The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and The Mearns Edition)
Film-maker’ s story of ‘miracle’ survival
A Dundee film-maker who was once given just 48 hours to live after a devastating head injury is turning her story of survival into a feature film. Shauna Gauntlett was 16 in 2004 when she slipped on ice on a cobbled street in Lochee. Doctors at...
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University aims to cut 180 jobs to save £10m
A trade union has warned Dundee University’s plan to axe a further 180 fulltime roles will cause “massive disruption” and risk “life-changing consequences” for students and staff. Principal Professor Nigel Seaton unveiled a voluntary severance scheme...
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Man on trial for wife’ s death fall on Kingsway
A man has denied killing his wife after subjecting her to a campaign of domestic abuse before she jumped to her death from a flyover across the Kingsway in Dundee. Lee Milne, 39, of Ballindean Place in Dundee, is on trial at the High Court in Glasgow...
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‘Super-pylons’ public inquiry will take place
Campaigners have welcomed confirmation that a public inquiry into the controversial super-pylons’ transmission route through Angus will begin this year. SSEN’S proposed 400kv powerline corridor from Kintore to Tealing was thrown into turmoil last...
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Trial told victim would have died ‘in minutes’
A pathologist has told the High Court how she escalated the post-mortem examination of Brian Low after spotting signs he had been shot. Dr Tamara Mcnamee of Dundee University gave evidence on the ninth day of David Campbell’s trial in Glasgow. She...
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Trans medic quits NHS Fife following tribunal
Trans doctor Beth Upton has quit NHS Fife following the major changing room row with nurse Sandie Peggie, the health board has revealed. Born male, Dr Upton, pictured, had been embroiled in a costly employment tribunal after an altercation with Ms...
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Eco firm’ s growth will create 30 jobs
A Dundee firm which manufactures non-toxic cleaning products has announced a major jobs boost. Ecoanolytes, which produces the multipurpose Dew range, is embarking on a £1 million expansion project and hopes to more than double its capacity and create...
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Secret talks on future of delayed gateway school
Secret talks will decide the future of the delayed Western Gateway primary school in Dundee. The public and the press are both excluded from a local authority meeting on Monday when the next stage of the long-awaited facility is to be discussed. The...
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Housebuilder in crisis due to lack of land sites
The future of major Angus housebuilder Guild Homes is under threat due to rapidly running out of places to build. Founded in 1997 by Mark Guild, the company has erected more than 1,000 homes in Angus as one of the most successful housebuilders in...
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Getting picky: Alex is cleaning up city one street at a time
“I’ve been homeless now for 22 days,” says Alex Watson, slamming shut the boot of his car after retrieving two litter pickers – one for him, one for me. “And in those 22 days, I’ve received more love and support from beautiful folk in Dundee than I...
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Grieving daughter’ s tribute to ‘loving’ dad
The daughter of a man found dead in Dundee’s Hilltown on Hogmanay has paid tribute to her father – as a man appeared in court charged with his murder. The body of James Dougan was found at Tulloch Court on December 31. Matthew Tudge, 43, is accused...
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Corbyn launches new left alternative Your Party in Dundee
Jeremy Corbyn channelled jute, Timex and George Galloway in a campaigning visit to Dundee during the launch of new left alternative Your Party Scotland. The former Labour leader was speaking at the Bonar Hall yesterday as his party set out the agenda...
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Musician’s nomination:
1. How many major islands are there in the Ionian islands? 2. In which year was the wreck of Henry VIII’S flagship the Mary Rose raised, right? 3. In what key is a piece of music that KATIE NICOLL
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College sports courses at leisure centre saved
Sports courses at an Arbroath leisure centre will continue as Dundee and Angus College revealed it is on track to meet its £2.5 million savings target. There had been fears over the future of the town’s Saltire Sports Centre after D&A College...
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Murder accused made threats to kill, trial told
A man accused of murdering a former Perthshire groundsman allegedly made threats to shoot or kill multiple people in the Aberfeldy area over a 30-year period, including the owner of a puppy, and her daughter. David Campbell, 77, is accused of killing...
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Anger over delay for answers on Eljamel logbooks
The public inquiry into disgraced former Ninewells surgeon Sam Eljamel is not moving quickly enough over revelations key evidence was destroyed by the health board, victims have said. NHS Tayside first admitted publicly in November last year that 40...
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NHS Tayside looks to offload GP practices
NHS Tayside is in talks to offload its last four health board-run GP practices in Dundee and Angus – a move affecting nearly 30,000 patients. Health chiefs say the four practices – Lochee and Maryfield in Dundee, Abbey Health Centre in Arbroath and...
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Watersports firm offers to help rescue lightship
A Dundee watersports firm has said it is willing to temporarily dismantle part of its operation to allow the stricken North Carr lightship to leave Victoria Dock. The offer would remove one of the most frequently cited obstacles to moving the vessel...
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Behind the camera:
1. What do Americans call a chemist’s shop? 2. In 2020, who hosted the Brit Awards for the third time? 3. The mouth of the Congo River which ocean? is in 4. Rami Malek, left, played cybersecurity engineer Elliot Alderson in which TV series? 5....
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Shoplifter faces jail for killing security guard
A woman has been told to expect a “significant” jail sentence for killing a supermarket security guard who tried to stop her stealing from an Arbroath store. Natasha Smith pled guilty to culpable homicide after she caused former Royal Marine Alun...
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North Carr sinking ‘case of when not if ’
The North Carr, Scotland’s last surviving lightship, is close to sinking if urgent action is not taken, according to volunteers. The historic vessel has been moored at a prominent corner of Dundee’s Victoria Dock for 30 years but, despite years of...
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Killer dies 49 years after horrific Dundee murder
A sadistic murderer who killed a teenage girl in a Dundee doorway almost 50 years ago has died in prison. Brian Mearns, whose brutal killing of Linda Batchelor in 1977 sent shockwaves through the city, died earlier this month. A one-line statement on...
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Nature charity’s funding plea amid £25k shortfall
The boss of a popular Angus nature reserve says there is “no guarantee” the charity which runs it will exist by next year amid a £25,000 shortfall. The Murton Trust, which runs the Murton Tearoom, Farm and Nature Reserve on the outskirts of Forfar,...
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Kate and William wow city crowds with royal selfies
The future king and queen visited Stirling yesterday, stopping at two locations in the city centre. Crowds gathered to meet William and Kate, who spent time speaking to the public, receiving flowers and posing for photos after their second...
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Tiktoker slammed for AI prank on shopper
A Tiktok prankster has come under fire for using an Ai-generated video to try to have a customer removed from a Dundee supermarket. Footage shows a customer presenting a member of staff with Ai-generated footage depicting another shopper damaging...
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Civic trust seeks to change ‘inefficient’ boundaries of city
Dundee Civic Trust (DCT) is calling for the city’s boundaries to be expanded amid concerns the current set-up is “inefficient”. The trust is a voluntary and charitable organisation that aims to encourage good design in regeneration projects. It was...
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Fears Tay cash may make city worse off
The leader of Dundee City Council, Mark Flynn, thinks the city may be left worse off by the UK Government’s new £19.5 million Tay Cities fund. He said the cash was “not new money” and would likely be less than the city already received from the...
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Treasurer embezzled £6k from social club
A former chartered accountant who embezzled £6,000 from a Dundee social club says he’s willing to repay the money. Treasurer Graham Clelland previously admitted hollowing out the funds of the Fairmuir Social Club over a 16-month period. He had pled...
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Dundee Rep loses £450k and may see funds axed
Dundee Rep has posted an annual loss of almost half a million pounds, ahead of a decision to be made by Dundee City Council to cut its entire funding to the theatre. The Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre Ltd reported losses of £450,306 to March 31 2025,...
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More than 150 quality pages packed with features, interviews, news and sport
Health journey: Breast cancer patient hopes to set example to other women Culture vulture: New Rep director back from Oz and relishing new role in the arts Second language: Schoolchildren find benefits of learning in Gaelic tongue Surgery...
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SNP comes under pressure to back ‘vital’ college plan
The £265 million transformation of Dundee and Angus College looks set to be an election battleground, with First Minister John Swinney facing increasing pressure to back the scheme. After Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar pledged to fund it if he...
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Hockey players enjoy frosty fun on frozen pond
As freezing temperatures hit Tayside people headed out to make the most of the winter weather. Some took advantage of the conditions to have an impromptu game of ice hockey on the Swannie Ponds in Dundee, while others in Kirriemuir and Pitlochry dug...
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‘Super-pylons’ firm in 40 bids for land access
Almost 40 wayleave appeals have been lodged with the Scottish Government as plans to run a line of “super-pylons” through Angus move forward. Energy giant SSEN Transmission hopes to secure Holyrood consent for the 70-mile Kintore to Tealing 400Kv...
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Six dogs killed as fire guts cottages
Six dogs have died and two cottages have been destroyed in a “devastating” house fire near Brechin. The terraced cottage by the A90 at North Water Bridge was engulfed in flames at around 7.40pm on Saturday. The A90 was closed overnight and reopened...
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Anti-violence plea from ex-hooligan
A former football hooligan has warned young fans against getting involved in violence at matches. Andy Blance, pictured, served a five-year jail sentence for mobbing and violence involving Dunfermline casuals in 1990 and a prison term for assaulting...
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Deportation ordeal for married city volunteer
A married Dundee volunteer faces being deported to her native Germany after being refused a visa to remain in the UK. Sylvia Tiekotter married Aleksander Grodzicki, both pictured, in 2021, but says they left her home country due to a breakdown in...
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Dad praises rescuers following hit and run
A Dundee dad who has been left using a wheelchair after a hit and run says it is a “miracle” he is still alive. Dad-of-three Tommy-lee Naylor suffered serious injuries when he was knocked down on the Kingsway on December 4. The 25-year-old sustained...
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Man charged after home destroyed by early morning fire
A man has been charged after a house in the Carse of Gowrie was allegedly set on fire. The blaze broke out in a detached house at West Grange, near Errol, just before 4am yesterday. Six fire engines and a height appliance attended the scene and...
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Jeweller hails help of sight-loss charity
A jeweller who faced the “absolute disaster” of losing his sight has praised a charity for helping him adapt and keep working. After attending an eye appointment for cataract treatment, Robin Key, pictured, was diagnosed with macular degeneration –...
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‘Idiot’ driver sped along a pavement
An “idiot” driver from Dundee was lucky not to have mown down pedestrians as he tore along a pavement during a hair-raising highspeed chase through Perth city centre, a court heard. John Buchan sped away from police and along several streets at well...
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Tenants owe council £3m in rent arrears
Dundee City Council tenants owe more than £3.3 million in rent arrears. As of October this year rent arrears across the city had reached £3,314,167. Information received under a freedom of information request shows the amount owed to the council at...
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Boy boosts hospital after recovery from open-heart surgery
A schoolboy from Monifieth has raised thousands of pounds for Ninewells Hospital just months after making a miracle recovery from open-heart surgery. Parker Lindsay, 7, “was a matter of weeks away from his heart stopping completely”, according to mum...
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Fisherman believed to be missing at sea
A fisherman from Angus is thought to be missing at sea after his boat washed ashore with no one on board. The unmanned vessel was found unoccupied on Inverbervie Beach in Aberdeenshire just after 11am on Saturday, sparking a large-scale search...
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Warning of ‘devastating’ family services cuts plan
A leading charity has warned over proposed cuts to children and family services in Dundee, saying the move would be “devastating” for those affected. One Parent Families Scotland (OPFS) has penned an open letter to the city council to express “deep...
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V&A has ‘challenges’ despite £9m income
The chairman of V&A Dundee has warned of a “challenging environment” for the museum, despite recording an annual income of more than £9 million for the first time. Tim Allan, pictured, said the kimono exhibition and the hugely popular Dundee tapestry...
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Tay Cities cash offered again after projects fail to use funds
Several major innovation and regeneration projects announced as part of the £300 million Tay Cities deal have failed to materialise, with new applicants now being sought. Five years after the signing of the original deal, the publicly funded scheme is...
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Timber firm workers offered old jobs back as company rescued
Workers at a collapsed timber merchant have been given their jobs back after the firm was saved from administration. Orchard Timber in Forfar shut with immediate effect, with staff made redundant, following the collapse of parent company National...
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Murder charge following death of grandmother
A man has been charged with the murder of his former partner a week after her death at a flat in Dundee. Last week, 42-year-old Andrew Bajek appeared at Dundee Sheriff Court accused of assaulting 54-year-old Lili Stojanova, pictured, prior to her...
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Primary school saved after U-turn by council
Dundee City Council has been accused of “incompetence” after U-turning on a decision to close a primary school. St Pius Primary School in Douglas had been marked for closure next summer before an independent panel refused the move in a scathing report...
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Pensioner dies in accident with van
An 83-year-old woman has died after being hit by a van in Dundee. Emergency services were called to Christian Road in the West Ferry area at around 5.25pm on Saturday. The crash involved a pedestrian and a silver Ford Transit van, with the woman...
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EX-FM relative not guilty of extortion
The brother-in-law of former first minister Humza Yousaf was yesterday acquitted of extortion and drugs charges during a culpable homicide trial at the High Court in Edinburgh. Ramsay El Nakla, pictured, was acquitted of all charges after prosecutors...
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Nurse to appeal as tribunal decision blunder revealed
Nurse Sandie Peggie broke her silence yesterday as she revealed why she is appealing the judgment in her trans row with NHS Fife – on the day the document was amended to remove a bogus quote. The tribunal judgment, published on Monday, had found that...
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Lack of safeguard fears over assisted dying bill
A Dundee MSP has said that the current draft of a proposed assisted dying bill “jeopardises the rights of disabled people and others in Scotland”. Michael Marra was joined by Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes and MSP Edward Mountain at Holyrood...
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Musicians make a Big Noise in RSNO link-up
Young people from a community music and social change programme have taken part in a unique concert alongside the world-renowned Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO). Twenty-four young musicians from Big Noise Douglas, aged between 11 and 15,...
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Four jailed for murder in punishment beating
A gang of four will each serve at least 20 years in prison after being convicted of brutally murdering a man in his Dundee home. Carrie Stewart, 44, Brian Millar, 29, Barry Murray, 45, and Scott Henderson, 40, killed Steven Hutton after bursting into...
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Partner of hit-and-run victim tells of disgust
The partner of a Dundee man seriously injured in a hit-and-run on the Kingsway says their young family has been left “devastated” and sickened by the driver’s failure to stop. As he walked home from Asda, near the Myrekirk roundabout on Thursday,...
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Raac roof repairs could start in 2026
Work to replace roofs on a row of Monifieth houses affected by the defective building material Raac could begin early next year if councillors agree the proposals. A special meeting of Angus Council’s housing committee has been scheduled for Tuesday...
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Four on trial after man’ s fatal flat fall
A group from Dundee has gone on trial accused of crimes including causing a man to fall to his death, abduction, extortion and drug dealing. Stephen Stewart, 52, Jennifer Souter, 39, Victoria Mcgowan, 43, and 37-year-old Ramsay El-nakla – the...
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Ex-teacher avoids jail for ‘cruel and sadistic’ abuse
A “cruel and sadistic” former teacher has avoided a jail sentence after being found guilty of the historical abuse of 18 girls at a former residential school in rural Angus. Patricia Robertson, pictured, tormented youngsters at Fornethy House between...
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Controversial plan to shut school is rejected
An independent panel has rejected Dundee City Council’s plans to close a primary school, saying the local authority failed to properly consult residents. St Pius X RC Primary School in Douglas had been earmarked for closure by next summer by the...
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Dundee millionaire paid £8.2m to save distillery
A new report has revealed Dundee businessman Tony Banks, pictured, paid more than £8.2 million for award-winning distillery Eden Mill to save it from administration. In its first report into the collapse of the well-known Guardbridge firm,...
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Appeal for uni staff to be ‘realistic’ over job losses DUNDEE:
Dundee University staff and unions should take a “realistic” approach to the need for further job losses to balance the institution’s finances, the chairwoman of Scotland’s university funding body says. Professor Cara Aitchison said providing a large...
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£5 million needed for science centre building upgrades
The future of Dundee Science Centre is in doubt unless bosses can find £5 million for much-needed repairs and upgrades. Chief executive Jill Farrell told The Courier that the building is starting to show its age, with both the glass roof and elevator...
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Victim assured by FM parole system errors will be fixed
The first minister has told the survivor of Dundee murderer Robbie Mcintosh that he will remedy the mistakes of Scotland’s parole system. John Swinney yesterday heard a powerful and impassioned plea from Linda Mcdonald who survived a brutal beating at...
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Eljamel logbooks destroyed by NHS Tayside workers
The inquiry into disgraced surgeon Sam Eljamel has opened with the astonishing revelation that NHS Tayside staff destroyed 40 theatre logbooks containing potentially crucial information – despite being ordered not to. Eljamel was head of neurosurgery...
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Dealer admits supplying drugs that killed Lennix
A teenager died after “bombing” wraps of ecstasy supplied by her drug-dealer boyfriend, a court has heard. Grove Academy pupil Lennix Hughes, pictured, became critically ill after ingesting MDMA at boyfriend Jay Conway’s Dundee home in March...
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Union urging council boss to reject £21k rise
A union leader is urging the chief executive of Angus Council to forgo a £21,000 pay rise dubbed “an insult to local government staff ”. A salary review for Scotland’s local authority chief executives was agreed last month for the first time in 25...
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Swans die after mystery illness at park ponds
Experts are monitoring the outbreak of a “range of potential illnesses” after several swans died in a Dundee park. Concerns were raised with the city council and the Scottish SPCA by residents over the health of the swans and cygnets at Stobsmuir...
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Huge council cuts may be on way to save £4m
A raft of swingeing cuts to public services are being considered by Dundee City Council as it bids to plug an £8.4 million shortfall. Among the cost-saving options being considered are changing the frequency of bin collections, closing school pools...
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Operation in Dundee by surgeon living in Florida
A world-first procedure has been performed in Dundee by a surgeon working in America, in what could be a life-saving breakthrough for stroke patients. Neurosurgeon Dr Ricardo Hanel carried out the thrombectomy on a human body in Dundee while working...
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