THE TRADITIONAL festive break has got off to a sodden start in Courier Country we look at the impact of the deluge across our area.
The downpour caused chaos for motorists, while rail travellers also faced significant delays and inconvenience. Emergency crews were kept busy, with water having to be pumped from numerous properties.
Thankfully, it is not all miserable. Find out how The Courier helped to restore a young Fife girl’s belief in Christmas.
After days of speculation we also provide a definitive answer to the questions surrounding the “Terror of Tealing”. Our readers can find out full details of the creature’s origins and of its ultimate demise.
Windfarms are rarely out of the news, and pressure on their backers is being stepped up after a pair of raptors were apparently killed after coming into contact with turbines in Perthshire.
Young female Courier readers will be able to find out why a controversial EU ruling could lead to their car insurance premiums rocketing.
Meanwhile, with Christmas just around the corner, we check in on the prospects for Tayside and Fife’s hard-pressed retailers and learn why they are counting on a bumper weekend.
We also reveal details of the doctors being paid a staggering £1800 for a single shift.
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