Councils across Courier Country have set their budgets for the coming year.
Pick up Friday’s Courier to get a full breakdown of the impact in your area – what money council chiefs say they need to save and how they plan to save it.
We will have touching tributes to the young Fife nurse who was killed in a tragic road accident in blizzard conditions on Wednesday, andthere will be the latest news on an avalanche in the Cairngorms.
We will also reveal the intriguing tale of a 1964 Morris Oxford Saloon that will go on auction in Perthshire next month.
The car had a few careful former owners, but one of them happens to be a towering figure of the 20th Century. Find out who once sat behind the wheel in Friday’s paper.But here’s a clue: the ashtray may have seen a cigar stub or two.
In sport, we have news of a big injury blow for Dundee United and manager Jackie McNamara’s plans to deal with it.
Dundee defender Lewis Toshney speaks to Courier Sport ahead of the Dark Blues’ Friday night trip to Aberdeen.
Steve Lomas asks for more of the same from his St Johnstone team after an impressive midweek win at Hibs.
As the Dunfermline share issue looms, fans are warned that in-fighting could jeopardise a six-figure investment in the troubled Fife club.
Rugby correspondent Steve Scott previews the weekend club action in our area, and there’s the weekly column from Olympic curler Eve Muirhead.
For all this and more, see Friday’s Courier or try our digital edition.