SCOTLAND WILL have the chance to vote for independence in a referendum before the next Holyrood elections in 2011.

A 19-YEAR-OLD Angus man who admitted endangering the lives of six police officers trying to stop him from driving a “borrowed” tractor/digger, was ordered to be detained for 10 months at Arbroath Sheriff Court yesterday.

A STUDENT pilot escaped injury yesterday afternoon after crashing a light aircraft while taking-off from Dundee airport.

A FIFE father appeared at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court yesterday charged with the murder of his son and daughter at a house in Buckhaven over the weekend.

DUNDEE MUSIC lovers were treated to a performance from a musical legend last night during a gig in the city centre.

FURTHER TIME has been granted to prepare reports on the man who raped a schoolgirl while on the run from Castle Huntly Open Prison near Dundee last year.

A POWERFUL cross-party group of politicians descended on Perthshire yesterday for talks aimed at solving Scotland’s rural housing crisis.

GUIDE DOGS chiefs have made a plea to people who may be willing to help young dogs start out on the road to a partnership with a visually impaired owner.

PUBLIC HEALTH minister Shona Robison believes the country’s unhealthy relationship with alcohol is “holding Scotland back.”

UNPAID CARERS in Highland Perthshire are being offered some much-needed rest and relaxation under an innovative scheme.

ALEXANDER JOHN Harrower, who had a long and distinguished career with the police in Perth and Kinross, has died aged 90.

A PARAGLIDER pilot who walked away with minor injuries after crashing in the Angus glens left hospital yesterday.

OVER 40 firefighters from all over Perthshire descended on a remote tree plantation after a massive blaze yesterday afternoon.

A DEDICATED new fund for Scotland’s veterans may not save Rosendael Veterans’ Residence in Broughty Ferry if local funding dries up it emerged yesterday.

A FIFE youngster killed in his Buckhaven home at the weekend has been described as “a lovely little boy.”

ROSS ANDERSON (16), of Guthrie Hill, Arbroath, was remanded in custody following an appearance in private at Arbroath yesterday.

PROPOSALS FOR a major attraction in Edzell which would create up to 35 jobs are facing a “make or break” week.

A GROUP of Angus toddlers put their best tiny feet forward in the royal surroundings of Glamis Castle yesterday.

CAMPAIGNERS battling to save Eassie Primary School are urging locals to make their feelings known to councillors and officials at a public meeting tonight.

REASONABLE landowners and occupiers need not fear the outcome of a recent court case on access rights, according to Perth solicitor and agricultural specialist Alastair Anderson, of Anderson, Beaton, Lamond, writes farming editor Ewan Pate.