
Michael Alexander
@C_MAlexander
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Lead News Feature Writer (& Obits), The Courier, Dundee; Former Fife Chief Reporter & Courier News Editor. Tel 07802 690230 e: [email protected]
Dundee, Fife,Tayside & beyond
Joined February 2013
3 years ago today, a week before lockdown, the Courier features team was ‘sent home’ as the #Covid_19 situation unfolded. Life has never been quite the same, but for sure - we can be proud of the 156 Weekend mags & online content written & produced almost entirely at home since!
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As Brian Cox returns to @DundeeRep for @NTSonline @edintfest co-production Make It Happen, he reminisces with @thecourieruk about his 1st Rep appearance in 1961 - 'transfixed' as actress's stockings slipped down her leg & a male actor called him 'darling'!
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#StAndrews teacher Cathie Gordon dies weeks before 100th birthday: The former teacher at the town’s Madras Primary, who still played bridge in her 100th year, was an assistant head teacher at Canongate Primary @CanongatePS. Tribute here @thecourieruk:
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RT @Evening_Tele: Tributes have poured in from former colleagues, students and design institutions around the world following the announcem….
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RT @thecourieruk: Kirkcaldy nurse Sandie Peggie has been cleared of all internal disciplinary charges by NHS Fife – including allegations o….
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Global tributes follow death of 'larger than life' former #Dundee @DJCAD art college principal Bob Miller Smith. Bob, who's died @ 91, helped transform Dundee into design education leader. Tributes from @dundeeuni @design_inst_au colleagues @thecourieruk.
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Son of #Perth's first female provost Jean McCormack pays tribute to mum & 'tireless local champion' following her death. Family are remembering the former @PerthandKinross provost affectionately known as 'Bonnie Jean o' Gowrie'. Tribute here @thecourieruk:
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Weather not much better up the East Lomond in #Fife today - but that didn’t stand in the way of some amazing Pictish/post-Roman #archaeology being uncovered!
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Family tribute to #Dundee's Lord Donald Ross who became one of Scotland's greatest judges. The former @HSofDundee pupil, who rose to become Lord Justice Clerk, is remembered as 'modest with a sharp mind'. See today's @thecourieruk:.
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Well, conditions couldn’t have been much worse when I arrived at the #archaeological dig on #EastLomond in #Fife this morning. But at least the drenching was warm(ish) before proceedings were abandoned for the day!.A glimpse of fascinating discoveries. We go again tomorrow…
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Why #Dundee music legend @GaryClarkMusic 'owes everything' to his former high school guitar teacher. The Danny Wilson frontman, currently presenting Sing Street at @LyricHammer, wants late Paul Fitzpatrick added to Dundee Music Hall of Fame: @thecourieruk
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Prostate cancer claims life of 'exceptional' #Dundee musician and yoga teacher Dr Les Ball. The @AbertayUni cyber security expert had battled the disease for more than nine years. Read tribute here @thecourieruk:.
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Ron Ross, the former editorial manager of @DC_Thomson's newspapers and a lifelong servant to #Dundee journalism, has died aged 85. The lifelong @DundeeFC fan, who was friends with Dens Park legend Alan Gilzean, passed away suddenly at home in Longforgan.
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Sons remember ‘inspiring’ dad William Berry who safeguarded #Newport’s much loved woodland walks. The prominent solicitor and #Dundee Alliance Trust veteran who was a @univofstandrews court member & founding supporter of @EastNeukFest, has died at 85.
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Tributes paid to #Dundee scientist Fortune Gomo who died in South Road incident: Dr Fortune Gomo, 39, had a PhD from Dundee University. - Daily Newsletter V2 2025-07-07.
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RT @historyrock_: This was Black Sabbath's final moment. The last performance. The last song.
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RT @thecourieruk: 20 years after covering the Gleneagles G8 Summit for The Courier, Michael Alexander reflects on the drama, hope and chaos….
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