After months of speculation, cogitation and wagering, the new Forth bridge has been named.
The First Minister was on hand to do the unveiling honours and, of course, our reporter was there for the big announcement. We hit the streets to find full reaction to the choice of ‘Queensferry Crossing’.
Speaking of Mr Salmond, what was he up to during the recent Aberdeen Donside by-election? Some local politicians have raised questions over this conduct could it have consequences? The Courier can expose the complete caper.
Sad news for the people of central Scotland with a historic summer event cancelled this year. There may be no caber-tossing action at Stirling this year but we tell why organisers hope there could be better news for Highland games fans in 2014.
Where would we be without some madcap animal antics to keep us entertained? We’ve got a double dose of terrifying tales including a stowaway from far-off lands sharing an unsuspecting student’s bed and an attack from the skies. The stories play out on some petrifying pages.
We’re fully behind Dundee’s City of Culture 2017 bid and have sent our man Graeme Ogston on a fact-finding mission to see what we’re up against. He begins his special three-part visit to the cultural hotspots of Swansea Bay, Leicester and Hull to find out what he thinks of them, what they think of us and why, frankly, Dundee is best.
Academic types continue to be bopped on the head by a stern-looking type in flowing robes and we have all the graduation news from St Andrews and Stirling including some rather famous faces being honoured. Pictures, graduand lists, stories, we’ve got the lot.
In sport, we have full coverage of Andy Murray’s latest victory, as well as more on the injuries that plagued ‘wounded Wednesday’ at SW19.
We also examine the latest developments at Dens Park, as the US investment offer finally looks like being accepted.
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