Each year a volunteer from the community is chosen as a way to recognise their work and selfless efforts by naming them Citizen of the Year.

This year’s recipient is our own Deacon Convener Raymond Edwards, who has carried out long-term voluntary work with the 30th Dundee Boys’ Brigade, helped the city’s Turning Point charity, volunteered with the YMCA, and also taken part in fundraising efforts for a range of causes.

His work has included making trips possible for young people, fundraising for charities, and helping to support individuals in the city who have issues with mental health, drugs and alcohol.