We have another packed offering to get your weekend off to an informative, entertaining, sporting start.
Reflecting on a busy day in the courts, we have news of the sentence handed down to a solicitor who failed to obey the law in pretty spectacular style.
There are also details of a fine for a trainee Tayside funeral director who was dipping into the collection tray.
Meanwhile, callous vandals have been slammed after they destroyed hives at a Perthshire bee farm. We have all the latest on a truly stinging rebuke.
The Church of Scotland’s General Assembly is set to get under way but is the issue of gay clergy going to be kicked into the long grass yet again? We have the forthright views of one former moderator who insists it is time to grasp the nettle.
Saturday’s Courier also has an in-depth interview with the UKIP politician who was at Nigel Farage’s side when an afternoon tipple in Edinburgh went dramatically awry.
And if you are enjoying a drink yourself this weekend, we have news of the boffins using laser to ensure there are no nasty surprises lurking in your favourite shot.
In sport, we look ahead to a massive day for St Johnstone.If the Perth men beat Motherwell and Inverness Caley Thistle don’t do likewise against Ross County, the Saints will make it back-to-back European campaigns for the first time.
Gary Miller could return from the wilderness to play a part and he’s backed his old club to do their best to help the Saints cause.
There’s news of an award for a Dundee United player, while Dundee keeper Steve Simonsen looks ahead to what could be his last game for Dundee.
It’s not often that the sporting spotlight falls on cricket in Scotland but the visit of Pakistan for a one-day international has changed that for a day.
For all these stories and many more pick up Saturday’s Courier or why not try our digital edition.