Ema Sabljak

1 week ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Ema Sabljak

We asked you for your real-life experiences as an NHS patient or employee in the north and north-east at a time of crisis for the service. Now, we reveal the state of the NHS as told by you in the results of our wide-ranging questionnaire. We surveyed 1,237 people about their experiences with NHS Grampian and NHS Highland – from those relying on life-saving services to scores of people working for the troubled bodies.

2 weeks ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Ema Sabljak

“At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember you.”The sombre line from poet Laurence Binyon is inscribed on the grave of Private James Napier – just one of the 2,955 men and women from Aberdeen who died in the Second World War. Almost every corner of the city lost a loved one or a neighbour as the conflict raged. In some cases, such as the Rubislaw Park Road home of Private Napier, there were multiple casualties.

2 weeks ago | thecourier.co.uk | Ema Sabljak

When Albert Powrie returned from service in the Great War in 1920, he married widow Janet Boyter and eventually settled down on Watson Street in Dundee. Years later, Janet would lose not just Albert but a son when conflict again erupted across Europe. Ernest Peter Powrie was only 18 when he was killed in action on March 26, 1945, while serving in Germany – just 42 days before the country surrendered. The 18-year-old was one of the first troops to cross the Rhine.

1 month ago | thecourier.co.uk | Ema Sabljak |Emma Morrice

They say it takes a village to raise a baby, but what about naming them? While some parents opted for nature names like Fox and Forest, others took inspiration from water- calling their babies Ocean and River. But our analysis shows that inspiration in 2024 can come from as far back as ancient Greece to the most current pop IT girls. The National Records of Scotland has released its latest baby name data today, covering the names given to newborns in 2024.

1 month ago | thecourier.co.uk | Ema Sabljak

Olivia may have returned to the top baby name slot for girls across Scotland in 2024, but it fell to joint tenth in Dundee. A National Records of Scotland publication has revealed all the names given to babies across the country last year. The top names across Scotland were Olivia for girls and Noah for boys but that is not necessarily the case at local authority level. While Olivia ranked at the top of the list within Dundee in 2023, new trends have taken shape at a local authority level for 2024.