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Anytime Fitness gym in Elgin has shut down permanently.In a letter circulated to members, the company announced that the premises will not reopen.

Dundee Muslims prepare to celebrate Eid, as Sturgeon and Sarwar send best wishes By Steven Rae and Morag Lindsay May 12 2021, 5.24pm © Gareth Jennings/DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Muslims in Dundee are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr – one of the holiest occasions in the Islamic calendar – under Covid-19 restrictions. Today is the final day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan and...

Family of businessman missing after Dores house fire informed after body is found Updated: 12/05/2021, 3:58 pm © Paul Campbell The family of a well-known Inverness businessman has been informed after a body was found within a fire-hit home in Dores. Terry Glendinning has not been seen since a massive fire broke out at his home last Monday. Four crews battled the flames but due to structural damage investigators were unable to get into the property to search for the 82-year-old. However, police...

© Jason Hedges/DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up All over 18s in Moray are now expected to have been offered their Covid vaccines within the next two weeks. Opening hours at the Fiona Elcock Vaccination Centre have been extended to 10pm to accommodate the faster rollout. NHS Grampian has reported “enormous interest” in the accelerated vaccine rollout in Moray with large queues forming at the...

Airport bar, TGI Fridays and casino announce reopening plans for Aberdeen Updated: 12/05/2021, 11:34 am © Supplied by Aberdeen Internation An Aberdeen bar will reopen on Monday as coronavirus restrictions open up more of the country to travellers. The Northern Lights Lounge opened in 2017 as part of the £20million transformation of Aberdeen International Airport, and staff are looking forward to welcoming diners back. Several new measures – including QR-code menus and table service – have...

© Shutterstock Scientists are developing a system that will combine data on vaccine intake with wastewater testing. The SEPA and Scottish Water project is partnership between the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and Scottish Water It identifies genetic material from the virus in wastewater, pinpointing virus hotspots as they emerge. Professor Rowland Kao: Project may end the misery of lockdown. Professor Rowland Kao, chairman of vet...

Popular Aberdeenshire coastal path shut due to safety fears Updated: May 12, 2021, 4:05 pm © Supplied by Aberdeenshire Counci Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A popular Aberdeenshire coastal path has been shut due to the risk of rockfall. The Sneuk path, which runs between Crovie and Gardenstown, has been shut by the local authority until further notice. This is due to safety fears about large sections o...

Updated: May 11, 2021, 12:05 pm © SNS Group Dundee have plans in place to welcome fans back to their Dens Park home next week, should they make it through to the play-off final. The Scottish Government’s announcement that coronavirus restrictions would move to Level Two next week will allow supporters inside stadiums for the first time in over 14 months. That means both legs of the Premiership play-off final will be allowed to have 500 fans present. So supporters of either Dundee or Raith Ro...

Archaeologists find illegal whisky stills in the north and north-east Updated: May 11, 2021, 10:22 am © PA Archive/Press Association Ima Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Archaeologists have discovered 30 sites used to produce illegal whisky in Aberdeenshire and Wester Ross. The illicit stills found at Mar Lodge and Tor...

BT to move 1,000 staff to multi-million pound Dundee development Updated: May 11, 2021, 3:26 pm © Supplied by BT BT plans to relocate 1,000 Dundee staff to a new multi-million pound development at the rear of Groucho’s record shop. The Courier revealed the ambitious plans to redevelop the vacant city centre site last week. Property development company Crucible (Dundee) Ltd lodged an application for an office, residential and retail project across two buildings on land at Greenmarket, at the ...