‘We’ll help each other search for new work’
Former employees of a Tayside oil and gas company that went into administration last week have spoken of their despair at being made redundant. Axon Well Intervention Products UK Ltd, based in...
View ArticleInquiry to be held into Dale’s death
A Fatal Accident Inquiry is to be held into the death of a young Dundee dad, the Tele can reveal. Dale Thomson, 28, was treated at the city’s mental health-specialised Carseview Centre between January...
View ArticleWorkman on road to recovery after electric shock
The wife of the Dundee council worker who was seriously injured after becoming engulfed in a ball of flames told the Tele that her husband was slowly recovering. Jennifer Peacock said Bryan, 54,...
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Dozens of streets set for closure as 20 weeks of work arrives in Hilltown
Dozens of Dundee streets will face closure in the coming weeks due to a programme of roadworks set to last until February. Stretches of more than 30 roads in the Hilltown area — including parts of...
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Boxing world mourns Dundee’s ‘Iron Mike’ Towell
The boxing world was in mourning today following the death of Dundee’s Mike Towell. The 25-year-old passed away in a Glasgow hospital late last night, 24 hours after he was knocked out in a...
View ArticleBoost as derelict Dundee pub is converted into new homes
A former historic Dundee pub has been converted into housing and has opened its doors to its first residents. Developer Tom Dyer of Riverview Construction said a two-year project to convert the...
View ArticleFewer motorists caught using mobile phones behind the wheel
The number of motorists in Dundee caught using their mobile phones at the wheel has plummeted by nearly two-thirds in the space of just two years. Figures obtained by the Tele under Freedom of...
View ArticleResurfacing work means disruption for motorists
Motorists in Lochee are set to face further disruption as roadworks begin on residential roads behind the High Street. Resurfacing work on the roadway and pavements in Tofthill Place and Bright Street...
View ArticleIce cream parlour chain Crolla’s set to open in Dundee
Dundee is set to scoop a new ice cream parlour as a national franchise arrives in the city. Crolla’s Gelateria is a 120-year-old family-run company with restaurants in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Preston....
View ArticleNHS Tayside defends record amid GPs shortage
NHS Tayside bosses have defended their record on GPs — including their takeover of a Dundee doctors’ practice. Chief executive Lesley McLay said the intervention from the board over the Lochee surgery...
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Dundee men ‘run for it’ after flammable gas cylinder falls from van
Two Dundee men have described their lucky escape after a gas cylinder toppled and leaked as they drove their lorry down the Kingsway. Gary Williams and his friend Shaun Ross were travelling along the...
View ArticleDundee parents spend more on their kids than rest of Scotland
Dundonians are the most generous parents in Scotland when it comes to splashing the cash on their kids, according to a new survey. Those in the City of Discovery spend an average of £102 per month...
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Leonardo DiCaprio is not moving to Dundee
Sorry to disappoint you folks. Leonardo DiCaprio is not moving to Dundee. Rumours started circulating on social media after an article claimed the Hollywood A-lister had bought a home in the City of...
View ArticleDavid Bowie tribute show booked for Caird Hall
A David Bowie tribute show has been lined up for the Caird Hall in Dundee. The Bowie Experience, which has been playing in front of sold-out theatres across the world, features all of the pop icon’s...
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Vandals trash Dundee primary school
Police have launched an investigation after yobs broke into a Dundee primary school. Vandals broke into St Lukes and St Matthews Primary School, on the city’s Longhaugh Road, sometime between 4.30pm on...
View ArticleDundee gran’s Bulgaria ‘nightmare’ is over
A Dundee woman who was stranded in Bulgaria after breaking her leg has returned home to have surgery at Ninewells. Ann Stupart slipped and fell, breaking her femur, while on holiday with nine family...
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Family’s Florida apartment ‘was the absolute pits’
A family arrived at their dream holiday villa in Florida to discover insects in the dishwasher and piles of toenail clippings behind the sofa. Lindsey Gibson, 57, also discovered ripped carpets and...
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Pram set on fire and sent to 13th floor of Dundee multi
Police are investigating two deliberate fires at a Dundee multi — including a pram being set alight and put in a lift. The item was set on fire at Lansdowne Court and sent to the 13th floor in the...
View ArticleNinewells Hospital crime rate doubles in one year
Crimes at NHS Tayside’s flagship hospital have doubled in the space of a year, it has been revealed. Using Freedom of Information legislation, The Tele found that the number of criminal offences at...
View ArticlePolice probe into death of Dundee boxer Mike Towell
A joint investigation has been launched by police and prosecutors following the death of Dundee boxer Mike Towell. The 25-year-old died late on Friday after being knocked out in a British welterweight...
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