WEEK IN NUMBERS

130

The number of years before a message in a bottle was discovered. The message was tossed into the Indian Ocean by sailors on board the German boat Paula. It washed up on Wedge Island, north of Perth, Australia. Buried in damp sand, its contents were preserved.

£10m

The amount to be spent by councils across Tayside on lampposts. The lampposts are being changed to LED lighting in a bid to cut the CO2 footprint. However, the dimmer light levels have raised safety concerns.

£15m

The amount spent by NHS Tayside on agency staff since 2013/14. The cash-strapped health board will struggle to make £44.5m of savings it needs to find next year.

80

The number of years since the Beano comic was launched. To mark the anniversary this year, Dundee Bellringers donned Dennis the Menace jumpers for three and a half hours of bellringing.

£7,282

The sum paid at auction for one of the earliest railway posters promoting golf at Gleneagles. The 39x59in poster was produced by the Caledonian Railway in or around 1920, shortly after the King’s Course opened in 1919.

180

The age of a christening robe to be showcased at the new V&A museum. The Ayrshire garment features the intricate Ayrshire needlework which flourished during the 19th Century.