NHS FIFE was last night accused of “losing the plot” following its decision, in principle, to support health service cuts aimed at keeping Fife hospitals within cash limits.

THE AUDITOR General has expressed concern about the underlying financial position in four NHS bodies, one of which is Fife, writes Steve Bargeton, political editor.

THE PARENTS of 12-year-old Nicola Welsh, who died in Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, despite the attentions of at least 17 doctors over a period of four days in 1999, are to reactivate a £100,000 damages claim against Tayside University Hospitals Trust, which administers the hospital.

THE FIRST prosecution for hunting with a pack of dogs has been abandoned after a blunder by police and the procurator fiscal service, The Courier can exclusively reveal.

FORMER DUNDEE striker Tommy Coyne believes the love people have for the Dark Blues can help the club survive administration, writes Ian Roache.

LOCALS ARE objecting to plans to turn Kirkcaldy’s derelict cinema into an over-25s’ entertainment venue.

MOTORISTS ACROSS Tayside are ignoring a “Don’t Risk It” warning from police and getting behind the wheel while under the influence of alcohol, it emerged yesterday.

DUNDEE AND areas in Fife, Angus and Perth and Kinross are to take part in a pilot project switching responsibility for house surveys to the seller rather than the buyer.

GRAIN GROWERS who are still pondering what to sow in the spring of next year were yesterday given a strong piece of advice from a leading expert in the cereal industry.