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Updated: 01/05/2021, 11:14 am © Supplied by Chris Summer ‘Unacceptable’ anti-social behaviour in the Torry area of Aberdeen has forced the 59 service to stop running after 6pm. Bus operators Stagecoach confirmed the move was taken to “protect their key worker drivers” and apologised to local residents for the disruption. The firm also said they are seeking to identify those responsible for the incidents and restore the service as soon as possible. Stagecoach hope to resume the service ...

Jennifer Johnstone was joined by parents Ann and Jim for lunch in Inverness’s La Tortilla restaurant. Miss Johnstone said: “I’m really only out here because my parents are visiting and I haven’t seen them in nine months. “But it’s really great to get out and see other people around the place. It’s getting a buzz about it again.” Mr Johnstone said: “Everywhere has been quite insistent on the track and trace, so it is feeling really very safe.” Mrs Johnstone continued: “I wa...

Updated: May 1, 2021, 10:36 am © SNS Group Jason Cummings celebrates in Dumfries. Sometimes the best things in life aren’t about how you get there but more about when you arrive. And Dundee have timed their peak in the league season to perfection, bypassing their rivals at the final hurdle to finish in second spot. For the Dark Blues have only found themselves in second place after one matchday this term – matchday 27, the final one. In fact, you have to go all the way back to matchday two...

Photographer captures incredible images of Orca off north-east coast Updated: May 1, 2021, 7:34 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 Nick Collins took this series of images off the coast of Newtonhill yesterday evening. The eight-orca pod was seen travelling north, with others reportedly spotting them off  Newburgh a couple of hours later. Picture by Nick Collins Nick said: “...

Amber Lights: Whisky on the rise again in USA © Shutterstock / Krisamorn For brilliant recipes, the best of local produce, fresh ideas and insight, subscribe to our weekly Food and Drink Newsletter. Thank you for signing up to our Food and Drink Newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Brian Townsend takes a look at a whisky rennaisance taking place on the other side of the Atlantic. America is in the midst of a great whisky renaissance with countless small, ar...

McGhie outside Dundee Sheriff Court Sheriff Gregory Murray interrupted the Crown’s narrative of the facts and ordered reports on the 27-year-old, who has a previous conviction for a racially aggravated offence from 2011. He said: “I have only heard a little of the narration but what I have heard doesn’t make me think a great deal of you.” George Floyd was killed by arresting officer Derek Chauvin, who knelt on his neck: Photo by Shutterstock Fiscal depute Carrie-Anne Mackenzie had revea...

Dundee mum, whose reaction to heavy periods medication led to stroke at 28, welcomes major new study © Supplied by Lucy Caldecourt, str A Dundee mum-of-two, who suffered a stroke at the age of just 28 after an allergic reaction to medication for heavy periods, is backing Stroke Association’s funding of vital Covid-19 research. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic there have been widespread reports of adults with the virus also having strokes. Stroke Association’s world-first study into...

Forth to host major military exercise with warships, submarines and aircraft next week © UK Ministry of Defence Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Vessels for one of the largest military exercises of its kind are expected to arrive in Fife next week. Warships, submarines, military personnel and aircraft will take part in the multinational exercise. Exercise Strike Warrior will be staged off the north coast of S...

A north-east fish and chip shop owner went 'on the road' to serve up his award-winning offering to the cast of the Outlander TV series.

Emergency services have closed a road just outside Forfar after an accident on Friday morning where a car collided with a telegraph pole.