Researchers exploring so-called "dark tourism" are analysing the reactions of visitors to the most gruesome parts of Peterhead Prison Museum. The prison closed its doors more than 10 years ago and ...

A man set fire to cars belonging to prison staff at HMP Grampian in Peterhead on Christmas Day, a court has heard Graeme ...

Three vehicles were written off in the blaze which was started by Graeme Seivwright outside HMP Grampian in Peterhead.

The former Peterhead Prison is set to launch guided tours next month, giving visitors an even more in depth behind the scenes look at the Aberdeenshire tourist attraction. In celebration of the new ...

A man has admitted torching the cars of Aberdeenshire prison staff during a Christmas Day fire attack. Graeme Seivwright, 43, ...

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Victorian Peterhead Prison in Aberdeenshire was the scene of notorious riots in 1987 which had to be quelled by the SAS after a warder was taken hostage. The prison – nicknamed the "hate factory" – ...

A MENTAL health nurse was arrested after she was allegedly caught with drugs in her shoes at the prison where she worked. Worker Hannah Dagg, 28, appeared in court today over an alleged incident on ...

Photographs taken during one of Scotland's most notorious prison riots are going on public display for the first time. Thirty years ago this week, 50 inmates took control of D-hall at Peterhead Prison ...

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Scotland's newest prison, which was shaken by a riot just months after opening, is performing well but can improve its health care, a report said. HMP Grampian in Peterhead opened in March 2014, as a ...