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The SNP’s newest MSP has said concerns that accusations against her predecessor Mark McDonald could have impacted the party’s majority were “not something that crossed my mind”. Jackie Dunbar, an Aberdeen City councillor who will keep that role until the next local election, won the Aberdeen Donside seat in the Scottish Parliament in the second result announced on Friday. Taking 18,514 votes – a 51.6% share – she beat Conservative Harriet Cross and Labour’s Heather Herbert, who secured 9,488 votes and 5,505 respectively. Mr McDonald won the seat for the SNP five years ago but qu...

A DAD has been left angry after his children were left at the side of the road by a bus driver as they tried to make their way to school. Scott Manhood, 45, who lives in Ramsey, was upset after both of his children and his niece were told they were not allowed on the First Buses bus due to Covid-19 restrictions for buses. Coronavirus rules over social distancing guidelines have wreaked havoc for bus companies by limiting the number of people who are allowed to board the bus. Mr Manhood said the situation has left dozens of people on roadside with many vulnerable people having to wait ...

Lionwood Pharmacy in Norwich, which is being used as a vaccine centre - Credit: Google People attending a Covid-19 vaccination centre have been urged to plan their route to it carefully next week, with a road nearby closed for repairs. In December, Norfolk County Council contractors were made aware of a small area of subsidence on a stretch of Plumstead Road in Norwich. A temporary fix was put in place at the time, with fresh asphalt laid to prevent a sinkhole from forming as a result. But this week, longer-lasting repairs will be carried out, which will close the road to all traffic between...

Published: 7:59 AM February 8, 2021    Updated: 10:59 AM February 8, 2021 Snowdrifts are piling higher than ploughs in Suffolk as Storm Darcy continues to batter the county's roads - Credit: Suffolk Highways Snow is piling higher than snow ploughs in some parts of Suffolk, with more set to come as Storm Darcy continues. Crews from Suffolk Highways have been working flat-out through the night to help keep the county's roads open – although have been working against fierce frosty opposition in giant piles of snow piling higher than their vehicles. They tweeted: "Here is #B1115 just north o...

Forecasters are predicting snow from Storm Darcy to continue to fall in Suffolk and Essex until at least Thursday - with the cold snap set to last...