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Former Auchterellon school janitor Norman Lawrence dies aged 82 © Supplied by Lawrence family Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up For nearly his entire career, Norman Lawrence, who has died aged 82, performed public roles. He was best known as a school janitor in Ellon over three decades but he also spent time as a coal delivery driver on rounds in Aberdeen, and as a bin driver and loader in Gordon. Although he retired from Auchterellon Primary School 17 years ago, Norman was well remembered by staff who ...

Individuals and community groups in Moray are being encouraged to plant trees to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Highland Council officials are appealing for the public's feedback on plans to replace the existing Dunvegan Primary School.

© Julie Howden If anyone remembers what was on the site of V&A Dundee before Kengo Kuma’s building broke ground, then a new hand-painted billboard, measuring 10 metres wide by 3.5 metres high, will prompt some happy memories. The mural has been inspired by the original Olympia swimming pool, which stood here from 1974 until its demolition. It’s now the leisure centre at East Whale Lane. Memories of coloured bands, the café, and those flumes that took daredevils out over the Tay – and were the largest in Europe – will flood back at the thought of that building. Olympia Leisure Centre...

Updated: 19/05/2021, 2:20 pm © SYSTEM Hopes have been raised that Moray could be over the worst of the coronavirus outbreak which has kept the region locked down. Jillian Evans, head of health intelligence at NHS Grampian, has indicated the region is showing “real positive signs” with case numbers continuing to drop. The rate is currently around 50 cases per 100,000. Speaking on BBC’s Good Morning Scotland, she said: “I think we’ll need a couple more days to be sure that this is a definite trend but on all of the indicators that we look at – that’s cases, test positivity, looki...