Man arrested after alleged 'armed robbery' of Greenock post office

care home after watching her suffer through nine months of lockdown.Lucy Challoner, 22, who lost her dad to suicide in 2007, told how she can no longer bear the separation.Lucy’s mum Judy suffers from alcohol-related brain damage and her 98-year-old gran Mary Boag is also isolated in a care home.Judy started drinking after her husband died.Lucy, who lives with 19-year-old brother Jack in Edinburgh, said: “It’s been really tough not getting to see mum or gran for the best part of the year.“Time

puppies online after her little pooch became desperately ill just days after arriving at his new home.The Border Collie, named Cruz, was purchased for £900 by Scots mum Jacqueline on the animal adoption website Pets4Homes last Thursday.But just over a week later the adorable little puppy had to be put down by vets, who said he had been stripped from his mother too soon.On Thursday, we told how an almost identical Border Collie pup, named Milo, tragically died on Tuesday after also being taken

thugs who battered a Scot leaving him with head injuries. Four men assaulted a 39-year-old man in his home in the Gartness area of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire earlier this week.

pregnant with his child.Jaclyn McGowan is alleged to have kept up the deception for nine months and given the hoax baby a name and expected due date.It is alleged that between 1 June 2019 and 29 February this year she engaged in a course of conduct which caused fear or alarm to a man and members of his family.McGowan, from Rattray, has been accused of pretending to Jamie Aitken that she was pregnant with his child during the bizarre sequence of events.She allegedly sent a picture of a cot to him

arrested and charged after a petrol bomb was launched at a home in Greenock, Inverclyde.  The arson attack took place on September 19 in the town's Cumberland Road. The 22-year-old was cuffed by officers from Police Scotland and charged in connection following a wilful fireraising at a property.It's the second arrest in connection with the incident in the Renfrewshire town.

'creepy' during a wrong number blunder. Mum-of-one Tracey Binnie, from Tranent, East Lothian, received the text 'out of the blue' from a stranger asking where he could drop off the hot tub.

cancer has paid an emotional tribute to kindhearted donors helping to provide for her family when she is no longer here.Louise Colquhoun, 39, is planning what could be her last Christmas with husband John and their three sons after being given the shattering news that the cervical cancer she was diagnosed with just months ago is incurable.The accountant, from Ratho, West Lothian, is undergoing intensive treatment in the hope it will give her more time with her loved ones.And she has spoken of

ambulance crews have scrambled to the scene of an 'ongoing disturbance' after the alarm was raised just after 6.40pm. They raced to the scene in Moorhouse Avenue, in the Knightswood area of the city.

school in the Highlands. The incident took place in the grounds of Lybster Primary School in Lybster, Caithness just after 9am on Wednesday, December 3.

arrested and charged after £80,000 worth of designer gear was allegedly stolen from a Scots clothes shop. Photos showed empty racks and hangers strewn across the floor after the raid at the high end Overhype store on Aberdeen's Green on Monday.

straight to your inboxCaroline Weir only found out she had made history on Instagram, and dismissed the notification without realising the significance.Only when the Manchester City midfielder was told by her Scotland national team media manager did she learn that she had actually been nominated for the prestigious FIFA Puskas Goal of the Year award.Only ten goals per season are selected, and previous winners have been Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Mo Salah, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and James

cancer. Little Isla McPhee was a fit and healthy two-year-old before she started appearing 'under the weather' and 'really tired' at the beginning of February 2018.

Michelle Mone has paid tribute to the family and friends who were unable to see her finally tie the knot to Doug Barrowman at the weekend. The Scots bra tycoon married her billionaire fiance on Saturday at a stunning ceremony in the Isle of Man attended by 90 of their nearest and dearest.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.This time last year Crieff was being held up as a shining example of how success can be achieved when businesses and the community join forces to promote and attract visitors to their town.Buoyed by a Facebook post, which was seen by over 150,000 people, Scotland’s only Santa’s Post Office opened its doors in the town's James Square.Praised by the likes of actor Ewan McGregor, a Crieff native, within weeks

court today in relation to the incident that happened on Monday afternoon in Buckie.

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Chamber calls for rates payment suspension with businesses "on their knees"The youth has also been charged with a number of other offences.The arrest was confirmed on Wednesday by Police Scotland.He has been kept in custody to appear at Perth Sheriff Court on November 18.