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It's the time of year for the big questions...🍫🎄 As the festive season draws nearer we've asked the newsroom for their favourite Christmas chocolates. Which is your fave?

💰 Transport chiefs suggest £15 A DAY charge to use Dundee roads. Dundee drivers could face costs of more than £5,000 a YEAR to use the city’s roads under new proposals to drive down car use. What do you think about this? Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ezZGh2GW

Dundee surveying firm Shepherd Chartered Surveyors adds 25 staff with acquisition 📈 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eC86zniR

Clarks shoe shop will return to Dundee in 2025, two years after its shock departure from the city. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eVXJp8ga

After a 19-year career, Andy Murray officially retired this year and of course we could think of no better way to celebrate his legacy but through the data. So from his rise through the ranks to world No 1 to his top faced competitors (Top Trumps style), delve into the long career of Scotland's favourite tennis player. We have a racquet heatmap, tennis ball scatter plots, hand drawn graphics, and a court Sankey - in other words we needed to showcase the UK tennis legend's career in style and we, like Andy, brought our A game. 📊🎾 Link to the article in the comments #dataviz #ddj #datajournalism #tennis #sportdata #AndyMurray

Two years have elapsed since the Scottish Government received plans to build one of the world’s largest wind farms off the Fife coast. The Berwick Bank project has the potential to power six million homes, but the plans have been 'gathering dust on a civil servant's desk' it has been claimed. Full story: https://lnkd.in/dHushyDn

EXCLUSIVE: V&A Dundee reduces financial deficit as visitor numbers rise 📈 The chair of V&A Dundee said a decision to “go large” in its fifth anniversary year paid dividends with an improved financial performance. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eUkjHVkr

🎄 'Tis the Season for Innovation and Giving Back! 🎄 Read all about how a Fife couple are transforming the festive season for their customers and community. By offering a Christmas garden makeover alongside their usual campervan competitions, they’ve combined creativity, generosity, and strategic brand engagement to stand out in a competitive market. 👏 Kudos to this entrepreneurial duo for showing that even small businesses can make a big impact. How is your business standing out this holiday season? Share your ideas in the comments—we’d love to hear them! 🔗 Read the full story here ⬇️ #Innovation #CustomerEngagement #BusinessStrategy #CommunityImpact #FifeBusiness #SeasonalMarketing The Courier Business

An award-winning boutique Pitlochry hotel has been bought by the owners of a luxury Scottish castle. Knockendarroch Hotel has been sold to Inverlochy Castle Management International by Louise and Struan Lothian for an undisclosed sum. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e7jqSsdS

Saintees and Swifties unite! St Johnstone will be hoping they have found themselves a pop star supporter, with Taylor Swift the inspiration for their fresh look ⚽ The Perth club approached Glencarse-based fashion company Little Lies to come up with a design for their new third kit after worldwide headlines earlier this year when the American singer-songwriter was spotted in one of their dresses. Taking inspiration from the olive green dress that the global icon wore on a dinner date with friends earlier this year, Jade Robertson was commissioned by the Premiership side to create their latest strip. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e_JgcN9S