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go.bsky.app/3mSXG8iPolice descended on Bonnethill Court on Friday evening.

Six police units respond to ongoing incident at Dundee multi
Police descended on Bonnethill Court on Friday evening.
Officers swooped on a property in Kingsway Terrace on Thursday.

Man, 45, charged after £38k cannabis seized in Dundee drugs raid
Officers swooped on a property in Kingsway Terrace on Thursday.
Mondula was put to sleep following a decline in her health due to old age.

Tributes paid to ‘beloved’ Blair Drummond elephant after death age 54
Mondula was put to sleep following a decline in her health due to old age.
Homes on St Cedd's Road flooded for the second time in January.

Ballinluig house developer installs drainage channel after Storm Chandra flooding
Homes on St Cedd's Road flooded for the second time in January.
A round-up of court cases from Tayside and Fife.

Friday court round-up — Red-dotted and sorry then, sorry now
A round-up of court cases from Tayside and Fife.
Piotr Trojanek, 20, was reported missing on January 23 and discovered on Monday.

EXCLUSIVE: Sister of Perth man found dead accuses police of ‘refusing to help’
Piotr Trojanek, 20, was reported missing on January 23 and discovered on Monday.
Dundee City Council officers proposed the closure of swimming pools in three city secondary schools as part of budget cuts.

Dundee council leader rules out school pool closures as administration prepares to reveal budget plans
Dundee City Council officers proposed the closure of swimming pools in three city secondary schools as part of budget cuts.
The police who were first on the scene of Brian Low's death gave evidence in the trial on David Campbell.

Aberfeldy murder trial: Detective describes how ‘non-suspicious’ death mistake was made
The police who were first on the scene of Brian Low's death gave evidence in the trial on David Campbell.
Here's everything you need to know about the Camperdown Park festival, including who's playing and how to get tickets.

doof in the Park: Line-up for Hannah Laing’s Dundee dance festival revealed
Here's everything you need to know about the Camperdown Park festival, including who's playing and how to get tickets.
The View frontman appeared shocked with Winnie's outburst aboard the Colorado Adventure ride in Germany's Phantasialand.

Kyle Falconer shares daughter’s cheeky reaction to first rollercoaster
The View frontman appeared shocked with Winnie's outburst aboard the Colorado Adventure ride in Germany's Phantasialand.
Police were called to a property on Ann Street on Tuesday evening.

Man, 46, charged after ‘disturbance’ at Dundee home
Police were called to a property on Ann Street on Tuesday evening.
The area has provided the backdrop for a number of productions, with other shows including some of its residents.

11 Tayside and Fife films and TV shows you can watch in 2026
The area has provided the backdrop for a number of productions, with other shows including some of its residents.
The Whiskey Roll singer will take to the main stage before Wolf Alice and headliner Richard Ashcroft.

Methil singer Cammy Barnes to open TRNSMT 2026
The Whiskey Roll singer will take to the main stage before Wolf Alice and headliner Richard Ashcroft.
Lucy Jess has apologised after issuing a book written by a teacher who had sex with a pupil to staff at Wormit and Balmerino primaries.

EXCLUSIVE: Education secretary hits out at Fife head teacher’s sex offender book move as parents react to controversy
Lucy Jess has apologised after issuing a book written by a teacher who had sex with a pupil to staff at Wormit and Balmerino primaries.
The Panmure Hotel was turned into flats but plans for a former store on the site divided Angus planning committee councillors.

Monifieth office bid sparks neighbour revolt by residents of converted hotel
The Panmure Hotel was turned into flats but plans for a former store on the site divided Angus planning committee councillors.
June 15 has been made a national public holiday to mark Scotland's opening match in the Football World Cup.

Fife and Stirling councils deny World Cup bank holiday – what about the others?
June 15 has been made a national public holiday to mark Scotland's opening match in the Football World Cup.
The pair, aged 20 and 22, are accused of offending against 4 girls in the Lochee area in August last year.

Pair in court over Dundee child assault and sexual remark claims that sparked global backlash
The pair, aged 20 and 22, are accused of offending against 4 girls in the Lochee area in August last year.
Officers carried out a search after reports of a man approaching a woman and a child.

Man, 23 charged after ‘approaching’ a woman and child in Dundee
Officers carried out a search after reports of a man approaching a woman and a child.
Shirley Erskine, the grandmother of Andy and Jamie Murray, has died.

Tributes paid to Andy Murray’s ‘one of a kind’ grandmother Shirley Erskine
Shirley Erskine, the grandmother of Andy and Jamie Murray, has died.
Kenneth Keir has been ordered to compensate the still-struggling woman.

Dundee pensioner pinned neighbour and threatened to cut off her hair with knife in terrifying assault
Kenneth Keir has been ordered to compensate the still-struggling woman.
Sarah Thoms says she could have been at risk of infection as she was unable to have her port-a-cath cleaned.

Disabled Dundee patient misses Ninewells treatment due to ‘impossible’ car parking
Sarah Thoms says she could have been at risk of infection as she was unable to have her port-a-cath cleaned.
The Courier has rounded up the latest news on planning applications across the city.

Dundee Planning Ahead: Pilates studio, new gym and museum progress
The Courier has rounded up the latest news on planning applications across the city.
A 38-year-old man was found dead inside a stairwell at Tulloch Court.

Man charged over Hogmanay death in Dundee multi stairwell
A 38-year-old man was found dead inside a stairwell at Tulloch Court.
HBW Bakery will sell bread, sweet treats and hot drinks to go.

EXCLUSIVE: Stirling city centre cafe to open bakery and takeaway coffee spot
HBW Bakery will sell bread, sweet treats and hot drinks to go.
Craig Jones was caught with £7,500 of cocaine destined for Killin.

Stirlingshire drug mule was paying off cannabis debt, court told
Craig Jones was caught with £7,500 of cocaine destined for Killin.
There were fears over the long-term future of Angus Alive’s Saltire Sports Centre in Arbroath if Dundee and Angus College college cut its ties to the facility.

D&A College Arbroath sports courses and nursery spared axe in £2.5m cuts plan
There were fears over the long-term future of Angus Alive’s Saltire Sports Centre in Arbroath if Dundee and Angus College college cut its ties to the facility.
The Human singer will headline the main stage on Saturday night.

Rag ‘n’ Bone Man and UB40 complete Summer’s End Angus line-up
The Human singer will headline the main stage on Saturday night.
The grade-B listed building, which sits on the corner of Gellatly Street and Dock Street, is being turned into flats.

Contractor behind housing plan for former Dundee job centre building goes bust
The grade-B listed building, which sits on the corner of Gellatly Street and Dock Street, is being turned into flats.
Tributes have been paid to Professor Peter Howie, the former deputy principal of Dundee University and one of Scotland’s most respected obstetricians, who has died aged 87.

‘He was a joy to be married to’: Wife’s heartbreaking tribute to Dundee University medical star
Tributes have been paid to Professor Peter Howie, the former deputy principal of Dundee University and one of Scotland’s most respected obstetricians, who has died aged 87.
Pupils were left stranded on their way to school for around 90 minutes on one particular winter morning.

VIDEO: Astonishing parent text chain lays bare scale of Stagecoach school bus problems in Perthshire
Pupils were left stranded on their way to school for around 90 minutes on one particular winter morning.
The Courier has made extensive efforts to speak to Torah Capital about their plans for 30 Fife homes.

In search of ‘faceless’ property landlords behind Fife village mass evictions
The Courier has made extensive efforts to speak to Torah Capital about their plans for 30 Fife homes.
An FOI request has shown an alarming rise in the number local authority workers who have been subjected to physical and verbal abuse since 2021.

Attacks on council workers in Dundee increase 700% in five years
An FOI request has shown an alarming rise in the number local authority workers who have been subjected to physical and verbal abuse since 2021.
The second day of murder accused David Campbell's trial heard how alleged victim Brian Low's body was discovered on a remote path near his Aberfeldy home.

Aberfeldy murder trial: Shooting victim’s dog stayed by his side
The second day of murder accused David Campbell's trial heard how alleged victim Brian Low's body was discovered on a remote path near his Aberfeldy home.
St Paul's Community Panto Cinderella performance delights families in Dundee.

Cinderella brings magic and laughs to Dundee with St Paul’s panto performance
St Paul's Community Panto Cinderella performance delights families in Dundee.
A round-up of court cases from Tayside and Fife.

Thursday court round-up — ‘Crack den’ fury and sheriff’s revulsion
A round-up of court cases from Tayside and Fife.
Locals have urged the retailer to reconsider, describing the cafe as a "community hub".

M&S announces imminent closure of Dunblane Foodhall cafe
Locals have urged the retailer to reconsider, describing the cafe as a "community hub".
Now all evidence has been heard in this third inquiry, the parties involved will make their submissions to the court, before the findings are published later this year.

Stonehaven rail crash: ALL 20 safety recommendations acted upon since tragedy, inquiry hears
Now all evidence has been heard in this third inquiry, the parties involved will make their submissions to the court, before the findings are published later this year.
The 24-year-old will also appear on Friday's episode alongside Johannes Radebe.

Dunfermline singer Jacob Alon to appear on Graham Norton Show alongside Margot Robbie
The 24-year-old will also appear on Friday's episode alongside Johannes Radebe.
Robots are now being used to clean large open spaces at The Community School of Auchterarder.

Robot cleaners introduced in Perthshire school
Robots are now being used to clean large open spaces at The Community School of Auchterarder.
Mumford and Sons light up LiveHouse in Dundee with sold out shows, performing their new Prizefighter album to excited fans.

Gallery: Mumford & Sons LiveHouse concert excites Dundee crowd
Mumford and Sons light up LiveHouse in Dundee with sold out shows, performing their new Prizefighter album to excited fans.
The trial of murder-accused David Campbell has heard of a bitter dispute between the accused and alleged victim, Brian Low.

Aberfeldy murder trial: Claim shot man ‘planted stuff’ before police raid on accused’s home
The trial of murder-accused David Campbell has heard of a bitter dispute between the accused and alleged victim, Brian Low.
Kyle Clark twice sank his teeth into a constable as he resisted arrest in Dundee city centre.

Biting Dundee businessman jailed for scarring police officer for life
Kyle Clark twice sank his teeth into a constable as he resisted arrest in Dundee city centre.
Officers carried out a search after reports of a man approaching a woman and a child on Wednesday.

Probe launched after ‘attempted child abduction’ report in Dundee
Officers carried out a search after reports of a man approaching a woman and a child on Wednesday.
Jade Duncan, 41, was a passenger in a Peugeot 407 Coupe that crashed in Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Tributes paid to Dundee mum, 41, who died in crash
Jade Duncan, 41, was a passenger in a Peugeot 407 Coupe that crashed in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Backwater near Kirriemuir endured its driest summer in more than 50 years in 2025, but record January rainfall has had a dramatic effect on the reservoir's water level.

Images reveal how sodden Angus January has refilled Backwater Reservoir
Backwater near Kirriemuir endured its driest summer in more than 50 years in 2025, but record January rainfall has had a dramatic effect on the reservoir's water level.
Two people were taken to hospital after Wednesday's crash on Admiralty Road.

‘Serious’ crash on busy Rosyth road probed by police
Two people were taken to hospital after Wednesday's crash on Admiralty Road.
Lucy Jess has offered parents a "genuine apology for the upset I have caused" after The Courier exposed her actions.

BREAKING: Fife head apologises for giving primary school pupils book by sex offender teacher
Lucy Jess has offered parents a "genuine apology for the upset I have caused" after The Courier exposed her actions.
Debris was scattered across the area when the roof of the Gourlay Yard flat block was ripped off in the January 2025 storm.

Repair bill revealed after roof torn off Dundee City Quay flats during Storm Eowyn
Debris was scattered across the area when the roof of the Gourlay Yard flat block was ripped off in the January 2025 storm.
Work has begun on the £2m transformation of Dundee's Union Street. But is it worth the money and what else would you like to see done in the city centre? Have your say in our comments section below and our Dundee area editor will respond between 10am-11am on Friday.

Debate: Is the £2 million upgrade proposed for Dundee’s Union Street worth the money?
Work has begun on the £2m transformation of Dundee's Union Street. But is it worth the money and what else would you like to see done in the city centre? Have your say in our comments section below and our Dundee area editor will respond between 10am-11am on Friday.
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