[3] However, by 2020 this had been reduced to three regional editions for Perth and Perthshire; Angus and Dundee; and Fife.

In 1809 it was taken over by Robert Rintoul who used the paper to campaign for political reform, and criticism of local politicians such as Alexander Riddoch.

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.

[10] In 2022, The Courier was named Scotland's news website of the year at the Scottish Press Awards.

[11] Historical copies of the Dundee Courier, dating back to 1844, are available to search and view in digitized form at The British Newspaper Archive.