Patients’ views on health service: NHS issues report into successes and failures
Health bosses in Tayside have revealed how they’re performing — in the eyes of the public. NHS Tayside has released its annual feedback report, which brings together a host of different surveys and...
View ArticleDundee Doors Open event is set to continue
AN event which gives people a look inside some of Dundee’s best-loved places free of charge has been saved at the 11th hour. Doors Open Day is a nationwide initiative that sees members of the public...
View ArticlePregnant woman victim of assault
A woman attacked a mum-to-be after learning that her own boyfriend was the father. Dundee Sheriff Court heard Jennifer McIlravey, 35, assaulted Chantelle Murray after finding out Ms Murray was pregnant...
View ArticleWoman hospitalised after fire rips through house
A woman had to be taken to hospital after a fire ripped through a house in Dundee. More than a dozen firefighters tackled the blaze at St Giles Terrace at 7.15pm on Sunday. The fire started in the...
View ArticleDundee has been ‘crying out for a major music festival’
Dundee has been “crying out” for a big music festival, according to a local gig promoter. As organisers work to bring a new music event to Camperdown Park, Dougie Black, of GJ Promotions, has said he...
View ArticleNHS: We know we can make improvements
The NHS said it was committed to acting on the results of the surveys, saying it was “vital” to improving services. A spokeswoman said: “In 2015-16 there was a significant decrease in the number of...
View ArticleAfter 40 years Groucho’s keeps on spinning!
An iconic Dundee music shop is recording its 40th year operating in the city this week. Groucho’s has stood firm as an independent retailer in the city since 1976, spanning three city locations....
View ArticleConcern as Lochee High Street to close for roadworks
Lochee High Street in Dundee is set to face major disruption as road teams carry out patching work. Shoppers and business owners alike will suffer delays — and there are fears that retailers will lose...
View ArticleAppeal to help trace missing Dundee man Lee Smith
Police have launched an appeal to help trace a missing Dundee man. Lee Smith has not been seen since Thursday (August 11) at his home on Main Street in the Hilltown area. The 35-year-old had recently...
View ArticleTwins Ollie and Cameron get set to start nursery
Children throughout Dundee went back to school and nursery today after the summer holidays — including several sets of twins. Barnhill welcomed three sets of twins — Ella and Mary Grimmond, four,...
View ArticleDecision to reject Next Dundee megastore bid welcomed
The decision to reject a £5.4 million store which would have created 125 jobs has been described as the “right thing” for Dundee. Fashion giant Next lost its bid for a megastore at Kingsway West Retail...
View Article‘Worry’ over increase in racist crime across area
A racism charity has admitted it was “worried” after an upward trend was revealed in racist crimes across Tayside and Fife. Figures obtained by the Tele through Freedom of Information legislation...
View ArticleParacetamol tops list for overdoses
More people were admitted to Ninewells Hospital for overdoses involving the over-the-counter painkiller paracetamol than any other substance last year. Figures obtained through a Tele investigation...
View ArticleBrave Jennifer, 37, completes bucket list before losing cancer battle
A young Dundee woman who created her own bucket list when she discovered she was dying has passed away only four months after being diagnosed with cancer. Jennifer MacGregor, from Dryburgh, died in...
View ArticleFootballer says pitch attacker shouldn’t be jailed
A Dundee amateur footballer has said an opponent who broke his jaw and knocked him out during a pitch rammy shouldn’t be locked up. Josh McHugh, 22, of Hilltown, was playing for Queen Anne FC in a game...
View ArticleMan claiming to be ‘kingpin of Dundee’ hurls coffee jar at customers in busy pub
Police have launched an investigation after a yob threw a coffee jar at drinkers in a Dundee pub. Officers descended on Duke’s Corner and an adjacent block of flats on Brown Street at 6.30pm on Sunday...
View ArticleMan who sexually abused child jailed
A man who sexually assaulted a child during a music lesson has been jailed. Dundee Sheriff Court heard Keith Deary was a teenager himself when he assaulted the child he was supposed to be teaching to...
View ArticleOAP Leonard’s heartbreak after theft of dog Rosco
An OAP has been left distraught after his beloved dog — bought for his 82nd birthday — was stolen from outside his Dundee home. Gordon Ormond, 48, of Dryburgh, had bought his dad Leonard a Border...
View ArticleHill Street Fire
Firefighters smashed down the door of a Dundee flat today after a blaze broke out inside. Crews were scrambled to a property, on Hill Street, Hilltown shortly before 1pm. Officers were forced to gain...
View ArticleFirefighters break down door after blaze in flat
Firefighters smashed down the door of a Dundee flat today after a blaze broke out inside. Crews were scrambled to a property on Hill Street in the Hilltown shortly before 1pm. Officers forced entry to...
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