Monifieth High pupils couldn't have enjoyed a better start to the new school year. Not only did they get two extra days of summer holiday, the doors of the new £66.5 million Monifieth learning campus were finally opened to welcome them...
Read MoreAre there enough uses for hemp to make growing the crop on an industrial scale in Scotland viable? That was the key question on everyone's minds at an open day held on a farm near Kirriemuir in August. Most left the event...
Read MoreThe eagerly awaited build completion of the Arbroath A Place for Everyone will be marked with a series of events over the few weeks, in preparation for the official launch in spring of 2026 when all soft landscaping is complete. Last...
Read MoreAmbition, innovation, resilience and determination - this year's entries to The Courier Business Awards had it all. Around 160 submissions were received to this year's awards, held in partnership with chartered accountants Henderson Loggie. The six-strong judging panel spent hours debating each...
Read MoreThe owner of an Arbroath bike shop has announced he is retiring. Steve Smith set up Arbroath Bike Chain in Market Place in 1990, moving to its current premises in Commerce Street 10 years later. The bike shop sells and repairs cycles...
Read MoreA Monifieth hotel and restaurant complex has been taken over by a new operator. Rest & Recharge, run by American businessman Jordan King, has bought the former Premier Inn and Brewers Fayre site at Ethiebeaton Park. The hotel and restaurant shut earlier...
Read MoreFor half a century its big neon sign has drawn generations of locals and holidaymakers into a world of family fun. Tayside and Fife's biggest indoor fun fair Pleasureland has been an amusements mecca beside Arbroath FC's Gayfield Park for all...
Read MoreBrechin-based Carnegie Fuels has been bought by a northern rival company after almost 70 years in business. Highland Fuels have been unveiled as the new owner of the Angus firm following an extensive and considered acquisition process. Family-owned Carnegie Fuels will now...
Read MoreA well-known Angus bakery business with an "excellent reputation" has gone on the market. The three branches of JM Bakery are being offered for sale for £300,000. The main shop is in Carnoustie, and there are also branches in Monifieth and Arbroath. The...
Read MoreArbroath institution Pie Bob's celebrates a century in business this year and recently opened a new shop in the Angus town. Owned by Neil Elford and his family for the last 25 years, the bakery has expanded from humble beginnings on...
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