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Children's charity CHAS has released a manifesto calling on politicians of all parties to stand with the 16,700 families in Scotland facing the terrifying heartbreak that their child may die young.

Updated: February 19, 2021, 9:00 am © DC Thomson & Co. Ltd A thug who attacked two children during a blazing row with a woman which saw him struck with a Chinese takeaway has been placed on supervision. Stephen Ingram barged past a delivery driver and into the woman’s home in November 2018. The 35-year-old then became embroiled in a heated argument with the woman before assaulting the two children. Ingram has now been ordered to participate in a programme for domestic offenders after previou...

Tayside and Fife have recorded 53 new cases of coronavirus and a further eight deaths from the virus.

Police in Fife re-appealing for information after series of indecent exposures in Kirkcaldy © Shutterstock / Tana888 Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Officers investigating a number of indecent exposure incidents over the past 11 months in Kirkcaldy are re-appealing to the public for information. A team of officers are carrying out inquiries into four incidents that have taken place since 24 June, 2020. They ...

A north-east road shut due to flooding will remain closed until tomorrow. The B977 Kintore to Wester Fintray route was shut last night.

Aberdeen university cancel summer in-person graduations due to Covid Updated: 19/02/2021, 10:09 am © SYSTEM Aberdeen University has cancelled its on-campus summer graduations for the second year in a row. The institute made this decision due to the likelihood of continued Covid restrictions making in-person graduations near impossible. An online alternative is being delivered instead, similar to the one used for last year’s November event. In a statement, the university “regretfully” ann...

by Readers Letters Updated: 19/02/2021, 11:02 am © Richard Dingwall Architects A much larger plan than first impressions would allude to. As a local resident I am all for the site being respectfully commercialised to support the upkeep of the historic building, but not into a 250+ patron venue with vast indoor and outdoor seating plans. Some of my concerns are as follows: Hours of operation: Increased traffic locally particularly on Station Road, Westerton Road and Ashfield Road; Safety ...

Covid-19 outbreak at Balhousie care home in Perth Updated: February 23, 2021, 6:03 pm © Steve MacDougall/DCTMedia A Covid-19 outbreak among staff and residents has been confirmed at a Balhousie care home in Perth. Health protection officers were alerted to a number of coronavirus cases at the care group’s North Inch facility in the Fair City. Balhousie North Inch Balhousie said that the residents who have tested positive were being given one-to-one care to help stop the spread of the virus. ...

More than 25 staff members affected by Covid-19 outbreak at Perth Fire Station Updated: February 23, 2021, 6:03 pm © Steve MacDougall / DCT Media More than 25 members of staff at Perth Fire Station have been affected by a Covid-19 outbreak at the emergency service facility. Eight staff members have tested positive for the virus while a further 19 employees at the station have been forced to quarantine due to the outbreak. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) confirmed the cases but said...

Covid-19 outbreak among staff at Perthshire potato packaging plant © Steve MacDougall / DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Multiple employees at a Perthshire potato packaging plant have tested positive for Covid-19. Staff at Branston in Abernethy were confirmed to have the virus with several more forced into isolation because of the outbreak. The company will now close down for around 36 hours from Fr...