Dundee is named best place to live in Scotland

Dundee has been named the best place to live in Scotland months after the opening of its long-awaited V&A museum.

The city has been named ahead of Leith and Stockbridge, in Edinburgh, and Finnieston in Glasgow, in the annual Best Places to Live in the UK survey.

Dundee is one of only two Scottish places, along with North Berwick, to make the guide for the second year in a row.

Its cultural offering, university, waterfront regeneration, facilities for joggers and cyclists, and even wildlife watching were all cited. Other factors taken into account for the Sunday Times guide included employment, house prices, schools and “community spirit”.

Council leader John Alexander said: “This latest accolades how show much the perception of Dundee is changing.”