Friday, a day that brings with it the tantalising whiff of weekend.
And moreover a day for a sensational Courier to hit the newsagents (both physical and virtual given our very 21st Century outlook).
Following our exclusive report on Bill Walker’s determination not to quit, we can offer another hard-hitting expose concerning the disgraced, wife-beating MSP.
We also report on the unfortunate camper repeatedly stabbed with a machete after he attempted to separate two warring gangs at a Perthshire beauty spot. The assailant was snared only after detectives found a receipt for the potentially deadly weapon at the scene…
How did your local MP approach yesterday’s debate on the thorny issue of possible military intervention in Syria? Find out in Friday’s Courier as we put our local elected members on the spot.
Adam Smith. A Fifer. And founder of modern economics and all-round good egg (apparently). He wrote the Wealth of Nations don’t you know? Actually he penned An Inquiry in to the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. That’s not quite as snappy though. Whatever you wish to call it, a rare first edition of the tome is set to go under the hammer. It’s valued at £50,000. That’s mind-boggling isn’t it? We have the full story.
In sport it’s Friday night football for Dundee, and we have interviews with Matt Lockwood and Ray Farningham ahead of their clash with Livingston at Dens.
There’s also the latest news from McDiarmid and Tannadice, while all three clubs now know their League Cup opponents.
We’ve got a preview of Andy Murray’s second round match in the US Open, and a report of how his fellow Brit Dan Evans got on at Flushing Meadow.
The Ladies Scottish Open gets under way, with Perthshire’s Carly Booth defending her title. Our golf writer speaks to Carly and Solheim Cup hero Catriona Matthew.
For more on all of these stories be most certain to pick up Friday’s Courier or why not try our digital edition?