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Aberdeen charity receives laptop boost from James Hutton Institute Updated: May 20, 2021, 3:25 pm © Supplied by Aberdeen Cyrenians Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A north-east homelessness charity has been given a cache of surplus computers from The James Hutton Institute (JHI). Aberdeen Cyrenians, which supports those affected by homelessness and other forms of social exclusion and crisis, were given s...

Updated: May 20, 2021, 10:25 am © SNS Group “I couldn’t stop smiling.” “I’m really grateful.” “I’m absolutely buzzing.” “Just delighted.” “You don’t really appreciate it until it’s gone.” “There’s a real buzz around the place.” Dundee fans have waited 437 days to be allowed back into their Dens Park temple to cheer on their dark blue favourites. The day has finally come for 500 supporters lucky enough to have had their names plucked out of the hat to return ...

Dundee has been named as one of the best places to visit in the UK for a staycation by travel magazine Conde Nast Traveller.

© Supplied by Google maps Police are searched for a Good Samaritan who rushed to help a woman after she witnessed a man allegedly behaving indecently in a car. The female dog walker raced to help a woman who saw a man carry out the act in Scotstown, Banff on Tuesday, May 11. Following inquiries, a 50-year-old man was charged in connection with the incident. He appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Tuesday, May 18. Now, police are appealing for witnesses, specifically the female dog walker who ...

© Supplied by Claire Grainger PR A young Dundee mum with aspirations to be a star of the fashion industry has received her first big break as she helps design clothes for one of the country’s biggest retailers. Cerrys Duke, 21, will be a member of a team producing garments for Urban Outfitters in Edinburgh, after taking part in the successful local project Kindred Clothing. The project, which is run by Dundee charity Front Lounge, aims to provide young mums with the skills and confidence to ...

New voluntary parking charges rolled out in Nairn to help with influx of summer visitors Updated: May 20, 2021, 4:04 pm © SANDY McCOOK Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up New voluntary parking charges are being rolled out in a north town in an attempt to raise funds for local infrastructure. Funds raised from the parking fees in Nairn will go towards the common good fund as well as increasing CCTV and on...

© SYSTEM Licensing chiefs have issued Forfar’s first 2am pub licence in a vote of confidence for the ‘tight ship’ which made the policy-breaking bid. 10 Café Bar applied for the longer opening on Friday and Saturday nights as part of its pandemic recovery plan . Covid-19 restrictions have seen the town centre premises closed for most of the past year. Angus pubs are normally restricted to a 1am terminal closing time at the weekend. But owner Alan Hampton convinced the area’s licensing...

Aberfeldy cat baffles owner by bringing home seasoning and live rabbit © Chelsea Taylor A cat left his Aberfeldy owner baffled after he returned home this week with a packet of seasoning for “chicken in red wine”. Local cat Seamus regularly brings home surprises for his owner Chelsea Taylor, including a live rabbit earlier this week. Seamus has his own Instagram account where Chelsea charts his adventures, but she said he had “outdone himself” with his most recent surprise. Chelsea sha...

Police in Montrose have warned local businesses of a spike in cases of fake cash being used in the area to buy goods

It has been designed to end the current “blame-game system” between track and train operators. Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps It has sparked a row with the Scottish Government, which earlier this year revealed plans to nationalise train services north of the border by March 2022 and says it was not consulted on the GBR project. Getting Aberdeenshire back on track Aberdeen-based train driver Jordan Jack launched the Campaign for North-East Rail (CNER) at the start of April to ...