THE HEAD teacher of a Fife secondary school has been suspended from his post, The Courier understands.

THE DISABLED wife of a Dundee teacher convicted last month of assaulting two school pupils told last night how her family had been tormented by local youths.

THE A9 yesterday claimed the first death on the roads this year in the Northern Constabulary area.

THE “JANUARY” sales have started well for shopkeepers across Dundee, with stores reporting brisk business to bring in 2009.

FOREIGN STUDENTS studying in Scotland will need to apply for an ID card when renewing their visa, under new plans set out by the Home Office.

A FIFE MP has come to the defence of Cardenden, after it was nominated for the title of Scotland’s most dismal town.

A PERTH shopper has urged the local council to ban “chuggers” from the High Street.

IT WILL be the end of an era in Perth on Tuesday as Woolworths closes its doors for the last time.

FIFE’S TEACHERS are among the best in the country when it comes to being off work through illness.

DUNDEE MSPs would love to hear from anyone who knows of “lost” settlements of the same name.

SCORES OF walkers took a step back in time yesterday for the Dunfermline heritage guides’ walk.

A 32-YEAR-OLD man who was seriously injured in a fall at a Dundee nightclub just hours into the New Year remains in a critical condition in hospital, police confirmed yesterday.

THE OVERNIGHT bell chimes that were causing a ding-dong amongst residents in Dundee city centre were finally silenced yesterday.

POLICE HAVE urged Dundee householders to make one more New Year’s resolution yesterday by taking home security more seriously in 2009.

A PUBLIC inquiry into proposals to build 11 wind turbines at Montreathmont Moor, near Friockheim, will begin next week.

OF ALL the man-made features of the Scottish farmed landscape none catch the eye more than the steadings. They stand as quiet monuments to the endeavours of earlier generations and a tribute to their builders, writes Ewan Pate, farming editor.

WHEN THE Mombasa Rugby Club takes to the field, it takes a little bit of Arbroath with it.

A PLANNING decision is to be made on the site of Forfar’s Pavilion bingo hall.