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Police probe copper wire theft from Highland industrial estate Updated: February 12, 2021, 2:52 pm © Paul Campbell Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Police in the Highlands are appealing for information after copper wiring was stolen during a break-in. Network Refrigeration in the Balintore Industrial Estate was broken into between 6pm on Friday January 22 and 11pm on Saturday January 23. Police say a lar...

© Jason Hedges / DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Weather warnings remain in place, however, today’s conditions are not causing as much disruption as earlier this week. Despite this, some schools across the north and north-east have been closed due to conditions. Currently, schools are only open to the children of key workers and vulnerable children. Adverse weather on roads, making travel di...

Updated: February 17, 2021, 12:02 pm © SNS Group Snow stops play. Dundee’s game against Dunfermline at East End Park has been called off a day in advance due to snow. The playing surface is covered and an early decision was the sensible option. The Pars confirmed: “Tomorrow`s championship match against Dundee FC has been postponed after heavy snow fall and freezing conditions. “A date for the new fixture will be announced in due course. “All PPV purchases will be valid for the rearrang...

Crathes Vintage Car and Motorcycle Rally cancelled for second year due to Covid-19 Updated: 12/02/2021, 1:47 pm © Supplied by Banchory Rotary Club A popular vintage car rally has been cancelled for a second year due to coronavirus. Organisers of the Crathes Vintage Car and Motorcycle Rally have made the decision to call off the May 30 event due to the likelihood of restrictions still in being in place for social gatherings. The event attracts around 300 exhibitors and scores of visitors each y...

Aberdeen shopping centre takes another blow as clothes company Jigsaw shuts its local store Updated: 12/02/2021, 6:48 pm © Supplied by https://www.eveninge An Aberdeen shopping centre has taken yet another blow after clothes shop Jigsaw announced it is closing its doors. The company has made the “difficult” decision to shut their shop in the Bon Accord Centre after reviewing all of their sites across the country. It the latest blow for the shopping centre, which in recent weeks has lost To...

Weather: North-east residents report water outages Updated: 11/02/2021, 11:57 am © EVENING EXPRESS Disruption to the water supply in the north-east has been experienced today as wintry conditions set in. Residents in Inverurie have reported water outages as temperatures in Aberdeenshire dipped to as low as -23C this morning. The mercury drop was recorded in Braemar at 8.13am this morning. Last night was the #coldest night in the UK since 30 December 1995 ���� Braemar in Aberdeenshire ...

© DCT Media DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up As the wintry weather continues to take hold of the north and north-east, dozens of schools will remain shut today. Schools are currently only open to children from key worker families, or those deemed vulnerable, but due to the snow and plummeting temperatures, many head teachers have decided it is not safe to ask pupils or staff to travel. Here is ...

Beer fans in for a treat as dream job to taste free brews all year round opens for applicants © Shutterstock / Just dance Imagine having a job where you got free beer for a year and all you had to do was try it out and give your opinion on it? Of course, no such job exists does it? Well, actually, there is one and it is available now. Flavourly is looking for a “hoppentrice” who will have cases of their latest beers delivered straight to their door to review. And you even get the opportuni...

Updated: February 11, 2021, 1:20 pm © PRESS AND JOURNAL Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Aberdeenshire Council has agreed to freeze council tax for the next year. At the Scottish budget last month, Finance Secretary Kate Forbes announced a £90m fund to compensate local authorities who opt to keep their council tax the same for the upcoming year. The compensatory cash – £4.7million for Aberdeenshire �...

The lowest temperature for February in Scotland for 35-years has been recorded in Braemar as the mercury dipped to -21.9C.