SNP launch charm offensive in bid to persuade 'key opinion formers' of independence benefits
A campaign to persuade Scottish business leaders to support independence is being spearheaded in Dundee. (...)
Scottish Affairs Committee report lists MPs' questions ahead of independence referendum
A powerful committee of MPs have drawn up a list of questions they believe must be answered before Scots can decide on independence. (...)
First minister rejects report warning against renewable energy investment in Scotland
First Minister Alex Salmond has dismissed a leading financial house's warning that an independent Scotland could not afford to sustain a homegrown renewable energy industry. (...)
'Nobody was expecting this' — solar power firm counting cost of feed-in tariff cut
The director of a Dundee micro-renewables firm has hit out at a UK Government decisions to slash feed-in tariffs for solar power installations. (...)
Mixed reception for proposed Scottish electoral boundary changes
Proposed changes to Scotland's UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have provoked a mixture of responses from politicians. (...)
'Uncertainty is unwelcome' — CBI Scotland chairwoman warns of economic damage from independence referendum
A leading Scottish industry organisation has claimed "uncertainty" over the SNP's planned independence referendum could "damage" the economy. (...)
Royal Mail deliveries to Dundee are less than first class
Dundee postcodes have the worst delivery record in mainland Scotland, according to latest Royal Mail figures. (...)
Gellatly Street job centre marked for closure
The Department of Work and Pensions has confirmed it is to close the job centre in Gellatly Street in Dundee as part of its cost-cutting efforts. (...)
Police asked to investigate reports of 'organised foreign gangs' stripping beaches of whelks
A Dundee MP has launched a probe into "organised foreign gangs" rumoured to be collecting whelks from a Broughty Ferry beach. (...)
SNP react with fury after Labour MP Ian Davidson's 'narrow neo-fascism' comment
The SNP have demanded the resignation of a senior Labour MP after he branded the party "neo-fascist". (...)
Concern at marked increase in serious assaults in Tayside
The number of serious assaults in Tayside leapt by almost a quarter over the past year. (...)
Tom Harris causes Twitter storm by accusing Dundee University of 'dumbing down' with comic studies degree
A Glasgow MP has been criticised after accusing Dundee University of "dumbing down" by pioneering a postgraduate degree in comic book studies. (...)
'Callous' Central Ticketing parking fine waived
A woman was hit with a £100 penalty by a private car parking enforcement company in the centre of Dundee for taking no more than 12 minutes to drop off her granddaughter on a Sunday afternoon. (...)
Fairer fuel fundamental to economic recovery — Alex Salmond
Lower fuel prices are "fundamental" to securing Scotland's economic recovery, Alex Salmond has insisted. (...)
Royal Mail confirms Dundee's winter service was the worst in the country
Royal Mail's postal staff in Dundee and Angus recorded the worst performance in mainland Scotland in the last quarter, according to new official figures. (...)
Concern over stagflation as cost of living to keep rising
Rocketing fuel prices have led to inflation reaching its highest level for more than two years — and living costs are set to keep rising over the next 12 months. (...)
Fight for fairer fuel: time for clarity from MPs
Tayside and Fife MPs are being urged to clarify their views on the best way to tackle rocketing fuel prices. (...)
Courier's fight for fairer fuel raised at Westminster
The Courier's fight for fairer fuel has been highlighted at Westminster as the UK Government was urged to introduce a fuel duty stabiliser. (...)
Stewart Hosie in call for politicians to unite in taking action over fuel prices
A Dundee MP has called on politicians to unite in taking action to bring down fuel prices. (...)
MPs' expenses revealed amid criticism of new system
MPs from Tayside and Fife claimed tens of thousands of pounds in expenses last year, new figures have revealed. (...)