Sunseekers flock to Scots beauty spots amid bank holiday scorcher

Dr Gallacher added: “A lot of people were locals and they hadn’t been to Threave before or hadn’t been in decades, so there was a bit of community renegagement going on.“For a lot of them it was the first time they had been out to something for some time.”

travel firm is selling a package holiday to the world’s largest Primark in Birmingham. Barrhead Travel has taken the notion of a staycation to another level with the trip, which will take place in November and December this year.

double death tragedy in Ayrshire. Police are probing the sudden death of Lisa Milne, 38, and a 38-year-old man after the pair's bodies were discovered at South Vennel in Irvine at around 2.55pm on Friday, May 28.

Queen has confirmed the UK will be treated to an extra four-day Bank Holiday next year in celebration of the monarch's Platinum Jubilee. Her Majesty will celebrate 70 years on the throne in June 2022, with the 'once-in-a-generation' event allowing the UK two extra days off work.

(CAMHS). But by the end of March this year that figure had increased to 2,012 - an increase of 189.5% over the period.

Scots dad set table ablaze in a hilarious BBQ fail during the bank holiday weekend.

thugs who attempted to break into an ATM in East Dunbartonshire. The incident took place at a Santander bank in Cowgate in Kirkintilloch shortly before 5am on Monday.

The 43-year-old NHS care worker, who lives in nearby Mallaig, filmed cars trying to drive along winding roads in the area which were filled with parked cars. Dozens of parked cars and motor homes are shown on both sides of the road - making it difficult for vehicles to pass through.

virus expert. Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of bacteriology at Aberdeen University, said Holyrood leaders repeated the same devastating errors as Westminster.

Police say they received reports of the man in the car park of an Arrochar hotel in Argyll and Bute in the early hours of this morning.

paedophile who tried to lure a 14-year-old girl to his home to have sex with him dodged jail today. Andrew Halliday exchanged more than 1000 messages on the WhatsApp application alone with his intended victim as he groomed her for more than six weeks - despite her repeatedly warning him of her age and discussing her days at school with him.

Bank Holiday weekend approaching, and the hotter weather (possibly) on its way, finding ways to entertain the family is going to be high in people's minds.

Bank Holiday in May is just around the corner. Scots will be eagerly awaiting the next opportunity for a much-deserved break, with further restrictions eased on everyday life.

sunshine thanks to a 700 mile-wide 'heat bubble' that's set to hit Scotland in time for the Bank Holiday weekend.

'disturbance' with a man later being arrested. Police vans and several cars were spotted on Harris Drive, in Kirkcaldy, Fife around 9.40pm last night.

coronavirus restrictions. The gathering has been advertised on social media for Strathclyde County Park outside of Motherwel l, Lanarkshire Officers will be patrolling the area to make sure anyone attending is complying with current covid rules.