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Flood fears across Perthshire and Angus as river bursts its banks © Steve MacDougall / DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A Perthshire road remained closed on Friday after the River Isla burst its banks – with 18 flood warnings in effect across the local area. Police have warned motorists to avoid several routes in Tayside as melting snow and heavy rain persist. The conditions are expected to continue throughout Friday. The A923 Dundee to Blairgowrie road at Butterybank in Coupar Angus, the C423 A...

© Gordon Currie/DCT Media Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A football fan who led police on a Perthshire riverside hunt after trying to steal a fishing boat from a country house hotel was fined on Thursday. The Rangers fan was found more than 60 miles from the match stadium as police were called in when staff found a lodge filled with fire extinguisher foam. Clark – born weeks after manager Graeme Souness led the Ibrox team to the 1990...

by Gordon Currie © Gordon Currie Souness Clark appeared at Perth Sheriff Court. A rampaging Rangers fan who led police on a riverside hunt after trying to steal a fishing boat from an exclusive country house hotel has been fined. Souness Clark ran amok at the Ballathie House Hotel after missing the supporters’ bus home and had to be flushed out of the undergrowth by sniffer dogs. Clark was discovered more than 60 miles away from the match stadium as police were called in when staff discovered a lodge filled with fire extinguisher foam. Clark – born weeks after manager Graeme Sounes...

The River Isla. Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Councillors have approved plans for a caravan site in rural Angus, despite safety concerns raised by nearby residents. Proposals for a caravan site containing 41 static homes in Brigton of Ruthven were narrowly voted through by Angus Council’s development standards committee on December 15. However, several nearby residents spoke out against the application at the meeting, citing safety concerns. The application was for a change of use from the site’s form...

Flood warnings and alerts have been issued for parts of Scotland - with more rain forecast for much of the country.  The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued alerts for Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen city, Tayside and the Western Isles. A total of three flood alerts and eight flood warnings are currently in place in Scotland.  In the Aberdeen area, some localised disruption from coastal flooding is possible during the high tides overnight on Monday and on Tuesday with some wave overtopping and high water levels possible along parts of the coastline and in particular ...