Scots couple's plea after beloved dogs go missing at Rest and be Thankful beauty spot

cannabis ­allotment” yards from a path at a beauty spot.The suspect plants were growing in hessian sacks, each tagged with the name of the strain of hash.The walker found the plants in woods near Ben Bouie, a hill overlooking Helensburgh in Argyll.They said: “I couldn’t believe it. The bags were not that difficult to find.“It’s not what you expect to find in this area.

Highland garden boozer.Paul Stephenson, from Cawdor, near Inverness, converted his outhouse into a pub during lockdown and hasn’t looked back.The ex-radio producer began the Vintage Rock Pod podcast from his new bar and has already blethered with a host of music legends over a pint.Since going on air at the start of the month, he has chatted to John Illsley from Dire Straits and Big Country star Bruce Watson.He has also interviewed Mitch Murray, who has sold more than half a billion songs

Fife road.Emergency services raced to the scene on the A985 near Cairneyhill at around 1.50pm on Monday following reports of a one vehicle accident.A red Vauxhall Corsa, which was being driven by a 74-year-old man, had left the roadway and collided with a tree.Both pensioners were taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary where medics described their conditions as ‘serious’ and ‘critical’.Police Scotland have now confirmed that the 74-year-old female passenger has sadly died from her injuries.A

Glasgow man was left furious after discovering 'scumbag' thieves had robbed his house before making off with his late wife's jewellery.Steven Cowan, 33, returned to his Darnley home last Saturday night at around 10.30pm to find two men ransacking the property he shared with his wife Nicole, who died in May after a long battle with cancer.Steven said the 'rats' had broke down the front door using a crowbar and were raiding the place as he pulled into his driveway.The suspects had already been

Covid – all while a patient in Scots hospitals.Joseph Gorman’s children were called to the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, on Thursday to say goodbye to their father – who only went to hospital after a problem caused by his cancer medication.He died the following day.Joseph’s son Joe, 62, spoke yesterday about his father’s treatment at the Vale of Leven Hospital, Dunbartonshire, and the RAH after reading in the Record about 18 nurses and 14 patients at the RAH becoming infected with the virus

East Lothian. The grim discovery was made at Gosford Sands just days after another young whale was spotted on the beach in Musselburgh.

Renfrewshire home.

GP who was sacked while taking time off to care for her dying father has been given £16,000 compensation.Dr Alison Sneddon was working part-time at Tranent Medical Practice in East Lothian when her dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2019.He moved into her home in North Berwick, East Lothian, but the toll of caring for him left her feeling unable to work and she was signed off by her GP.Dr Sneddon offered to take unpaid leave but the offer was declined and, three days before her dad died,

puppy got hold off a sex toy sent to their house by joker pal. French Bulldog Carlos was excited to see the 'new toy' and ran outside for a play in the front garden with it hanging out his mouth.

whale has been found dead on a Scottish beach. The juvenile mammal was spotted by a dog walker after rescue attempts failed.

nurse abused her position to access the confidential records of 28 patients including friends, neighbours and complete strangers.Judith Naughton admitted looking at the information without a clinical justification between June and December 2018 while working at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.The former deputy charge nurse also accessed her own records despite previously being warned it was against NHS Lothian’s rules in 2012.A Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing was told how Naughton only

'public indecency' on a Scots street. The pair, a 41-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman, were reported by locals after allegedly being spotted on Friday on Cornton Road, Stirling.

Unique piece of artwork just off A9 raises awareness of mental healthAnd last week, one salmon’s leap above the waves was to provide a once in a lifetime experience for a Scottish angler and his ghillie.For the muscular monster jumped straight into their boat without hitting the sides.Arnot McWhinnie and Peter Keay, friends for decades with a combined 120 years salmon fishing between them, were left open mouthed with amazement.Mum calls for ban on energy drink sales to youths after seeing

family their son had died in a horrific crash. The (unnamed) 18-year-old was badly hurt when a red Ford Fiesta veered off the road into a field in Aberdeenshire.

Wishaw last night before setting fire to two cars. Police say the homeowners of the property on Saffron Crescent, Netherton were left terrified after the alarming incident at around 11.30pm.

Channel 4 reality show. The couples spin-off of the popular cooking programme sees three lots of partners put on their own night of entertainment and food as the contestants face off for a cash prize.

charity in her memory.Seven-year-old Freya Skene and mum Brooke Reid were dragged down a series of waterfalls in the River Braan near Dunkeld on July 9.Despite Brooke and her partner Sean McKiddie's best efforts to save her, Freya sadly passed away.Heartbroken Brooke has now set up a fundraising page in the hope of starting up a charity called 'Freya's Wish' in her daughter's honour.She said: "Like a flash of a light, a current dragged us both down multiple waterfalls."I was lucky to survive,

search for a missing Scots mum. Police made the grim discovery of a 48-year-old woman in Broomhoouse Road, Bonnybridge, around 11.10am on September 29.

heartbroken mum of a young Scots nurse who tragically died in her sleep says she doesn’t know how their family will “cope without her”.Tragic Andrea MacDonald, 32, passed away while staying at a friend’s house in Inverness on Thursday night.Devastated mum Allison, from Fort William, described her daughter as a “very special, unique and wonderful girl” who was the “kindest soul you’d ever meet”.Her cause of her death has not yet been established.She told the Daily Record: “It’s just unbelievable,