THE TWO RAF Leuchars airmen who died after crashing at high speed into a hillside in Argyll were named by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) last night.

SEVERAL FOREIGN teachers working in Dundee schools could be forced to leave the country over an immigration rules mix-up, it emerged yesterday.

WHEN MARATHON runner Ali Hughes crossed the finishing line the winner’s trophy wasn’t the only prize she had picked up—she also had a diamond ring.

A FISHERMAN was shell-shocked when he pulled a giant lobster five times the average size up in his catch of prawns.

A METHIL fisherman did an eightsome reel to net an octopus.

THE DEATH of a 49-year-old Polish man in Montrose Street in Brechin last week sparked panic among some residents of the burgh.

THE OWNER of a Forfar home brew shop—the only one north of Edinburgh—yesterday said he is unsure if such businesses have a long-term future.

REVELLERS HITTING the road to Balado for this year’s T in the Park festival are being urged to plan their journeys in advance.

RAISE A glass to Pitlochry, which has found the perfect form of summer entertainment in this high-spirited, good-looking and sounding musical version of Compton Mackenzie’s well-loved tale.

EIGHT MONTHS after the congregation of Queen’s Cross Church, Aberdeen, voted for the Rev Scott Rennie as their minister, he has taken up the post.

A KINROSS-SHIRE beekeeper was rushed from the Royal Highland Show after a swarm of 3000 bees were discovered spilling out of a car’s front grill.

ARBROATH FC manager John McGlashan narrowly averted a potential pre-season disaster when one of his young players returned from a holiday break with friends feeling a bit under the weather.

A LEVEN primary school had an alternative take on school sports day this year by playing host to a Healthy Highland Games.

AN INITIATIVE announced at the Scottish Game Fair at Scone Palace yesterday will result in a new intake of special constables trained to tackle all types of rural crime, writes Ewan Pate, farming editor.

A MAN CHARGED with owning a Dorset old tyme bulldog that was dangerously out of control and attacked two girls, a police officer and another man in incidents only two days apart told Dundee Sheriff Court yesterday that he had been shocked to learn of what the animal did because it was a good natured family dog.

POSTAL WORKERS in Anstruther and Alloa staged a brief walkout yesterday as it emerged that more prolonged and harder-hitting strike action affecting Fife might be just around the corner.

A MAJOR housing development in Ceres, which was widely opposed by villagers, has been prevented by a Scottish Government reporter.

A CAMPAIGNING St Andrews resident has just gone right to the top of Scotland’s legal system with a challenge to Fife’s Structure Plan in the Court of Session.

THE SCOTTISH Game Fair began yesterday at Scone Palace with a host of events to entertain the large crowd.

A PROMINENT Perth businessman last night claimed that clarifying the future of Perth City Hall is the main priority for Perth and Kinross Council.

THE DIRECT bus link between Perth Royal Infirmary and Ninewells Hospital in Dundee for patients, visitors and staff has carried more than 60,000 passengers in its first year.

CHURCH LEADERS hope a jail sentence handed down to a drug addict who stole from cash boxes at Brechin Cathedral will act as a deterrent to others.

POLICE ARE probing the possibility that a criminal gang of east European origin may be behind bank card cloning in Tayside, The Courier understands.

DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL’S social work department overspent its budget by more than £2.5 million last year.

A DUNDEE councillor said last night he was “hopeful” postal delivery services in Dundee would improve following meetings with senior representatives of Royal Mail.

ORGANISERS OF the Angus Farmers’ Market in Monifieth have been forced to abandon plans to make the event a regular fixture on the town’s calendar, it emerged last night.