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Updated: May 14, 2021, 7:57 pm © Supplied by NHS Fife. NHS Fife are warning of six weeks potential noise and vibration disruption at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy. It comes as building work gathers pace on the construction of a new £33m Elective Orthopaedic Centre at the hospital site Piling works for the new facility require steel rods to be inserted into the ground to ensure a strong foundation before the next stage of the construction of the building can commence. The new £33m Elective O...

Updated: May 14, 2021, 8:25 pm © Supplied by Supplied Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Peterhead residents took matters into their own hands by drawing explicit images around deep potholes on the town’s Victoria Road. The potholes were defaced with explicit drawings and writing, politely telling the council to get the problem sorted as soon as they can. They were posted on social media this morning, wi...

Updated: 14/05/2021, 8:24 pm © Supplied by Supplied Peterhead residents took matters into their own hands by drawing explicit images around deep potholes on the town’s Victoria Road. The potholes were defaced with explicit drawings and writing, politely telling the council to get the problem sorted as soon as they can. They were posted on social media this morning, with the vandalism done at some point last night. Within hours of the potholes being highlighted, Aberdeenshire Council sent out...

75-year-old magician climbing Bennachie every day in May for charity Updated: May 14, 2021, 8:09 pm © Supplied by Ben Riddell Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A 75-year-old magician is climbing Bennachie every day in May – declaring “I am fighting fit and up for a challenge.” Neil McArthur, from Moneymusk, is climbing Bennachie every day in May to raise money for charity. Thee pensioner has taken o...

Nancy Wilson obituary: Family ties to pupil’s gift Carnoustie dinner lady kept until her dying day © DC Thomson Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up When former Carnoustie dinner lady Nancy Wilson died, a bracelet and card were found among her possessions in her care home room. They had been given to her almost 50 years before by a girl who was leaving Kinloch School after completing primary seven. The touching...

Plans for Covid testing centre to be installed at Union Square Updated: 14/05/2021, 9:45 pm © PRESS AND JOURNAL Plans have been lodged to install a Covid testing centre in Aberdeen’s Union Square. Private Covid-19 screening company Cignpost Diagnostics has applied for a building warrant to build the testing hub on the ground floor of the shopping centre. If accepted, it will be in unit 15, which is where jewelers Rox used to be located before it closed permanently. The building warrant state...

Updated: 15/05/2021, 11:19 am © Supplied by Robert Gordon Univer An art student determined to showcase the talents of artists outwith the “big city” is launching an outdoor exhibition. Weavers, florists and an array of other talent will show off their skills at AB53 Creatives at Delgatie Castle in Turriff. Megan Thores, a final year student from the Robert Gordon University’s Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen, came up with the idea following the success of her podcast of the same name, ...

New gateway and roundabout for Oban under £640,000 improvement plans Updated: May 14, 2021, 2:27 pm © Supplied by Link Housing Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up More than half a million pounds will be ploughed into the creation of a special gateway and a new roundabout outside Oban. The new infrastructure will serve a 300-house development currently under construction at Dunbeg. Argyll and Bute Council�...

Offers over £65,000: Aberdeen flat has been a perfect first home for Harper-Leigh Updated: 14/05/2021, 11:37 am © Supplied by Burnett & Reid LLP For first-time buyers, stepping onto the property ladder is such an exciting milestone. A lot of people look forward to becoming interior style gurus and getting stuck into some DIY, while others are keen to touch up on some everyday skills, such as cooking and housekeeping. Nevertheless, few feelings match that of making a home your own, which is so...

TikTok hack: Make lip-smacking garlic mayonnaise in only a minute Updated: 14/05/2021, 12:56 pm © Shutterstock / nadianb In part of a new series, Brian Stormont followed a foodie’s recipe on TikTok and made garlic mayonnaise in 60 seconds. The social media app TikTok is full of people doing lots of funny, interesting and, at times, incredible things. But hidden among the comedy sketches and dance routines are some talented foodies showing off some really cool hacks for making tasty dishes an...