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Updated: March 16, 2021, 5:15 pm © PA Archive/Press Association Ima Police in Dundee say they are currently dealing with two attempted dog thefts in the city, following on from two incidents in Baxter Park last week. On Saturday, at around 3pm on Stannergate, a 14-year-old boy was approached by three men, one of whom attempted to take his dog’s lead from him. One of the men is described as white, in his mid 20s, 6ft 1in in height and of heavy build. He was wearing all black and spoke with an...

Dundee 1 Ayr 3: Poor result piles pressure on Dark Blues and manager James McPake Updated: March 16, 2021, 9:41 pm © SNS Group Ayr United piled the pressure on Dundee and manager James McPake as inconsistency struck once more in a poor 3-1 defeat at Dens Park. After seeing this contest postponed four times previously, the Dark Blues may well have wished they’d endured a fifth call-off following their second defeat in three games. McPake’s side went behind to a goal of their own making as m...

© SYSTEM Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The first trilateral fishing quota talks between the UK, EU and Norway have delivered a mixed catch for the Scottish fishing fleet. Its North Sea cod allowance was cut by 10%, saithe by 25%, herring by 7.4%, and plaice by 2.3%, but there were moderate increases for haddock (20%) and whiting (19.1%). Scottish Fishermen’s Federation chief executive Elspeth Macdon...

Cultural celebrations to mark 30 years of Perth and Pskov as twin cities © D C Thomson & Co Ltd 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 cross-culture poetry night will mark the first in a string of events celebrating 30 years of Perth being twinned with Pskov this week. ‘Zoom in on Pushkin and Soutar’ is the inaugural of the Friends of Psko...

Northern coastline dominates top 10 list of secret beaches Updated: 22/03/2021, 5:31 pm © Colin Rennie / DCT Media They were some of the best kept secrets, but not for much longer, as 10 top beaches have been revealed – with the north and north-east claiming the top spots. The list includes a number of spots across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and the Highlands, and has been revealed following a recent study by high-street shoe shop Clarks. More than 5,000 TripAdvisor attractions, beaches, forest...

Perthshire ranger service to be piloted after discussions with national parks © SYSTEM Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Talks will be held with national park managers, Perth and Kinross Council and neighbouring authorities to implement a new countryside ranger system. Calls have been made for detail around how a six-figure sum will be spent to launch the ranger programme, in a bid to control “dirty camping�...

Latest approvals move A9 dualling process closer to completion © Steve MacDougall/DCTMedia Scottish Ministers have given the go-ahead to completing statutory procedures for four more schemes on the A9 Dualling Perth to Inverness. In Perthshire, these include just over 8km between the Tay Crossing and Ballinluig, around 6.5km between Pitlochry and Killiecrankie and almost 10km from Glen Garry to Dalwhinnie. The work to prepare orders for these four schemes, totalling over 35 km, is well under w...

© Supplied by Scottish Conservativ Douglas Ross will pledge to kickstart a skills revolution as he announces a new fund to help people get back into work or progress their career in a bid to fend off a “tsunami of unemployment” in the wake of coronavirus. In his headline speech to the Scottish Conservative conference on Monday, Mr Ross will outline a manifesto pledge for May’s Scottish Parliament election that would see every Scot given access to an annual £500 ‘Retrain to Rebuild’ ...

10-year-old aspiring Fife baker has ambitions of opening own bakery © Supplied by Jenna Richards Following the creation of some delicious baked treats for her family and friends, Brooke Richards from Fife, has set her sights on opening her own bakery. Many of Scotland’s hospitality workers are finding new ways of adapting during the pandemic and looking forward to their businesses opening up again, hopefully in the next few months. But one budding baker who has her eyes firmly set on the fut...

Horsecross Arts appoints new chairman in board reshuffle © ? Steve MacDougall / DCT Media A new boss has been appointed at Horsecross Arts in a bid to strengthen the organisation as it moves toward leaving lockdown. Dr Colin Hood has been appointed as the new chairman of the board of Horsecross Arts, the creative charity behind Perth Theatre and Perth Concert Hall. Formerly the deputy chief executive of Perth-based energy giant SSE, Colin has previously served as chairman of Scotia Gas Network...