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Why has a statue of a polar bear appeared in Dundee city centre? © Mhairi Edwards Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A new statue depicting the terrifying moment a polar bear escaped into Dundee High Street has been unveiled in the city centre. The huge bear, named Bruin, ran through the streets in 1878, throwing the entire city into chaos as residents ran for their lives. And now anyone walking the same cobbled paths will be able to see the dramatic moment for themselves thanks to a brand new bronze sculptur...

Updated: May 19, 2021, 5:36 pm © Supplied by Sally Wallis Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A £220,000 project that transformed an almost lifeless manmade burn into a naturalised wetland habitat, home to kingfishers, herons, badgers and otters has been nominated for a top award. The Beltie Burn near Torphins, an important tributary to the River Dee, was straightened from its natural state into a long, embanked, deep waterway for agricultural work in the mid-18 th century, and later to make way for the ...

Teen girl scarred for life after being slashed across face by kitchen knife in vicious Dingwall attack By Dave Love © PRESS AND JOURNAL Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A woman who slashed a teenage girl across the face with a kitchen knife in a “drug-fuelled” rage has been warned she faces being locked up for the horrifying attack. Kaitlin Moth, 19, of Macrae Crescent, Dingwall, wept in the dock as she was told custody was “a real possibility” after scarring her 18-year-old victim for li...

One- year-old cocker spaniel Rocco has landed a dream job at Grant's grain whisky distillery - with a new boss named Mr Wooff.

Two new cases of Indian Covid variant reported in Kirkcaldy cluster Updated: May 19, 2021, 7:18 pm © Shutterstock / ONGUSHI Two new cases of the Indian coronavirus variant have been detected in the Kirkcaldy cluster, according to NHS Fife. The two new cases, which were confirmed on Wednesday, bring the total positive tests for the variant in the Fife town up to eight. B.1.617.2 COVID-19, also known as the Indian variant, has alarmed scientists with it’s quick spread. NHS Fife are urging those in Kirkcaldy to get tested. The new cases are linked to the previous cluster, and those who have b...