The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and The Mearns Edition)
Uni principal hopes for stability in six months
Dundee University interim principal Nigel Seaton says an extra six months in the job will help put the institution on a sound footing. The university was rocked by a financial crisis and Professor Seaton, pictured, says he is committed to doing...
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Angus textiles firm delays move to city
Challenging trading conditions have delayed a major Angus employer’s relocation to Dundee. Technical textiles company Wilkie told workers last January of its plans to close its factories in Kirriemuir and Forfar. After striking a deal for the...
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Dee captain’ s autism help group for dads
Dundee FC captain Simon Murray says becoming more aware of his son’s autism has made him a better father and also a better footballer. The Dee skipper has launched a new support group for dads and male carers raising autistic children, and said it was...
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Victim’ s family want killer to ‘rot in jail’ as child abuse revealed
The devastated family of murdered Dundee mum Mary Mclaren say they were left reeling after discovering her killer was convicted of sexually abusing a young child. Patrick Rae, serving a life sentence for the brutal murder of the Dundee mother of...
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Angus town wins £20m for regeneration plans ARBROATH: Locals shape 10-year project to upgrade seaside amenities
Arbroath’s town board is celebrating a “landmark moment” after its £20 million vision to transform the burgh was given the green light by the UK Government. Members of Our Arbroath learned yesterday that funding for its 10-year draft plan had been...
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Gaming industry given £20 million cash boost
Dundee’s video games industry will be given a £20 million boost to “turbocharge” the sector, The Courier can reveal. The fund is part of the Tay Cities Deal from the UK Government, spread across a region taking in Angus, Dundee, Fife and Perth and...
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Creditors out of pocket from builder’ s collapse
Unsecured creditors owed more than £14 million from the collapse of Dundee construction firm Mcgill & Co six years ago have received a meagre dividend. The administrators of Mcgill & Co have issued their final report as the administration process...
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Vape retailers’ register data raises safety fears
Safety fears have been raised after it emerged almost 200 vape retailers in Dundee are on an official register with outof-date information. It is a requirement for traders that sell vapes and other similar products to be on the Register of Tobacco and...
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Business vote could bring £2.5m to city
Dundee traders have voted to establish a new Business Improvement District (BID), which could bring a £2.5 million boost to the city. More than 380 businesses, including independent traders and national firms, were balloted on the move, with more than...
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Incinerator jobs at risk as plant decommissioned
Staff at Dundee’s energy from waste incinerator are in redundancy consultations following the decision to decommission its “legacy” facilities at the site. The MVV site at Baldovie burns nonrecyclable waste collected by Dundee and Angus councils and...
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Patient access row may delay Eljamel inquiry
A row over patient access could see the public inquiry into former NHS surgeon Sam Eljamel being pushed back until after the Scottish elections in May. Inquiry chairman Lord Weir has said “safety” concerns at Waverley Gate in Edinburgh, where the...
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Takeover secures golf course future, says club president
The president of Forfar Golf Club believes the future of the historic course is now secure after a long-awaited takeover deal was finalised. The Cunninghill club has now formalised a partnership with The Ancient Links Golf Company (TALGC) which...
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Objectors overwhelm ‘super-pylons’ inquiry
A public inquiry into the controversial Angus “super-pylons” scheme has received more than 200 requests from objectors wanting to take part in the hearings. SSEN’S Kintore to Tealing pylon route would cut across north Angus and west of Forfar before...
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City ‘super school’ needs repairs after just one year open
A £100 million “super school” has become Dundee’s latest flagship project requiring repair works – less than a year after opening. Greenfield Academy, which opened in August 2025, will temporarily close its gym and games halls over the Easter period...
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Animal health:
1. In Holst’s The Planets suite, how is Neptune described? 2. In which country was religious reformer John Calvin born? 3. How do you spell a dam across a stream, right, weer, weir, or wier? RACHAEL ESDALE
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Actor shares tales of Rab C Nesbitt and Insta stardom in new stage show
Not many people would have predicted Gregor Fisher becoming a social media star in 2025. Including the man himself. He thought the idea was “doomed to failure” when his daughter Cissie urged him to set up an Instagram account, telling him it would be...
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Pampering day for city’s carers
More than 150 unpaid carers have enjoyed a break from their duties in Dundee. A day of activities, hosted by Dundee Carers Centre, to help carers relax, rest and recharge took place at the Apex Hotel last week. Activities included sound baths,...
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Strikes could close down city’s schools
Parents and carers have been warned Dundee schools could close for two days later this month if teachers agree to strike over workloads. The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) issued a 10-day notice of its plans to strike on March 18 and 24 last...
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Tribunal awards payout to sacked Dovetail staff
Sacked workers at Dundee’s Dovetail factory have won a payout after a judge ruled bosses did not use proper process when making them redundant. Dovetail was a social enterprise which provided jobs for disabled people and manufactured doors, beds and...
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Son’ s tribute to parents after tragic double loss
A Dundee man has spoken of his heartbreak after his parents died within four days of each other last month. James Hogg had a joint funeral for his mother and father, Jim and Violet Hogg, pictured, last week. With his family by his side, Jim died...
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COURT:
Three professional footballers – including a former Scotland international – have appeared in court in connection with alleged corruption during matches. Former Dundee United striker Marc Mcnulty, 33, ex-dundee midfielder Paul Mcgowan, 38, and...
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Parents hail ‘brave’ son as he loses cancer fight
The parents of an “amazing and brave” young Dundee footballer have described the poignant final months they shared with him after he was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Charlie Melville, 11, pictured, died at his Tayport home on Monday. Football-mad...
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Universities pay tribute to ‘friend and colleague’
Dundee’s academic community has led tributes to a woman who died after a medical incident at Dundee University’s swimming pool. Dr Suzanne Duce, 63, pictured, was pronounced dead at Ninewells Hospital on Monday after emergency services had earlier...
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Fatah nets late winner for United on Russell’ s return
Jim Goodwin has hailed the iron nerve of Dundee United matchwinner Amar Fatah following his clinical penalty kick against St Mirren. Fatah, 22, had missed two of his three spot-kicks at Tannadice prior to last night’s showdown with the Buddies, most...
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Domestic abuser guilty of driving wife to death
A man from Dundee has become the first person in Scotland to be convicted of culpable homicide after driving his wife to her death through a sustained campaign of domestic abuse. Lee Milne stood trial accused of killing Kimberley Milne, 28, both...
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Mum’ s fears as school has ‘brushed aside’ son
A Dundee mum worries her son with additional support needs has missed out on his whole teenage life after being “thrown aside” by his school. Since starting secondary school, Nicola Rolt says her son, Ben, has gone years without access to proper...
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Special PC leaked data from city death probe
A corrupt special constable leaked confidential details of the Fortune Gomo death investigation to his friends on social media as the tragic incident was unfolding. Dillon Cooper, from Dundee, accessed the Storm police IT system to get details of the...
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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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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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