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Coachbuilder and charity supporter Derek Keillor
Prominent Dundee and Angus coachbuilder Derek Keillor, whose mobile libraries served communities throughout Britain and Ireland, and whose Dundee Mercy Bus brought aid to thousands of tsunami victims in Sri Lanka, has died suddenly at home at the age of 63. (...)
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We're on your side: football-themed fund-raiser is further proof of city's support for Japan
Members of the Japanese community are hoping the combined generosity of Dundee FC fans and Courier readers will help boost their funds for the rebuilding effort in their home country. (...)
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Japanese group boost relief effort in their devastated homeland
Generous Dundonians dug deep on Sunday to aid the ongoing relief effort in Japan. (...)
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British Red Cross explains why Japan appeal can't take clothes donations
A Perth woman has expressed disappointment after unsuccessfully trying to donate clothing to the Japanese tsunami relief effort. (...)
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Salvation Army confident Angus folk will respond to Japanese disaster in usual 'magnificent' way
The head of the Salvation Army in Angus has made a special plea to the people of the district to replicate their previous generosity in support of the people of Japan. (...)
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Scotsman Lawrie Macpherson 'not worried' by nuclear threat
As tension builds in Japan over the safety of a crippled nuclear power plant, a Dundee man living in the country has vowed to stay put despite the Foreign Office this week advising Britons in Tokyo to consider returning home. (...)
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Dundee man Lawrie Macpherson tells of when the earthquake hit Japan
As the death toll continues to climb in the aftermath of Japan's largest earthquake in recorded history, a Dundee man has spoken of the terrifying moment the disaster struck. (...)
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Japan earthquake: mother gives insight into families' agonising wait for news
A Kirkcaldy mother had to wait an agonising eight hours before finding out her son had survived the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. (...)
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Strathmore Spring Water's aid mission to Northern Ireland
An Angus water firm's 2010 has reached a frantic conclusion after a Scottish Government request to step in to assist the Irish water shortage situation. (...)
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Photographs of HMS Topaze's journey sell for £54,000
A photograph album charting the 1866-69 voyage of HMS Topaze in the South Pacific has been sold for £54,000 at Taylors Auctions in Montrose. (...)
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Saving Robinson Crusoe's island
Robinson Crusoe Island — formerly Isla Mas a Tierra — was where Fife sailor Alexander Selkirk survived in solitude for more than four years, inspiring Daniel Defoe to write his famous novel. Earlier this year the island was struck by a tsunami that swept away the island's only school. Now those near Selkirk's hometown of Lower Largo are being urged to contribute to the rebuilding effort. (...)
Scottish tsunami studied at Montrose Basin
The Maryton Exposure is not the latest political scandal but a story that attracts keen interest. (...)
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