If you were an expert plumber would you be happy patching up Tayside’s temperamental taps or head for a land where it never gets light and temperatures hit minus 50C (and no, they are not the same place)? We hear from one remarkable man plying his trade in one of the world’s most inhospitable, inaccessible spots.
Did you know Alex Salmond is a fan of The Courier? Well he is and the First Minister is also prepared to take action when we point out an injustice. Find out full details in Tuesday’s campaigning Courier.
Our man Peter Swindon has all the latest from Jannah Reid, the Dundee mum trapped in battle-scarred Syria. In a heart-wrenching interview she talks of her desperate desire to return to the City of Discovery.
Seven years ago inspirational mountaineer Bill Wallace perished while climbing in the Alps. Find out why a Perthshire-based organisation is using his legacy to transform the lives of a new generation of adventurers.
Stephen House, the top man with the newly-activated single Scottish police force, has been in Dundee. And we took the opportunity to have a chat. Full story in Tuesday’s Courier.
Meanwhile, there has been drama in Arbroath, where a body has been pulled out of the water we have all the latest.
Courier Sport will have three pages’ coverage of the crucial Tayside derby between St Johnstone and Dundee United, which will go a long way to deciding if one, both or neither make the top six after the weekend SPL split.
Dundee manager John Brown starts building for next season at Dens Park, while Dunfermline administrator Bryan Jackson makes an appeal to Pars fans.
We also have previews of Raith’s Tuesday night match, as well as those involving Brechin City, East Fife and Forfar Athletic.
Golf correspondent Steve Scott reports from the opening day at the Scottish Boys Championship at Monifieth where there’s a famous dad walking the links.
There’s also Steve’s weekly Tee to Green column and Andy Murray plots his route to World Number 1 after winning a titantic Miami Masters title at the weekend and rising to Number 2 in the rankings.