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Updated: April 15, 2021, 12:53 pm © Supplied by Scottish SPCA Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A horse rescued from a housing estate is settling into his new, greener home in the north-east. Elvis was handed over to the Scottish SPCA after being found in a housing scheme when his owner could no longer take care of him. The 10-year-old was taken to the charity’s animal rescue and rehoming centre at Drum...

by Crime and Courts Team April 15, 2021, 7:30 pm © DCT Media Dog kill threat A spurned boyfriend who threatened to kill his former partner’s pet dog has been ordered to stay away from her for five years. Nicholas Marshall, 39, has been made the subject of a non-harassment order, which bans him from having any contact with his ex. Perth Sheriff Court was told Marshall also threatened to murder her and her new partner on April 7 2020. Marshall, of Royston Road, Glasgow, admitted sending...

© Matthew Nigel/Shutterstock Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Over breakfast, I am reading about  two bereaved families. One is royal but I am drawn to the other: a woman with elderly parents, both of whom wanted control over their own deaths. No ventilators; no heroics. Catherine Deveney At first I skim read because, truthfully, I am not in the frame of mind to absorb the sadness, but the writer reels ...

© Press Association/PA Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Dundee families are being urged to keep supporting safety guidelines as pupils return to the classroom full-time after the Easter break on Monday. It is the first time since before the Christmas holiday that the vast majority of Dundee pupils will be back in school for lessons. Following the return of nursery and primary children from February, secondary...

© SYSTEM Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Emergency services attended a major lorry fire in Dundee on Thursday morning. Fire officers, police and an incident unit from Edinburgh were on the scene as the blaze engulfed an HGV and trailer just off the A90 near to the Claverhouse roundabout. Police sealed off the Jackmartin Way while firefighters tackle the blaze. It is understood nobody was injured. A spokesman...

Pupils at Elgin Academy self-isolating after positive Covid case confirmed © PRESS AND JOURNAL The school has written to all parents to inform them about the case. Pupils only returned full-time to the secondary school on Monday following the lockdown and Easter holidays. Any student that came into close contact with the positive Covid case has been asked to self-isolate. Covid in schools Elgin Academy will remain open in the meantime. The school has worked closely with NHS Grampian’s Health...

Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Developers face a knockback for an 80-house Forfar scheme which planners say doesn’t respect the popular historic core path running through it. The Rosie roadie has been used by generations of locals as a dog walking route and lovers’ lane. It runs between Arbroath and Montrose Roads at the east end of the town. Permission for more than 60 new homes on the undulating land w...

Stevie Campbell: Dundee United proteges Ryan Gauld and John Souttar are Scotland Euro 2020 contenders © SNS Group The ex-head of youth at Tannadice helped develop Ryan Gauld and John Souttar as youngsters. Ryan Gauld has been awarded the Primeira Liga Goal of the Month award for his stunning flick against Santa Clara. ������������������ And now that the Farense star’s close friend Souttar has returned from injury with Hearts, he could yet figure in Steve C...

Missing mother and son could be in Aberdeen Updated: April 15, 2021, 9:33 pm © Dorset Police / PA Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Police in Dorset are appealing for information to locate a missing mother and son who they believe could be in Aberdeen. Malgorzata Jarecka was reported missing around 6.45pm on Wednesday after she was not at her home as expected, with concerns raised for her welfare. Police ...

Location key as elegant Moray family home snapped up © Supplied Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Depending on where you live in the north of Scotland, houses are either being snapped up quickly, or taking slightly longer than in previous years, to find new owners. Moray falls into the first category, with desirable properties selling very quickly. A great example of this is Wallfield House – an elegant...