James Hutcheson “kidney” believe his luck when a complete stranger donated an internal organ to give him a new lease of life.
The Perth joiner has now enjoyed his first Christmas in years without exhausting dialysis.
Read the full, amazing story in Tuesday’s Courier.
Speaking of special festive gifts, you could do worse than pick up a copy of Jimmy “Buble” Smart’s charity CD.
The modern-day travelling balladeer has launched the track after a whirlwind rise to fame which included a duet with his crooning idol.
Also set to win a certain amount of notoriety, but of the negative type, is Perth Railway Station’s new footbridge.
Is it a pimple on the face of an architectural gem? Find out in Tuesday’s Courier.
Our photographer also took in some of the seasonal action at Glenshee and we take a peek inside the Thatcher files, opened after 30 years and featuring shelved plans for chemical weapon stockpiling and a host of other nuggets.
That’s all available in Tuesday’s Courier our gift to you.