"I couldn’t stop smiling." "I’m really grateful." "I’m absolutely buzzing." "Just delighted." "You don’t really appreciate it until it’s gone." "There’s a real buzz around the place."

Today's Dundee West End is a bustling place, with busy shops, bars and restaurants - when the city is not in lockdown.

A budding airline worker said his dream career could be over after he drove to a police station while four times the legal alcohol limit - in someone else's car.

Welcome to The Courier’s morning politics briefing, it’s everything you need to know about politics in your region, and across the country, before you start your day.

The Rolling Stones performed a backstage deal to prevent a riot during a Dundee gig which signalled the changing of the guard for 60s music.

Dundee boss James McPake says he has almost a full squad to choose from as he plots the Premiership downfall of Kilmarnock.

Fife Council is to press ahead with its £1.6m investment plans to upgrade crematorium facilities in the region.

Carnoustie residents are outraged at Network Rail's attempt to permanently close the town's level crossing on Anderson Street — with some risking their lives to continue using it.

The head of Scotland’s social security commission said she resorted to contacting the government’s national clinical director after problems getting help in the pandemic – raising concerns about how many people have been falling through gaps.

Tayside and the Scottish islands have the worst access to full fibre broadband in the nation, according to new research.

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross is giving money from his first Holyrood pay cheque to a charity in memory of a Moray teenager.

Steve Clarke can appreciate Lawrence Shankland’s Euro 2020 heartbreak.

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Two new cases of the Indian coronavirus variant have been detected in the Kirkcaldy cluster, according to NHS Fife.

A psychiatrist who requested a hospital bed for a patient told a court he is "surprised" he managed to be discharged days before stabbing a man to death in Broughty Ferry.

A celebration with a difference was staged for Forthill Primary School leavers at Dundee Science Centre.

No matter what success, riches or fame come his way, you feel Kerr Smith will have learned plenty from bring travelling into training with Ryan Edwards.

A talented young stone sculptor has completed his Angus training with the recreation of a clan symbol steeped in intrigue.

In his time at Dundee, Paul McGowan has seen three managers come and go, countless players follow suit and more than a little heartbreak.

A Dundee nine-year-old has raised more than £7,000 for charities after completing her 5th Kiltwalk.

Prosecutors are to carry out a review of the death of Fife man Colin Marr, who was stabbed in the chest.

New figures have revealed the areas of Tayside and Fife worst hit by Covid, with one part of Glenrothes recording the third-highest death toll per population in Scotland.

A furious Angus businessman is lodging a Standards Commission complaint against a local councillor after a public meeting clash over a controversial village housing project.

Dundee-based artist Eilidh Morris has made a mark on the city's streets by adding a technicolour dreamcoat of paint to the once-drab back door of popular coffee lounge, Blend.

A 38-year-old man has been arrested at a business in Dundee as part of an investigation into alleged fraudulent activity.

A teenager who turned up at a Perth GP surgery armed with a golden gun has been spared a prison sentence.

An NHS link allowing people to find out the exact time, date, and location of their Covid-19 jab despite not being invited yet is being widely shared.

Stressed GPs need help as the fallout from the pandemic has seen surging workloads as well as burnout, anxiety and mental health concerns.

A new statue depicting the terrifying moment a polar bear escaped into Dundee High Street has been unveiled in the city centre.

A woman who flew into a rage and tried to rip apart a disabled woman's mobility scooter was not coping well with lockdown, a court has heard.