Dundee & Tayside

The permanent loss of Scotland’s biggest music festival, T in the Park, will be “a victory for neds and nimbys”, according to one of the nation’s leading music promoters.

The Scottish Government has demanded clarity over whether Dundee will be able to press ahead with a bid to be crowned European Capital of Culture.

Perthshire has lost a second major festival in the space of a week after singer-songwriter Dougie Maclean confirmed he was shelving his annual event.

T in the Park's organisers today confirmed the event has been shelved - blaming its forced relocation over an underground pipeline and a prolonged battle over an osprey's nest.

The creation of a City Deal for Stirling has the potential to create 3,000 jobs and increase tourism by 25 per cent, the local council believes.

Craft brewer Innis & Gunn has opened the doors of its third Beer Kitchen bar and restaurant as it presses ahead with plans to further expand the concept.

It’s a question many of us have considered. If we stumbled upon raw young talent in the flesh would we instantly spot its brilliance? And truly realise the importance of what we had witnessed?

IT’S a once in a generation happening and has been taking place these last few weeks at the dock at Discovery Point in Dundee.

Police in Dundee are embarking on a scheme to reduce the number of “disposable” cars in a dangerous condition with no paperwork that are being “openly traded” online.

A “world class” event is being planned to mark the 700th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath.

The Business Growth Fund (BGF), the UK’s most active provider of growth capital, has passed £1 billion in investments to entrepreneurial businesses, including 17 Scottish firms.

One of the world’s most celebrated car designers says Dundee’s new V&A museum can become a “destination” in its own right and make a “bold statement” about his home country.

Plans for a design hub in the heart of Dundee’s “cultural quarter” have been drawn up by Andrew Black Design.

An unofficial list of Marks & Spencer stores at risk of closure includes three branches north of the Border.

Forth Ports and Augean North Sea Services (ANSS) are to unveil a project today to open a “state of the art” decommissioning waste management hub at the port of Dundee ­early next year.

A rooster that was made a permanent resident at Andy Murray’s luxury hotel has been killed by a fox.

A SCOTTISH hotel, bar and restaurant is aiming to wrap up a massive Christmas present - itself.