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Minister says church has 'no problem' with Occupy Dundee
With Occupy Dundee showing no signs of abandoning its sit-down protest, the minister at the neighbouring church says he has ''no problem'' with the entrenched group. (...)
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Locals hire planning consultant to fight Kirkton Wood sand quarry plan
Residents fighting a Tentsmuir quarry proposal are preparing to step up their campaign. (...)
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Occupy Dundee protesters told to quit city centre site
Protesters in Dundee city centre could face arrest today if they do not quit their camp site on council-owned land. (...)
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Work experience scheme protesters target McDonald's in Dundee
Police were called to McDonald's in Dundee city centre on Wednesday afternoon to deal with a protest against the UK Government's work experience scheme. (...)
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Dundee Pensioners Forum planning more energy price protests
A Dundee pensioners group has promised further protests against high energy prices following a demonstration earlier this week. (...)
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Energy price protesters from Dundee Pensioners Forum asked to leave Wellgate Centre
A group of Dundee pensioners were ejected from a city shopping centre as they campaigned against high energy prices. (...)
Controversial Cairneyhill Travellers site plan scrapped
Plans for a dedicated stopover site for Gypsy Travellers near a west Fife village have been dramatically scrapped, The Courier has learned. (...)
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Campaigner urges football fans to protest Stephen Birrell's 'draconian' sentence for Neil Lennon posts
A Dundee academic is calling on football fans across Scotland to protest over the ''draconian'' sentence handed out to a Glasgow man who admitted posting religious abuse online. (...)
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Dundee sees peaceful 'Occupy Wall Street'-inspired demonstration
In contrast to scenes of violence in Rome, where protests developed into a riot, anti-capitalist protesters in Dundee held peaceful demonstrations in the city centre over the weekend. (...)
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St Andrews students camp out to protest at tuition fees
St Andrews University students set up camp outside the principal's office to protest about tuition fees. (...)
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Lecturer's claim that riots could spread to Scottish cities
A criminologist and sociologist in Dundee has said he would not be "massively surprised" to see riots spread to Scottish cities. (...)
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Dundee councillor taking protest over Royal Mail's Crichton Street office closure to UK Government
The closure of Royal Mail's parcel office in Dundee city centre is being protested to the UK Government. (...)
New Fathers 4 Justice group promises action against sheriff who jailed David Hawksworth
A controversial fathers' rights group has threatened to protest outside the home of a Dundee sheriff after an activist was jailed last week. (...)
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Cycling community not put off by 'reckless' few who sought to sabotage Etape Caledonia
There has been widespread condemnation of efforts to sabotage the weekend's giant Macmillan Cancer Support Etape Caledonia cycle event. (...)
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Opponents of Etape Caledonia vow to step up pressure to have it declared illegal
Opponents of the Etape Caledonia cycling event have condemned the weekend actions of saboteurs — but have themselves pledged to renew efforts to stop the event. (...)
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Campaign Against Charges and Cuts members banned from Fife Council meetings after birthday party stunt
A Fife Council meeting ended in chaos when disabled protesters held a birthday party in the public benches. (...)
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Angus College protest at cuts to 'Cinderella service'
Staff and students from Angus College held a lunchtime protest as part of a national day of action against spending cuts. (...)
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St Andrews Guantanamo Bay protest highlights case of Shaker Aamer
With a steady sun beating down, wearing several heavy layers and with hardly any space to move, the conditions were miserable — but that was exactly what the inhabitants of a cage set up in central St Andrews were hoping for. (...)
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Student spending 18 hours in cage for Guantanamo Bay protest
A St Andrews University student will spend 18 hours locked up in a cage to protest against holding prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. (...)
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Carnegie College students protest against cuts
Students from Carnegie College in Dunfermline have staged a protest against cuts to some courses. (...)
