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Dundee woman’s shock as home is ‘ransacked’ by thieves
With possessions rifled through and your property turned upside down, it’s a shock discovering your property has been broken into. The feeling of violation makes you feel unsafe in your own home. This...
View ArticleCouncil backs Dundee Lidl extension proposal
A supermarket’s proposal to extend its premises has been recommended for approval despite safety concerns. The Lidl store in Dura Street submitted an application to enlarge the front of its premises to...
View ArticleGerman tourists ‘hurt in Dundee street attacks’
Three German tourists were left injured after a series of alleged attacks by two people in Dundee city centre. Ryan Ferrie, 20, from Dundee and Shaunie Louise Nelson, 21, from Montrose, were arrested...
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Son hits out after Dundee City Council car parked in disabled mum’s space
The son of a blue badge holder has hit out at a council employee who parked illegally in a disabled space. Paul Macready, 38, had popped down to his mum Wilma’s house in Hepburn Street in order to take...
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Dundee’s polio outbreak: Parents held their kids close and waited their turn
It’s the Dundee epidemic that claimed one life, ruined others — and it’s largely forgotten. And this wasn’t back in the grim Victorian days when typhus festered in the grimy tenements. This was 1962...
View ArticleDundee woman hit by van seeking damages for loss and injury
A woman who was hit by a van after getting off a bus by a hospital is taking legal action. Veronica McCreery, 65, was struck by a vehicle after getting off a bus which had parked in a layby on the...
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New project will see no one in Dundee face health and social care issues on...
No one in Dundee will have to face health and social care issues on their own thanks to a major new project that will be launched next spring. That’s the message from a city partnership that’s...
View ArticleXplore Dundee David Cameron tweeter back at work after suspension
A man, suspended by Dundee’s biggest bus firm for tweeting foul-mouthed abuse directed at Prime Minister David Cameron, has been allowed to return to work. The Xplore Dundee employee mistakenly tweeted...
View Article130 HMRC jobs to go in Dundee
Dundee has been dealt a jobs blow with the announcement that HM Revenue and Customs is to close both its offices in the city. Around 130 jobs will go when the Caledonia House in Greenmarket office will...
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Down time for famous Wellgate shopping centre clock
They say time waits for no one — but it seems that the iconic clock in the Wellgate Centre is keeping everyone else waiting. The famous nursery rhyme clock on the top floor is now 40 years old — the...
View ArticleDundee mum gets £5k payout over runaway car accident
A mum who was hit by a runaway car has successfully won £5,000 in damages from the vehicle’s owner. And the owner — who was heavily pregnant at the time — has spoken for the first time about the...
View ArticleNinewells Hospital scheme sees drastic fall in number of false fire alarms
A scheme to reduce false fire alarms at a Dundee hospital has seen a “significant” decrease at the facility. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has been working alongside NHS Tayside to reduce the...
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Half of Dundee’s crimes remain unsolved
Just 50% of crimes recorded in Dundee are being solved, new police figures have revealed. Only 2,261 of the 4,507 crimes that took place across the city between April and September, the most recent...
View ArticleTeacher’s concern over pupil ‘violence’ at Morgan Academy
A top teacher at a Dundee school has revealed how there’s been a spike in violent incidents involving pupils. Michael Stewart, deputy rector of Morgan Academy, raised concerns at a meeting this week of...
View Article£2,000 bid to sort out problem Dundee close
Council and community leaders are searching for a solution to the long-standing problem of loitering, littering and loutish behaviour in a Dundee close. A block of flats at 221 Albert Street in...
View Article‘Outrage’ as HMRC to close offices in Dundee
HMRC workers in Dundee have been left reeling at the announcement that two local offices will be closed. The move means that there will be no HMRC offices in Dundee by March 2018. The news was broken...
View ArticleDundee Transport Museum redevelopment to cost £4m
The group behind the proposed permanent base of Dundee Museum of Transport has revealed it will cost an estimated £4 million to redevelop. The conversion of the old Maryfield Tram Depot on Forfar Road...
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Gritter breaks down – on first day of snow in Dundee
Dundee saw the first snowfall of winter – but it was all too much for one gritter. The Tayside Contracts vehicle caused disruption on the northbound carriageway on the A90 about half a mile north of...
View ArticlePolice renew appeal for missing Castle Huntly prisoner William Carlin
Police have renewed their appeal to track down Castle Huntly absconder William Carlin. The 52-year-old prisoner failed to return following a period of leave over a week ago on Thursday November 5. He...
View ArticleDundee council continues crackdown on dog fouling across the city
A new scheme to crack down on dog fouling throughout Dundee has made a “promising” start, according to the city’s environment convener. Through a trial scheme, the council introduced wardens to enforce...
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