A YOUNG Blairgowrie woman has made a successful recovery from ground-breaking keyhole surgery on her spleen which was carried out in Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.

CANCER PATIENTS anxious about whether they will survive have to struggle with the added worry of how they will pay their bills, according to a recovering cancer sufferer from Dundee, writes Marjory Inglis, health reporter.

A COUPLE of light showers failed to dampen the spirits of more than 200 north-east women who helped raise £20,000 for the Sue Ryder Care charity during the first Scottish Midnight Walk in Dundee at the weekend.

THE ETAPE Caledonia cycle event could be held in Highland Perthshire for five years under proposals being considered by Perth and Kinross Council.

THE CHANGING FACE of Dundee’s economy has been revealed by new figures from the Scottish Government.

ELIE COULD soon have a hotel again, more than three years after the last one closed its doors.

THE HEAD of a major Dundee taxi union last night defended a 5% rise in fares due to come into force today, saying the increase was justified due to higher fuel costs.

TV PRESENTER Lorraine Kelly attracted a large crowd to Borders bookstore in Dundee on Saturday when she signed copies of her biography Between You and Me.

THE FOETAL medicine team at Forth Park Hospital in Kirkcaldy received a cheque for £2000 from Glenrothes-based Fife Fabrications Ltd recently.

THE LAST remaining distillery in Angus is planning a major expansion prompted by a resurgence in the whisky industry due to growing demand from China, India and Russia.

A BOMB SCARE in Inverness passed without injury after an area was cordoned off for nearly five hours on Saturday.

THE MOTHER of Britain’s most famous tennis stars opened new courts in the Perthshire village of Scone on Saturday.

THOUSANDS OF school children from across west Fife are to take part in a festival of science, technology and innovation which is being launched today.

WORKERS AT a Perth recycling site had to dash out of a warehouse after a dramatic industrial explosion yesterday.

THE ORGANISERS of an innovative eco fair in Arbroath have been hailed after their inaugural event proved a resounding success.

A GROUP of charity cyclists plans to offer the French a taste of Scotland while heading from town to town en route for Paris later this week.

THE 125TH birthday of the Boys’ Brigade was celebrated by the Perth and District Battalion at Scone Palace over the weekend.

THE ARBROATH and District Horticultural Society and Floral Art Group’s Summer Show in the town’s Marketgate Community Centre was once again voted a resounding success—despite yet another difficult season.

STAFF AT the Kirriemuir birthplace of Peter Pan creator JM Barrie are facing up to the toothy problem of fitting a crocodile with falsers.

DUNDEE WOMAN Mary Anderson celebrated her 102nd birthday with friends and five generations of family for a special lunch at the Taychreggan Hotel yesterday.

THE VILLAGE of Auchmithie took a step back in time at the weekend as locals and visitors enjoyed the HAAR Festival.

ADAM SMITH College has unveiled Scotland’s largest Young Engineers Club (YEC), giving youngsters of primary and secondary age a first step into engineering, science and technology.