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© Shutterstock Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A north-east drug dealer bought a disguised stun gun but claimed he couldn’t get it to work because he couldn’t find a charger for it. Barry Whyte, 41, told detectives that the weapon, which looked like an iPhone, couldn’t injure anybody because the battery was empty. The High Court in Edinburgh yesterday heard how Whyte’s home in Farquhar Road, Abe...

Tour of Britain: New Scottish stage announced en-route to Aberdeen finish Updated: 17/03/2021, 4:25 pm © PRESS AND JOURNAL Details of the Scottish stages of the Tour of Britain cycling race due to finish in Aberdeen have been revealed. The final two dates of the race will be held in Scotland on September 11 and 12. The final leg of the event will start in Stonehaven, presenting a chance for the north-east public to watch some of the sport’s biggest names compete. Organisers agreed to a Grani...

Updated: 17/03/2021, 4:25 pm © Kenny Elrick / DCT Media Experts investigating the Stonehaven rail tragedy have set out more than 50 recommendations to make the UK’s rail network more resilient against the “substantial challenge” of extreme weather and climate change. It has been seven months since train driver Brett McCullough, conductor Donald Dinnie and passenger Christopher Stuchbury were killed after the Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street service crashed at Carmont, south of Stonehave...

Updated: March 17, 2021, 2:35 pm © Shutterstock Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Covid-19 cases across the north and north-east have risen by 34 in the past 24 hours, the latest figures have revealed. The daily figures, published by the Scottish Government, show the rise in cases, however, no deaths have been recorded in the past day. Regional Breakdown Of the 34 new cases across the north and north-east...

Updated: March 17, 2021, 3:32 pm © PRESS AND JOURNAL Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Details of the Scottish stages of the Tour of Britain cycling race due to finish in Aberdeen have been revealed. The final two dates of the race will be held in Scotland on September 11 and 12. The final leg of the event will start in Stonehaven, presenting a chance for the north-east public to watch some of the sport�...

by Callum Main, Emma Morrice and Michelle Henderson 17/03/2021, 10:00 am Updated: 17/03/2021, 10:30 am © Supplied by Callum Main Between March 7 and March 13, 180 cases were confirmed in the region. This is an increase of 45 (33%) on the previous seven-day period. However, as Scotland looks towards an easing of restrictions next month, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire remain among the council areas with the lowest seven-day rate. In mainland Scotland, only Argyle & Bute, the Borders, Dumfrie...

Aberdeen streets closed due to police incident Updated: 17/03/2021, 5:37 pm © Shutterstock / Tana888 A police incident has forced several streets in Aberdeen city centre to be closed. The incident, reported as a concern for a person, was reported at 4.15pm near the multi-storey car park on Virginia Street. As a result, police have closed off surrounding streets while officers attend. #A956 – Virginia Street (NON-TRUNK)❗️ Road is ⛔️CLOSED⛔️ in both directions from Market Street/ G...

Covid: Eight more deaths linked to virus recorded in north-east Updated: 17/03/2021, 12:38 pm © Shutterstock / Nhemz Eight more deaths have been linked to coronavirus in the north-east in the last week. The latest data, published by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) revealed that, despite the number of deaths across Scotland decreasing for the seventh week in a row, figures for the north-east have remained consistent for the last four. Between March 8-14 104 deaths were coronavirus was me...

Updated: March 17, 2021, 3:15 pm © Steve Brown / DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Councillors have approved investment in order to build two new primary schools in the north-east. Aberdeenshire Council voted through its capital programme at today’s budget meeting, with new facilities for pupils in Fraserburgh and Stonehaven part of the package. In Fraserburgh, a new, merged, school will be bu...

Highland Wildlife Park prepares to re-open after restrictions ease by John Ross © Supplied by RZSS The Highland Wildlife Park will reopen to residents in the area next week as Covid restrictions begin to ease. The park at Kincraig, which had to close in January, will open outdoors on March 26, though visitors will be admitted only if they confirm advanced online booking. David Field, CEO of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland charity which operates the park, said: “It is amazing t...