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Tayside Council on Alcohol chief gives full support to Scottish Government's minimum pricing plans
A leading expert on alcohol abuse in Tayside has backed the intentions of Scotland's health minister to tackle the nation's relationship with the bottle. (...)
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Coryton refinery problems to hit motorists at the pump
Motorists are being warned to brace themselves for record diesel prices. (...)
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Addictions expert says supermarkets should be banned from selling alcohol
Alcohol should be banned from supermarkets as part of a crackdown on harmful drinking, a leading Tayside doctor has told MSPs. (...)
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Charity says JD Wetherspoon's January sale is 'not in the spirit' of alcohol control efforts
A Dundee charity has criticised plans by a pub chain to host a ''January sale''. (...)
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MP warns small firms would be hit hardest by postal price changes
Proposals to increase Royal Mail postage costs have been attacked for the disproprotionate effect they would have on small business. (...)
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Renewable subsidies only playing small part in rising fuel bills, reports Committee on Climate Change
Household fuel bills will go up £10 a year to help pay for the development of renewable energy sources, it has been claimed. (...)
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Dundee licensing board wants profits levy to ensure NHS benefits from minimum alcohol pricing
Dundee City Council's licensing board is to recommend to the Scottish Government that any additional profits from the implementation of minimum pricing of alcohol should benefit the NHS. (...)
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'There should be a level playing field' — call for end to fuel price inconsistency
An Angus councillor has hit out at the county's fuel-price postcode lottery. (...)
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Councillor reveals 'anxiety' of constituents worried about rising energy prices
A Perth councillor has slammed recent rises in energy prices after receiving complaints from some of his constituents. (...)
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Axis-Shield rejects £230 million takeover bid by US firm Alere
Shares in Dundee biotech firm Axis-Shield soared by 44% on Wednesday after it rejected a multi-million-pound takeover bid by a larger US rival. (...)
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Stagecoach blames commuter card price rises on soaring fuel bills
Stagecoach passengers face being hit in the pocket again, just two months after the company announced a fresh hike in prices for its regular customers. (...)
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It Is On customers told 'It is off' when they tried to grab pizza the action
A new money-saving website has come under fire after Dundee pizza lovers who had shelled out for a prepaid voucher were turned away hungry and empty-handed from local branches of a takeaway chain. (...)
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Price hikes like ScottishPower's give councils little hope of cutting fuel poverty
Increases in energy prices mean that Dundee City Council's efforts to tackle fuel poverty are "inevitably going to fail," according to a local authority figure. (...)
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Experts warn ScottishPower's huge price hike will herald new wave of increases across the industry
Average fuel bills are set to rise by more than £170 a year after ScottishPower opened the floodgates to a new wave of energy price hikes. (...)
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Willie Rennie says Liberal Democrats will now support SNP's minimum alcohol pricing plans
The new leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats has announced a policy U-turn by saying he will back renewed SNP plans to impose a minimum price for alcohol. (...)
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Tightened mortgage market blamed for fall in number of properties sold
The number of property sales in Tayside fell by nearly a third between last year and this year, new figures have revealed. (...)
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Fuel report shows UK petrol prices at 'record high'
A new report shows motorists paid up to 20 pence more for a litre of fuel in mid April than they did a year ago. (...)
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The Courier discovers it can be cheaper to hire a car than to travel by train
Despite repeated calls from politicians and the green lobby urging people to swap their cars in favour of using public transport, an investigation carried out by The Courier has found this does not always guarantee a saving in the pocket. (...)
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Kirkcaldy Links Market organisers say they won't let soaring fuel prices end the fun
Despite soaring overheads and tightening belts, the organisers of the Links Market say they are determined to ensure Fifers enjoy all the fun of the fair for years to come. (...)
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Sales of larger homes skewing housing market statistics
First-time buyers are still struggling to get their first foot on the property ladder, despite increased activity in the housing market. (...)
