Perthshire family cycling event announced for October

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletterA man was found with a knife in his pocket after walking uninvited into a Perthshire golf club to search for a former female work colleague after she did not respond to messages he sent her on social media, Perth Sheriff Court heard this week.The court was told Robert McDonald (42) was spotted hanging around Auchterarder Golf Club several times late at night looking for the woman

Low income families across the country will benefit from a £320 uplift payment to be made before Christmas as part of the Scottish Government’s commitment to tackling child poverty. Eligible families with children in school will receive payments of £160 per child in October and December.

justice system in Scotland. Banned driver Dean Wright was convicted earlier this year of murdering 18-year-old Liam Hendry after using his van “as a weapon” in an unprovoked attack while high on cocaine and booze.

police that there is “no criminality” after a major re-investigation. The family of Stefan Sutherland, 25, have campaigned for a murder prosecution to be brought since his body was found in the sea with head injuries in 2013.

weekly Showbiz newsletter is packed with the latest news on your favourite stars from Scotland and beyond.Signing up couldn't be easier! Simply enter your email address in the box further up the page or click here to view our wide range of newsletters.Former Ibrox star Kirk Broadfoot reckons Moussa Dembele will be a real threat on the night.The Lyon star enjoyed scoring against Rangers during his time at Celtic.He said: “Even at a young age you could see he was big, powerful and strong.

property three times in 16 days. Dale Smith had the back window of his car smashed by a thug last month, who returned just six days later to smash the vehicle to pieces with a baseball bat.Yesterday morning, a hooded yob attempted to burn the 31-year-old's van at his home in Bogindollo, Angus, where he lives with his parents.

Glasgow teen Aidan Pilkington.The 18-year-old was killed after being knocked down on Crow Road at around 12.20am on Saturday, September 11.Dozens of heartfelt tributes have poured in for the popular McDonald’s worker, who was due to move to Dundee for university next weekend.His heartbroken family have released a statement through Police Scotland and said he was looking forward to the ‘bright future’ he had created for himself.They said: “Aidan was treasured by his family, and well loved and

out-of-character disappearance. Police are appealing for help from the public to find Asif Iqbal who was last seen in the Craigmount area of Kirkcaldy at around 7.30am on Sunday, September 12.

Scotland’s highest court to be freed. In 1994, Dean Ryan, then 17, and his older brother Steven, then 21, were convicted of murdering 34-year-old Procurator Fiscal ­Marshall Stormonth at his home in Glasgow’s west end and then setting his body on fire.

Get the latest parenting news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly newsletterSchool clothing grants could double to £300 if Labour topple the SNP in next year’s local council elections, it has been claimed.Leader of the West Dunbartonshire Labour group, Councillor Martin Rooney tabled a motion at a recent council meeting proposing the rise to be implemented between 2022 and 2027.It comes after the Scottish Government funded an increase in the grants available for primary pupils to £120

Bothwell on Friday evening, September 3. Locals raced to his aid with a life-saving defibrillator but despite 40 minutes of CPR he was pronounced dead on route to the hospital.

Edinburgh Live. Describing the moment they saw the stomach-turning rice, Craig said: “We felt sick to our stomachs.”Aldi had offered the couple a refund if they returned to the store with the original receipt and an empty packet - something the couple says is absolutely laughable.He said: “There was no reason for it to look and smell like that as it was in date by some time.

iOS - Android Police Scotland confirmed a 33-year-old man had been arrested and that inquiries were ongoing.Residents in the houses surrounding the damaged building were evacuated from their homes.Demolition crews were at the scene on Tuesday afternoon.One neighbour said: "I heard a crash and looked out of the window to see a huge Eddie Stobart truck driving forwards up the street and then reverse back again."The boys in the house were rescued from the upstairs bedrooms with ladders."It was

Scotland are given free access to childcare. Under the First Minister 's plans school age kids will have childcare paid for before and after and over the holidays.

arrest secret from her family. Jade Gibson admitted helping herself to £47,000 while she was working as manager of the Dundee branch of a fast food bar chain.

ordered to pay £290,000 in damages to the family of a dad who died during an expedition at Scapa Flow. Lex Warner suffered internal injuries after falling on the deck of the MV Jean Elaine in August 2012 after he tripped over his flipper.

iOS - Android In neighbouring South Lanarkshire, 6155 families had 21,275 payments totalling £1.05m.So far, across Scotland 108,000 children have benefitted from the payment which provides eligible families with £10 per week.

Storm names for the coming year have been announced by the Met Office today. The yearly list is normally chosen by meteorologists in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands - but this time, the British public have had their say on the names chosen.