Graeme Strachan

2 weeks ago | thecourier.co.uk | Graeme Strachan

Take to the rails with these images of the Carmyllie Pilot. It started life as just another Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-0 steam locomotive. The engine achieved celebrity status when it hauled the last train to run over the Carmyllie Light Railway on May 19 1965. It still casts a powerful spell today. The story of the Carmyllie branch line goes back to May 1854.

3 weeks ago | thecourier.co.uk | Graeme Strachan

What started as a random break-in one sunny afternoon in Dundee rapidly escalated into multiple killings on both sides of the border. The perpetrator, a small-time crook, became the most wanted man in Britain. Retired doctor Alexander Wood, 79, and his wife Dorothy, 78, were hacked and beaten to death with a slater’s hammer at their home in Roseangle on May 18 1980. The gruesome slayings transformed an ordinary home into a murder house. And No. 2 Roseangle is still empty.

3 weeks ago | thecourier.co.uk | Graeme Strachan

These pictures show some of the nurses and midwives who have looked after people in Dundee in their time of need. The uniforms may have changed. And some of the buildings have disappeared. But a constant throughout has been the dedication of the staff. Nurses’ status as the lifeblood of our healthcare is beyond dispute. The DC Thomson archives team has looked out a varied and interesting selection of photographs of nursing and hospital staff for this memory-jogging tour.

3 weeks ago | thecourier.co.uk | Graeme Strachan

Dundee has always been a special place for Lewis Capaldi. The city has played host to some significant milestones in his musical journey. Capaldi performed at the opening of Dundee V&A in September 2018 having just launched his singing career in 2017 with his self-released viral hit Bruises. The Bathgate balladeer had only been to Dundee once before. He watched The View perform live at The Doghouse on Brown Street in 2013. “I went up with a bunch of my pals and it was incredible,” he said.

3 weeks ago | thecourier.co.uk | Graeme Strachan

Fife is a rugby hotspot with strongly supported sides. We have dipped into the archives for some of the best action and team photos including some which have never been published before. We journey from recent times back to the 1960s and the black and white era. Youth, high school, university and amateur levels from Fife are represented. Some teams are long gone while others have survived.