Perth and Kinross animal lovers urged to think twice before attempting to rescue swans stuck in ice

dog scrambled to safety on some rocks, but was was left trapped below.His frantic owners then called 999 and Coastguard Rescue Teams from Banff, Portsoy and Buckie responded.A Rope Rescue Technician was deployed and Mutley was lifted to safety.Miraculously, the little white dog escaped with no injuries.

mountain rescuers has warned of the danger of quick changing conditions after a volunteer was paralysed rescuing covid rule breakers in Cumbria earlier this month.Chris Lewis, from the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team in the Lake District, suffered life-changing injuries during a rescue on February 6.The 60-year-old fell 150m rescuing two campers - damaging his spinal cord and suffering multiple face fractures.Kev Mitchell, vice chair of Scottish Mountain Rescue sent his thoughts to Chris and his

hospital.Iain Morrell, 66, was airlifted to Edinburgh’s Royal Infirmary following the horrific accident at the curling pond at Kinneil House, Bo’ness.Emergency services rushed to the scene at 12.36pm on February 12 following calls from worried locals.It is understood family dog Simba had become stuck in the water and Iain had gotten into difficulty in the water while trying to rescue him.The dad tragically passed away hours after the accident.His heartbroken daughter described him as 'a one in a

dog who fell through a frozen Scots river was saved in a dramatic rescue mission.The small dog fell through cracked ice at Water of Leith in Edinburgh on Friday in front of horrified on lookers.Specialists raced to the scene at Shore Place around 1:30pm as well as two fire engines to help the struggling animal.Anxious crowds watched firefighters and several water rescue team members dive into the water in a desperate bid to save the pet, reports Edinburgh Live.It was then wrapped in a blanket

cannabis and ordered a takeaway after bludgeoning his Scottish girlfriend to death in a lockdown row, a court has heard. Wayne Morris, 47, pled guilty to killing Ruth Brown, 52, during the first national coronavirus lockdown but denies murder.

Cumbernauld earlier today.The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Scottish SPCA managed to remove the animal just after midday.However, the roe deer sadly passed away a short time later.Eye-witness Frank Urban caught the moment the animal was pulled into the boat on film.The clip shows the fire service carefully manoeuvring towards the creature in a rubber dinghy type boat.They throw a blanket over the deer and managed to bundle it aboard before being pulled back to safety.Despite their

The consultation is now underway until Friday, March 5, 2021, and everyone is encouraged to put forward their views by heading to sosrep.dumgal.gov.uk, emailing [email protected] or by calling 01387 454 032 for more information. There are currently 32 members of the South of Scotland REP from Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders councils, South of Scotland Enterprise, Skills Development Scotland, VisitScotland, Scottish Funding Council, Dumfries & Galloway College, Borders College, SRUC

direct to your inboxFurther freezing temperatures, snow and gusts of up to 40mph are forecast for parts of the UK as the cold snap continues.Met Office forecasters said records for the lowest temperatures had been broken by 'quite some way' in recent days as the 'extreme freeze' saw the mercury plummet in some areas.The weather station in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, recorded a temperature of minus 23C on Wednesday night, the lowest in the UK since 1995.Temperatures in areas in the Scottish

Perthshire puppy farm.Police and animal rescuers raided the property in Perthshire last November, uncovering terrible conditions with dogs crammed into cupboards and puppies missing eyes and limbs.The Scottish SPCA launched a major investigation after seizing more than 60 dogs, mainly Alsatians, Belgian Malinois and bulldogs, from the farm.Crieff Recycling Centre probed after binman coronavirus deathPerthshire farmers do their bit to clear the roads - but not everyone is happy about itThe

cat stranded in freezing conditions when the fire service and SSPCA were unable to help.An Aberdeen woman found the cat in a tree but was devastated when no one could help and had to leave the pet stranded around 1am this morning.But when Lisa Burnett woke up she was delighted to find that three men had come to the cats rescue and safely taken it down.The animal lover said she was in tears when she had to leave the cat outside in -7 degrees after trying to entice it down for five hours.She told

mum who, went viral after helping push a lorry to safety amid Storm Darcy, 'was just trying to help' as shocked locals watched on.Charlene Leslie was 'just popping to the shop for some Irn-Bru and snacks' when chaos erupted in her hometown of Cowdenbeath, Fife on Tuesday.We told how vehicles struggled to get up one hill in the town centre due to heavy snowfall in the wake of Storm Dacy.

Perth and Kinross dropped to its lowest level this year last week.Data from the National Records of Scotland showed 11 people had the coronavirus recorded on their death certificate in the week beginning February 1.It brings the total number of COVID deaths in Perth and Kinross to 220.It was the second week in a row deaths have gone down since the figure peaked at 29 in the week beginning January 18.The infection rate is also continuing to drop across the region.On February 7, the rate was 65.2

Scottish lifeboat during a dramatic rescue last night.Five fishermen were saved after their 160-tonne boat came seconds away from smashing into rocks near Peterhead Harbour.The vessel was towing a second boat when they were hit by massive waves and gale force winds on Friday afternoon.Film taken from the shore showed how close they were to hitting rocks.But dramatic new footage filmed from the RNLI Peterhead lifeboat shows just how difficult the conditions were.The alarm was raised at 4.30pm

link!Cat toys and scratching posts can be dropped in to the Scottish SPCA Lanarkshire Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre on Bothwell Road, Hamilton, ML3 0SB if members of the public live within the local authority area.

Perthshire Advertiser she played a big part in bringing home the Stone of Destiny - the focal point of the £26.5 million transformation of Perth City Hall - “making Perth and Kinross an even better place to live and work.” Mrs Reid will take up her new role as chief executive of NHS Education for Scotland (NES) on Monday, February 1.Cllr Lyle said: “I worked closely with Karen and was impressed by both her vision and her hard work.

Boots starts their annual 70% off sale in stores across the country, with shoppers snapping up bargains in store and online. But, with shops across Scotland closed due to lockdown, customers might have wondered if they would miss out on the yearly savings in 2021.

Rutherglen youngsters are being urged to take part.

Perth and Kinross Council is seeking a new chief executive. The successful applicant will be paid a six-figure sum to take the helm of the local authority.The vacancy has arisen following the current chief executive’s appointment as the new chief executive of NHS Education for Scotland (NES).