THE CAR in which a Dundee man died in a crash on the A90 looked as if it had been “hit by a bomb,” a court heard yesterday.

A PERTHSHIRE farmer has become only the second person in Scotland to be prosecuted for docking dogs’ tails.

DUNDEE UNITED supporters caught selling tickets for tomorrow’s CIS Cup Final on eBay risk being banned from attending future matches at Tannadice, it emerged last night.

THE EYES of the fashion world turned to St Andrews last night as students strutted a catwalk once graced by Kate Middleton.

PUPILS ACROSS Scotland could be boosting their brain power by playing computer games thanks to a project at a Dundee primary school.

TWO SCHOOLGIRLS who organised a petition calling for road safety measures to be installed on a busy Dundee road have been praised after it was confirmed the initial steps will get under way this month.

CONSULTATION with young people in St Andrews and area, to listen to their views and find out the type of activities they would like to see provided, could be a valuable way forward in the battle against under-age drinking, according to a youth worker.

SCOTLAND’S ANNUAL celebration of culture in America is being rebranded as Scotland Week because Americans don’t realise tartan is Scottish.

HUNDREDS OF Crossford residents have signed a petition in a campaign to save an old cottage in the village.

CHARITIES AND community groups gathered in Pitlochry yesterday at an event offering hints and tips for the voluntary sector.

STORIES OF local heroes, propaganda, escape and espionage make up a new exhibition in Dundee, which explores the hidden stories of the second world war.

AN INNOVATIVE and community-inclusive project in Fife which examined issues surrounding the Holocaust has won a prestigious local government award.

STAFF AND students from Adam Smith College welcomed Minister for Schools Maureen Watt to Kirkcaldy yesterday to demonstrate the success of their Skills for Work courses.

A GLENROTHES company has landed a £3 million Ministry of Defence contract to supply fibre-optic technology for two new Royal Navy aircraft carriers.

ONE OF Kirkcaldy’s most famous landmarks has been earmarked for demolition after its owners failed to find a suitable use for the ageing building.

STUDENTS FROM the business, management and computing course at Adam Smith College raised £500 for Sport Relief, with a sponsored pyjama walk along Kirkcaldy Esplanade.

MONTROSE ACADEMY pupils and staff tucked in at the school’s Fairtrade cafe at lunchtime yesterday.

DUNDEE CHORAL Union celebrates its 150th anniversary tomorrow evening with a performance of Verdi’s Requiem at the Caird Hall.

HUNDREDS OF mourners gathered at Craigiebank Parish Church in Dundee yesterday for the funeral of 14-year-old Eve Anderson, who died after an asthma attack last weekend.

HELM TRAINING, the Tayside charity which helps young people into employment and further education, received a £300 donation yesterday from the RAF Leuchars Motorcycle Club, raised through their popular Easter Egg Run event.

PLANS FOR the community fair to celebrate the re-opening of Alloa’s railway are taking shape.

A WONDERFUL collection of objects and artefacts, ranging from taxidermy studies to a variety of military uniforms, which belonged to the 19th century political powerhouse that was the Gladstone family is to be sold at Taylor’s Auction Rooms in Montrose.

A NEWPORT drama group brought down the curtain on their large-scale historic fashion shows for the last time yesterday evening.

MHIRAN SOUTTAR of Luthermuir Primary School has football in her blood.

CARNOUSTIE WOMAN Suzie Mahr has been touched by the thoughtfulness of a Monifieth High School pupil who has decided to help her with a visit to Rwanda.