Kinross

Sauna, reindeer and snow: the no-fly alternative to Scandinavia

Big Tree Country swirls with myth and mystery, its landscapes evocative and inspirational. Less than an hour after collecting the car keys from the car rental desk at Edinburgh Airport on a dreich winter’s day, there is a change. Heading north, the mot…

Who uses the outside lane on motorways?

Letters[1]Who uses the outside lane on motorways?Lane discipline | Guardian letters and brain health | Missed mastress opportunity | Check your languageRe Adrian Chiles (The left lane on a motorway is for the virtuous and the good. That’s why I love i…

Road closures return to Perth and Kinross due to heavy rain

Several roads are closed throughout Perth and Kinross due to heavy rain overnight.
A yellow Met Office warning of heavy and persistent rain[1] is in place until Sunday at noon.
And the area is already feeling the effects, with many roads closed this m…

Clean up continues days after Storm Babet hit Fife

Work is set to start at Pathhead Sands, Kirkcaldy on Tuesday following the damage caused to the area by Storm Babet. (Pic: Fife Coast and Countryside Trust)
The Kingdom was battered by strong winds and heavy rain from Thursday to Saturday last week a…

Red Weather warnings expanded – gov.scot

Storm response plan agreed ahead of full impact of Storm Babet.
The Scottish Government’s Resilience Room (SGoRR) met this evening, as the highest level Red Weather Warning was expanded to further areas of Scotland.
With impacts from Storm Babet alrea…

UK weather divide: Scotland set to be soaked by two weeks of rain

UK weather divide: Scotland set to be soaked by two weeks of rain in hours as Met Office issue ‘danger to life’ warnings – while south of country to bask in balmy 24C heat with clear skies and sunshineMet Office issues an amber warning for rain – meani…