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Dundee breast cancer awareness campaign Jog for Jugs smashes past £8000 It has been a busy week for Tayside breast cancer awareness campaign, Jog for Jugs.   Going worldwide Over 500 people from around the world have donated to the campaign, which is raising money for breast cancer charity, CoppaFeel!.  Having reached their second milestone, Becky and her “Titty Committee” from Broughty Ferry have set themselves a new goal of fundraising £18,008, which will all go towards supporting�...

Updated: April 15, 2021, 6:21 pm © Kim Cessford 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 was granted in 2014, but never progressed. In 2018, a bid for 106 house...

Police continue to search for missing pensioner Ronald Kemp Updated: April 14, 2021, 8:11 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 Police are continuing to appeal for help to find a pensioner last seen on his bike on Monday. Ronald Kemp was seen in the Kingsmills Bridge area of Elgin at around 2.20pm on his blue electric bike, which had two saddlebags. The 74-year-old, from Lhanb...

Dundee injury update: Jordan Marshall and Paul McGowan to have scans today © SNS Group Key Dundee men Jordan Marshall and Paul McGowan are having scans today to determine the extent of injuries picked up this week. It is understood McGowan got a kick to the shin in training on Monday but his examination is a precautionary one. However, there is bigger concern over Marshall after he limped off holding his hamstring in Tuesday’s 0-0 draw at Dunfermline. Should worst fears be confirmed, the lef...

Tayside salon owner Charlie Taylor has been a hairdresser for 45 years – but has never known what to do with the mountains of cut hair.

by Reporter Updated: April 14, 2021, 12:13 pm © Michael Traill Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Pupils have urged the council to rethink plans to axe the “best puddings in the world” from their school dinner menu. Aberdeenshire Council has scrapped custard and ice cream from its primary school lunch menus, prompting a backlash from parents and pupils. The authority claims new government legisla...

Demand for divided rooms over open plan after year of lockdown living © Shutterstock Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up More people want to live in Inverness and the Highlands as they re-evaluate their lives in the wake of coronavirus, says Tulloch Homes’ new sales and marketing director Jo McLaren. “Key drivers of the housing market going forward are much greater emphasis on having private outside spa...

Updated: April 14, 2021, 12:46 pm © Gareth Jennings/DCT Media A young dad who had suicidal thoughts after losing his job earlier this year is crediting running with pulling him through the worst times. Reece Balfour, 26, from Fintry, was made redundant from his job as a heating engineer in January, having previously spent five years in the army. Reece admits after losing his job he struggled to get out of bed in the mornings and didn’t know what to do with himself without the day-to-day cons...

Nicola Sturgeon held an unexpected briefing yesterday, April 13, relaxing some Covid restrictions in Scotland early, but when will the next update be?

Spotlight on conservation: Behind the scenes of the new Angus Folk Museum © Mhairi Edwards Brick-and-mortar changes are under way in the Dun Estate’s courtyard, which will house the museum’s collection. Meanwhile, a few miles down the road, the objects themselves are getting dusted off and dolled up for display. In a warehouse in Brechin, NTS project conservator Lyndsay MacKinnon is working behind the scenes to help bring out the best of Angus’s rich social history. But what exactly does...