Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Alastair Fyfe: Former deputy editor of The Courier dies aged 82

Alastair Fyfe
Alastair Fyfe

Alastair Fyfe, who spent nearly 50 years working for The Courier, has died at the age of 82.

The popular local journalist passed away peacefully with wife and childhood sweetheart Norma by his side on February 8 at the Cairnie Lodge in Arbroath, where he had been living during the last couple of years.

Born in Dundee on June 16 1936, Alastair grew up in Broughty Ferry. He went to Eastern Primary School and then Grove Academy.

Soon after leaving school he joined DC Thomson as a reporter. He also received journalism training in the RAF as part of his national service.

With the exception of this, and a short spell at the Daily Express in the early 60s, Alastair spent his whole career working at The Courier and Evening Telegraph.

He and Norma married in 1964, both aged 27, and moved to Carnoustie the same year to start a family.

His long and distinguished career included interviewing Margaret Thatcher during her premiership.

Most of his working life was spent in the Bank Street offices, before the DC Thomson staff moved to the Kingsway offices.

After decades as a reporter and chief reporter, Alastair became deputy editor of The Courier for the last five years of his career, before he retired in 2001 at the age of 65.

The grandfather kept on top of the news even after his retirement, buying at least three newspapers a day.

Alastair was a sports enthusiast, both as a spectator and participator. Among the sports he enjoyed were golf, badminton and swimming. He also regularly went to the gym and enjoyed photography.

He generously gave blood regularly, as he had the rare AB negative blood type, and was awarded a badge thanking him for donating so much.

Alastair enjoyed a glass of wine, and made a “great, but strong” sangria. He also loved sunny holidays and a good laugh.

He is survived by his wife Norma, two daughters Tracey and Sarah, and grandchildren Claire, Scott, Rachel and Nicole.

His funeral will take place in Parkgrove Crematorium, Friockheim, on February 14 at 9.30am. All family and friends are invited.

Alastair suffered from dementia in the last few years of his life and the family have asked that donations be made to Alzheimer Scotland in lieu of flowers.

A reception will take place in the Station Hotel, Carnoustie, after the service.