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Fifers are being asked to "Roll Up Your Sleeves" for the Covid-19 vaccination, as the next phase of NHS Fife's vaccination programme gets under way.

Our Aberdeen: Get Away from it all With James McBey by Mandy Smith, Museum Assistant 21/04/2021, 5:13 pm © Philip Astley Although lockdown restrictions may have frustrated our natural desire to “get away from it all”, recent announcements suggest that holidays and travel may become part of our lives once again. To whet your appetite, let’s escape to some exotic destinations with local artist James McBey. McBey (1883-1959) was an Aberdeenshire-born etcher, draughtsman and painter. ...

Wednesday court round-up — Speed, dope and a bogus workman who preyed on vulnerable OAPs in Fife by Crime and Courts Team April 21 2021, 7.30pm © DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Speed and cannabis A Fife man was pursued by police through the East Neuk of Fife and eventually caught with cannabis. The 21-year-old accelerated away, speeding into Crail above the 30mph limit. Hutchison was behi...

Broughty Ferry beer garden rejected after 25 objections © D C Thomson Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A beer garden at a popular Broughty Ferry pub has been refused by Dundee councillors. In total 25 letters of objection were received, including one from Broughty Ferry Community Council. A spokesperson for the pub said today they were “disappointed but not surprised” at the ruling, and questioned why the...

Wednesday court round-up — Speed, dope and a bogus workman who preyed on vulnerable OAPs in Fife by Crime and Courts Team April 21, 2021, 7:30 pm Updated: April 21, 2021, 8:14 pm © DCT Media Speed and cannabis A Fife man was pursued by police through the East Neuk of Fife and eventually caught with cannabis. The 21-year-old accelerated away, speeding into Crail above the 30mph limit. Hutchison was behind the wheel of a friend’s car and although he claimed at the time he had taken ou...

Updated: 21/04/2021, 6:02 pm © Supplied by IWC Media/ BBC Scotl The granite city and its rural surroundings will feature on Scotland’s Home of the Year as the programme returns to our TV screens tonight in search of the country’s prettiest properties. In the third episode of the show’s third series, judges will turn their focus to the east of Scotland this evening, showing viewers behind the doors of two very different Aberdeen homes. First up, interior designer Anna Campbell-Jones, arch...

by Kezia Dugdale © Supplied by Courier artist I’ve not left Fife in six months. There’s a sentence I never thought I’d say. In fact, I’ve barely left Markinch. Life is a little slower for me these days, but it’s also richer. I have a newfound love of gardening and these column inches could yet be filled with reasons as to why Monty Don should be Prime Minister. Vote Monty Don. By July, I’ll have spent two years at the University of Glasgow both teaching social policy and mak...

North-east gin firm bags £80K export deal with US drinks retailer in first step to sending spirit globally © DCT Media The owners of premium Aberdeenshire gin firm, The Teasmith, are raising a glass after securing a six-figure sum as their first export deal. Husband and wife team Nick and Emma Smalley, who live in Udny, Aberdeenshire, have spoken of their delight at bagging a significant deal with the USA’s biggest independent wine retailer. Creating their gin in 2016, The Teasmith, which i...

© Supplied by Steven Sinclair Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Scotland should look abroad for measures to combat dirty camping, according to our readers. A number of well-travelled local residents spoke to us about their concerns, including the suggestion that Scotland could follow Portugal and ban wild camping if problems aren’t resolved. ‘In New Zealand it’s well-managed’ The trip of a lifetime to ...

Updated: April 20, 2021, 11:16 am © Supplied by Jaki Pickett Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A fish and chip shop in the Black Isle has appealed to the Scottish Government after the Highland Council refused planning permission for a Batman-style call light. Jaki Pickett applied for permission use her powerful spotlight to promote her takeaway in the village of Muir of Ord. However, council planners re...