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Poet Brian Johnstone, who brought Pink Floyd to St Andrews, dies aged 70 Updated: May 10, 2021, 5:15 pm © D C THOMSON & CO LTD 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 Brian Johnstone who brought Pink Floyd to St Andrews University, established himself as an internationally acclaimed poet and was a founder of the StAnza festiv...

Updated: May 10, 2021, 8:06 pm © PRESS AND JOURNAL Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A Lochaber hotel worker who assaulted a number of children over a 10-year period has been jailed for two years at Inverness Sheriff Court today. One of 44-year-old John Cullen’s victims had playdough stuck over their nose and mouth to the danger of life. It was the most serious of the six charges he pleaded guilty to la...

Updated: 10/05/2021, 7:08 pm © Cyril Pecquenard/Shutterstock Chris Martin of Coldplay, one of the acts that will be performing at Live at Worthy Farm. Vue cinema in Aberdeen has announced it will screen an upcoming live-stream concert hosted by Glastonbury Festival. Live at Worthy Farm is a five-hour event featuring spoken-word narrative by special guests and performances on Glastonbury‘s famous stages. The music line-up includes Coldplay, Wolf Alice and Jorja Smith, with other surprise arti...

Historic north-east windmill could be turned into unique family home Updated: May 12, 2021, 2:31 pm © Duncan Harley Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A “nationally significant” north-east windmill could soon be converted into one of the region’s most eye-catching homes. The idea of living inside a windmill may feel like something from the world of fiction, with Camberwick Green’s Windy Miller and ...

Work to replace Stonehaven boardwalk to begin Updated: 10/05/2021, 4:50 pm © Supplied by Aberdeenshire Counci Work to replace Stonehaven’s scenic beach boardwalk will begin next week. The pathway was first installed 20 years ago and has started to show its age, with some of the wooden boards now broken or loose. Aberdeenshire Council has decided to replace the entire boardwalk, and specialist machinery will be used to do the initial groundwork next week. Landscapers will then be drafted in t...

Orca calf spotted off Duncansby Head is part of elusive pod rarely seen Updated: May 10, 2021, 10:06 pm © Supplied by Nick Collins Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Wildlife lovers will be able to keep tabs on an orca calf after it was officially identified as part of an elusive pod. Experts have been keeping an eye out for the calf, which they now know is part of a pod known as the 169s. The group is not...

Inverurie man enjoys fundraising success after climbing Bennachie 17 times in 48 hours Updated: May 10, 2021, 8:06 pm © Supplied by Adrienne Mackie Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A north-east man is celebrating after completing a mammoth challenge to raise money for Cancer Research UK. The 20-year-old, from Inverurie, completed his challenge at 1am on Friday and said he has been overwhelmed by the supp...

Updated: 10/05/2021, 9:54 pm © David McPhee A major road in Aberdeen has reopened after it was closed by an accident involving a motorcyclist. It happened around 5.10pm on Westburn Road. A police spokeswoman said no other vehicles or pedestrians were involved. Westburn Road #Aberdeen is currently closed after a road traffic incident involving a motorcyclist. Motorists are asked to seek alternative routes. Thank you for your patience. pic.twitter.com/xG6qdxK8mV Officers advised drivers to avo...

Charity services restart for deaf and blind people in Dundee and Angus Updated: May 10, 2021, 4:59 pm © Shutterstock / aerogondo2 The charity will start to offer face-to-face appointments Face-to-face services provided by a Dundee and Angus charity for blind and deaf people are set to resume as lockdown restrictions ease. North East Sensory Services (NESS) has re-opened its resource centres in Aberdeen, Dundee and Moray for appointments only, allowing users to see social and rehab workers and ...

Updated: May 10, 2021, 8:50 pm © EVENING EXPRESS Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The biggest single shareholder in FirstGroup is embroiled in a new row over the Aberdeen-based transport giant after previously trying to oust its board. But this time Coast Capital’s beef is not with the company, but rather a union which has accused it of “bandit capitalism” for allegedly trying to block moves to sub...