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Between November 16, 2020 and January 3, 2021, police officers broke up 315 illegal house parties, where people breached coronavirus guidelines in Tayside.

Former commando Stewart Lavery has slammed thieves who stole a commemorative plaque he donated to Ninewells to thank staff who helped him battle cancer

Electric cargo bikes are to be trialled in the Highlands to help cut down on the number of deliveries being made by car and van.

Dundee FC midfielder Paul McGowan says its not panic stations at Dens Park despite dropping out of the play-off positions.

Moray Council cuts music tuition by 30% to help inspire young musicians during pandemic © Shutterstock Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Moray Council has cut music instruction fees by 30% for the new school year. Council bosses have agreed to slash the cost of lessons after hearing that many young people had shelved their musical ambitions during the pandemic. Currently Moray’s charges are the second ...

Chris Deerin: Do not be so hasty to judge leaders over Covid – could you have done any better? by Chris Deerin Updated: February 23, 2021, 9:12 pm © AP/Shutterstock Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up In his new novel Light Perpetual, the brilliant author Francis Spufford carries out a “what if” experiment. The story begins inside the haberdashery section of a London branch of Woolworths on a Sa...

by Sponsored Content © Shutterstock / oatawa Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Callum Gray, Corporate Finance Director and Head of Deal Origination at Anderson Anderson & Brown, discusses the merger and acquisition (M&A) landscape. Prior to global lockdown restrictions in 2020 – though it is sometimes difficult to recall those days – deal flow was relatively strong. Momentum in the second half o...

Explainer: Can 16 and 17-year-olds vote in Scottish Parliament elections? © SYSTEM Sixteen and 17-year-olds are again allowed to vote in the Scottish Parliament elections on May 6. Anyone aged 16 or 17, with a Scottish address, is allowed to vote in Scottish-only elections, including the election in May, as well as local council elections. This has been the case since the voting age was lowered in 2013, in time for the independence referendum of 2014. In the 2014 referendum more than 100,000 y...

© Supplied by Love Your Weekend - A north-east drinks business was enjoying some screen time for the second time in as many weeks at the weekend in the company of Alan Titchmarsh. Walter Gregor’s tonic featured on the popular television host’s Love Your Weekend show on Sunday when its apple and cinnamon tonic water was sampled along with some rum. Claire Rennie, head of fizz at the firm which is based near Fraserburgh, was thrilled to hear that her products were going to get national telev...

Updated: February 22, 2021, 5:35 pm © Supplied by Parklands Care Homes 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 All residents at a Moray care home are self-isolating following an outbreak of coronavirus. Staff and residents at Glenisla in Keith are understood to be among those who have tested positive for Covid-19. The outbrea...