It was created as an “impenetrable” nuclear bunker, designed to protect Scotland’s leaders from attack.
Not impenetrable enough to stop determined copper thieves from tearing through it though. D’oh.
We have the full story of a most remarkable Courier Country theft by brassy crooks.
Remember the tale of Mackenzie Furniss, the cancer suffering girl whose plight caught the attention of top songstress P!nk? We do. And so does the Scottish Government, who have stepped in with a massive financial fillip. Bravo.
Meanwhile, we all know inflation has hit the cost of living, but what about the cost of dying? We have details of a controversial memorial payment scheme likely to have some spinning in their graves…
Pandas may be about to procreate but badgers are set for a battering. Plenty of animal magic in your Tuesday Courier.
Beasts of the feathered variety also make our pages. What do you think of the standard of poultry provision in our local schools? Some councillors are concerned the quality served up isn’t what is should be. It’s enough to make some clucking mad…
We also have news of some of the extraordinary advice dished out by men of the cloth including the invitation to “thrash” a drunk. Ooh Vicar.
In sport we look ahead to a busy night for the football teams in our area.
Dundee, Forfar Athletic, Montrose, Dunfermline, Raith Rovers and Cowdenbeath are all in League Cup action.
We’ve got previews for all of them, as well as the latest news from Tannadice and McDiarmid Park.
The US Open gets under way at Flushing Meadow. British number one Laura Robson is in action, but Andy Murray fans will have to wait a bit longer for Scotland’s finest to get the defence of his crown up and running.
For much more on all these stories, which nestle beside many others, be sure to pick up Tuesday’s Courier or why not try our digital edition?