Ahh, the Glorious 12th.
It was a glorious day. And the 12th.
Hence the introductory paragraph above.
We have all the news from the rolling moorlands of Courier Country as the grouse season gets under way.
Still on matters animal related, and we have the latest on the is she, isn’t she (pregnant) story of panda Tian Tian. Well, she is (pregnant). According to zoological boffins. Hurrah.
Chris Slade is a rock legend. The man who battered the skins with AC/DC is heading for Kirriemuir (for Bonfest specifically, not solely because it is a jolly nice place). We speak to the great man.
In other news we speak to a rather disappointed Dundonian. We take no pleasure in the fact, but it is a newsworthy item.
Aforementioned man is sad as a bid to complete a Shackleton-esque icy trek has fallen apart. It’s desperately upsetting for him.
If you won £7 million on the Lottery what would you do? Would you resign? Quite possibly. But would you also give your best pal enough cash to he could also hand in his notice? Surely less likely. Yet we hear from a chap who has done just that,
You may well not have noticed, as not many column inches have been dedicated to it BUT in just a few weeks’ time Scots will go to the polling station to take part in an independence referendum.
Our political editor Kieran Andrews has spent another day on the front line, as angry exchanges over job prospects took centre stage.
After listening to all the arguments, he put pen to paper, then finger to keyboard. We then turned his words back into ink and carefully spread them on to a bit of paper so you can read them too.
It was a lot of work but ultimately worth it, as I am sure you will agree.
For more on every one on these finely honed tales, along with numerous others, be sure to pick up Wednesday’s Courier. Failing that, why not try our digital edition?