Dundee HSFP aim for coveted cup place
Dundee High have put themselves into position to win a prized British and Irish Cup place but need the consistency away from Mayfield to confirm it. (...)
Education director pledges school timetable proposal will be subject to proper consultation
A teacher has warned that a proposal to standardise the school week across Dundee's secondaries might not work. (...)
Hester's in a hurry after fundraising mix-up
An email mix-up has left a Dundee teenager with just one month to raise £2,000 to take part in an international volunteer programme. (...)
Postal worker suspended after non-delivery of exam results in Clearwater Park and Ferry Fields
A Dundee East postal worker has been suspended by Royal Mail after several school pupils in Broughty Ferry did not receive their exam results in the post. (...)
Former Harris Academy pupil wins Brazilian design competition
A former Harris Academy pupil, who now studies industrial design at university in Uruguay, has beaten off competition from more than 1000 people from 18 countries around the world to win a design competition in Brazil. (...)
Jute businessman James Merry
A prominent figure in the Dundee jute industry has died after a short illness. (...)
'A credit to the city' — McManus citizenship awards recognise teenagers' contribution to community
There are about 12,000 teenagers in Dundee, but if you wanted to find the best and brightest of them then the City Chambers on Thursday would have been a good place to start. (...)
Dundee Rep stages adaptation of Russian classic Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina mixed a powerful female protagonist with desire, duty and divorce, and caused a stir in late 19th century Russia. As Dundee Rep prepares a stage version of Leo Tolstoy's novel, Jennifer Cosgrove spoke to the designers working behind the scenes. (...)
Cowdenbeath director says Donald Findlay QC had been warned of risk of sectarian targeting
A suspicious package addressed to Donald Findlay QC arrived at Cowdenbeath FC's Central Park on Monday in what is believed to be a retaliatory gesture in the latest episode of sectarian-related incidents in Scotland. (...)
Further Dundee schools uncertain due to 'bare cupboards'
Dundee's education convener has said it was impossible for the council to commit to building more new schools beyond those already programmed because of the difficult financial climate. (...)
Smokeheads author Doug Johnstone features in Dundee Literary Salon
Despite having lived in Portobello for quite some time, Arbroath-born Doug finds himself in Dundee a fair bit — mainly because his parents have lived there for more than 20 years. (...)
Tributes to Lochee man Ronald Fraser
Tributes have been paid to an amateur footballer who died in an alleged stabbing incident at a block of flats in Dundee. (...)
Council's efforts on improving Dundee school criticised
Progress in the plan to build a new shared campus primary school in the west end of Dundee has been welcomed by an opposition councillor. (...)
Club rugby relegation battle in full swing as Perthshire need a point to be safe
The relegation battle in premier three will go to the very end of this elongated season, but there is an opportunity for at least one of the Midlands clubs in danger to wriggle to safety. (...)
'Innovative' Dundee Youth Council launched
Dundee Youth Council was officially launched this week at the city chambers. (...)
Dundee school pupils protest education cuts
Around 100 secondary school pupils from across Dundee marched on Tayside House to protest plans for education spending cuts and the establishment of a city campus for Advanced Higher courses. (...)
Dundee school pupils planning walkout to protest cuts and campus plan
Secondary school pupils in Dundee are planning to stage a walkout today in protest at plans to cut education spending and establish a city campus for Advanced Higher courses. (...)
Dundee's industrial heritage: jute and globalisation
Ahead of delivering two lectures on Dundee's jute connections, Professor Gordon Stewart speaks to the Courier about the city's historic industry. (...)
Yusef Abubaker Memorial Trust medical supplies heading to Libya
Vital medical supplies are to be sent to Libya's sick and dying thanks to a Dundee charity that has raised almost £20,000 in recent weeks. (...)