Concerns over lack of trains stopping in Mearns towns ‘disregarded’ by ScotRail bosses
Concerns about a lack of trains stopping in Mearns towns are being “completely disregarded” by rail bosses, an MP has claimed.
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Laurencekirk centenarian Elizabeth receives special telegram from postie granddaughter
A Mearns postie has made the most special delivery of her career with the safe handover of a Royal telegram on her granny’s 100th birthday.
Man sentenced for groping male and two women on karaoke night at Montrose pub
A Mearns man has been ordered to complete unpaid work after grabbing the privates of at least two people in an Angus pub.
Transport chiefs to be pressed for 50mph buffer zone at Forfar bypass blackspot junction
Angus Council is set to formally press Transport Scotland for an A90 speed reduction around a blackspot Forfar bypass junction.
Magnificent seven in Minnesota for Angus World Ploughing champion Andrew Mitchell
The plains of Minnesota have proved a field of dreams for Angus ploughman Andrew Mitchell.
Motorcyclist taken to hospital as crash closes section of A90
A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital following a crash on the busiest road through the Mearns.
Angus and Mearns ploughing pair head Stateside into field of battle
A pair of Courier country ploughmen are heading to the US to take on the world’s best in the field of battle.
Laurencekirk man guilty of sex offences against man and two women in Montrose pub
A Mearns man has been placed on the sex offenders register after admitting three charges of sexual assault in an Angus pub.
VIDEO: Mearns man has mercy on rival as he becomes first Scot to win UK’s Strongest Man title
The power, strength and discipline of Mearns strongman Paul Benton has lifted him into the record books.
Under fire rail boss apologises for timetable changes and train cancellations in north east
ScotRail bosses have admitted “shooting themselves in the foot” over timetable changes and cancellation problems which have left north-east communities furious.