Appeal launched for missing woman last seen near Scots graveyard

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A riverside wildlife haven under threat from housing developers has been saved.Builder Persimmon Homes wanted to build 246 luxury properties on the banks of the River Clyde in Erskine.It had already boasted the homes were “coming soon” after local planners backed it.But permission was denied by Renfrewshire’s councillors, who threw out the application.Now the Scottish Government has also refused Persimmon

Aldi is launching click-and-collect services in Scotland for the first time following a successful trial.Customers will be able to order groceries online and collect them from more than 200 stores across the country from Monday, February 8.Shoppers can also choose to have their shopping loaded into their boot by an Aldi colleague, so they can collect their shopping without ever having to leave their car.On arrival at dedicated click-and-collect points in the store car park, customers will be

MORE NEWS FROM THE PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS Officers are now appealing for anyone with information to come forward and assist with enquiries, which are ongoing.A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "We would ask that anyone who may have been in the area at the time and may have seen or heard something to come forward and assist us with our enquiries."We are still working to establish the circumstances of what happened."Anyone with information can contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers

Detective Constable David McDougall said: “I am appealing for anyone who may have any information regarding this incident to contact us."The motive for this attack is unknown and enquiries are ongoing to establish the exact circumstances.  I would urge anyone with any information to get in touch with us, no matter how insignificant it may seem, please do pass it on.”Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101 quoting incident number 0344 of 29 January 2021.  Alternatively,

shopping centre. The 39-year-old was arrested and charged in connection with the attack on the 26-year-old woman on Saturday at around 1am near Aberdeen's Union Square shopping centre.

alcohol seized. Police in Livingston have now launched an investigation into the break-in at Deer Park Golf and Country Club yesterday, February 2.

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racist thug following a shocking incident in Midlothian. The man stood on a grassy area in Gorebridge and launched a racist tirade while acting in a “threatening and abusive” manner during the early morning disturbance.

dementia who went missing while walking her dog. Lorna Ferguson was last seen leaving the Pilrig Park in Edinburgh about 11am this morning.

link!Cat toys and scratching posts can be dropped in to the Scottish SPCA Lanarkshire Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre on Bothwell Road, Hamilton, ML3 0SB if members of the public live within the local authority area.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The Scottish SPCA is looking for a loving home for Winnie, an overlooked carpet python who has sadly been in their care for over two years after being found in an abandoned .While other reptile residents of the charity’s Lanarkshire Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre in Hamilton have come and gone, poor Winnie is still struggling to find her forever home.Gillian Boyle, centre manager, said, “At almost seven

police officers ended up in hospital after being poisoned by fumes from a patrol car.An internal probe has been launched after the pair fell ill last weekend.They had been working night shift together in a BMW X5 before becoming unwell.An ambulance was called to take the officers from Glasgow’s Govan station to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.Doctors treated the pair for suspected carbon monoxide poisoning and admitted them to a ward overnight.Police union leaders described last Sunday’s

racist who targeted Muslim MSP Humza Yousaf has announced a doomed attempt to stand in the Scottish elections.Jayda Fransen, deputy leader of the far-right British Freedom Party, said she will campaign to win Nicola Sturgeon’s Glasgow Govan seat.In a bizarre announcement, she said: “I am going to be standing in the Scottish elections in May against these SNP commie, Marxists, naughty people.”She will be hoping to attract more votes than the 56 she received in the 2014 Rotherham and Strood

Aberdeen. Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in relation to the assault.

disappearance of a Scots pensioner who was last seen getting off a bus. Anne Gilmour has been reported missing from her home in Wishaw.

hospital after being knocked down in a horror hit and run collision in Midlothian. The 55-year-old pedestrian was hit by a silver-coloured VW vehicle at around 2.45pm on Tuesday January 19 on the A701.

a man was found dead near a burning motorcycle near a Scots village. Emergency services raced to Cousland, Midlothian at around 9.20am on Sunday morning, January 17, after locals called about the flaming bike.