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Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A booze thief who told Perth supermarket staff that was he carrying a blade and had “friends with guns” has been jailed. Gary Cummings also invited an employee at Tesco Metro on South Street to meet him around the back of the building to “sort things out.” HMP Perth inmate Cummings pled guilty to acting in a threatening and abusive manner at the city centre supermarket ...

Dundee FC secured a "massive" victory over Raith Rovers according to boss James McPake as they continued their impressive form.

Cheers for the beers: Three mouth-watering burgers to keep those pangs at bay © Supplied by Graham Mitchell/The It is nearing barbecue season and while we’re all heading out to beer gardens, for those who are sunning themselves at home, here are three delicious burger recipes to keep you going. As beer gardens and al fresco dining venues across Scotland look to reopen on Monday (April 26), more and more people will be looking for places to eat out and enjoy the warmer weather that is to come...

Updated: April 24, 2021, 9:09 am © Gareth Jennings/DCT Media A local DJ is set to turn his dreams into a reality as he gets ready to spin the decks at the “mecca” of Scottish dance venues. Jordan Wyness, from Arbroath, has been one of the DJ’s announced to play at the revival of the iconic T in the Park Slam Tent. News was revealed this week that Edinburgh based promoters, Fly, are collaborating with Slam DJ producers, Stuart McMillan and Orde Meikle, to bring a three-day event to the ou...

Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Perth races have gone ahead this year, despite being unable to welcome spectators. The three-day event concluded on Friday, with Cyclop and Brian Hughes having won the William Hill Highland National on the final day. But organisers say it was a “bittersweet” event without the usual cheering crowds. ‘Truly bittersweet’ Bosses at Perth Racecourse say the sunny weather wou...

Emergency response launched as firefighters tackle blaze at Dundee industrial estate Updated: April 23, 2021, 11:58 pm © Supplied by DC Thomson graphic a An emergency response is under way at a Dundee industrial estate. Police Scotland are currently assisting Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in dealing with a fire at Wester Gourdie Industrial Estate, just off the Kingsway. Police Scotland are currently assisting Scottish Fire & Rescue Service dealing with a fire at Wester Gourdie Industrial…

Emergency response launched as firefighters battle blaze at Dundee industrial estate Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up An emergency response is under way at a Dundee industrial estate. Police Scotland are currently assisting Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in dealing with a fire at Wester Gourdie Industrial Estate, just off the Kingsway. Po...

GINGER GAIRDNER: Rock gardens add style and lasting interest By Brian Cunningham © Supplied by DCT Media I’ve always been drawn to rockeries, rock or alpine gardens as they are also known as. Although I hadn’t really visited the actual landscapes these are designed to replicate when I started my career in gardening I’d always loved looking at images of mountains, whether it was our Scottish hills here at home or of the peaks of the Alps and Himalayas. It could also have been the fu...

PROPERTY: Amazing Dundee Passivhaus-standard home wins architecture award © Supplied by David Balfour Surrounded by mature trees with a pair of deer grazing peacefully among them, Fenton House feels like it’s in the middle of nowhere. In reality it’s a stone’s throw from Ninewells Hospital and an easy stumble back from Perth Road’s pubs. Not that owner David Arrenberg will be at the pub any time soon. With a two year old daughter and another child due soon, his socialising time is limi...

TV PREVIEWS: Paul Whitelaw looks at the highlights including Viewpoint, Our Yorkshire Farm and Intergalactic By Paul Whitelaw Viewpoint – STV, Monday to Friday, 9pm Another one of those stripped-throughout-the-week dramas designed to cause maximum social media impact, Viewpoint is deeply indebted to Hitchcock’s Rear Window. Noel Clarke stars as a CID surveillance detective tasked with solving the disappearance of a primary school teacher. While covertly stationed in a neighbour’s fl...