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Grand Theft Auto VI arrives on 19 November. The series was born in a Dundee studio in 1995, and the city that gave the world Lemmings, GTA and console Minecraft is still in the game.
Golf’s oldest major is coming back to Angus for the first time in 11 years, just days after plans were lodged for a £480m luxury resort near Wellbank.
Hyatt and IMG are lined up for Brae of Angus, a 310-acre golf and leisure estate on the hill above the much-loved Kingennie resort, six miles from Dundee.
Dundee’s Sam Hickey moves to 7-0 with a fifth-round stoppage of Amaury Massenaux at London’s Copper Box, with 45 young boxers from Lochee ABC travelling down to back him.
Aberdeen producer Vagrant Real Estate wins the £20,000 SAY Award 2026 for Neither Collar Nor Crown at Dundee’s Caird Hall, with Boards of Canada and Nikhita also honoured.
Dundee’s McIntyres Salons is a finalist in five categories at HJ’s British Hairdressing Business Awards 2027, joint-most of any salon business, with the team heading to London in March.
CANVAS: Dundee’s Fresh Canvas for Creativity In a city that’s seen its fair share of venue closures, from iconic spots like The Reading Rooms—which shuttered its doors back in 2019—to other nightlife staples, the arrival of CANVAS feels like a breath of fresh air for Dundee’s cultural landscape. As Clash Magazine has highlighted, Dundee boasts a “quietly creative spirit,” evolving from post-industrial roots into a hub for innovation and music. This new multi-purpose venue, nestled in the red brick brewhouse of local craft beermakers 71 Brewing on Ure Street, is already generating buzz since its summer opening. Split between an…
The 15th Scottish Album of the Year Award is crowned at Dundee’s Caird Hall on Thursday 5 November, with £20,000 for the winner.
More than 50 students spent 48 hours at Abertay designing games for blind and partially sighted players, with RNIB volunteers testing as they built.
Abertay’s world-ranked games and cyber courses, Dundee’s medicine and life sciences, D&A College routes into degrees and some of the UK’s lowest student costs: why Dundee punches above its weight.