VIDEO: Youngsters join the Moscow State Circus for the day
Some Dundee youngsters today had the chance to try out with the circus. The group from the Dundee Schools Music Theatre club were invited to try out some stunts at the show’s Caird Park site. The...
View ArticleIndependence rally cancelled over row
A ROW has broken out between one of Dundee’s most prominent independence campaigners and the city’s SNP-led administration. The fall-out has led to Bob Costello — the man behind the big blue Yes...
View ArticlePokemon Go ‘turning City Quay into a car park’
RESIDENTS of City Quay in Dundee have spoken of the disruption they say is being caused by gamers playing Pokemon Go. The Tele told this week how dozens of people were parking outside flats near the...
View ArticleWorst Dundee streets for parking fines revealed
Drivers have received more parking tickets on Perth Road than anywhere else in Dundee, it was revealed today. Figures obtained by the Tele show that 1,272 tickets were handed out by parking wardens on...
View Article‘Buzz’ for gig aimed at helping the homeless
A MUSIC event will be held in Dundee next month to raise money for the homeless — after being saved from cancellation. Musicians Against Homelessness is the brainchild Alan McGee — the man made famous...
View ArticleMan jailed over 8in knife in shop
A MAN who threatened a Dundee shop worker by showing him a large hunting knife has been jailed. Sean Thomson, 26, had written his own name on the knife’s eight-inch blade with a marker pen before the...
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More than 30 shops lying empty in Dundee city centre
It is a source of concern to shoppers and city chiefs alike. And it even threatens seven- figure, job-creating investment in Dundee. Today the Tele investigates the scale of the issue of empty retail...
View ArticleDVLA clamps 87 cars in Dundee over 4 days
Dozens of cars have been clamped on streets in Dundee after a crackdown by the DVLA. The vehicle agency targeted the city between August 1 and 5, clamping 87 untaxed cars. Cars on streets, including...
View ArticleVIDEO: Hard work pays off for youngsters after training scheme
The hard work of six young people who faced barriers to getting a job has paid off for them in spades. The group have been offered full-time work with Advance Construction after impressing on a...
View ArticlePub set to expand along road with wine bar plan
A BROUGHTY Ferry pub could soon dominate the street it’s on — after plans were unveiled to expand the bar into a neighbouring building. The Fort Hotel, a family-run hotel, bar and restaurant, has been...
View ArticleNew foodbank proposed
A DUNDEE man is to set up a foodbank to help some of the most deprived people in the city. Mohamed Ismael, who runs the Sunshine Charitable Trust, is planning to open a facility which would double as a...
View ArticleVideo: Sneak peek inside old Eastern Primary School after being converted...
IT has long been an iconic, towering structure in the centre of Broughty Ferry. And although the old Eastern Primary School looks the same from the outside, the Tele can today reveal its internal...
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Probe after motorbike stolen from outside home
A DUNDEE man has been left “gutted” after his prized motorbike was stolen from outside his home. Derek Galbraith, 29, woke up on Saturday morning intending to ride into work — but his 125cc 2014...
View ArticleMan vows to fight council order to tear down his garage
A DUNDEE man at the centre of a planning dispute over his garage says he built the structure after his car was vandalised. Thomas Paynter, 30, was issued with an enforcement notice by the city council...
View ArticleVIDEO: Lord Provost can’t wait for new Weekend Telegraph
There’s just one week to go until the launch of the Weekend Telegraph. The ‘Tully’ as it’s more commonly known to Dundonians will publish for six days a week from Saturday August 20 and will be packed...
View ArticleBoost in visitors to Dundee attractions
Attractions in Dundee have seen another rise in visitors — despite a “pretty poor” spell of summer weather. The number of people coming to see Dundee Heritage Trust’s Discovery Point remained about the...
View Article‘Great day’ of events in Dundee on Sunday
Two gala days and a classic car show are set to draw crowds to Dundee on Sunday. Two events will be held side-by-side at Baxter Park in Stobswell from 11am, with Celebration in the Park and Dundee...
View ArticleKaitlyn, 4, taken to A&E after fall from Peppa Pig
A DUNDEE girl was rushed to A&E on her fourth birthday after falling off a Peppa Pig ride at an indoor play facility. Lochee dad Allan Thomson, 26, took Kaitlyn Stewart to the Fun Factory at...
View ArticleYobs damage moving car after throwing ‘object’
A car was left damaged after yobs threw an ‘object’ at a moving car in Dundee. The white VW Polo was struck as it made its way along the slip road from the Kingsway to the Coupar Angus Road roundabout,...
View ArticleAssets worth £4.8m taken off Tayside criminals in two years
Nearly £5 million worth of assets have been seized from criminals in Tayside in the last two years, a top police officer has revealed. Ill-gotten gains, including houses, cars and jewellery, have been...
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