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Finn Nixon
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He/him. Bikes, buses, trains and aeroplanes. Live news reporter at The Courier. 07483975240/[email protected] 👟 🇫🇯🚴🦮
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Ember has hinted it could soon launch new bus services for Perth, Angus and north-east Fife.

In an interview with The Courier co-founder Keith Bradbury also explained why the all-electric bus operator's first service was launched from Dundee 👇

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EXCLUSIVE: Ember reveals hopes for further Tayside and Fife expansion with new bus routes
The all-electric bus operator has hinted it could soon launch new services for Perth, Angus and north-east Fife.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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A café owner told me she has lost 20% in profits each week since sewer repairs got underway on Reform Street, Dundee.

Scottish Water says "a large number of other vital services and utilities are severely restricting excavation work."
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Concern over Dundee city centre street closure as no end date in sight
A business owner says her cafe has lost 20% in profits each week since the emergency sewer repairs got underway.
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November 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Ember has launched yet another route...this time connecting Inverness to Edinburgh, stopping in @thecourieruk's patch at Dalwhinnie, Pitlochry and Perth.
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Ember launches new bus route connecting Perth city centre and Pitlochry to Edinburgh
The all-electric bus operator's E9 route will launch on November 5.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Up to 70 days of work could be set to take place on a stretch of the A90 between Dundee and Perth from January 2026 🚗
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Drivers could face more roadworks misery on A90 between Dundee and Perth
Up to 70 days of work could be set to take place between St Madoes and Glendoick from January.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Ember's electric bus route expansion continues at pace, with the launch of a new Inverness-Pitlochry-Perth-Glasgow service 🚌 www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5347...
New Ember bus route to connect Pitlochry and Perth to Glasgow and Inverness
The all-electric bus operator's latest service will launch on October 22.
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October 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Interesting views here from the streets of Dundee, 45 years since the city was twinned with the Palestinian city of Nablus.
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Do people in Dundee still support the city's twinning with Nablus in Palestine?
As the UK recognises a Palestinian state, what does the 45th anniversary of the historic Dundee-Nablus twinning mean to people in the city today?
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October 3, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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It's not everyday that Justin Bieber arrives at Dundee Airport ✈️
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VIDEO: Justin Bieber spotted arriving at Dundee Airport
The pop star's arrival comes as celebrities descend on Tayside and Fife for the Dunhill Links Championship.
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October 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Water levels in many parts of Tayside and Fife are around 20% lower than they should be at this time of year.
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What impact are water shortages having in Tayside and Fife - and why is that a problem?
Average water levels in eastern Scotland are 20% lower than they should be at this time of year.
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August 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Figures released via Freedom of Information show Dundee City Council is still owed nearly £430,000 in low emission zone fines. Maggie Chapman MSP
says the local authority needs to take enforcement of the scheme "seriously". www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5278...
EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds of drivers still owe Dundee LEZ fines as only half paid in first year
The latest figures show Dundee City Council is still owed nearly £430,000 in fines.
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July 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Angus Country Sports in Arbroath is set to close as its owner Ian Rae, 65, retires. Ian told me about his near 11-year stint in the High Street shop and how he plans to spend his retirement 🎣
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Arbroath High Street shop to close as owner retires after more than a decade
Ian Rae has owned Angus Country Sports for nearly 11 years.
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June 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Dundee dad relives moment car ploughed into fans at Liverpool FC parade
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Dundee dad relives moment car ploughed into fans at Liverpool FC parade
James Watt, 51, was among those celebrating the club's title win when the car was driven into the crowd, injuring more than 60 people.
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May 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Dundee Civic Trust believes the A94 holds the key to easing congestion on the Swallow Roundabout and Kingsway.

The road carries traffic through Angus and Perthshire from Forfar to Perth.

But could it be an alternative to a new bypass and A90 chaos?
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Could upgraded A94 Perth to Forfar road become a 'Dundee bypass'?
Dundee Civic Trust believes the rural road holds the key to easing congestion on the Swallow Roundabout and Kingsway.
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May 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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I boarded the new Aberdeen to Glasgow Airport FlixBus service at Dundee earlier this week and survived to tell the tale 🚍✈️
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I tried the new Dundee to Glasgow Airport bus - here's how it went
The Courier's Finn Nixon takes the new bus linking Dundee, Perth and Stirling to Glasgow Airport to find out if it's a good option.
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April 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Swallow Roundabout latest: Concerns were expressed about the new traffic lights long before they were switched on.
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Swallow Roundabout traffic lights concerns revisited a decade on – including 'sign clutter' fears
Concerns were expressed about the new traffic lights long before they were switched on.
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March 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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I spent Friday pounding the streets of Dundee in search of cars parked on pavements. It comes after the city's worst streets for pavement parking - which could now result in fines of £100 - were revealed.
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Residents say 'there's so little space' as Dundee pavement parking problems laid bare
The Courier takes to the streets to have a closer look at the issue after the most problematic locations were revealed.
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March 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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New photos show aftermath of Brechin church fire as residents recall ‘big bang’ when roof collapsed
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New photos show aftermath of Brechin church fire as residents recall 'big bang' when roof collapsed
The Courier has returned to the scene of the major blaze.
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March 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Confusion as games from 2 months ago advertised on Dundee football parking zone sign.
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Confusion as games from 2 months ago advertised on Dundee football parking zone sign
A sign on the other side of the street had the correct details.
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February 5, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Buses will replace trains on some routes this weekend as engineering works are carried out between Perth and Stirling. There will also be disruption between Perth and Ladybank on Sunday. Full details 🚆👇
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THREE railway lines in Tayside, Fife and Stirling hit by engineering work on same weekend
Find out how your services will be affected on Saturday and Sunday.
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January 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Some new LEZ figures for you as we reveal that one driver was fined 122 times between June and November last year 🚗
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EXCLUSIVE: Driver fined 122 times for entering Dundee LEZ
Tickets worth more than £880,000 were dished out in the first six months of the low emission zone.
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January 9, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Public offered second chance to quiz developers behind plans for huge Cupar solar farm
Public offered second chance to quiz developers behind plans for huge Cupar solar farm
Balance Power has organised another consultation event in the town next week.
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January 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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Stagecoach has apologised after it cancelled at least 48 bus journeys in Angus, Fife and Perthshire on Monday.
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Stagecoach apology after nearly 50 Tayside and Fife bus services cancelled in one day
The operator says staff sickness and the weather are to blame.
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January 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Why is Fife’s ‘driverless’ bus service ending in February 2025 – and will it ever come back?
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Why has Fife's 'driverless' bus service failed - and will it ever come back?
The autonomous bus service to the outskirts of Edinburgh will end in February 2025.
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December 20, 2024 at 12:47 PM
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Last week The Courier was given a tour of the Amazon Fulfilment Centre near Dunfermline. The scale of the operation there was quite something to behold 😯
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Inside Amazon's huge Dunfermline Fulfilment Centre
The Amazon Fulfilment Centre near Dunfermline is roughly the size of 17 football pitches and it supports the Multibank initiative by giving the charity items that are surplus to requirements.
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December 11, 2024 at 8:03 PM
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A Scottish Santa...I bet he goes all out on Hogmanay. Brian Cox is playing the big man in red in a newly released animated film 🎅
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December 10, 2024 at 2:56 PM
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VIDEO: Drone footage shows progress on £26m Dundee Waterfront offices www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/dund...
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December 9, 2024 at 4:01 PM