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Busy Elgin road restricted as work begins on building a new path Updated: March 2, 2021, 3:42 pm © Supplied by Moray Council Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A busy Elgin road has been restricted to one-way as work begins on building a new path. Construction began this week on a footpath at the Wards. Traffic restrictions have been put in place, with a one-way system and a prohibition of waiting order in...

Updated: March 2, 2021, 9:37 am © Supplied by Jo Taylor Professor Ian Taylor of St Andrews University’s School of International Relations has died aged 52. Professor Taylor and his identical twin brother, Eric, were born in South London to parents Edwin and Ann Taylor. The family moved to the Isle of Man soon afterwards and in 1978 settled in Windsor, where the brothers attended The Windsor Boys’ School. After leaving school, Professor Taylor travelled around the Middle East with his broth...

Sir Ian Wood has revealed that he thinks Aberdeen has been "left behind" in moving away from oil and gas. He also welcomed the £27m funding boost.

© Supplied by Aldi An Aberdeen homelessness charity has thanked supermarket customers for their sock donations. Aldi customers donated socks as part of the supermarket’s ‘Not Socks Again’ appeal which supported the vital work of three homelessness charities – Aberdeen Cyrenians, Simon Community Scotland and Trust in Fife. Big-hearted Aldi shoppers donated more than 2,000 unused pairs of socks to the supermarket’s homelessness appeal. Sock Amnesty boxes were placed in all 96 Scottish ...

Police are appealing for help to trace a missing teenager from Fraserburgh. Connor Alexander John Smith or Bowie has been reported missing.

Delight as keys to B-listed hall handed to Crail community Updated: March 2, 2021, 9:37 am © Steve Brown / DCT Media Residents of a Fife town have described their delight at being handed the keys to their B-listed community hall. Crail Community Partnership has acquired the century-old hall in St Andrews Road and are planning a £50,000 refurbishment this spring. Hall kitchen to get £50,000 makeover With funding from the Scottish Land Fund, Robertson Trust, Fife Environment Trust, Co-op Loca...

Dundee Citizens Advice Bureau is warning people not to ignore their debts, after hundreds had to seek help during the coronavirus pandemic.

© PA Archive/Press Association Ima 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 A trailer and high-value tools have been stolen from a street in Thurso. Police are appealing for information about the theft, which occurred at the Smithy, Achscrabster in Thurso between 10pm on Friday and 8.30am on Saturday. An Ifor Williams 10ft sil...

Step-dad of young woman who died at Murray Royal Hospital fundraises for charity founded in her memory Updated: March 2, 2021, 9:37 am © Steve MacDougall / DCT Media The step-dad of a young woman who took her own life at Murray Royal Hospital has been raising money for the charity set up in her memory. Jodie McNab died on the Moredun Ward at the Perth hospital aged 22 – one of three deaths at the facility over which NHS Tayside admitted criminal failings last year. For the last month Jodie�...

Updated: March 1, 2021, 9:33 am © SYSTEM Angus parents have hit out at a year-long delay in a fix for flashing school safety signs outside their village school. The flashing 20 miles per hour warnings at Carmyllie Primary School have suffered a timer issue which was first reported around the time the pandemic struck. Fed-up locals in the village of Redford have seen the signs flash at lunchtime and weekends for months, but not at the crucial start and end of the day periods when youngsters are...