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© Supplied by David Mackay Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross is giving money from his first Holyrood pay cheque to a charity in memory of a Moray teenager. Keiran’s Legacy will be given around £800 from the MSP’s salary, we can reveal, following a pre-election pledge by Mr Ross not to take another income on top of his MP’s pay. Keen mountain-biker Kieran McKandie, 16, was cycling from his family home near Elgin in March 2016 when he was struck by a car and later died. His family began a campaign for better co-ordination between emergency services after it emerged the nearest a...

Will the multi-million-pound Union Terrace Gardens project end decades of debate? © Kath Flannery / DCT Media Hopes of reuniting a deeply divided Aberdeen are being pinned to the success of the £28.3 million revamp of Union Terrace Gardens – itself the subject of a decades-long fight over its future. The saga of the redevelopment of the Victorian gardens has rolled on since the summer of 2007 – though calls were already being made to improve safety and the upkeep of the space long before that. But the end is now in sight with the multi-million-pound refurbishment expected to be complete...

By Dave Finlay Updated: 20/05/2021, 1:10 pm © Supplied by police Edwin Cuschieri A sex predator who raped a woman and girl during a catalogue of abuse was today jailed for 10 years. Edwin Cuschieri, 67, attacked four victims at different places in Orkney during offending that spanned 28 years. A judge told the sex offender that abuse and repeated rapes that he inflicted on one woman who fell victim to him were “very serious”. Lady Scott said at the High Court in Edinburgh that Cuschieri appeared to think he was “entitled” to abuse women. The judge told  Cuschieri, who continue...

Moray Council announce financial support available for businesses impacted by Level 3 restrictions Updated: 20/05/2021, 12:40 pm © Jason Hedges // DCT Media Moray Council has released details of the businesses eligible for support due to the extension of Covid restrictions. The region has remained in Level 3 this week following a surge in cases, and will find out tomorrow if the Scottish Government is satisfied numbers have fallen enough to allow the rules to be relaxed next week. Those eligible to apply for a chunk of funding include tourism and hospitality businesses. The three options are...

New voluntary parking charges rolled out in Nairn to help with influx of summer visitors Updated: 20/05/2021, 4:03 pm © SANDY McCOOK New voluntary parking charges are being rolled out in a north town in an attempt to raise funds for local infrastructure. Funds raised from the parking fees in Nairn will go towards the common good fund as well as increasing CCTV and ongoing maintenance costs in the town. Highland Council has installed the machines at the Harbour, Cumming Street and The Maggot car parks and they will be switched on tomorrow. Fees start at £1 for up to two hours. New volunta...