The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and The Mearns Edition)
Revellers say ‘prost’ to Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest took over Livehouse in Dundee on Saturday. It is the first time the venue has hosted Germany’s biggest beer festival, which has previously been held at Slessor Gardens in the city. Attendees were invited to don Lederhosen while enjoying a...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Uni bosses explain £80m in accounts
Dundee University bosses have told staff how the institution has an almost £80 million cash balance as its accounts are probed by the Scottish Funding Council. Staff received a briefing on the university’s finances when it was revealed at the end of...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Fears council reforms will ‘swallow up’ Angus
Angus councillors have expressed concerns the SNP’S council shake-up is little more than a “fait accompli” that could “swallow up” the local authority. Yesterday’s full council meeting was the first time Angus representatives had been able to discuss...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
MSP to raise Angus bus cuts fears at Holyrood
An Angus MSP has said he will take residents’ concerns over bus service cuts to Holyrood. Around 150 people turned out for a meeting in Monifieth this week after Stagecoach withdrew its 74A and 74C services connecting Ethiebeaton Park and Monifieth to...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Dundee pupils go a ‘fairway’ at schools daily mile event Historical complaints on Eljamel ‘disappear’
All complaints against disgraced surgeon Sam Eljamel prior to 2012 may have been destroyed, a public inquiry has revealed. During the latest bombshell evidence session into the NHS Tayside scandal, the health board’s executive medical director Dr...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Jobs boost at port is ‘huge’ for town
Almost 200 new jobs are to be created at Montrose Port after it landed two major investments in a day. Around 100 jobs are expected to be created by SSE after the port was chosen as the base for the Berwick Bank B offshore wind development. The jobs...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
BROUGHTY FERRY:
Military veterans residing in specialist housing in Broughty Ferry say they are living in constant fear due to antisocial behaviour. Ongoing issues on Strathmore Street in Barnhill are making their lives “hell”. Some of the veterans, who served in...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
WARNING:
Perthshire’s Enchanted Forest event is at risk of becoming “unsustainable” due to rising costs, the attraction’s new boss has warned. Chief executive Gordon Morrison said the cost of holding the Pitlochry lights show has increased by 12% in the past...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Eljamel ‘standout candidate’ for NHS
NHS Tayside pushed the UK Government to speed up disgraced surgeon Sam Eljamel’s work permit because he was the “standout candidate” for the job, new files have revealed. Hospital bosses who hired him in 1995 “unanimously” agreed he was the obvious...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
City flats raided as police target human traffickers
Police carried out a series of raids across Dundee as part of a nationwide crackdown on human trafficking, drug cultivation, organised crime and money laundering. The Courier accompanied officers as they made their way to flats on Hawkhill, West Port...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Call for city’s airport to become a park and ride
Experts at Dundee’s two universities say the city’s airport should be turned into a park and ride amid concerns over the “unacceptable” level of emissions it produces. Abertay University and Dundee University academics Dr Ann Prescott and Dr Sam...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Councillor is victim of fake AI refugee video
A Dundee councillor has told of her shock after a deepfake AI video of her making inflammatory comments about refugees was allowed to stay online for 10 months. Councillor Dorothy Mchugh watched in horror as the “convincing” post appeared to show her...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
DUNDEE:
Dundee University staff will walk out today as five weeks of strike action begin in protest at the latest round in £20 million cuts at the institution. Coinciding with the beginning of the new academic year, the industrial action goes ahead as the...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
‘Backdoor’ asylum concerns at college Institution ordered to reduce overseas student numbers
The Home Office has ordered Dundee and Angus College to reduce its number of overseas students amid concerns the institution was being used as a back door to seeking asylum. An inspection in December found issues with management of sponsored students...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Takeover hailed as £12m invested at Angus links
Carnoustie Golf Links’ first year under private ownership saw 130,000 rounds of golf played and £12 million invested into its courses, new figures have revealed. A progress report by Angus Council assistant chief executive Ian Lorimer says Carnoustie...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Last tram is found – as a shed NHS accused of trying to ‘close book’ on Eljamel
A former NHS Tayside chairman has claimed “someone” at the health board was trying to “close the book” on the scandal surrounding the actions of Sam Eljamel. Professor John Connell was giving evidence at the public inquiry when he revealed the...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Heartbroken mum says Minnie ‘loved’ Arbroath
The heartbroken mum of Minnie Merriman has spoken exclusively to The Courier about how her daughter had fallen in love with Arbroath and asked to return to the Angus town just a day before her death. Minnie, from West Yorkshire, was allegedly murdered...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Sheriff gives reasons for crash driver’ s sentence
A sheriff ’s reasons for sentencing a woman to 80 hours of unpaid work for killing a biker in a road accident have been revealed. Wendy Pullar pulled out from a junction at a garden centre near Arbroath and collided with 68-year-old Neil Black’s...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Doubts over NHS bosses’ claims on Eljamel timeline
NHS Tayside would have likely seen the results of an investigation which sparked the suspension of Sam Eljamel days earlier than it claimed. A senior surgeon told the inquiry into the disgraced surgeon that claims by the health board it first saw the...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Sacked city games firm staff deny ‘defaming’ GTA creator
2 Former members of staff at Rockstar Games have claimed they were unfairly dismissed for trade union activities and deny they defamed the firm. The group, which includes nine ex-employees who were based at the video games giant’s Dundee office,...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Evidence by NHS boss a ‘car crash’
Campaigners and survivors of disgraced surgeon Sam Eljamel have branded a top NHS Tayside boss’s evidence a “car crash”. Health board chief executive Nicky Connor was grilled on day two of the inquiry about the destruction of logbooks chronicling the...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Dundee music festival in doubt as firm collapses
The company behind a postponed Dundee music festival has gone bust, throwing the future of the event into doubt. Discovery Festival, which first took place at Slessor Gardens in 2025, was due to return in July this year but organisers Discovery...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Tayside council merger ‘possible’ says Swinney
Bringing Dundee, Angus, and Perth and Kinross back together as a single local authority is “one of the options that could be considered” under radical SNP reforms. Thirty years after the 1996 dissolution of Tayside Regional Council, First Minister...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Text in
1. Which mathematical term is a synonym for all lines of latitude? 2. The Bantu language is spoken on which continent? 3. What was the name of Lily Munster’s husband in TV’S The Munsters? 9. The adult of which large sea creature was caught on camera...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Dundee MSP backs calls for city to land NHS HQ
A Dundee SNP MSP and local authority leader Mark Flynn have backed calls for a new NHS East headquarters to be based in the city. After John Swinney announced he will cut Scotland’s 14 health boards to two, Heather Anderson and Mr Flynn, who is an...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Strike off if compulsory uni job losses ruled out
A leading Dundee University trade union will call off five weeks of industrial action if bosses rule out making any compulsory job losses. In protest at plans to cut 154 roles, staff intended to strike from September 21, when the new academic term...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
People of Arbroath have shown family ‘incredible love and support’
The mother of a girl allegedly murdered in Arbroath has paid tribute to the “wonderful people” of the town. In an emotional statement Minnie Merriman’s mum, Laurie, “wholeheartedly” thanked the people of the Angus town. Minnie, 9, from West...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Excavation aims to find burial site of slain king
T he spotlight will fall on a Perth medieval mystery at an archaeological dig next month. Experts hope to unearth evidence of the 15th century priory where King James I of Scotland was buried following his murder. The dig will focus on the King James...
Read Full Story (Page 3)
Top officer at centre of misconduct probe quits
A senior Tayside police officer at the centre of misconduct allegations has quit the force. Superintendent Suzanne Smith, pictured, who served in several roles in Dundee and Angus, had been absent from her role for months after facing unspecified...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Traders say £2m street revamp is hitting trade
A £2 million renovation project on a Dundee city street is taking too long and affecting trade, business owners have claimed. Work to redevelop Union Street into a fully pedestrianised space began in early February. The project involves the...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Principal pledges latest uni job cuts will be last
Dundee University will cut a further 154 jobs – but the institution’s principal has pledged there will be no more redundancies after that. A revised recovery plan for the beleaguered uni was unveiled to staff yesterday, with the number of proposed job...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Health board cuts service for parents over staff shortage
NHS Tayside has been forced to scale back health visitor input for new parents due to lack of staff. The health visitor service supports families from late pregnancy until a child reaches school age. Contact is made with families by the service at a...
Read Full Story (Page 2)
Eden Project remains ‘on track’, insists boss
The boss of the Eden Project has insisted the plan to create a major tourist attraction in Dundee remains “on track”. News on the project released to the public has been sparse over the last year. And a recent briefing on the project given to Dundee...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Lifetime ban driver admits killing OAP
A drug-driver with two lifetime bans has pleaded guilty to killing a Broughty Ferry pensioner after crashing into his garden and hitting him with a stolen Maserati. The High Court in Edinburgh heard that Fraser Garden reached speeds of 85mph moments...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Stability vital for Pressley as he signs new contract Big worries over job cuts plan for business school
Dundee University staff have raised concerns about the proposed job cuts to its business school – a key source of income generation for the institution in the previous academic year. In 2025-26 the business school generated 39% of all fee-paying...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Two crossings axed after £5m footbridges revamp
The refurbishment of two ageing footbridges on Dundee Kingsway has cost close to £5 million, it has been revealed. The crossings near the Strathmartine Road and Old Glamis Road roundabouts were removed in June last year for major refurbishment works...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Scathing report slams failings of care home
A Dundee City Council bid to overturn damning findings concerning the care of an 89-year-old woman has been thrown out by Scotland’s care watchdog. David Laing feels “vindicated” by the ruling after his mother, Williamina, suffered a fall and a series...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Marra joins race to be party leader
Michael Marra’s phone “lit up” after Anas Sarwar quit as the Scottish Labour leader, he admitted as he officially threw his hat in the ring to take the position. The Dundee MSP was on his way to watch Dundee United play Spartans when the news broke...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Uni accused of financial secrecy in job cuts row
A leading Dundee University trade union claims under-threat staff are still to see the full financial picture underpinning plans to cut 120 jobs at the institution. The “quality” of data being provided by bosses pushing ahead with the cuts plan has...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Pedestrian injured in motorbike crash
A 19-year-old man has been arrested after a collision between a pedestrian and a motorcycle on the Kingsway, pictured. The incident closed the Dundee thoroughfare between the Strathmartine Roundabout and the junction with Old Glamis Road for around...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
NHS begins process to offload city GP practice
The process to offload a Dundee medical practice that will affect more than 6,500 patients has been started by NHS Tayside. A five-year contract to run the health services at Maryfield Medical Centre has gone out to tender. The Courier previously...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Music charity to take over former pub
The Kirriemuir music charity behind Bonfest is set to take over a former pub in the town. DD8 Music will move into the former Attic Pub in St Malcolm’s Wynd which they will use alongside its current premises on the Bellies Brae. The aim is to have...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Firms could pay for extra police to fight crime in city
Crime and antisocial behaviour in Dundee city centre is such a problem that businesses could pay for a police officer. Businesses surveyed by the Dundee Business Improvement District (Bid) team highlighted shoplifting and safety as their top...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Drink-driver jailed for killing city mum
A terrified mum asked a friend to “look after my bairns” as she made a series of calls and texts before she was killed in a car crash. Jade Duncan from Dundee died at the scene after drink-driver Sean Hogan crashed on to an embankment in...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Uni told redundancies should be ‘last resort’
The SNP’S higher education chief warned Dundee University’s principal that compulsory redundancies should only be a “last resort” – one day before a sweeping cuts plan was approved. A letter obtained by The Courier reveals that Ben Macpherson outlined...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Music fans angry at ticket refund delay DUNDEE:
Dundee Discovery Festival ticket holders say they have been unable to claim refunds after the Slessor Gardens event was cancelled. The music festival, set for July 24-26, was called off by organisers last month due to the “current economic...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
University. staff plan five weeks of strike action
Dundee University staff will go on strike for five weeks as they rally against the struggling institution’s plan to make extensive cutbacks. Members of Dundee University and College Union plan to take the industrial action from September 21, when the...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Man admits theft of safes with £30k cash in home raid
A thief who stole almost £30,000 from an Angus home was caught with the cash more than 200 miles away at a popular English service station following a police chase. Shane Brady is finally behind bars after spending more than six years evading...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Solar farm bosses seek public views
The developer behind what has been called the UK’S biggest solar farm between Perth and Dundee has broken its silence. A senior manager at global renewables developer Aukera said it would shortly be announcing a public consultation on the Carse of...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Million-panel solar farm would be the ‘biggest in Britain’
Carse of Gowrie campaigners fear a “truly massive” solar farm between Perth and Dundee could be eight times bigger than any similar schemes in Scotland. The 500MW Halfway Energy Park would cover large stretches of farmland on either side of the A90...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Ex-teacher says view on abortion led to sacking
A former teacher claims giving her opinion on abortion resulted in her being sacked. Sarah Morse, who taught at Arbroath High School, is taking legal action against Angus Council after she lost her job in November 2025. The 66-year-old from the...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Baby joy and degree all within 24 hours
On Thursday afternoon, Clare Hart was in Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, after giving birth to her first child, Sol. But by yesterday morning, the newborn baby was at the Caird Hall, kitted out in a tuxedo, as his mum walked across the stage to receive...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Cumming gifts his Traitors US outfit to V&A
An iconic tartan ensemble worn by Alan Cumming for the hit show Traitors US has become the first item donated to the V&A Dundee for a new exhibition celebrating Scottish stories. The design museum is reimagining its Scottish Design Galleries for 2028,...
Read Full Story (Page 1)