Castle Douglas family raise more than £2,000 for motor neuron disease charity

I’m a Celebrity to a spooky Scottish castle if coronavirus continues to flare up across Australia. Bosses are determined to ensure the 20th running of the hit series, fronted by Ant and Dec, goes ahead.

castle which lies close to the Banffshire coastline in Aberdeenshire and once played host to one of Scotland's most famous kings has gone up for sale.The romantic 16th century Castle of Park site comes with eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms and six reception rooms spread over four floors, as well as an additional two-bedroom flat.Best of all, it even has its own outdoor, all year round swimming pool.The stunning estate, which also features 36 acres of sweeping gardens, was originally part of the

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Dumbarton Castle is set to reopen within the next two months as lockdown restrictions ease.Historic Environment Scotland (HES) yesterday (Monday) set out its approach to the reopening of its heritage sites across Scotland with the local fort due to welcome visitors again from August or September.The phased approach which will see locations opening gradually over the next two months has taken into consideration the

schoolboy son was forced into harming himself after evil blackmailers threatened to kill her. Rocky Gyoury was left terrified after being tricked by an online account with the name 'Jonathon' who demanded he send ‘proof’ of his injuries.

The internet is filled with stories of Bill Murray popping up in random places.

The council’s local development plan, adopted last year, shows just one vacant business site in Castle Douglas, which is a 1.48 hectare area on Oakwell Road.The Aldi website says they prefer to open in towns with a population of at least 15,000.

coronavirus spread throughout the country, new emails have shown. Staff at NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) knew a large number of their FFP3 masks for pandemic supplies were out of date just as the first cases were confirmed.

group of MSPs has warned. Almost three-quarter of the facilities used by schools and youth groups are run by charities who are now counting the costs of a summer season cancelled by lockdown.

coronavirus. The study, which is run by the University of Oxford, is looking to recruit more than 10,000 volunteers to take part in the 12-month long trial.

Scots beauty spot have paid tribute to their “cheeky little devil”. Freya Skene passed away after getting into difficulty with her mum Brooke at Ossian’s Cave in Dunkeld, Perthshire, on Monday evening, July 6.

Alex Salmond trial.Craig Murray, a former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, attended two days of the case in March, and wrote about it on his website.The former first minister was later cleared at the High Court in Edinburgh of 13 sexual assault charges involving nine women.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling the

post-pandemic normal.But for Scots soap legend Natalie J Robb, it was nerve-wracking.On tomorrow night’s Emmerdale, Natalie’s character Moira Dingle is left to die after a horrific hit and run. On Monday, we see her fighting for her life in hospital.Since returning to filming after nearly three months on furlough, Natalie, 45, has been in bed.

jail bosses.Stewart, 38, of Hamilton, died at HMP Addiewell in West Lothian on June 20.His death certificate states the cause is “unascertained pending laboratory studies”.The dad of three was serving a 14-month sentence for attempted housebreaking and was due to be released in a matter of weeks.The family say they have learned very little about the circumstances surrounding his death but were assured it was not related to Covid-19.A relative said: “We’ve been told he was suffering stomach pains

Dunnikier Estate, Kirkcaldy, Fife, on Monday night (29 June).All escaped injury but the children, aged four and seven, were “shaken”.Intense heat from the blaze caused damage to the outside of the house, melting the back door and a drainpipe, and cracking a window.“It was recalled a couple of years ago, in 2017, just before we moved through here,” said the mum, who didn’t want to be named.“A Hotpoint engineer fixed the fault and it was deemed fit.“We had no room in the kitchen, that’s why it

builder have won a massive payout after his death from asbestosis.Colin Wilson, 62, was exposed to asbestos 40 years ago while working as a labourer.He felt healthy for decades until 2015 when shortness of breath forced him to the doctors.It was originally thought the symptoms were caused by Colin’s smoking habit but scans later confirmed to medics the primary cause of his mesothelioma was actually asbestos.Mesothelioma is a type of cancer which develops from the thin layer of tissue that covers

hangman tied a noose around the doctor's neck and he met his maker at the gallows. July 28, 1865 would go down in history as the last public hanging in Scotland and the day that evil Dr Pritchard was executed.

lightning.Bolts blasted a hole in a roof and set fire to another house in Saltcoats as thunderstorms hammered North Ayrshire.One family with a five-year-old are understood to have had a miraculous escape when their roof collapsed on them as they slept.A neighbour told how the force of the blast was so strong, she first feared her own home had been hit.She said: “We had a window open and the impact made stuff in the room fall over and the blinds actually lifted away from the window into the

A Hamilton designer is leading an initiative in the Black Lives Matter movement that puts education at the forefront of changing racial inequality.Joseph Epemolu, 22, has witnessed ignorant behaviour throughout his life and has found himself placed in wrongful stereotypes because of the colour of his skin.Harmful language and racial slurs are just the tip of the iceberg, Joseph said as he discussed his unpleasant experiences as a black person living in Scotland in an exclusive interview with the