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Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The north coast of Sutherland is in danger of hosting an unprecedented “wall of  turbines” if proposed wind farms are added to existing and approved ventures, a public local inquiry heard. The probe is into RWE Renewables UK’s planning application to build and operate 13 turbines eight kilometres south of Strathy. The Strathy Wood site lies between SSE’s 33 turbine dev...

Young Dundee actor writes her own way into the history books By Ellen Leslie © Gareth Jennings/DCT Media Former Harris Academy pupil Ava Hickey has created her own digital show that will be shown as part of a new festival for emerging theatre creators. The Four Marys is based around the characters and relationships of Mary Queen of Scots’ four ladies-in-waiting. The Four Marys as a title will be familiar to anyone who saw the work of the late Eddie Small, who presented a play of the sa...

By Readers Letters © Shutterstock / Try_my_best I was told in July 2020 by my optician that I had cataracts in both eyes that needed an operation and they referred me to the eye clinic at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Because of the Covid pandemic, it took a while for me to be assessed which delayed things. I was assessed in September and was booked in for my first operation in January 2021, which was carried out that same month. Then, three months later, I was booked in for my second eye to...

Gull trapped in top floor flat in Banff causes concern across the region Updated: May 3, 2021, 11:43 am © Supplied by Supplied Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A gull has been trapped in a top-floor flat on Banff High Street. The bird was spotted by local residents at the weekend, with concerned passers-by reporting this incident to the Scottish SPCA and the Press and Journal. It was seen to be frantical...

EXCLUSIVE: Shock slave trade link to north-east teacher fund © Shutterstock / Everett Collectio Slave trade profits have been used to give grants to teachers and schools in the north-east for almost two centuries, we can exclusively reveal. The shocking truth behind the origins of the Dick Bequest – which is still issuing financial support in the north-east to this day – has been uncovered by two historians. They now want the next Scottish Government to take a stand and order the remaining...

Man, 32, charged with attempted murder after pedestrian hit by car in Fraserburgh Updated: May 3, 2021, 4:01 pm © Supplied by Google Maps Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A 32-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after pedestrian was hit by a car in Fraserburgh. The man was “struck” by a vehicle in Topping Gardens just after 8pm on Sunday. Police have now confirmed a man is expected to...

PROPERTY: Loch Earn Hotel with 39 bedrooms, 10 moorings and lochside beer garden on sale for just £775,000 © Supplied by Arran Brewing The covid downturn has led a businessman to put a much loved Highland Perthshire hotel on the market. Loch Earn Brewery & Hotel is on sale for offers over £775,000. The historic hotel sits on the shores of Loch Earn in the beautiful village of St Fillans. It features 39 bedrooms, three bars and restaurant areas, and a coffee shop. Its grounds boast breath-tak...

Updated: May 3, 2021, 11:54 am © Supplied by Alex Graham Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The future of a historic Inverness bridge could be secured for the next quarter of a century if councillors this week approve vital funding for repairs. The Infirmary Bridge, dating from 1876, is a popular crossing over the River Ness between Ness Walk and Ness Bank. It supports an average of 40,000 pedestrian cross...

Scottish Election 2021: When results are expected to be called for each constituency © PRESS AND JOURNAL A voter enters a polling station in Inverness. This year’s election night will look like no other – no overnight counts, no swingometers and no early-hours heartache for the candidates. That’s because coronavirus restrictions mean counting will not even begin until Friday morning, when the first batch of constituency results will start being added up. Under Holyrood’s Additional Mem...

Police seize more than 25,000 counterfeit face masks from properties in Aberdeen Updated: 03/05/2021, 5:18 pm © WU HONG/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Police have seized more than 25,000 counterfeit face masks as part of a UK-wide operation. Officers from City of London Police launched an investigation after Border Force received a tip that the fake masks were being shipped from Hong Kong. The first of two batches, both bound for the Granite City, were found at East Midlands Airport and Stanford Le-Hope...