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Drug and alcohol work to combat rise in anti-social behaviour in Kirriemuir

June 21 2017, 9.13am

Amanda Kopel holding an unclaimed Frank's Law SNP T-shirt outside Holyrood.

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Public can now have their say on the battle for Frank’s Law

June 16 2017, 12.01pm

Relay for Life treasurer Scott Kennedy with his children Gregor 9, Fraser, 6 and Struan, 6.

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Pipe call for plethora of Peters to help Kirriemuir world record bid Pan out

June 15 2017, 11.23am

The old Access office in Bank Street, Kirriemuir

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Community group given the use of former Kirriemuir Access office for remainder of Angus Council lease

June 13 2017, 6.01am

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Water supply disruption in Kirriemuir

June 8 2017, 1.48pm

Lord Lieutenant Mrs Osborne and Angus Provost Alex King with DD8 Music and Lippen Care representatives.

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Make it a double as Angus groups celebrate Queen’s volunteering award success

June 8 2017, 9.00am

St Mary's Episcopal Church in Kirriemuir.

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Renovation project for A-listed Kirriemuir church under way

June 7 2017, 8.58am

Bruce Walker at work on his latest commission.

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Angus sculptor Bruce notches up important marker in long-standing career

June 6 2017, 8.55am

Kirrie Connections project co-ordinator Graham Galloway in the new dementia garden.

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Memories room will expand Kirriemuir dementia hub’s potential

June 6 2017, 8.37am

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‘Anger and dismay’ over Kirriemuir taxi bay u-turn

June 2 2017, 9.41am

Hooks Hotel as it currently looks

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Angus Council step in with direct action in latest stage of Kirriemuir Hooks Hotel saga

June 2 2017, 8.30am

Scottish wildcat feeding time at Camperdown Zoo, Dundee

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‘Remote’ Angus Glens frustrate attempts to get cats in the bag

May 29 2017, 8.53am

David Orr at the new Roods sign

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Council will continue down Gaelic road in ‘appropriate’ Angus streets

May 29 2017, 8.48am

Ceres Road in Cupar was closed until the localised flooding could be cleared. Picture: Michael Alexander.

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Tayside and Fife go from sun drenched to just drenched in a few hours

May 29 2017, 8.10am

The new signs are proving controversial.

Angus & The Mearns

Gaelic street signs spark debate in Kirriemuir

May 27 2017, 7.39am

Forfar Sheriff Court.

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Man ‘didn’t realise’ he had knuckleduster on trip to shops

May 26 2017, 8.24am

Stock pictures of Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

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Firefighters tackle Angus farmhouse blaze

May 21 2017, 12.22pm

Victoria Johnston (S6) pupil at Webster's High School who proposed the app.

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Hopes tourists will come to Kirriemuir to try teenager’s two trails

May 20 2017, 9.30am

Seated are the new J&D Wilkie board of Roger McGill (Finance Director), Hamish Roweuan (joint Managing Director) and Jean- Christophe Gravier(joint Managing Director), with the old board standing of Mike Rowan and Bob Low.

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Angus firm J&D Wilkie spins global future with revamped executive team

May 20 2017, 8.00am

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PREVIEW: Angus Glens Walking Festival, June 1-4

May 17 2017, 10.50am

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Angus ACCESS services library transfer will bring one-stop shop for residents

May 9 2017, 9.43am

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Westminster thanksgiving service for Lord Lyell

May 4 2017, 8.36am

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Society launched to bring Peter Pan author JM Barrie ‘out of the shadows’

May 3 2017, 8.39am

Adrian and Matteo of Stinger kick Saturday off with a recreation of AC/DC's Long Way to the Top video.

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Angus town ‘the place to be’ as rock and roll steals the show

April 30 2017, 5.14pm

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Former AC/DC star vows to play Bon Scott classics at Kirriemuir weekend celebration

April 27 2017, 9.14am

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Stunning Peter Pan statuette may soar to £30,000 in Edinburgh auction

April 25 2017, 8.48am

St Mary's Episcopal Church in Kirriemuir.

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Vandals set off fire extinguishers after breaking into Angus church

April 24 2017, 12.45pm

Museum officer Rachel Jackson with Angus Young's cap from 1976

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Rare BonFest gems on display for those about to rock in Kirrie

April 24 2017, 9.00am

Kirby Melvin with the stone commemorating her great-great-great-uncle Pte Charles Melvin VC.

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Angus soldier’s valour ‘difficult to comprehend’ 100 years on

April 22 2017, 9.34am

Helen Farquharson and the burial gowns that have been created from her wedding dress.

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Ninewells funeral gowns ‘made with love’ from wedding dress

April 18 2017, 8.26am

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The biography promises to shed new light on Bon Scott's death.

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New book claims to solve the 37-year mystery of how AC/DC rocker Bon Scott died

April 18 2017, 8.16am

Rotary visitors with some of the school pupils

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Kirriemuir Rotary Club chairman honoured to cut ribbon on rebuilt Nepalese school

April 17 2017, 8.42am

Tannage Brae, looking towards Glengate.

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Mystery speed sign in Kirriemuir urges caution for ‘boy racers’

April 14 2017, 5.10pm

Inspector Gary Brown looks at the birching bench.

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Police museum re-opening after 1,000 visitors in 19 weeks

April 13 2017, 8.42am

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Kirreimuir to come to a standstill a century on in poignant honour of VC hero Charles Melvin

April 12 2017, 8.21am

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Convicted gang prime suspects in unsolved six-figure Kirriemuir ATM raid

April 11 2017, 8.21am

Forfar Sheriff Court.

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Five-times-the-limit Angus woman loses licence and car

April 8 2017, 8.01am

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It’s written on the cards, people actually love Kirriemuir

March 27 2017, 11.30am

Eight-year-old Alice Miller-Richardson from Monikie with a Boer Goat at the event

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Visitors lick their lips over superb platter served up for Taste of Angus finale

March 26 2017, 5.03pm

From left: Lindsay Shaw of Alzheimer Scotland, Graham Galloway of Kirriemuir Connections, Amanda Kopel, Christine Sharp of ANGUSalive and Kirsty Shaw, chief executive of ANGUSalive.

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‘Delight’ as Angus dementia boxes launched in Kirriemuir

March 25 2017, 7.39am

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Police hunt after ‘reckless’ teenagers bring Angus street to a standstill

March 24 2017, 12.58pm

The firm says the decision is standing in the way of modern telecoms speeds west of Kirriemuir

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Firm claims mixed signals over Kirriemuir mast refusal

March 23 2017, 8.25am

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Former Kirriemuir GP Fin McKenzie

March 22 2017, 10.01am

Kirriemuir's Bon Scott statue by Craig Cantwell.

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Kirriemuir youth group DD8 Music extends focus into film and photography

March 18 2017, 8.38am

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A90 Dundee to Forfar dual carriageway racers dodge jail

March 17 2017, 7.53am

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Pupils urged to stay in groups after man ‘beckoned’ Kirriemuir schoolgirl to get into his car

March 14 2017, 5.22pm

Employees gather before the unveiling

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Dedication and plaque unveiling at Kirriemuir funeral directors

March 6 2017, 10.13am

Forfar Sheriff Court

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Kirriemuir “pest” bombarded his former partner with more than 20 phonecalls

March 3 2017, 7.42am

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Kirrie cafe gains new licence despite committee rant

February 28 2017, 7.10am

DD8 vice-chair Jayne Grewar, DD8 development worker Graham Galloway and Kirriemuir community council chair Jenni Brown at the Bon statue link-up

Angus & The Mearns

Live Wire AC/DC link-up boosts Bon’s bond between Angus and Australia

February 18 2017, 9.40am

The state of the building previously

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Hooks Hotel developer hits back at council over Kirrie project delays

February 14 2017, 9.00am

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Pregnant nursery nurse awarded £6,000 after dismissal

February 13 2017, 3.39pm

The state of the building previously

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Safety steps to be taken as clock ticks on Hook’s action in Kirrie town centre

February 8 2017, 10.47am

Elizabeth Pawley leading a yoga class in the Old Parish Church hall.

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Kirriemuir feels good after successful new festival venture

February 7 2017, 7.46am

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Kirrie feelgood festival bringing big programme to wee red town this weekend

January 31 2017, 11.37am

The state of the building previously

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Fife builder given urgent works order over Angus heritage property

January 26 2017, 9.53am

Pavement parking in Kirriemuir is bad for pedestrians as well as traffic, according to one councillor.

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‘Unfair’ pavement parking still an issue as Angus ticketing scheme looms

January 26 2017, 8.38am

The Bon Scott statue in Kirriemuir.

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BonFest organisers bracing themselves for ticket rush from AC/DC fans worldwide

January 24 2017, 8.39am

Forfar Sheriff Court.

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Angus man avoids prison after second disqualified driving offence in two months

January 21 2017, 8.31am

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A90 drivers sped at 115mph in ‘moment of madness’

January 18 2017, 8.24am

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Kirrie Connections project held up as shining example of good practice

January 17 2017, 8.36am

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Kirrie Relay for Life committee pulling together to make anniversary event a big one

January 16 2017, 11.20am

The cover image of the book by Charles Towne (1763-1840), A Drover on Horseback with a Dog Driving Two Cows and a Calf.

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Long-lost diaries tell story of Angus cattle dealer

January 14 2017, 9.04am

Charles Lyell, 3rd Baron Lyell of Kinnordy

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Lord Charles Lyell, third Baron Lyell of Kinnordy, dies aged 77

January 12 2017, 8.32am

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Peter Pan gaffe inspires Kirriemuir writer

January 10 2017, 8.33am

Maddy, Roy Garden, and Roy Wilson who flew the towing aircraft and his dog.

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Maddy has eye for the sky on 14th birthday

December 29 2016, 7.42am

The assault happened in the Bon Fest car park

Angus & The Mearns

Explosion of anger at beer during Bon Fest family dispute

December 9 2016, 12.59pm

Tree felling in Scotland PA

Angus & The Mearns

Inquiry hears of man’s thumbs-up seconds before Angus tree-felling tragedy

December 8 2016, 4.13pm

Kirriemuir Cemetery was the scene of a previous vandalism attack in October 2015.

Angus & The Mearns

Family devastated by vandalism attack on Kirriemuir headstone

December 6 2016, 8.25am

Phil Rudd (centre) with Allan Badger and Geoffrey Martin.

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AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd beating a path to Kirrie as 2017 BonFest headliner

December 6 2016, 12.18am

Ann Stewart and Lynn Orrock recalling an article about their family which appeared in The Courier in 1969. The cutting is part of a fascinating journal of the Watt familys life in Glen Prosen.

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Priceless record of glen life

December 3 2016, 12.18pm

Cllr Ronnie Proctor and Jim Ritchie with a wreath at the memorial.

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“So disrespectful” — Police investigate report of theft from Kirriemuir poppy display

December 2 2016, 9.15am

The wrecked vehicle.

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Farmer who cleared abandoned car from beauty spot told “put it back where you got it”

November 29 2016, 8.56am

An exhibition of toys from days gone past went on display in the Gateway to the Glens Museum.

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Dear Santa….Nostalgia exhibition brings toys of the past back to life

November 29 2016, 7.56am

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Kirriemuir man had knife when he appeared as a witness at Forfar Sheriff Court

November 26 2016, 10.18am

The firm says the decision is standing in the way of modern telecoms speeds west of Kirriemuir

Angus & The Mearns

Councillors back tearful plea over Kirriemuir 4G masts scheme

November 24 2016, 7.34am

Paisley Sheriff Court

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Angus rant man spared jail despite having knife in court

November 22 2016, 3.59pm

Jean Christophe Granier ... joint MD of Wilkie Offshore

Business news

Kirriemuir businessman shortlisted for top prize

November 17 2016, 12.01am

Grange PS head teacher Lorraine Will with prizewinner Georgia Carnegie.

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Oor Wullies hit the trail again for weekend of family fun

November 13 2016, 6.15pm

Scenes of destruction: inside the burned out home.

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Tayside family overwhelmed by support since fire

November 12 2016, 9.53am

A piper leads the hearse carrying Ewen Chisholm and followed by hundreds of mourners on way to Kirriemuir cemetery,

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Tayside mountain biker Ewen Chisholm laid to rest

November 10 2016, 7.00am

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Lucky escape after car hits wall in Kirriemuir

November 8 2016, 10.08am

John Taylor outside his home in Prosen Road.

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Fire has left Angus man with only the clothes he was given in hospital

October 27 2016, 10.00am

Stagecoach profits

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Police looking for ‘large group’ of teenagers after Angus bus damage

October 26 2016, 11.39am

Police outside the fire-hit home.

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Couple escape early-morning fire drama in Kirriemuir

October 26 2016, 8.25am

The inscription.

Angus & The Mearns

Council closes chapter on Barrie quote fiasco

October 22 2016, 8.07am

Some of the escapees at Turfbeg Farm, Forfar

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Round-up operation continuing after Angus cattle stampede

October 21 2016, 10.52am

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Work started at Kirriemuir Travellers’ site without permission from Angus Council

October 18 2016, 9.14am

Ground has now been broken on a new development at Auchlishie

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Development breaks ground at Auchlishie

October 13 2016, 11.00am

KALBA Businesses represented include 88 Degrees Fine Food Emporium, Random Recycle, The Airlie Arms, Oakfield Florist, Granny Annie Mays, The Wool Shop, The Wendy House, Oslers, Joshua Plumtree, Linda’s Shoes, Elemental and Bertram’s Butchers.

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New business association aims to bring more visitors to Kirriemuir

October 7 2016, 7.47am

Vandalised toilets in Kirriemuir were just one of hundreds of incidents reported across Angus.

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Community asked to help track down “outrageous” Kirriemuir vandals

October 4 2016, 7.00pm

Retired Inspector Hamish Gray, beside a collection of police truncheons at Tayside Police Museum.

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New acquisition at Tayside Police Museum recognises hero Kirriemuir cop

October 3 2016, 8.36am

The participants grab a breather in Brechin on Saturday

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Loo tour cyclists brave blowy Angus to raise Changing Places awareness

September 26 2016, 5.35pm

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Splash back with a bang as Kirriemuir charity swim raises thousands

September 26 2016, 9.52am

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Five-year warning for Tayside GP after Kirriemuir teenager’s diabetes death

September 21 2016, 7.29pm

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Kirriemuir coach Rebecca, 12, a ‘lifesaver‘

September 17 2016, 3.17pm

Alison Carrie, a volunteer at the Verdant Works, who is crowdfunding a project to support the publication of her book about the jute mills of Dundee.

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Seeking public help to celebrate the history of the Dundee jute industry

September 16 2016, 9.50am

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Man charged after woman hurt in Angus flyover crash

September 8 2016, 1.05pm

Frans Ten Bos won 17 rugby union caps for Scotland

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Obituary: Rugby legend Frans ten Bos

September 8 2016, 12.13pm

Kirriemuir town centre.

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Talking about to start in Kirriemuir as charrette programme rolls into town

September 7 2016, 9.38am

Sheila Stewart and Aidan Moffat in a scene from the film.

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Documentary on Scots folk singer at Kirriemuir Festival

September 3 2016, 9.15am

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BonFest organisers in talent search for young music champions

August 30 2016, 11.21am

Sidney Logan reflects on the railway crash with a bus 70 years.

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Man who cheated death in Angus rail crash speaks 70 years on

August 27 2016, 9.23am

Edinburgh High Court.

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Couple cleared of police officer abduction

August 22 2016, 4.42pm

Edinburgh High Court.

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Man pointed rifle at police officer on domestic abuse call, court hears

August 17 2016, 4.58pm

Forfar councillors Colin Brown (left) and Ian McLaren at Lordburn park

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Playpark vandals under fire after string of Angus incidents

August 17 2016, 12.05pm

Forfar and District Pipers Elaina Stewart and Heather Robertson are pictured in front of Cortachy Castle.

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Cortachy Highland Games & Flower Show 2016 full results

August 15 2016, 10.35am

Action from the three-person sack race.

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Sun shines on Cortachy Highland Games

August 15 2016, 9.26am

Come On! We’ll fly…..with a new Peter Pan quote for Kirriemuir

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Peter Pan author’s work was decades ahead of science

August 9 2016, 9.14am

Siri Durung, Barbara Lovegrove, Yuba Durung and Kirrie Rotary president George Aitken

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Kirriemuir Rotary Club celebrates Ghurka connection

August 9 2016, 9.04am

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