New WHSmith store to officially open in Dundee
Dundee Lord Provost Bob Duncan will cut the ribbon to officially open the new WHSmith in the city this weekend. The store will be located within the former Officer’s Club shop in the Murraygate. John...
View ArticleHunt for thieves after Audi and BMW stolen in Dundee
Two cars were stolen from two Dundee addresses just half-a-mile apart within 24 hours. Police are on the hunt for the suspects after homes in Bingham Terrace and Roslin Gardens were raided. The first...
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Black Friday: Dundee stores prepare for busiest day of year
Shops across the city are getting ready for one of the busiest days of the year. Black Friday started in the US but has become popular across the UK — and the City of Discovery is no exception....
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Rebecca, 20, hospitalised after motorist drives off in crash
A Dundee woman was hospitalised after being “rear-ended” in a hit-and-run incident while driving. Rebecca Lyon had stopped on the city’s Berwick Drive to allow oncoming traffic past when she was...
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Libby, 8, gets starring role in TV’s River City
A schoolgirl was “over the moon” after securing a role on a Scottish TV soap opera. Libby Dye is one of a host of new additions to the River City cast, playing Katie Roth — a “cheeky” youngster who has...
View ArticleNurses say shifts could leave them ‘burnt out’
Nurses in Tayside said they’re worried that proposed new shifts could leave them “burnt out” and exhausted. Disgruntled staff at the health board have raised fears over proposed changes in shift...
View ArticleHopes of a permanent solution for flooded underpass
There may be light at the end of the tunnel for a pedestrian underpass that has been plagued by flooding issues. The underpass — which is maintained by roads maintenance body Bear Scotland on behalf of...
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Lochee statue better by Myles!
A Dundee man was left “disgusted” when a tribute statue to jute workers was vandalised — so he launched a one-man clean-up effort. The Jute Women sculpture on Lochee High Street was covered with...
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Seven police cars and fire engine called to ‘petrol’ incident
Police swooped on a Dundee street after reports of a strong smell of petrol coming from a house. Eyewitnesses told the Tele of seeing seven police cars, as well as a fire appliance, race to the address...
View ArticleMerry Ferry Christmas: Thousands brave cold for lights switch on
Thousands braved the freezing conditions to turn out for the Broughty Ferry Christmas lights switch on. Entertainment was provided by the Barnhill Primary School choir, Tayside Young Fiddlers and a...
View ArticleThree new bears arrive at Camperdown zoo
Camperdown Wildlife Centre has welcomed new bears to the zoo. The three new arrivals are the first European Brown Bears, all aged 22 months, are the first of which to arrive in thirty years. The furry...
View ArticleJudy Murray an ace in the pack amongst Abertay graduates
Judy Murray received an honorary doctorate today as part of Abertay University’s winter graduation. She received the accolade along with best-selling author and journalist, Matthew Syed and influential...
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Hardy souls brave the chill for Black Friday
Despite the freezing conditions — which reached -2C today — a few hardy souls braved the winter weather for this year’s Black Friday. Instead of the usual queues seen outside shops in previous years,...
View ArticleDundee City Council leader rolls back the years with hair-raising Movember...
The leader of Dundee City Council is putting in a fan-tache-tic effort to raise money for charity. Ken Guild has been taking part in the global initiative of Movember and growing out his moustache in...
View ArticleConcern over Dundee council wage ‘gap growth’ stats
A trade union boss has warned of the “growing gap” between staff salaries in Dundee City Council. Stewart Fairweather, Dundee branch chairman of the union Unite, made the comments after a Tele...
View ArticleCaird Park sports centre ‘is far from a done deal’
A campaigner against proposals to build a £21 million regional sports centre in Caird Park has accused the council of cutting corners. Stephen Cragg requested that the local authority holds a...
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Call for Doppler baby scans to be made standard practice
A Dundee woman whose baby was stillborn has called for a type of scan she believes may have saved her child’s life to be made standard practice. Robyn Stevens and partner Brian Tolmie’s baby girl...
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Dundee man ‘forgives’ driver jailed for crash
A Dundee man who feared he was going to die after he was involved in a major car smash has said he forgives the driver of the other vehicle. Israr Ahmed, 33, from Stobswell, was speaking after Dale...
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‘Dick McTaggart put Dundee on the map’
It’s 60 years since he brought Olympic gold back to Dundee. But over and above that amazing sporting achievement, Dundee boxer Dick McTaggart also put Dundee firmly on the map In November 1956,...
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Community rallies round as Dundee OAP ‘Muggy’ given pauper’s funeral
Friends of Margaret Melvin were determined that her final send-off would not be a lonely one. When they discovered she had died and was being given a “pauper’s funeral”, they rallied round to give her...
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