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Police hunt man in 20s who used fake notes in Aviemore Updated: May 11, 2021, 9:53 am © Shutterstock / kamui29 Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Police are trying to trace a man in his 20s who is believed to have attempted to use fake cash in Aviemore. The man, described as being in his early 20s, is said to have made a number of attempts to pass the counterfeit currency in the town yesterday. Police have...

© Shutterstock Feed There is as much pressure on Raith Rovers as Dundee in this week’s crunch Premiership play-off. That’s the opinion of Dens Park manager James McPake as he gears up for the biggest few days of his short managerial career. The two East coast sides are the only two Championship promotion hopefuls remaining after over eight months of action. And they face each other at Stark’s Park on Wednesday ahead of the return leg at Dens on Saturday with the prize a place in the fina...

New rapid Covid testing sites are up-and-running for asymptomatic people in Moray Updated: May 12, 2021, 8:18 am © JASPERIMAGE Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Seven new rapid testing sites have opened in Moray in a desperate attempt to tackle the spread of Covid-19. NHS Grampian has now rolled out further testing sites and is encouraging residents to go along, even if they are not showing the common sym...

© Steve MacDougall/DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A community testing site for people who do not have symptoms of Covid-19 will be based in the car park of the Red House Hotel in Coupar Angus. The mobile testing van will visit Coupar Angus every Thursday for the next six weeks, beginning on May 13. The additional mobile testing van will be available for anyone living or working in the Coupar Angus...

Drug trafficker found with £733,000 of ecstasy in Aberdeen flat jailed for six years By Dave Finlay Updated: May 11, 2021, 5:01 pm © Police Scotland Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A drug trafficker who ran a distribution depot for a major Class A drug supply operation from an Aberdeen flat has been jailed for six years and three months on Tuesday. Scott Roddie, 29, paid the bulk of the rent on t...

Shetland beats competition to host Tall Ships Races in 2023 Updated: 11/05/2021, 11:45 am © Ryan Leith/Shetland Islands Council Tall ships will sail into Lerwick Harbour again after Shetland has been selected to host the spectacular races for a third time. Previously Shetland was chosen to host the event in 1999 and 2011. The other locations announced today are Den Helder in the Netherlands, Hartlepool and Fredrikstad in Norway. Ships will be in Lerwick from July 26-29. The bid, prepared by Sh...

Man airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following two-vehicle crash near Banff Updated: May 11, 2021, 6:47 pm © Supplied by SCAA Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A man was flown to hospital with serious injuries following a two-vehicle crash near Banff. Emergency services were called out to the B9025 Aberchirder to Turriff road this afternoon to deal with the incident. Two vehicles were involved ...

Valley of voices tell the stories of Hoy in new podcast series © Supplied by Hoy Heritage Centre 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 There’s no better way to learn about a place than from locals, even when you can’t actually be there. Island voices from the past and present are helping people learn more about a part o...

© Supplied by Hebridean Whale and 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 A marine conservation charity fears a huge multinational military exercise off the north and west coast will have a significantly greater impact this year on whales, dolphins and porpoises. Exercise Joint Warrior, the largest military exercise in Europe...

© Mhairi Edwards Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up With coronavirus restrictions due to be lifted further next week, many in Dundee are considering what they will do with their new-found freedom. The First Minister announced on Tuesday that, from May 17, people will be able to visit friends and family in their own homes, in limited numbers. Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. She also confirmed that p...