Dancing elves delight isolated Scots pensioners while delivering food packages

lockdown measures.

Christmas Tree was spotted in another street dancing video - but this time transformed into a new character. The hilarious Kate E Deeming, who is known for cheering up Glasgow with her public dance displays in costume, has struck again with funny moves.

dog outside his home.David MacLeod, who has been delivering to the man for six years, was shocked to find a public cry for help outside the customer’s West Kilbride home.It said that his Jack Russell Cairn has recently died due to cancer and he “did not feel well” without him.He added that he was in search for a new companion and was willing to 'pay £30' for a new pet.Dad-of-two David, who works for Iceland, was left completely saddened by the message and set off on a hunt for a new dog to live

artist who honed his skills graffitiing buildings in the dead of night has got one of his Christmas wishes - thanks to a painting of Donald Trump. Tragic O'Hara secured his first international commission after a video he homemade video of him painting the President was spotted by an American record label on YouTube.

disappearance. The beloved dad vanished during a bike ride three years ago in Fort William never to be seen again leaving his family heartbroken.

Covid-19 cancelled their reception. Lynn Duffy, 31, and Steven Bennett, 32, planned a major party at Airth Castle in Stirlingshire with 170 guests flying in from all over the world.

Arbroath harbour on Christmas Eve. The alarm was raised after the vehicle was seen entering the water at around 7.20pm on Thursday.

end-of-life hospice. Brave Angus Whyte has now climbed Ben Ledi 12 times - the same height as the world’s highest mountain - and is over the moon to have raised £4,000.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Strathaven Park has once again been voted the number one park in Scotland.The park was the only one in the country to make the top ten in a nationwide poll by environmental charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful, of the UK’s best green spaces – for the fifth year running.After expert judges awarded 77 parks in Scotland, and over 2000 in the UK, the coveted Green Flag Award earlier this year, over 59,000 members of

A carer who moved a pensioner’s buttocks ‘like a mouth’ while making ‘garbled noises’ at a Scots care home has been struck off. Jill Marina Philip admitted a string of sickening behaviour whilst employed at Balhousie Alastrean Care Home in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, during 2018.

nuisance calls can often be blocked using features already available on existing telephone contracts. Advice Direct Scotland, which runs Scotland's national consumer advice service, consumeradvice.scot, is launching the appeal to householders in an effort to reduce the number of those who fall victim to scam callers over Christmas.

bomb squad has been called to a busy Scots call centre after the discovery of a ‘suspicious package’.The alarm was raised at the Tesco Customer Engagement Centre in Dundee shortly after 10am on Monday.Police locked down the surrounding roads including the city’s Kingsway as a precaution.Staff were also been evacuated from the building ‘as a precaution’ while emergency services dealt with the ongoing incident.A spokesperson for Police Scotland said:"We were made aware around 10.10am on Monday, 21

haters who slammed his breakfast fry up as expensive. The Scots chef revealed the full breakfast would be added to the menu at the Savoy Grill in London, one of his restaurants.

pensioner had his skull fractured in a horror home robbery after being targeted twice in one day.The 69-year-old victim was allegedly threatened by masked man with a fake gun who demanded cash at his home in Lynedoch Street, Greenock, at 6.30am on Wednesday, December 16, morningMoney was taken during the first raid.Later that night two men forced entry into the same property and assaulted the pensioner.As a result of the horrifying attack he was rushed to Inverclyde Hospital with a fractured

care home has combated Covid restrictions by building an outdoor visitor hub for residents to see their families. Abbeyfield House, in Irvine, has created a safe space for the old folk to meet their families in a garden setting - while managing to be undercover and warm in the winter.

mum has spoken of her heartache after she was forced to self-isolate from her newborn baby after testing positive for coronavirus in hospital.Mum Sarah McInnes was rushed into hospital after she began experiencing stomach pains just six weeks after giving birth to her baby boy Alexander.The 41-year-old was stunned when her GP diagnosed her with appendicitis last Wednesday and sent her to Ayr Hospital's A&E department where she was admitted.The Ayr mum was tested for coronavirus when she arrived

baby born with club foot is set to be strapped into boots and a brace for months to give her a chance of walking normally. Tiny 14-week-old Dusty-Rose Duncan, from Aberdeen, was born with severe congenital talipes  - meaning both her feet face inward.

East Kilbride schoolgirl hopes to draw a line under a ‘gloomy’ 2020 after winning Nicola Sturgeon’s festive card competition.Sophie Blackett was one of 700 children across Scotland to submit artwork for the First Minister’s official Christmas card this year.Nicola Sturgeon was on the hunt for a design that “represents kindness” for the 2020 card.The 10-year-old's design celebrated the hard graft Scots citizens have put in to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus across the country.Her

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