Court hears Newport teenager who crashed 4x4 and then set it alight acted in 'blind panic'
A drunk 16-year-old who stole a brand new £44,000 car then ''trashed'' it has narrowly escaped being sent to detention. (...)
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Former Newport provost Randolph Webster
Former Newport provost Randolph Webster has died, aged 87. (...)
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Game on — Waterstone Crook centre in Newport spared the axe
A Fife sports centre has been saved from closure following a drive to cut costs and boost user numbers. (...)
Abusive partner told police he had been 'toy fighting'
A man who drank half a bottle of whisky before attacking his partner later told police they had just been ''toy fighting''. (...)
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'I'm quite proud' — major award for quiet man of music PR Murray Chalmers
Former Harris Academy pupil Murray Chalmers left Dundee in 1978 for a new life in London, which meant living in a squat and performing menial tasks at his first job. (...)
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Cash machine software firm i-design breaks into Canadian market
Dundee-based cash machine software solutions group i-design has secured a new contract which will see it break into the Canadian market for the first time. (...)
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Owner puts up £1,000 reward in final effort to trace dog missing since April
An Angus dog owner has put up a large reward in one final plea for information on its whereabouts. (...)
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Fife Council receives another batch of wind turbine applications
A flurry of wind turbine applications have been submitted to Fife Council for sites across the region in the last few days. (...)
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'Too many unanswered questions' over Netherlea Hospital, claims councillor
A councillor has blasted the decision to axe a Newport hospital. (...)
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'More National Trust than National Health Service' — Netherlea Hospital condemned to closure
A Newport hospital has been condemned to closure after health chiefs heard it was "more suited to the National Trust than the National Health Service." (...)
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Supporters make last-ditch plea for Netherlea Hospital
Health chiefs have been urged to postpone a decision on the future of Netherlea Hospital in the face of community opposition. (...)
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Operational Honours List marks heroism of Fife soldier Lance Corporal Liam Tasker
A Fife soldier who was shot dead while on patrol with his dog in Afghanistan has received a posthumous honour. (...)
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Friends of Netherlea Hospital hand over 1,200-name petition demanding it stays open
A petition featuring the signatures of more than 1,200 people opposing the closure of Netherlea Hospital has been handed over to health chiefs. (...)
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Weather watcher predicts conditions not seen since 1879 — the year of the Tay Bridge Disaster
Freak weather last seen at the time of the Tay Bridge Disaster could return to the east coast of Scotland this year, it has been predicted. (...)
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'I really don't know how I did it' — vertigo sufferer overcomes phobia to save girl on Tay Road Bridge
A disabled vertigo sufferer has told how he overcame his phobia to prevent a teenager jumping off the Tay Road Bridge. (...)
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'There was a lot of anger' — Netherlea Hospital meeting fails to pacify local campaigners
Netherlea Hospital campaigners have given NHS Fife an angry reception at a meeting in Newport. (...)
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Let parents decide — call for referendum on future of secondary schooling in north-east Fife
The public should have the final say on whether a new secondary school should be built to serve the Tay Bridgehead area of north Fife. (...)
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Fife Council Conservative group calls for fresh look at two-school Madras College plan
The collapse of proposals to build a £40 million school to replace Madras College in St Andrews has led to renewed demands for a secondary school serving the Tay Bridgehead area. (...)
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Newport's Netherlea Hospital seems certain to close following review
A hospital that cares for elderly patients will almost certainly be recommended for closure this year, The Courier understands. (...)
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Dundee College art students preparing for their first exhibition
A group of friends who met while on a course at Dundee College is making final preparations ahead of a first art exhibition. (...)
