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Updated: 08/02/2021, 10:06 am © DCT Media Aberdeen FC were enjoying the bright lights at the start of 1971. They had secured the Scottish Cup in the previous season and manager Eddie Turnbull was working his rough-hewn magic on the Dons. In January, they moved to the summit of the championship table when the prolific Joe Harper beat Celtic goalkeeper John Fallon with a powerful header at Parkhead And even the club’s more cautious aficionados began to dream they could bring an end to the long...

© DC Thomson Sir, – At risk of sounding out of step with the nation, I wonder if the English media’s saturation coverage of old army Captain Sir Tom Moore and the Westminster politicians who have been at pains to outdo each other in their bombastic praise is little more than smokescreen jingoism? There is no doubt that the centenarian did formidably well by raising the best part of £40 million for the NHS. However, there are aspects of this media story which don’t sit well. It seems odd...

Man, 24, charged in connection with falsely setting off flares which led to multi-agency search in the north-east Updated: 05/02/2021, 4:19 pm © Chris Sumner/Aberdeen Journals A man has been charged for allegedly falsely setting off distress flares which led to a multi-agency response in the north-east. The Fraserburgh lifeboat, the coastguard helicopter, and the police were called out to a search in the Cairnbulg and Inverallochy area on Monday evening. Flares were set off in that region, lea...

Rail trespass warning following incident near Dunfermline Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up People have been warned about the dangers of trespassing on railway lines following several incidents in Scotland – including one in Fife. A family were seen walking a dog across the railway between Longannet and Dunfermline. Elsewhere in recent weeks two groups of youths were spotted on to the line near Musselburgh. B...

© Steve Brown / DCT Media Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Ten residents have died after a coronavirus outbreak at a Fife care home. In total, 68 people – 25 residents and 43 staff – at Mossview Care Home in Lochgelly tested positive for the virus. Staff say they are deeply saddened by the losses and described it as an extremely diffic...

Torrential rain and drifting snow bring traffic to a standstill across Tayside by Frances Rougvie and Jamie Buchan February 5, 2021, 9:13 am Updated: February 5, 2021, 1:44 pm © Shutterstock / Krasula Torrential downpours have caused chaos on roads across Tayside. A number of routes across the region, and the surrounding area, have been affected by overnight rainfall and snow. A SEPA flood warning is in effect for the whole of Tayside. Several roads in Angus, including Ravensby Road in ...

© PA Wire/PA Images A married woman faked being a single mother to con the benefits agency out of £8,000 to help pay for her online gambling habit. Tracey Young, 38, spent more than a year pretending to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) that she was a single mother without a husband. Young duped the agency into paying her £8,000 in benefits which she blew gambling on electronic fruit machines online. 153 hours of unpaid work Sheriff Lindsay Foulis ordered Young to carry out 153 hour...

This versatile family space that ticks lots of boxes and is on the market for offers over £249,000 Updated: 05/02/2021, 4:19 pm © Ledingham Chalmers A spacious family home in the Granite City, complete with a beautiful walled garden, is sure to hurt your wallet… right? Think again, for this lovely four-bedroom property is on the market for a very reasonable price. You can have modern accommodation and a great location for offers over £249,000, at Number 73, Irvine Place. This traditional g...

Torrential rain and drifting snow bring traffic to a standstill in Tayside © EVENING EXPRESS Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Torrential downpours and drifting snow caused chaos on roads across Perth and Kinross on Friday morning. At least six routes across the region, and the surrounding area, were affected by harsh wintery weather conditions overnight. The A93 at Glenshee, the A924 Pitlochry from Edradour j...

© Kris Miller Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Dundee and Angus College staff have delivered four-figure support to local foodbanks through an innovative charity appeal. They donated the last hour of their pay from 2020 and the success of the initiative has seen both Dundee and Angus foodbanks each receive £570. The college’s determination to do something positive at the end of a difficult year raised almo...