Conman pretended to be member of Lyons crime clan to extort cash from teen over explicit pics

Happy faces were everywhere on Saturday 19 as the Perth Christmas Lights Switch On event went off with a bang!

Coca-Cola has confirmed that its highly popular Christmas Truck Tour will return this festive season.

Terrified locals in a Scots village are pledging to help cops crackdown on crime gangs after shocking footage emerged of a violent war between two families.

State Pension provides essential financial support every four weeks for more than 12.5 million people across the UK, including 981,399 living in Scotland. This regular payment of up to £185.15 per week for the Full, new State Pension or £141.85 per week for the basic old State Pension (Category A or B) is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which increased to 66 for both men and women in October 2020.

Police are urging members of the public in the Isle of Lewis to check sheds and outbuildings for a missing woman from Ireland. Susan Forde has been missing for four weeks after travelling from the Republic of Ireland to Scotland in October.

A list of the best and worst hotel chains in the UK has been shared by consumer watchdog Which?. While some were praised for being "clean" and "comfy", others were called "run-down" and "dirty".

Nothing beats a good Scottish chippy. Everyone has their local favourite that they claim is the best around, but one organisation is set to crown a winner later this month.

Hit Scots sitcom Two Doors Down returns to the small screen this week.

Councillors have unanimously backed Perth and Kinross Council's bid to pilot a Cash First Partnership in Perth and Kinross.

State Pension currently provides essential financial support for nearly 12.5 million older people across the UK, including some 981,399 living in Scotland. This regular payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which is now 66 for both men and women, and have paid at least 10 years of National Insurance contributions.

A post office manager has been ordered to pay £2,000 compensation to a customer he left with a collapsed lung and broken ribs.

May Sumbwanyambe, playwright of Enough of Him, visited Perth Sheriff Court to share the story of Joseph Knight and the historical precedent he set in winning his freedom there in 1778.

A teenage girl has demanded more support for young people with bowel disease after her illness left her suicidal.

Midwives in Scotland are set to go on strike over an 'insulting' pay offer from the Scottish Government.

The emergency services came together at Annan Fire Station’s popular open day.

EXCLUSIVE: Other Angle Pictures is launching sales on the crime thriller Double Down South, starring Sons of Anarchy actor Kim Coates. Other Angle will present the completed film to buyers at AFM next month. 

A Scottish fraudster stole more than £20,000 in benefits by pretending to be his dead father for more than two years.

The UK Government has issued an update on who will qualify for this year’s Warm Home Discount Scheme, following a change in the eligibility criteria and an increase of the payment from £140 to £150. The money is paid directly by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to energy suppliers and deducted from electricity bills.

Local police officers are investigating a series of linked thefts and theft attempts from cars in a number of streets in Stanley.

Callum Davidson has hailed St Johnstone’s sell-out support and wants to repay them with a memorable Friday night under the lights.