Call for more police patrols to make folk ‘feel safer’
A COUNCILLOR has called for police and community safety wardens to increase their presence in the Douglas area of Dundee. It follows serious incidents in recent weeks including an alleged murder and an...
View ArticleLarge parts of Dundee set to see rollout of food waste bins in recycling push
LARGE swathes of Dundee are set to receive new food recycling bins as part of a continuing city-wide rollout. Households in Maryfield, Ardler, St Mary’s, Kirkton, Whitfield, Lochee and Fintry will...
View ArticleWorkman ‘in ball of flames’ after cable shock drama
A DUNDEE council worker was engulfed in a ball of flames after receiving an electric shock. Neighbours who witnessed the scene yesterday said the man was screaming in agony and rolling on the ground...
View ArticleDundee man Kieran Hughes traced
A man who was reported missing has been traced safe and well. Police launched a search for Dundee man Kieran Hughes this morning. An appeal was issued to the public after the 20-year-old was last seen...
View ArticleScientists in brain damage breakthrough
Scientists in Dundee and Glasgow have made a breakthrough in understanding how brain damage spreads — and how it could potentially be limited following a stroke or severe brain trauma. Neuroscientists...
View ArticleThieves return minibus after stealing it from college
Thieves stole a minibus from a Dundee college campus – only to return it a few hours later. Police have now launched an investigation into the bizarre incident on Saturday night. Raiders broke into the...
View ArticleWoman dies after police seal off city centre alley
Police say a woman has died after an incident in the city centre this afternoon. Officers could be seen on the Seagate, directly opposite the Gellatly Street junction, from about 2pm. The alley has...
View ArticleMan filmed himself during sex assaults
A BINMAN plied two men with alcohol then filmed himself sexually assaulting them as they slept. John Worsley, 44, assaulted his victims on two separate occasions at his home in Pitkerro Road, Dundee....
View ArticleWitness tells of horror as council workman burst into flames
One of the first people on the scene when a council workman burst into flames after an electric shock today relived the horrifying moment. The Dundee City Council worker was engulfed in a ball of...
View Article150 jobs could be created at Starbucks drive-thru site
NEARLY 150 jobs could be created by a new development that includes a nursery, a drive-thru coffee shop and pizza takeaway outlet. Plans have been lodged with Dundee City Council for four new units on...
View ArticleBoozy worker at care home struck off by official panel
A DUNDEE care worker has been struck off after turning up to work under the influence of alcohol. Fiona Tuck, who was a support worker at the Riverside View Care Home on Clovis Duveau Drive, attended...
View ArticlePolice trawl CCTV as yard fire treated as ‘suspicious’
A fire which destroyed around 300 cars at a Dundee scrapyard was being treated as suspicious. The blaze took hold at CSR Baldovie Autobreakers in Beryl Street on Monday, with the flames so fierce they...
View ArticleFire crews find car ‘well-alight’ in street
Firefighters were called to a Dundee street after a car was found in flames. The alarm was raised at 9.14pm and emergency services rushed to the scene near to the Dundee Social Club on Thistle Street....
View ArticleWoman taken to hospital after road crash
Fire crews had to help a woman from her vehicle after a crash. Emergency services were alerted following the incident just before 10am today on Arbroath Road in Forfar. One car, which collided with a...
View ArticleCar stolen from young family found in Stobswell
A car that was stolen in a raid on a Dundee family’s home as they took their stricken newborn baby to hospital in an ambulance has been recovered. Gemma Byrne, 25, and 29-year-old Scott Anderson’s...
View ArticleAppeal as youths ditch stolen car
Police are on the hunt for a gang of youths who ditched a stolen car in the Hilltown area of the city. The group — which police say was made up of four or five youths — abandoned the red 54-plate Ford...
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Farewell to tragic Marie Low as friends and family gather to pay respects
It was a final farewell made possible by the generosity of Dundonians. The body of Marie Low, who was allegedly murdered outside her home earlier this month, today made its way through the streets of...
View ArticleDVLA catches 58 drivers in Dundee without vehicle tax
Nearly 60 drivers have been issued with fines by the DVLA after tax checks were performed on vehicles in Dundee. Using an automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) device, staff from the government...
View ArticleTributes paid to tragic Laura
TRIBUTES have been paid to a 30-year-old woman who died in hospital after being found unconscious in the Seagate. The woman, who has been named locally as Laura Fairweather, was found unconscious by...
View ArticleNHS chief’s pledge over access to GPs
THE chairman of NHS Tayside has promised that all patients in the region will have access to a GP — despite growing concerns about practices being “at breaking point”. As revealed in the Tele last...
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