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Glen Clova Hotel has set out ambitious plans to add more holiday lodges off the back of a soaring demand for staycations around Scotland.

Pilot grounded by pandemic fights back by helping run Covid testing sites Updated: 21/05/2021, 4:34 pm © Supplied by Scottish Ambulance An Aberdeen pilot who lost his job as a result of the pandemic has redirected his efforts to help test people for coronavirus. Commercial pilot Marcus Spinks was one of thousands to lose their job last year. Now he is assisting at the ambulance service’s Altens mobile testing unit (MTU), after hearing about it from a friend. Mr Spinks said: “I was introduced to the idea of the MTUs by a former colleague who knew I was looking for employment. After lookin...

© Courtesy Scottish Government/Fli Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has asked people not to gather in large groups to watch Saturday’s Scottish Cup final between St Johnstone and Hibs. She also said from Monday a travel ban will be implemented between Scotland and three council areas in England where there are specifically high rates of coronavirus. There have been no reported deaths from Covid-19 in Scotland in the past 24 hours, Ms Sturgeon said. At present, Greater Glasgo...

Inverness funeral procession for tragic whisky shop boss, 47, who died suddenly at work Updated: May 21, 2021, 5:47 pm © Supplied by Inverness Whisky Sho Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A funeral procession will make its way through the streets of Inverness on Monday as friends and family say farewell to popular whisky shop boss Scott Dunn. The 47-year-old, who was the manager of The Inverness Whisky Shop, died sudd...

ScotRail train hits tree on railway between Dundee and Perth © Gareth Jennings/DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Emergency services raced to a Tayside rail line after a ScotRail train travelling to Dundee hit a tree. The train was stopped in Barnhill in Perth for several hours after the first 999 calls were made shortly after 5pm on Friday. Pictures from the scene showed a tree had went through a window of one the ScotRail train carriages, with passengers describing a “loud bang”. One of those ...