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Only four Covid cases recorded in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire Updated: 27/04/2021, 5:32 pm © Mykola Tys/SOPA Images/Shutterst Just four new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire over the last 24 hours, today’s figures show. The Scottish Government’s daily figures show a total of 13 new cases in NHS Grampian. Three of those were in Aberdeen, one in Aberdeenshire and the rest in Moray. In total, there were 133 new cases recorded across Scotland. That takes Scotlan...

Aberdeen charity awarded £8,500 to support people in poverty © SYSTEM Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up An Aberdeen charity has been awarded £8,500 to provide support for people living with homelessness in the city. Aberdeen Foyer has been granted the funding by Scotmid Co-operative’s Community Connect award scheme. The local charity was one of nine causes across Scotland to receive financial support ...

© Steve MacDougall / DCT Media Railways are still the most romantic form of travel. It’s rare that there are such bittersweet farewells when lovers part on the concourse of a coach station or in a crowded car park. We need the steam, the plaintive whistle, and the waving. The waving from an open window is always good – if dangerous. Railways lines that are no longer in use have a particular place in our hearts. To that end, Perth Theatre and Culture Perth and Kinross have launched a search...

Try out this lush chicken curry pie and firecracker cauliflower fit for a beer garden near you © Supplied by The WeeCOOK Kitchen When it comes to top tier pub grub and a deep-fried side, nothing beats a good pie and battered cauliflower. As more and more people descend on beer gardens which officially reopened yesterday, it’s no surprise they’re not just looking for some delicious drinks, but are hungry for tasty food, too. With some chefs getting back in the kitchen for the first time in ...

© Supplied by Lewis Toshney Lewis Toshney refuses to look back in anger.  As a much-vaunted Celtic product and Scotland under-21 captain, he was considered one of the brightest young defensive prospects in the country when he made his Hoops debut in February 2011.  That, in itself, was a dream come true for the Dundee lad who used to possess a season ticket for Parkhead, roaring on his heroes every second week alongside his Grandad, Dennis, who sadly passed away last year.  Then the injurie...

Tuesday court round-up — Broom threat and heroin stash By Crime and Courts Team April 27 2021, 7.30pm Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up ‘F***ing idiot’ A Fife man, whose home was used as a safe house for a £12k stash of heroin, has been jailed. James Ray, 43, of Denvale Gardens, Kennoway, told officers executing a search warrant, “I’m not taking the rap for that f***ing idiot” after claiming...

Dog rescued from a beach in Turkey settling in well to his new life in Dundee © Kenny Smith / DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A dog who was found injured on a Turkish beach is settling into his new life in Dundee after arriving on Sunday. Bobo, a German Shepherd cross, hadn’t had the best of starts to life before hobbling into the arms of Lianne Hutchinson at a resort in the city of Antalya last ...

Coolio the Caterpillar is just one new flavour The bright green recipe has made its debut in the chillers at the Speyside business this week to welcome customers back to the store. And Coolio is not the only new flavour on the boards with a beer and bacon flavour also on offer. Taste test – beer and bacon-flavoured ice cream Word spread quickly of the fry-up and brewery combination with one customer calling in advance to check when he could taste a scoop. Owner Sheila Gray said: “When I fir...

Jason Cummings: No better feeling than winning promotion says striker as he urges team-mates to make Dundee dream a reality © SNS Group Dundee striker Jason Cummings says there is no better feeling than winning promotion. And he’s urged his Dens Park team-mates to make that a reality this season after securing their place in the Premiership play-offs. Cummings notched his sixth goal of the season as Dundee saw off Raith Rovers at Dens Park on Saturday to set up a final-day battle for second ...

Fife gym owners ready to welcome post-lockdown fitness fans © Cara Forrester/DCT Media Online workouts and Zoom classes have become hugely popular. But with restrictions easing, gyms, fitness fans, personal trainers and owners are eager to get back to business as usual. The fitness industry has had a tough year, trying to adapt to changing restrictions and keeping people motivated along the way. Welcoming people back through the doors is a momentous day as gyms open from Monday April 26 for in...