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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid (since 2012, previouslybroadsheet) |
| Owner | DC Thomson |
| Editor | David Clegg |
| Founded | 1801 (224 years ago) (1801) |
| Headquarters | Dundee, Scotland, UK |
| Circulation | 14,836 (as of August 2025)[1] |
| Website | www |
The Courier (known asThe Courier & Advertiser between 1926 and 2012) is a newspaper published byDC Thomson inDundee, Scotland.[2] As of 2013, it is printed in six regional editions: Dundee,Angus & The Mearns,Fife,West Fife,Perthshire, andStirlingshire.[3] However, by 2020, this had been reduced to three regional editions for Perth and Perthshire; Angus and Dundee; and Fife.[4]
As of August 2025, the circulation forThe Courier stands at 14,836, this was a decrease from December 2024, where the average daily circulation ofThe Courier was 15,737, both figures are significantly down from the 30,179 copies sold in December 2019.[5]
Established in 1801[2] as theDundee Courier & Argus, the entire front page ofThe Courier used to contain classified advertisements – a traditional newspaper format for many years. In 1809 it was taken over byRobert Rintoul who used the paper to campaign for political reform, and criticism of local politicians such asAlexander Riddoch.[6]
In 1926, during theGeneral StrikeThe Courier was merged withThe Advertiser. From the 10 May[7] to 28 May 1926, the paper adopted the headline-news format ofThe Advertiser, before reverting to its previous format which it maintained until 1992.[3] The next major change to the newspaper came on 21 January 2012, when it changed to a compact format, having previously existed as abroadsheet. Editor Richard Neville said the move represented the "dawn of a new era" and that the company was "investing in new sections, increasing content across the title and investing significantly in resources."[8] Just over a year later, a digital version of the newspaper was launched.[9] In 2016, the year of its bicentenary,The Courier was named the UK Regional Newspaper of the Year.[10]
In 2022,The Courier was named Scotland's news website of the year at theScottish Press Awards.[11]
Historical copies of theDundee Courier, dating back to 1844, are available to search and view in digitized form at TheBritish Newspaper Archive.[12]