WEEK IN NUMBERS

50

The number of firefighters involved in tackling a major forest fire in west Fife. Fire crews and specialist vehicles worked to try to bring the blaze in Devilla Forest, off the A895, under control. The cause is thought to be a wildfire.

£300k

The cash boost given to a new mental health charity which will work with young people. Feeling Strong has been awarded the sum from Business Gateway, Dundee. It has been set up by former Abertay University student president Brook Marshall.

40

The anniversary celebrated by Dundee’s Roxburghe House. The much-cherished palliative care unit held a garden party to mark the occasion.

42

The number of years since sisters of a teenager who went missing have seen her. Mary Duncan left home in Bonhill, west Dumbartonshire at the age of 17 in 1976. Her sisters Debbie Renwick, Mandy Duncan and Marion McFarlane are hoping that someone will come forward with information.

£23m

The cost of turning a former jute mill in Dundee into a hotel. The Baxter Brothers mill on Constable Street has been transformed with thought given to “restoring and celebrating” its history.

100

The age Coronation Street star Bill Roache hopes to reach on the show. Roache, 86, who plays Ken Barlow says he has no intention of retiring.