Environmental groups making the most of £500k fund for community projects

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletterPolice in Grangemouth are trying to find the owner of a grey coloured dog found wandering alone in a street.Officers were alerted after the pooch was discovered by a passerby in Union Road at around 6pm on Friday July 15th.They've now taken to social media to find to 'lovely wee dog's' owner.Falkirk Live is an exciting new title bringing you the latest headlines from Falkirk and

Perthshire has made an emotional plea for them to be returned home safely.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensRenfrewshire has so far seen 527 lives lost to the virus, recording a death rate of 227 per 100,000 of population.Only Glasgow City, with a rate of 260 per 100,000, has suffered more losses when age and other social factors have been taken into account.Mr Bibby - who has called for more support for areas hardest hit by the virus - said gaping inequalities must be addressed as we emerge from the pandemic.“My thoughts are with all those who have lost

Entry is £3, children free and everyone is welcome to bring a picnic.All proceeds from the open day, the latest in a local series of similar events, will go to Dalbeattie Community Initiative and Scotland’s Gardens Charities.

Bonnybridge earlier this week.

Glasgow sparking a police probe. Emergency services are understood to have attended at a property in Mossbank Drive in Glasgow after the alarm was raised at around 10.40am on Tuesday.

Scots car dealer for the second time. Don Templeton was involved in the shooting of James McGurk, 45, at Crosslee Poultry Farm in Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire.

teenager has been found injured near an Edinburgh Morrisons sparking a major police probe.The 14-year-old boy was hospitalised after an incident on Waterfront Broadway.Mercy crews raced to the scene after the alarm was raised at around 4.50pm.Ambulance workers then rushed the boy to hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.Now cops are investigating the incident and remain at the scene.The street as been cordoned off while enquires continue.Police Scotland said: "Police were

missing Scots walker has been found five days after the last sighting of the owner. We told yesterday how Neil Scott, of Campbeltown, Argyle and Bute, was last seen around 1pm on Tuesday at the Co-Op in the area, and is believed to have attended at the local post office shortly after.

reported missing from Netherlee. The 65-year-old was last seen around 11.15am in East Renfrewshire on Tuesday, July 6.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Dog walkers and wild swimmers have been warned about toxic algae which has been discovered at a Scots beauty spot.A popular walking trail, people visiting the Balgray Reservoir near Barrhead are being urged to be careful after a high concentration of blue-green algae – also known as cyanobacteria - was found in the water.People are being warned not to swim or paddle in the water, while pet owners have

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.A 36-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of a pensioner, found beheaded in woods more than 200 miles from her home.Jemma Mitchell, 36, of Brondesbury Park, Brent, northwest London was arrested on July 6 and has since been charged with the murder of Mee Chong, 67.The victim - known to her friends as 'Debbie' - had been reported missing from

missing teacher Alice Hodgkinson after she vanished eight days ago in Japan. The Edinburgh University graduate had failed to make contact with her loved ones back in the UK since an email on June 30, her family confirmed.

Cops found the body of a man near to Great Glen Way in Craig Phadrig Woods, Inverness around 7pm last night, Wednesday, July 7. The 63-year-old suddenly disappeared from Inverness last month leaving his family "extremely distressed".

vanishing from a mental health facility in Irvine has been traced by officers. Members of the public were warned not to approach Joseph Shields after he was seen leaving the grounds of Ayrshire Central Hospital on June 24.

Scots coal mine has been solved. An animal rescue group has confirmed that the decaying remains discovered at the St Ninian’s opencast mine in Fife actually belong to a baby fox.

Daily Record. The first email, sent to a leading criminal investigator, claimed to be from Montguire’s wife but was sent from his own email address.The email claims Montguire was convicted due to a police witch-hunt and corruption, and alleges witnesses were rewarded financially by police officers.