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Oxfam stores in the north and north-east of Scotland appeal for volunteers ahead of reopening © Nick Ansell/PA Wire Oxfam stores in the north and north-east of Scotland are appealing for volunteers ahead of re-opening on Monday 26 April. Stores are braced for a significant number of donations due to lockdown clear-outs and unwanted Christmas gifts. Oxfam is appealing for more volunteers to help deal with the anticipated surge in donations. The charity is experiencing a shortage of volunteers i...

Updated: April 21, 2021, 1:28 pm © Supplied by Uist Sea Tours 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 The remains of a giant spine found on a beach in South Uist have led to speculation that it could be that of the Loch Ness Monster. Polly Burns shared an image, taken by her sister Hannah, on social media of the huge spine on...

Plans to improve mental health and wellbeing services in Tayside have been launched with an online event.

Updated: 21/04/2021, 3:25 pm © Supplied Plans to build a new Morrisons supermarket in Banff’s Canal Park are going to public consultation. However, a large portion of the area is common good land and the communities of Banff, Macduff and the surrounding area must first be consulted on selling it off. If they give permission, Aberdeenshire Council has to go to court to be permitted to sell it to Morrisons. Canal Park Canal Park area being proposed for sale. The development would involve the c...

Updated: April 21, 2021, 1:32 pm © Supplied by DCT Photographers/NH 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 An NHS health boss said people taking the recommended two lateral flow tests before travelling will help protect the island communities. As of Monday, April 26, travel between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Irela...

Justine Mitchell: Why family told dad Eddie Thompson not to buy Dundee United and how she rebuilt her life after losing father and husband in space of three days © Supplied by Canva Eddie Thompson’s family tried to talk him out of his purchase of Dundee United in 2002, his daughter Justine Mitchell has revealed. At one stage Justine owned a third of the club and was the only female director in the Scottish Premier League. She was responsible for setting up Dundee United’s women’s team an...

The team behind new creative social market, STAXX, have organised a street food event later this month to raise funds for its build.

Man denies murdering ScotRail worker Clifford Anderson at his home in Aberdeen by Reporter © Submitted Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A man has denied murdering a Scotrail worker at his home in Aberdeen. David Bain is accused of killing Clifford Anderson at a property in Jasmine Terrace, Aberdeen on August 23 last year. Prosecutors claim the 60 year-old suffered blunt force injuries to his head a...

Former coaching inn beautifully transformed into lovely Highland home by Jacqueline Wake Young © Supplied by Galbraith Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up It takes imagination to see past boarded-up windows and picture the wonderful home a property could become. But Phil Gregory and his wife Alison did just that when they first looked at Drummond Arms in Evanton, Easter Ross, seven years ago. Now no i...

Police carry out speed checks in two north-east communities Updated: April 21, 2021, 9:21 am © Supplied by Police Scotland Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Officers have been undertaking speed checks in two north-east communities. Police have responded to concerns from residents in Rhynie and Huntly regarding the standard of driving in the area. Constables Bell and Douglass from Huntly Community Policing...