygen as her distraught parents try ...

Updated: May 24, 2021, 10:15 pm © Steve Brown / DCT Media A prosecution is being called for into the release of hydrocarbons at Mossmorran chemical works in Fife. The UK’s Health and Safety Executive has formally submitted a report to the Crown Office. It follows findings uncovered by inspectors during a routine inspection in spring 2019. An HSE investigation report into ExxonMobil’s Mossmorran site was formally submitted to COPFS last month. Hydrocarbon releases The investigation specific...

Updated: May 24, 2021, 2:29 pm © Jake Keith/DCT Media Volunteers in Dundee have transformed a local green pathway that has been left untouched for over a decade to encourage locals to walk more. The project came after Dighty Connect, part of East Dundee Environmental Network (EDEN), was awarded a Paths for All Active Travel grant of £4,000 in the hope to improve greenspaces and paths in East Dundee and the wider area. The funding, supported by Transport Scotland, has helped restore a 500m str...

Children and staff delighted after return to 151-year-old Perthshire school Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A newly-renovated historic school building has welcomed back the smiling faces of pupils and staff after a major refurbishment. Aberfoyle primary school was remodelled and renovated to provide additional and modern learning spaces, w...