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Officials hope that testing asymptomatic people will help to drive down the rate of community transmission. Karen Sievewright, Moray Council’s environmental health manager, said: “Almost one in three people with Covid don’t have Covid-19 symptoms but are still infectious and able to pass the virus on to loved ones, friends and the wider community. “By getting tested at a community testing site, you can find out if you are positive and take immediate action to stop the spread of the viru...

Car owner slams yob who launched a brick through her windshield during early morning vandalism © Supplied by Supplied by Cerys Fr A police investigation has been launched after a brazen yob threw bricks at a car in Stobswell before running off. Car owner Cerys Frame could be left with hundreds of pounds worth of repairs after her front and rear windshields were badly damaged during the incident on Raglan Street. Images captured on CCTV showed the lout walking along the street towards its junc...

Emergency services were called to Kincorth to combat a car fire. Firefighters and police attended a blaze on Valley Crescent just after midnight last night.

Police probe launched after a property is set on fire in Aberdeen Updated: 11/03/2021, 5:44 pm © Press and Journal Police are investigating after a property was set on fire in Aberdeen. Emergency services were called out to Golf Road just before midnight following reports of a property being ablaze. Firefighters spent almost an hour battling the fire, with two appliances attending, one from Central and one from North Anderson Drive. They were called out at 11.50pm, with the stop message coming...

Updated: March 11, 2021, 10:05 am © SYSTEM Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Police are investigating a ‘suspicious’ late-night car fire in Kincorth. Emergency services were called to Valley Crescent just after midnight last night to combat a vehicle blaze. One appliance from Altens was called out and the crew used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire. It took them about 10 minutes to put the flames...

Updated: March 11, 2021, 5:13 pm Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Vandals have scrawled offensive comments across an Aberdeenshire play park and splattered white paint down the slide. The incident at the playpark in Port Elphinstone is believed to have occurred sometime last night and this morning. White paint was dumpe...

Sci-fi stars from Doctor Who and Sabrina the Teenage Witch donate personal prizes to CHAS © Supplied by CHAS Sci-fi stars have been donating personal pop culture prizes to raise money for CHAS at the charity’s annual comic, TV and movie convention. The Kinross-based children’s hospice charity will be auctioning off exclusive gifts, including a Men in Black dressing gown from Emma Thompson and a personalised video message from Sabrina the Teenage Witch star Melissa Joe Hart. Emma Thompson�...

by David Walker and Craig Munro 11/03/2021, 4:26 pm Updated: 11/03/2021, 5:43 pm © Supplied by SCAA A janitor helped an air ambulance land in a north-east school playground today as they raced to help an ill man. Pupils at Banff Primary School watched on in shock as Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance descended on their playground. The crew had been on its way back to base after a job in Orkney when it was diverted to the town following reports a man had fallen ill. The team was flying o...

Fire crews were called out to battle a blaze at a property in Aberdeen overnight. Emergency services were seen on Golf Road last night.

Dundee man plied girl, 15, with alcohol before raping her by Dave Finlay Updated: March 12, 2021, 1:51 pm © Shutterstock A sexual predator encouraged an underage teenager into a drinking competition until she was being sick and blacking out before raping her. Bryan Wilson, from Dundee, subjected his victim to a painful ordeal and ignored her as she asked him to stop, a court heard. Advocate depute Derick Nelson told the High Court in Edinburgh: “The accused dared the complainer to drin...