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Vandals slammed for scrawling Swastika symbols on Tory election signs Updated: April 30, 2021, 1:39 pm © Supplied by Scottish Conservativ Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A Holyrood hopeful has vowed he will not be silenced after vandals sprayed swastika signs on Conservative election signs in Deeside. Alexander Burnett, who is hoping to retain his Aberdeenshire West and Kincardine seat next week, descri...

Kirriemuir events venue hosts first pop-up cafe of the year as bars and restaurants reopen their doors Updated: April 30, 2021, 4:04 pm © Supplied Following on from the success of their pop-up cafes and artisan makers’ markets at the end of last year Rottal Steading will be firing up the coffee machine and ovens once again this weekend. As restaurants and cafes across the nation have been opening their doors once again after the coronavirus lockdown, the team at Rottal Steading have said the...

SPONSORED: Check out local businesses reopening on this interactive map! By Sponsored content © DC Thomson Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up It’s been a long slog, but we have made it out of lockdown, and so have your local businesses! From shops, restaurants and bars to hairdressers, gyms and galleries, they are all ready to welcome you back. So to celebrate their reopening earlier this week, Th...

How a Dundee pub is trying to give customers a taste of the Italian Riviera © Gareth Jennings/DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A Dundee pub owner has managed to bring his own little Italy to a popular area of the city after the easing of restrictions on hospitality. Andrew McMahon opened his Aperol Spritz bar in part of the car park at West Port, across from his pub the West House, on Monday to welc...

Fife police car involved in road traffic collision A Police Scotland vehicle was involved in a road traffic collision in Fife on Friday. The incident took place just after 2pm on Main Street in Lumphinnans, Fife, with some disruption to traffic in the area as a result. The road, which leads to Lochgelly, was understood to be passable a short time after the incident, according to locals. No injuries were sustained as a result of the two-vehicle crash, a force spokesperson told The Courier. A Pol...

By Ana Da Silva and Chris MacLennan 30/04/2021, 5:13 pm Updated: 30/04/2021, 6:22 pm © Supplied by DCT Media The bleak weather outlook for this bank holiday weekend will not dampen plans for many across the north and north-east – with some establishments completely booked for all four days. Friday marks the starts of the first weekend of hospitality restrictions easing after four long months of lockdown. With that, many hoteliers and publicans have been getting ready to offer up a sem...

Fife Police laughing gas discovery prompts fears of increase antisocial behaviour By Alasdair Clark and Matteo Bell April 30, 2021, 5:15 pm © Scott Baxter/DC Thomson Police have warned people not to “over-indulge” at pubs this weekend whilst officers shared fears of increased antisocial behaviour in Kirkcaldy after laughing gas was discovered last week. Police have set out additional patrols this weekend across Tayside and Fife, warning that they “will not hesitate to use our enfo...

Friday court round-up — Aggressive mooning, swords and hammers By Crime and Courts Team April 30, 2021, 7:00 pm © DCT Media Agressive mooning A Fife man will be sentenced after admitting mooning “in a manner which would likely cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm” in Cowdenbeath. John Greechan, 31, of the town’s Blamey Crescent admitted acting in a threatening or abusive manner in Stenhouse Street on August 7. At Dunfermline Sheriff Court, he pled guilty to shouting...

First for Kinross Beaver who bagged 36 badges in lockdown Updated: April 30, 2021, 1:35 pm © Scouts Scotland A Kinross Beaver Scout used lockdown to earn 36 badges, one of the thousands who collectively volunteered some 450,000 hours since March 2020. Scouts Scotland have shared Finn’s story to highlight the organisation’s work during the coronavirus pandemic, which they say proves they are ‘never more needed’. As well as 12,000 online meetings, Scouts across the country have earned 14...

TJ Hughes: Dundee department store fails to reopen after lockdown restrictions eased © James Simpson/DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up One of Dundee’s biggest department stores has failed to reopen after lockdown restrictions eased this week. TJ Hughes, which took over the former British Home Stores site in the Wellgate Shopping Centre in 2018, has remained in darkness since Monday. The Liverpool-b...