Andrew Robson

1 week ago | thecourier.co.uk | Andrew Robson

Residents have told of hearing “loud bangs” as a car went on fire in a Dundee park. Police are on the scene next to the playing fields at Finlathen Park, just off Fountainbleau Drive. Firefighters were called to the incident just before 5.45am on Tuesday. One resident, who did not want to be named, said: “The first bang woke me up at around 5am and there were a few more a short time later. “The next thing, it sounded like an explosion had gone off.

1 week ago | thecourier.co.uk | Andrew Robson

Two kayakers have been rescued by lifeboat crews after getting into difficulty near Arbroath. The alarm was raised shortly after 3pm on Monday after the four kayakers got into trouble in the sea just north of Auchmithie. Two RNLI lifeboats from Arbroath raced to the scene to find two members of the group had made it to shore safely. The other two kayakers remained in the water and were holding onto each other for stability.

1 week ago | thecourier.co.uk | Andrew Robson

A Perthshire country house with a swimming pool is on the market for the first time in 50 years. Drummonie House in Bridge of Earn is set in 47 acres of countryside. The grade-A-listed home dates back to 1696. It was a hotel in the 19th century and has more recently been used as a family home. Boasting six bedrooms, the main house features a 10-metre-long kitchen, a separate dining room, a south-facing living room, a drawing room and five bathrooms.

2 weeks ago | thecourier.co.uk | Andrew Robson

Two people have been charged with “assault” after a woman “fell from a window” at a block of flats in Dundee. Police were called to Spey Drive, Menzieshill on Wednesday night after receiving reports a 30-year-old woman had fallen from a window. The woman was taken to hospital and officers cordoned off a “sizeable area” area outside the block. Residents said forensics officers in white suits arrived at the scene a short time later.

2 weeks ago | thecourier.co.uk | Andrew Robson

An application has been submitted to convert the former Balhousie Primary School into social housing. Submitted by Perth-based Trail Architects on behalf of Perth and Kinross Council, the scheme would see the empty school building and janitor’s house transformed into 21 one-bed flats, four two-bed flats and a three-bedroom house. The Dunkeld Road building has sat empty and disused since the school closed in June 2023.