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 18 March 2008   The Courier News Index
       

 
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WARRING ANGUS councillors have been urged to get on with each other after Scotland’s local authority watchdog threw out a bottom-smacking complaint made against the county’s provost.
EAST FIFE fans have criticised police officers who threatened to spoil their title celebrations on Saturday afternoon.
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THE PARENTS of a young Fife student who collapsed and died while out celebrating with friends at the weekend have spoken of their immense pride in their “caring and individual” son.
POLICE WERE last night continuing their investigations into the unexplained death of a Dundee toddler at the weekend.
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WORK TO remodel the southern approaches to the Forth Road Bridge is bang on schedule, according to officials at the Forth Estuary Transport Authority.
A PUPIL’S chances of doing well at school are increased if he or she lives in a remote part of Scotland or is taught in Gaelic rather than English, according to figures released yesterday.
RESIDENTS OF a quiet Dundee cul-de-sac have expressed their shock following the discovery of thousands of pounds worth of cannabis growing in a nearby house.
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DON NICOLSON, a Perth-based musician who currently holds fifth place in the BBC’s Upstaged online talent competition, has hit the right note with a local MP.
POLICE IN Tayside have lost track of six registered sex offenders—a number that varies daily.
A PERTH hotel manager has been hailed as a hero after he rushed to help a seriously ill guest—less than 24 hours after completing a first-aid course.
FORMER EMPLOYEES of Texol Technical Solutions in Dundee—who claim they were chosen for redundancy through an X Factor style elimination—are fighting back after setting up a website.
A £1.5 MILLION extension to the Queen’s Hotel was given the go-ahead by the city council’s development quality committee last night.
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AN OUT-OF-HOURS GP video link to reduce patients’ anxiety of waiting is being piloted between Blairgowrie and Dundee.
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THE PROMOTERS of Scotland’s largest music festival swapped guitars and amplifiers for footballs during a visit to Kinross High yesterday.
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