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© Shutterstock Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up North-east charity Friends of Anchor has tried to take services online as much as possible during the coronavirus pandemic to help cancer patients in their struggle. Support groups, meetings and coffee mornings, previously so vital in sharing and discussing fears and concerns, have been made impossible during the last year due to Covid-19. As a result, the ...

Updated: February 22, 2021, 8:52 pm © DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The co-owner of the Old Mill Inn hotel has described the fire that tore through the premises as “another sad chapter” for the site. Twenty firefighters were called out to South Deeside Road in Maryculter this afternoon after a blaze broke out at the historic former pub and hotel. Four appliances and a height vehicle were...

A young teenager has been arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed an award-winning bird hide at Loch Leven Nature Reserve.

A second poor defeat in a row for Dundee FC has seen pressure rise on manager James McPake ahead of a key clash with Ayr United.

© James Simpson/DCT Media Tenants living in a Lochee multi fear there could have been “catastrophic” consequences after an abandoned sofa caught fire near the ground floor. Emergency crews including four fire engines, paramedics and police were scrambled to Ancrum Court shortly before 7pm on Sunday. A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed they received a number of calls in connection with the fire, which had taken place on the communal stairwell. Ancrum Court. Kenn...

Met Office issues weather warnings for strong winds to sweep north and north-east tomorrow with gusts of up to 70mph.

A Dundee student is planning to get back on the saddle to raise money for a Tayside children's charity by cycling from Land's End to John O' Groats.

PJ Business Breakfast on M&A sets new record Updated: February 22, 2021, 2:25 pm © Shutterstock / Vitalii Vodolazsk Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A record-breaking online event has highlighted challenges and opportunities for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the north and north-east during 2021. The Press and Journal Business Breakfast, in association with Ledingham Chalmers, attracted a bum...

Tayside roadside diner to star in new film named after the A90 Updated: February 22, 2021, 11:52 am © Mhairi Edwards A Tayside diner has been transformed into a movie set for the second time this year for a new film set on the A90. The Horn, which sits on the dual carriageway between Perth and Dundee, was written into the script for the film, also called A90, due to its specific roadside location. Establishment owner, Kenny Farquharson, welcomed film crews to his popular diner for the second t...

North-east care home residents self-isolating after coronavirus outbreak Updated: 22/02/2021, 5:04 pm © Supplied by Parklands Care Homes All residents at a north-east 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 outbreak comes after employees with coronavirus had to self-isolate last month. However, more tests done last week have found positive results amon...