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Summer of play planned for Highland children and young people Updated: May 20, 2021, 7:16 pm © Sandy McCook/DCT Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A summer of fun is being planned for children and young people across the north to help improve connectivity. Highland Council is collaborating with school and agency partners to deliver a programme of activities during the summer. Work to identify priority chi...

The Western Isles Lottery Team has given Stornoway horse statue Miss Porter some much-needed tender loving care plus her own coachman

A Tory MP has claimed the north-east oil and gas sector can be at the forefront of a renewables revolution, sparking backlash.

Long-serving SNP minister and Highland MSP Fergus Ewing was a permanent presence in government since Alex Salmond took the party to power 14 years ago - but he starts the new Holyrood session on the back benches after a reshuffle by Nicola Sturgeon.

By David Duguid, UK Government Minister for Scotland 19/05/2021, 5:45 am Updated: 19/05/2021, 8:43 am © SYSTEM The United Kingdom is on a journey towards net zero emissions and it will take nothing less than a green industrial revolution to get us there. Key is taking the oil and gas industry along with us every step of the way, for this pivotal sector – which has delivered prosperity to the North East of Scotland and beyond for generations – has skills and technology to keep it at ...

Play is such an important part of childhood, and is key for development in kids, writes Jamie Murray of Childline Aberdeen.

Updated: May 19, 2021, 5:54 pm © SYSTEM Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up New litter posters being introduced in Aberdeenshire have provoked fury amongst residents due to some “offensive” wording. Aberdeenshire Council commissioned the posters which are emblazoned with Don’t Be a Tosser Take Your Litter Home and Pick Up Your Poo Don’t Be a Tosser. After they posted this news online, it provoked an...

Police hunt for missing Inverness man Allan Muir © Supplied by Police Scotland Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Allan Muir was last seen at 7.30am on Sunday. The 54-year-old is known to frequent the Inverness city centre area. He is described as being 5ft 10ins, of medium build with long dark hair, short brown beard and brown eyes. He has a local accent. When last seen he was wearing black shoes, black j...

Updated: May 19, 2021, 1:39 pm © Supplied by Moray Council Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Eggs will be taken out of nests by Moray Council in a bid to stop gulls nesting on roofs at Pilmuir Primary School in Forres, and the surrounding area. A map shows the area to be targeted in the one-year pilot project costing close to £5000. © Supplied The map of the area to be targeted by the scheme. Forres cou...

Man arrested after police raid car garage in Dundee © James Simpson/DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A 38-year-old man has been arrested at a business in Dundee as part of an investigation into alleged fraudulent activity. Two police units were situated at the Jute, Jam & Journalism building on Charleston Drive at around 11am on Wednesday. A spokesman for the force confirmed the man was arrested at ...