Anger as woman’s killer allowed out of prison for work
A MURDERER who brutally killed a woman on Dundee Law when he was a teenager is being allowed out of prison on work placements, the Tele can reveal. Robbie McIntosh was just 15 when he stabbed civil...
View ArticleMan, 80, charged after car flips on its roof on busy Dundee road
An 80-year-old man has been charged in connection with a crash which left a car on its roof in Dundee. Police said the pensioner had been issued with a fixed penalty following a collision on Broughty...
View ArticleVideo: Shopkeeper who fought off knife thug fears culprit may be hard to catch
A SHOPKEEPER who fought off an armed robber today conceded it will be “difficult” for police to catch the culprit. Mohammed Saleem was speaking after detectives told him they were struggling for leads...
View ArticleYoung hockey star Kris Phillips reveals how health scare caused 198 beats a...
Kris Phillips felt invincible at 23 — he was fit, young and had a promising ice hockey career in front of him. But the sudden onset of a congenital heart condition changed the former Dundee Stars...
View ArticleAnna, 5, knocked down by vehicle on Dundee road
The dad of a young girl who was knocked down by a car told today of his horror as he watched the vehicle hit her. Anna Cobb, 5, was struck by the car in Dundee’s Balgarthno Road just before 7pm...
View ArticleVIDEO: What’s your idea of the perfect Saturday?
The second Weekend Telegraph will hit the streets this Saturday. Last week the first edition was given away to thousands of people for free across Tayside – making the weekend even better for our...
View ArticleBidding war launched: ‘Statue is Oor Wullie, not your Wullie!’
DUNDEE’S lifeboat crew has vowed to enter a bidding war in the battle to keep an Oor Wullie Bucket Trail favourite in their own community. Plans have been revealed for a group in Arbroath to buy the...
View ArticleAldi wins its bid to sell booze at Dundee store
COUNCIL chiefs have been left “red-faced” after a supermarket won its bid to sell alcohol in a new Dundee store — because of a “flawed” local stance on booze. In January, the licensing board refused a...
View ArticleCouple accused of abducting police officers tell how their lives were turned...
A COUPLE today told how their lives have been turned upside down after being accused of abducting two police officers. Philip Moreton, 31, and his wife-to-be Cheyrell Davie, 35, walked free from the...
View ArticleHouse fire prompts security review
SECURITY is to be reviewed at a Dundee housing estate following a fire that gutted a home under construction. The move was revealed as three children — one aged just eight — were charged in connection...
View ArticleHousing plans for old nursery site spark anger
Residents said today they were upset over plans for housing on the site of a former nursery. Local company McGill Homes has applied to Dundee City Council to build five houses on an area of Cotton...
View ArticleEffort to find more workers for roads
Keeping Dundee’s roads in their best condition is on the verge of becoming a dying trade, according to a city maintenance director. Now Tayside Contracts is looking at ways to make road maintenance...
View ArticleEmergency services called to ‘serious’ incident at Monifieth
Emergency services have been called to Monifieth after a man took ill on a path near the seafront. Police, ambulance and fire personnel are in the town close to Tayview Caravan Park on Marine Drive. An...
View ArticleMan dies after incident at Monifieth
A man has died after an incident in Monifieth. Emergency services were called after the man took ill on a path near the seafront. Police, ambulance and fire personnel arrived at the scene, near Tayview...
View Article£50k to be given away by the Tele
IN just seven days’ time we will be giving one lucky reader the chance to scoop £10,000 in the Tele’s Tartan Ticket competition. We have an amazing £50,000 cash pot to give away — with prizes for every...
View ArticlePolice arrest 11 in crackdown targeting drug crime
Police have made 11 arrests in Tayside after a crackdown aimed at reducing drug-related crime. Police say the arrests are part of Operation Slate, an intelligence led initiative aimed at reducing drug...
View ArticleMajor study into effects of vaping: Is it as safe as you think?
Smokers in Tayside are being asked to take part in a major study at Ninewells Hospital investigating whether “vaping” is less harmful than traditional cigarettes. More than 100 volunteers will be...
View ArticleDrive to recruit in local care sector
A DRIVE has been launched to recruit people to work in the care industry in Dundee. The city council is asking folk to consider a role in the sector — with a special event planned this weekend,...
View ArticleDundee councillor: ‘Why we need our booze policy’
A TOP Dundee councillor with expertise in health today laid out the reasons why he believes the city must have a policy on the overprovision of alcohol. It comes after a sheriff labelled the existing...
View ArticleTickets selling fast for Bucket Trail farewell event
THOUSANDS of tickets have already been snapped up for the Oor Wullie Bucket Trail’s farewell event in Dundee. More than 3,600 were sold in the first 24 hours of going on sale. The Oor Wullie Bucket...
View Article