Emma Crichton

Dundee

Deputy Head of News and Sport at The Courier and Evening Telegraph (Dundee)

Deputy head of news and sport at The Courier. Got a story? Get in touch: 07971 791869 or [email protected] All views my own.

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Articles

COURIER OPINION: John Alexander wasn't perfect city leader but his love for Dundee is clear

Aug 9, 2024 | thecourier.co.uk | Emma Crichton

From day one, John Alexander stood out as a politician. When he was first elected as a councillor in Dundee in 2012, his youth alone was enough to grab the spotlight. Fresh faced and rake-like in stature, at 23, the new Councillor Alexander was an anomaly in a debating chamber which had for so long been dominated by age and experience.
Carnoustie man's Parkinson's tremors cured by 'miracle' treatment

Jun 27, 2024 | thecourier.co.uk | Emma Crichton

Ian Keir from Carnoustie has suffered from tremors caused by Parkinson's which have completely stopped since his 'miracle' treatment.
The human toll of Scotland's climate dilemma

May 17, 2024 | thecourier.co.uk | Fatima Iftikhar |Emma Crichton

Recent developments at the Scottish Parliament have left many of us feeling disheartened about our climate future. Mairi McAllan, Scotland’s Net Zero Minister, recently acknowledged what many had feared: the government’s ambitious 2030 climate change target is now a distant dream. With annual and interim targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions being scrapped in favour of a less frequent measurement system, it’s a bitter pill to swallow.
AILEEN LEES: Perth College cuts leaving students and staff in despair

May 14, 2024 | thecourier.co.uk | Aileen Lees |Emma Crichton

There’s an adage along the lines of “the majority of arguments happen because of communication breakdown”. It’s usually meant about relationships between partners, but it can also apply to your employer. And to your college. Following UHI Perth’s plans to close its nursery and axe up to 70 jobs, more details of the cuts were made public last week — and the way the college is acting is abysmal. First, it promised that the nursery would stay open until at least 2025.
Perth College cuts could ruin students' futures

May 10, 2024 | thecourier.co.uk | Aileen Lees |Emma Crichton

There’s an adage along the lines of “the majority of arguments happen because of communication breakdown”. It’s usually meant about relationships between partners, but it can also apply to your employer. And to your college. The Courier has been reporting on UHI Perth’s plans to close its nursery and to axe up to 70 jobs. Over the last week, more details of the cuts have been made public — but the way the college is acting is abysmal.
Aberfeldy shooting Archives

Mar 1, 2024 | thecourier.co.uk | Bryan Copland |Emma Crichton |James Simpson |Aberfeldy shooting

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COURIER OPINION: New low for Police Scotland as time and trust lost over Aberfeldy shooting

Feb 29, 2024 | thecourier.co.uk | Emma Crichton

Brian Low was out enjoying the simple pleasure of a Saturday morning dog walk in the Perthshire hills when he was killed. Guns are not unusual in rural communities, where game shooting is part of the fabric of life. Fortunately, gun crime is rare and news of Brian’s violent death was met with disbelief among the tight-knit Aberfeldy community where he lived. But in addition to shock, his killing has also led to a very real disquiet at the organisation whose job it is to track down his murderer.
EXCLUSIVE: John Swinney condemns police over 'unfathomable' Aberfeldy shooting failures

Feb 29, 2024 | thecourier.co.uk | Emma Crichton

The police handling of a fatal shooting in Aberfeldy has been described as “deeply troubling”. Perthshire MSP and former deputy first minister John Swinney has written to Police Scotland’s chief constable calling for answers over why the death of Brian Low was treated as a medical matter for four days after his body was discovered. The 65-year-old was found shot dead on a path at Pitilie, on the outskirts of the Perthshire town, on Saturday February 17.
STEVE FINAN: Olympia is smoking gun exposing Dundee City Council incompetence

Feb 27, 2024 | thecourier.co.uk | Steve Finan |Emma Crichton

On Monday and Tuesday, damning articles about The Olympia debacle were published. The reports were a superb example of journalism by Dale Haslam. To wade through the horribly opaque 800 pages that Dundee City Council put online was a Herculean feat of forensic examination. What Dale revealed is incredible – a litany of failures, inaction, squabbling and blame-passing. And there are at least six meetings mentioned, but then no further reference to them. Did they take place? What was decided?
JOHN ALEXANDER: The painful reality of setting Dundee City Council's budget

Feb 27, 2024 | thecourier.co.uk | John Alexander |Emma Crichton

As I said in my previous Courier article, the budget realities facing councils are unprecedented. They are not, in any way, particular to Dundee but rather, illustrative of the bigger and more deep-rooted issue with local government finance. Despite this, my team and I have been working over a number of months to balance the increasing costs, demands and expectations with the realities of our budget settlement.