CONSERVATIVE LEADER David Cameron has challenged Prime Minister Gordon Brown to campaign on the streets of Glenrothes over the coming weeks as the Tory Party candidate for the constituency was unveiled.

A BLIND cancer sufferer from Dundee will take on his latest challenge today when he swims the Tay to raise funds for the people who have cared for him.

A 14-YEAR-OLD secondary pupil in Dundee was rushed to hospital yesterday after being assaulted while out at lunchtime.

SERIOUS QUESTIONS will be posed over the Scottish Government’s decision to give the green light to plans for a controversial futuristic home on the banks of the River Tay.

A GLENROTHES firm has announced that dozens of manufacturing jobs are to be axed following a marked fall in demand.

A SHERIFF yesterday struck an unusual courtroom deal with the parents of a 16-year-old Angus schoolboy who crashed his sister’s car.

THE ARBROATH and Area Partnership officially launched an innovative system to enhance the safety of visitors to the town’s cliffs yesterday.

DUNDEE CITY Council is seeking to have the closure of the Nethergate post office suspended pending an investigation of the consultation process which preceded the decision.

THE NUMBER of drivers in Tayside caught without insurance has dropped in the last five years, according to figures released from the Scottish Government.

THE CADDIE manager in St Andrews for the past 15 years, Rick Mackenzie, has resigned.

LABOUR MSP Marlyn Glen wants the Scottish Government to “honour promises” and transfer civil service jobs to Dundee.

THE NUMBER of people admitted to Fife hospitals with an alcohol-related condition has shot up by 26% in the last 10 years.

NEWLY-elected leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats Tavish Scott took time yesterday to meet supporters and senior councillors in Perth on his second full day in office.

CONFIDENCE IN the future of Invergowrie Medical Practice was confirmed yesterday, after the practice list doubled in three years.

DUNDEE HAS been labelled as one of the unhappiest places to live in Scotland.

THE NEWS that top department store Harrods is to offer its customers the chance to sample a range of ice-cream flavours based on “regional delicacies”—including the famous Arbroath smokie—has been greeted with horror and disgust by a man who knows more about smokies than most.

Tayside Police road safety officers were in Perth yesterday to answer questions and offer road safety advice.

A PERTHSHIRE fruit growing company is claiming to be the first in Scotland to grow the healthiest fruit in the world.

THE ARTISTIC excellence of Dundee school pupils was celebrated last night at the McIntosh Patrick School Awards, organised by the city council in memory of James McIntosh Patrick.

THIS SUMMER the weather has made it difficult for flower shows around the country and at Brechin—which has one of the longest established horticultural societies in the country— organisers have said there is greater opportunity than ever for novice growers to make their mark.

PUPILS IN Perth and Kinross are being invited to put their talents to the test at the annual festival organised by Perth Burns Club.

A FORMER RAF locomotive is to be displayed to the public in all its glory after being lovingly restored by the Kingdom of Fife Railway Preservation Society.

OVERWEIGHT residents in Angus are to be given some help to trim their waistlines with the appointment of Gillian McFarlane to oversee healthy slimming programmes.

A GREEN-FINGERED team from Dundee College has designed a thoroughly eco-friendly garden in a bid to win the Lord Provost’s prize for a fourth year.