Neil Henderson

Scotland

Journalist at The Courier and Evening Telegraph (Dundee)

DC Thomson journalist on The Courier’s Live News Team covering Fife,Tayside,Perth and Angus- if you have a story get in touch - all views are my own

Articles

'Popular' hotel near Dunfermline put up for sale for £1.75 million

1 day ago | thecourier.co.uk | Neil Henderson

A “popular” hotel near Dunfermline has been put up for sale with a £1.75 million price tag. A new owner is being sought for the Adamson Hotel in Crossford. The venue, which has 39 bedrooms, also has a restaurant – which reopened in 2023 – a bar and the Tempus Lounge. The hotel also comes with a large car park, beer garden and outdoor dining area.
Cellardyke home with spectacular Forth views was ESPC's most-viewed listing in April

1 day ago | thecourier.co.uk | Neil Henderson

An architect-designed house in Cellardyke with spectacular views across the Firth of Forth was the most viewed home on ESPC’s property listings for April. ESPC has revealed the 10 most-viewed listings in Fife on its website last month. The featured homes varied widely in size, style and price, with four- and five-bedroom properties making up half the list, highlighting strong demand among families and larger households.
BREAKING: £3.2 million Cowdenbeath cannabis farm 'biggest ever found in Fife'

2 days ago | thecourier.co.uk | Neil Henderson

Police believe a £3.2 million cannabis farm in Cowdenbeath may be the biggest ever found in Fife. Nearly 2,000 plants were found inside a disused factory on Gateside Industrial Estate on Thursday. Officers have now revealed the enormous value of the drugs uncovered. The Courier understands detectives believe it is “almost certainly” their biggest-ever haul in Fife and one of the largest uncovered in the east of Scotland.
Fire crews called after van overturns on Dundee street

3 days ago | thecourier.co.uk | Neil Henderson

Emergency services were called to a Dundee street after a van overturned on Sunday. The crash happened near Frews Bar on Moncur Crescent, close to the junction with Strathmartine Road, shortly after 7pm. Police, ambulance and fire crews were called to the scene. It has not been confirmed if anyone was injured. Heavy rescue appliance called to Dundee crashA spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We received an alert at 7.17pm to a one-vehicle crash on Moncur Crescent.
EXCLUSIVE: Dunfermline woman 'seconds from death' as car crashes into 3 gardens

6 days ago | thecourier.co.uk | Neil Henderson

A Dunfermline woman says she was “seconds from death” when a car crashed into her garden, leaving a “scene of devastation”. The Macquarrie Crescent had been in her garden less than 10 seconds before the car ploughed into her neighbour’s garden, then into hers. Three garden fences and a summerhouse were destroyed. The car had allegedly failed to stop for police on Linburn Road before the dramatic crash happened on Wednesday afternoon.
Car 'failed to stop' then crashed into Dunfermline gardens

1 week ago | thecourier.co.uk | Ellidh Aitken |Neil Henderson

Two teenagers are set to be reported after a car allegedly failed to stop then crashed into Dunfermline gardens. Officers tried to pull the car over on Linburn Road on Wednesday afternoon but it did not stop. The car eventually crashed into the gardens of homes on Macquarrie Crescent. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service rescued two people from the vehicle.
Crews tackle fire in derelict building near Markinch biomass plant

1 week ago | thecourier.co.uk | Neil Henderson

Fire crews are tackling a blaze in a derelict building near a Fife biomass plant. Firefighters were called to the incident near the Markinch CHP biomass plant, just off the A92 at Glenrothes, at around noon on Wednesday. Three appliances and a height appliance were on the scene but two of these have now departed. There are no reported injuries. It is thought that the former Tullis Russell mill owners’ house is the building on fire.
Rabbits put down due to myxomatosis outbreak in Kirkcaldy park

1 week ago | thecourier.co.uk | Neil Henderson

Several rabbits have been put down due to an outbreak of disease at a Kirkcaldy park. Scottish SPCA officers have been called to Dunikier Country Park in Kirkcaldy in the last week following concerns raised by the public. During both visits, animal welfare officers found a number of sick wild rabbits within the park grounds. On both occasions, rabbits were found to have symptoms of myxomatosis and had to be humanely euthanised.
Lochgelly woman finds dad was mafia 'grass' the mob tried to kill

1 week ago | thecourier.co.uk | Neil Henderson

A Fife woman searching for her biological father has discovered he was a mafia super-grass who the mob tried to have blown up. Paula Colville was born in Manhattan but brought up in Scotland by her single mum, Elizabeth, who fell pregnant while working as an au pair in New York in the 1960s. Despite asking about her dad throughout her childhood, Paula’s mum never once revealed his true identity.
Hundreds of pupils sent home after power cut hits Kirkcaldy High School

1 week ago | thecourier.co.uk | Neil Henderson

Hundreds of pupils have been sent home after a power cut hit Kirkcaldy High School – but youngsters doing exams have had to stay. Parents were informed by the school at around 10am on Tuesday of a power failure and that pupils were set to return home. However, students scheduled to sit SQA exams today were told they had to remain at the school. About 1,400 pupils attend Kirkcaldy High School on Dunnikier Way.