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Updated: March 17, 2021, 9:55 pm © Supplied by Liam Worrall Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Fire crews spent almost four hours battling a hill fire near Helmsdale. Twenty-two firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze, which at its height stretched to 656ft long. Crews from Helmsdale, Golspie, Lairg, Dunbeath, Dornoch, Tain and Balintore were paged, with just Lairg and Helmsdale remaining on scene t...

Royal Mail is to move its office in Aberfeldy to the delivery office in Pitlochry as it is no longer suitable.

Nicola Sturgeon has outlined Scotland's roadmap out of lockdown, with indicative dates set as stay at home message to be lifted

© Kris Miller A Dundee publican has urged politicians to reconsider a parliamentary bill he believes will have a negative impact on the business. Craig McLaughlin, who runs The Admiral bar on Camperdown Road, has spoken out to oppose the Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill which is currently passing through the Scottish Parliament. He describes the legislation, which would introduce additional regulations to commercial partnerships between a pub tenant, pub company and building owner, as “taking a sle...

New police dog Beans sniffing out drugs across the north-east Updated: 16/03/2021, 5:06 pm © Supplied by Police Scotland A new paw-troller will be sniffing out drugs across the north-east after impressing with her search skills. Golden Cocker Spaniel Beans – who only joined the police last December – has already completed her drugs detection course and is hard at working cracking down on the illegal drugs trade in the north-east. Her patch includes includes Aberdeen, Banff and Fraserburgh....

Carnoustie Food is Free community garden ready to bloom once more after devastating fire © Gareth Jennings/DCT Media An Angus community garden devastated by a deliberate fire is set to rise from the ashes. Laura Tierney, who co-founded the community garden, in the new polytunnel. The founders and volunteers at the garden, which produces free food for the community, were devastated at the time as nothing was left of the polytunnels. They feared it would be impossible to get up and running again...

Updated: 16/03/2021, 11:16 am © Supplied by Stagecoach A Stagecoach bus driver in Moray has been encouraging passengers to receive their coronavirus vaccine at the venue named after the wife of his former colleague. The Elgin vaccination unit has been christened the Fiona Elcock Centre, named after a local immunisation nurse who died suddenly late last year. For 16 years her husband Tony connected communities across the region by driving buses until his death in 2009. ‘Getting coronavirus va...

Updated: 16/03/2021, 4:52 pm © Shutterstock Local business owners have been giving their reaction as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced bars, restaurants and cafes can begin reopening on April 26. Hospitality in Scotland will be permitted to reopen from late next month as the country makes its first steps out of coronavirus lockdown. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced to the Scottish Parliament today that hospitality will be allowed to serve alcohol outdoors with a limited service ...

Updated: 16/03/2021, 12:00 pm © Chris Sumner / DCT Media Aberdeen City Council has launched a public consultation on its plans to relocate Dyce Library. The local authority revealed plans to move the service to Dyce Community Centre as part of its budget last week. The move would save the authority £25,000 but the council also insist it will bring valuable services to the area under one roof. Public to have their say on proposed new Dyce Library location. https://t.co/jMkFljSjPlpic.twitter.co...

An offshore helicopter, with 18 on board, was forced into an emergency landing after being struck by lightning off Shetland.