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Dundee makes City of Culture 2017 shortlist

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:17:55 GMT

DUNDEE has made a shortlist of four cities to be considered for City of Culture status in 2017.

Brian Cox opens new Dundee University DNA lab

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:03:44 GMT

In the hit X-Men movie franchise, Hollywood actor Brian Cox portrays a scientist determined to expose mutants as a threat to humanity.

Man held over suspicious death in Blairgowrie

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:29:25 GMT

A man has been detained after a suspicious death in a Perthshire town.

£75m psychiatric hospital opened by Alex Salmond

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:43:36 GMT

FIRST Minister Alex Salmond today officially opened the new £75 million Murray Royal Hospital in Perth.

Police hunt thieves who stole entire garage

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:29:07 GMT

TAYSIDE Police are hunting a gang of thieves who have stolen a double garage from an Angus industrial estate after dismantling the prefabricated structure.

Bannockburn stones could be thousands of years old

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:36:02 GMT

STANDING stones thought to have been placed to mark the fist major skirmish of the Battle of Bannockburn were probably there thousands of years before, it was revealed yesterday.

Sea eagle nest ‘destruction’ prompts police probe

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:59:20 GMT

A POLICE investigation has been launched into claims that the first sea eagle’s nest to be built in the east of Scotland for 150 years has been destroyed.

Celtic boss Neil Lennon denies speeding in Perthshire

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:13:41 GMT

CELTIC manager Neil Lennon today denied speeding at a notorious accident blackspot on the A9.

Tickets on sale for Perth’s Enchanted Forest show

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:18:57 GMT

MORE than 30,000 tickets are to go on sale this weekend for the award-winning Enchanted Forest sound-and-light show in Perthshire.

Perth cyclist dies after colliding with parked van

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:21:50 GMT

A CYCLIST has died after colliding with a parked van in Perth.

Bannockburn flagpole site gets time capsule

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:11:41 GMT

The completed restoration of the historic flagpole at Bannockburn will be celebrated with the burial of a time capsule later today.

Cast-iron pioneer ‘inspired by Scots craftsmen’

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:33:35 GMT

HE was regarded as a pioneer in his field, producing extraordinary designs which gave rise to the towering streetscapes of New York and other cities across the US.

Prince Charles and Camilla to make Beano cameo

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:30:59 GMT

THE Duke and Duchess of Rothesay today discovered they are to star in a special edition of The Beano as they toured the headquarters of the popular comic’s publishers, DC Thomson in Dundee.

Scottish cities outsiders for 2017 City of Culture

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:28:30 GMT

ABERDEEN is running ahead of Dundee in the betting stakes to win the coveted City of Culture title in 2017.

Ralph Milne banned by court from Carnoustie

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:15:43 GMT

FORMER Dundee United footballer Ralph Milne has appeared in court accused of assaulting a woman.

Dundee flat fall woman was Billy MacKenzie’s sister

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:45:38 GMT

A WOMAN who plunged to her death after falling 35ft from a tenement window in Dundee was the sister of tragic Scottish pop star Billy MacKenzie, it was revealed yesterday.

Fire damages Perth’s White Horse Inn

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:30:14 GMT

ONE of Perth’s best known landmarks - the vacant White Horse Inn - has been badly damaged in an early morning blaze.

Ryder Cup launches Gleneagles 2014 ticket ballot

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:55:45 GMT

The public ticket sales process for the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles has moved into the public ballot stage, marking the beginning of a six-week period for fans to purchase the highly-prized tickets.

Dundee University to lead bladder cancer research

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:31:04 GMT

RESEARCHERS at a Scottish university are to lead a European wide research project to discover whether advanced laser techniques can be used to both detect and treat bladder cancer.

The disease is one of the most common forms of cancer – particularly among the over-60s – and one of the hardest to diagnose and treat.

Dundee scooter crash man named

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:27:29 GMT

POLICE Scotland have named the man who died after his scooter crashed into a parked car in Dundee on Friday.