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Former Dundee captain Josh Meekings backing old boss Neil McCann to succeed at Inverness by Jamie Durent Updated: February 25, 2021, 11:03 am © SNS Group Former Dundee captain Josh Meekings has backed his former boss Neil McCann to steer Inverness Caley Thistle through their difficult period this season. McCann took temporary charge of the Highland club this week while manager John Robertson is on compassionate leave. The ex-Dundee player and manager will face another of his former sides...

Updated: March 2, 2021, 7:41 pm © Google Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A new takeaway with an interesting design concept is to open at a gap site in Oban town centre. The Fishbox will be made from two sea containers and will, subject to approval, include a rooftop terrace with views over Oban Bay. Due to open in time for Easter, the business is the result of a partnership of local restauranteurs who h...

by Gavin Mowat © Shutterstock Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Diversification has long been a watchword for Scottish agriculture, and a move to accommodation and tourism has enabled many farm businesses to strengthen their economic resilience as gate prices fluctuate. For those who have made this leap, the pandemic has wrought a huge decline in tourism revenues and recent news that the public was ...

Updated: February 25, 2021, 6:53 pm © DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A school bus driver was killed after a car skidded on ice and hit his vehicle, a court has ruled. Ian Fordyce suffered fatal injuries after his bus carrying 13 Lathallan School pupils was hit by an Audi near Maryculter Bridge in December 2017. Four ambulances, four special operations retrieval unit and a paramedic response u...

Dundee man accused of raping two pregnant women and allegedly dousing one in petrol by Ciaran Shanks © DC Thomson & Co. Ltd A man has been accused of raping two pregnant women, dousing one of them in petrol and beating another over the head with a laptop. Aaron Bell allegedly attacked four different women at multiple addresses in Dundee between October 2013 and September 2019. During one incident, Bell allegedly caused glass to shatter over a woman while she was holding a baby. The 30-ye...

Dunnet Forest: Locals unveil improvement plan as they take over popular far north woods © NatureScot Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A community trust in Caithness will be taking forward ambitious ideas for Dunnet Forest after becoming owners of the popular woodland. The Dunnet Forestry Trust has taken ownership of the 105-acre forest following completion of a community asset transfer agreement with Nat...

© Mhairi Edwards Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A Dundee business has been earning its sea legs after carrying out free work on the iconic RRS Discovery Ship this week. Timber preservation and asbestos services business Intona has jumped to the “all hands on deck” cry to ensure works were carried out to repair rot on the port side stern of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s ship. The works came after marit...

Virtual Up Helly Aa Festival aims to be a flaming success © Cullivoe Up Helly Aa Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Organisers of one of the district Up Helly Aa events in Shetland are hosting a virtual festival this weekend. With fire festivals cancelled all over Shetland this year, the public is being invited to enjoy the online entertainment being offered from Cullivoe in Yell. Tonight, a selection of s...

An Aberdeen bus has had to be taken out of service after its window was smashed while being driven in the city. Police are investigating.

Man, 22, charged after speeding past marked police car at more than 100mph on A92 © PA Archive/Press Association Ima A man has been charged after speeding past a marked police car at more than 100mph on the A92. Police stopped the 22-year-old on the A92 near Charleston this morning. He was recorded as going at 116mph when he passed a marked road policing vehicle.