'Back with a bang' River City finally returns to screens and fans are delighted

Nicola Sturgeon to ban booze sales in shops in an effort to boost business in bars.Don Lawson, owner of popular Inverness hostelry Johnny Foxes, said such a move would protect jobs in Scotland's already struggling hospitality industry.He wants to see only pubs and restaurants being allowed to sell drinks instead of customers relying on massive supermarket chains.It comes as the First Minister confirmed yesterday that pubs across Scotland are still barred from serving drink indoors for at least

John Souttar’s Achilles agony was made worse by lockdown and being unable to get the treatment he needed.The Hearts and Scotland centre back underwent surgery in August after suffering a relapse of the injury that originally occurred back in February.It has been a year of hell for the 24-year-old, who was forced off during the Jambos’ opening game of the 2019/20 season and wasn’t seen again until January after it was eventually diagnosed as damaged ankle ligaments.But just weeks after making his

Pilot Fish Media has been keeping tabs on the popularity of this year's line-up of participants and is running an online scoreboard which is being updated every week. Daniella Karaoglan, Head of Agency at Pilot Fish Media has commented on the impact of TV appearances and becoming an influencer: "When looking at the likes of Love Island, Gogglebox etc, you can see just how powerful TV exposure is.

disappeared in Montrose on Monday afternoon. John Flett, 78, was last seen in the Angus town’s Wellington Park at about 4.30pm.

Cops are investigating after a man's body has been found in a Glasgow river earlier this morning. The grim discovery was made in the River Kelvin by the Belmont Street bridge in Glasgow 's west end today, October 19.

River City star Iain Robertson was touched by the "amazing kindness" of a stranger after being caught short on a recent trip to a popular Scots tourist spot. The Small Faces actor was visiting the Rest and Be Thankful in Argyll and Bute and stopped to get a bite to eat at the mobile food van positioned at the top of the hill.

missiles as part of a conflict.Maryam Iskanderova, from Aberdeen, said a ceasefire between her country and Armenia had already been broken and she worried for her grandmother, uncle and auntie living in Ganja.Azerbaijan's second city has been attacked as part of an escalating war between the two sides over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.More than 500 people have been killed since the conflict broke out on September 27 with claims of shells and missiles used by both sides.Maryam, a third year law

Mark Millar of stealing ideas from an unknown writer has been thrown out by the highest court in the US.Michael Bennett claimed that Millar had plagiarised his self-published superhero novel Owl for comic book stories and movies.Bennett, of Norcross, Georgia, claimed he had sent his manuscript to comic book publisher Marvel in 2008 and alleged it had then fallen into Millar’s hands.However, although Millar previously worked on Marvel projects, he was never an employee of the company and lived in

Nicola Sturgeon’s plea for Scots to stay away from the Lancashire holiday town in a bid to reduce covid cases. Business leaders have rushed to defend their town’s reputation after the First Minister called on Scots not make their way there for October holidays and for Old Firm fans to abandon plans to watch the Glasgow derby in its seaside pubs.

Perth -based care provider says relaxation of home visitation rules is “ill-thought-out” and putting staff and residents “at possible risk”.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThe Ayrshire Post have this week joined business owners in backing a campaign to encourage shoppers to think local first.Scotland loves Local, led by Scotland’s Towns Partnership, aims to encourage folk to shop in their high streets and help get our town centres back on their feet following the impact of Covid-19.And the Post is encouraging everyone to shop locally whether it’s for your fruit and

UK vaccine trial boss has warned that life may not get back to normal until the summer next year amid the coronavirus pandemic. Andrew Pollard, of the Oxford vaccine trial team, said that Scots may have to follow strict rules on face coverings until July - even if vaccine tests turn out to be successful.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterIrvine Meadow boss Colin Spence reckons Auchinleck Talbot’s absence will blow the WoSFL Premiership title race wide open.Spence was as stunned as anyone to learn his old team had withdrawn from this season’s competition.And while he admits they will be a massive miss from the new-set up he’s reckons it could lead to the one of the most exciting leagues in the country.“Talbot have been the strongest

“And we will have Moniaive poets responding to the evocative images of the late Scottish artist Silvana McClean.” All BIG LIT online events are free and available on www.biglit.org from October 16.

Bake Off contestant Peter Sawkins has been proving quite a draw on the latest series.The 20-year-old student has quietly been racking up the fans week by week as he's wowed with his impressive creations.And during tonight's show, which saw the Edinburgh hopeful make a special graduation cake for big brother Andrew, he caught the attention of more than a few viewers with his skills and sweet nature.It turns out, many Bake Off fans are after a lot more commitment than an hour and a bit in the

otters pups played with their mum in the River Nith has been caught on camera. The adorable sighting was made by Bob Fitzsimmons in Dumfries on Sunday morning as he planned to enjoy a leisurely stroll along the water.

John Leslie groped a woman's breasts with both his hands at a celebrity Christmas party, a court heard today. The 55-year-old former star denied sexually assaulting the woman 12 years ago.

Manchester City and Manchester United youngsters, at St. George's Park on Thursday afternoon was the first of a planned double-header against Scotland but, shortly before the interval, the game was abandoned.

straight to your inboxArsenal look to have been dealt a blow ahead of their Premier League clash with Manchester City.Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is set to be without key defender Kieran Tierney for the showdown at the Etihad on Saturday, October 17.Tierney is currently away on international duty with Scotland, who face Israel on Thursday in a crucial Euro play-off semi-final.But the Scots' preparations have suffered a serious setback with the news that Stuart Armstrong has tested positive for