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Beer gardens near me: Interactive map shows pubs reopening across Tayside and Fife by David Wren and James Simpson April 20, 2021, 12:49 pm Updated: April 20, 2021, 1:44 pm © Supplied by Clarke Cooper / DCT After four long months of lockdown, where socialising has been restricted to walks in the park and zoom calls, beer gardens in Dundee, Angus, Perthshire and Fife have finally been given the green light to reopen. And The Evening Telegraph has composed the perfect guide to some of the...

Million of pounds could be spent on improving fire safety at Dundee multis © SYSTEM Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up New plans could see millions of pounds spent on improving fire safety measures in multis across Dundee. Councillors will be asked at the Neighbourhood Services Committee next Monday to approve £4.2 million of fire safety improvements at the blocks of flats. The enhancements will include the in...

Updated: 20/04/2021, 2:01 pm © Supplied by Clarke Cooper / DCT After four long months of lockdown, where socialising has been restricted to walks in the park and zoom calls, beer gardens in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire have finally been given the green light to reopen. And the Evening Express has composed the perfect guide to some of the best beer gardens open for business next Monday. Our interactive map gives you all you need to know – like whether you can take your children and pet dog, or ...

© Supplied by Graham & Sibbald One of Perth’s largest hotels has gone on sale for £1.25 million. The Queens Hotel on Leonard Street closed its doors in March last year after lockdown measures were first brought in. It has remained closed ever since despite restrictions being partially eased last summer. Bosses at the Best Western owned establishment have now decided to put the building on the market. It is being sold through Graham & Sibbald with an asking price of £1.25 million. The eye-c...

Resurfacing works to close streets in Inverness city centre Updated: April 20, 2021, 5:44 pm © Katie Paterson Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Several roads in Inverness will be closed this week for roadworks. Academy Street (forming part of the B865), Inverness, between its junction with the U4128 Margaret Street and its junction with Chapel Street (forming part of the B865). Chapel Street (forming part...

Updated: April 20, 2021, 6:02 pm © Mhairi Edwards An attempted guide dog theft in Dundee has sparked calls for tougher punishments. The crime, which left the blind owner unharmed but upset, has been described as like trying to “steal someone’s eyes”. A woman tried to snatch the dog from the owner’s garden in Foggyley Gardens on Friday. The owner asked not to be named but a relative described it as trying to “steal someone’s eyes”. “We dread to think what could have happened,”...

© Paul Reid Inspired by her day job as a care home operations manager, Jan McGavin from Dundee has published her debut novel. It is a dream come true for Jan – combining much-needed disability representation with the magical world of fantasy fiction. While working for Kennedy Care Group, which has care homes across Angus, Fife and Aberdeenshire, Jan wrote the novel The Stone Dragon. It focuses on the importance of celebrating individuality and accepting our unique differences, as well as pro...

© Shutterstock Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up One of Speyside’s major malt whisky producers could be hit by strikes from next month, after unions launched ballots of their members over a pay freeze imposed by its French owners. Talks between the organisations and Chivas Brothers, through conciliation service Acas, have collapsed. GMB Scotland accused the firm’s owner, Paris-based international wine...

Updated: 19/04/2021, 2:37 pm © Supplied by Graphic made up from Contractors at the scene of the Stonehaven rail disaster ran after hearing a “loud rumbling noise”, a new report has said. After hearing the crash on a bridge above them, Network Rail workers who happened to be there for another purpose tended to injured passengers. They then used their machinery to put water on the flames coming from one of the carriages. They also create a makeshift bridge across the river to help with the e...

University of Dundee staff could strike over pension scheme changes © Supplied by DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Staff at the University of Dundee are being balloted for industrial action to fight off the closure of their pension scheme. The staff members have rejected plans they say will leave some workers 40% worse off in retirement, and lead to “retirement poverty”. Members of Unison will ...