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Dundee car salesman retires after 43 years and 11,000 vehicles sold © Paul Reid A Dundee man who has sold more than 11,000 cars over four decades in the motor trade is retiring today. Ray Smith has been a stalwart of the Arnold Clark garage on the city’s Kingsway for the past 23 years. He started his career in 1978 with Ron Hutcheson Motors, which was taken over by Arnold Clark in 1989. Dundee car salesman Ray Smith is retiring after 43 years. Now the 67-year-old has decided it is time to ca...

By James Simpson and Steven Rae May 6 2021, 6.02pm © James Simpson/DCT Media Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Three youths have been charged after a vehicle fire caused a car to “burst into flames”. A major police operation was launched after the car “exploded” near Myreton of Claverhouse Farm around 3.30pm. Several police u...

Popular Aberdeenshire farmers market returns with new stalls © Supplied by Weber Shandwick An Aberdeenshire town is set to welcome its first farmers market of the year later this month. The Chapelton farmers market will take place on Sunday May 23, paving the way for a variety of seasonal events set to take place over the summer. Hosted in the town’s Burgess Park, the  market is typically held four times a year and it is hoped that the easing lockdown restrictions will help make this year�...

Police crackdown on unroadworthy farming vehicles as 17 drivers are charged Updated: May 6, 2021, 1:52 pm © Supplied by Police Scotland Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Police in the north-east are cracking down on unroadworthy farming vehicles. Over the past three days, officers from the road policing unit have stopped 63 agricultural vehicles like tractors. They have checked them over to make sure they...

By Readers Letters © Shutterstock / Olena Yakobchuk After reading the letter from Don McKay of Torry on May 3 regarding “Sight restored thanks to NHS”, I’m afraid I have to comment on a totally different story, but let me say from the start that the NHS are doing a fantastic job. I had a glaucoma operation in August 2019 and I was told I needed a cataract op which would be done in March-April 2020. Unfortunately, lockdown happened and my op was cancelled. In September 2020 I was ca...

Our Aberdeen: Gardening scenes always evergreen © Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums Collection As the weather gradually improves, many of us will be thinking of exercising our green fingers once again and getting active in the garden. Gardening has increased in popularity during the pandemic and can be very beneficial for physical and mental health. Spending time in nature is therapeutic and concentrating on planting seeds or simply hoeing a patch of ground can help us to switch off from our wo...

North-east man aims to climb Bennachie 17 times in less than 48 hours Updated: May 6, 2021, 6:22 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 attempting to climb the height of Mount Everest to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Luke Mackie, from Inverurie, will take 17 consecutive trips up and down Bennachie in less than 48 hours. The 20-year-old decided to raise...

Moray woman who faked robbery sentenced to unpaid work By David Love Updated: 06/05/2021, 5:09 pm © DCT Media Karen Main at Inverness Sheriff Court A credit card company employee who faked a robbery to cover up her embezzlement has been sentenced to unpaid work and a curfew. Inverness Sheriff Court heard on Thursday that Karen Main had owed a lot of money and targeted a large number of customers by fraudulently issuing loans. In total, the 49-year-old embezzled £23,000 of company funds....

Rail engineer calls for ScotRail fleet involved in Stonehaven crash to be scrapped Updated: 05/05/2021, 8:42 am © PRESS AND JOURNAL A rail engineer has called for the type of train involved in the tragic Stonehaven derailment to be scrapped amid safety concerns. Gareth Dennis has said the high speed trains, known as HSTs, are based on an outdated 50-year-old design that should no longer be used as they offer a lack of protection compared to modern designs. Mr Dennis, speaking to The Scotsman, ...

Updated: 05/05/2021, 5:15 pm © Jason Hedges/DCT Media Pupils and families in Moray are being urged to do their part to curb a surge in Covid cases that has gripped the region. More than a quarter of students at the 1,000-pupil Elgin Academy have been required to self-isolate in recent weeks after 48 positive coronavirus cases were associated with the school. These cases have been confirmed since April 14, with many pupils accessing remote learning during this period. The current outbreak has b...