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How Micky Mellon won big in the Scottish Cup after going all-in with Dundee United selection gamble © SNS Group Fortune favoured the brave at Pittodrie. When Micky Mellon fielded a vastly altered, youthful side for Dundee United’s Premiership fixture at Kilmarnock on Wednesday evening, he was opening himself up to the slings and arrows of criticism. The Dundee United boss maintains he picked a team which he believed could win at Rugby Park, yet it would be churlish to suggest that selecting ...

By Court Reporter Updated: April 26, 2021, 2:15 pm © PRESS AND JOURNAL Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A man who beat a dog over the head with a shovel in a “brutal and violent attack” has been jailed for eight months. Bono the Labrador was left with broken teeth and there was blood on the walls after William Allan’s attack, Inverness Sheriff Court heard. As Sheriff Eilidh Macdonald imprison...

Police warn that labour exploitation can happen in all areas of Scotland and urge residents to report any suspicious activities

Elgin Academy shut to everyone today after late notification of Covid tests Updated: April 26, 2021, 10:21 am © PRESS AND JOURNAL Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Elgin Academy has been shut to everyone today following the late reporting of Covid tests. Now, it has been shut for the whole day, so that health officials can complete test and trace procedures. Many of the students take lateral flow tests on...

Angus first for UK shore-to-ship medi-drone delivery trials Updated: April 26, 2021, 9:26 am © Shutterstock / dreamnikon Angus is to host the first UK trials of shore-to-ship medical supply drone deliveries which could see Covid-19 test kits flown offshore. Montrose Port will this week stage the inaugural trials in the Project MediDrone initiative. If successful, it could see drones become a common sight at ports and over the sea. They could open up the opportunity for Covid-19 tests and other...

Power cut in Dyce knocks out traffic signals on the Aberdeen bypass Updated: April 26, 2021, 2:48 pm © PA Archive/Press Association Ima Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A power cut in Dyce has wreaked havoc with the traffic signals on the AWPR. They have been reported as being knocked out by a loss of supply in the Dyc...

Updated: April 26, 2021, 10:55 am © Mhairi Edwards Nobody knows better than Elaine Woods the benefits of healthy feet. And now the foot health practitioner, who runs Heal ’n Toes in Broughty Ferry, will offer her services for free to some of Dundee’s most vulnerable. From the middle of May, when she can begin operating fully after lockdown restrictions are eased, Elaine will be working with the Eagles Wings Trust to help those most in need of treatment. Foot Health Practitioners Nuala Doug...

Dame Evelyn Glennie announced as ambassador for charity behind Big Noise Torry © Supplied by Sistema Scotland Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A world-famous percussionist has been named as the ambassador for a charity that transforms young lives through music. Dame Evelyn Glennie, who is originally from Methlick, near Ellon, is the world’s premier solo percussionist. She has today been announced as am...

PROPERTY: Beautiful riverfront home on banks of Tay at Kinfauns with 6.5 acres of land on sale for £330,000 © Supplied by Simple Approach A wonderful modernised cottage on the banks of the Tay has come on the market for just £330,000. Tayblick is located on the shore of the Tay near Kinfauns. The only house in the area to lie on the far side of the Dundee to Perth railway line and have direct access to the river, it’s reached by a level crossing and then a long dirt road, offering tremendo...

The Hunter Foundation and Children in Need pledge £2m to help vulnerable Tayside kids Updated: April 26, 2021, 10:03 am © DC Thomson BBC Children in Need and The Hunter Foundation have committed £2 million in supporting children in Tayside and East Ayrshire in the care system. The funding will be released in partnership with each of the councils, building on work already undertaken with Dundee City Council and East Ayrshire Council. Perth and Kinross and Angus councils will also benefit from...