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Community Spirit Awards: Youth work pays off
Sergeant Ryan MacDonald said it was “embarrassing” to win a Community Spirit Award all to himself — but only because he couldn’t share it with everyone else. His win came a year after the Police...
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Nine-year-old Cole has brain operation after kickabout goes wrong
A nine-year-old boy had to undergo brain surgery after he hit his head while having a kickabout. Cole Ramsay was playing football with his brothers Connor, 12, and Reece, 13, when he fell over. The...
View ArticleFire crews tackle blaze at former Dundee sweet factory
Fire crews were called to tackle a blaze at an iconic Dundee factory. Two fire appliances attended the incident at the former Keiller factory on the city’s Mains Loan after reports that a fire had...
View ArticleDundee nightclub and pub to shut down
A nightclub and bar in Dundee are set to close down on Hogmanay. Out Nightclub and B4 Out on the Seagate will soon shut their doors for the final time — with December 31 pencilled in as the provisional...
View ArticleNHS Tayside apologises for prison tablets delay
NHS Tayside has apologised to a man who had a heart attack in prison after it emerged there was an “unreasonable delay” in giving him medication. The health board was found to be at fault in a report...
View ArticleRecording studio plan for old Dundee pub
A former pub is set to be turned into a recording studio under plans lodged with Dundee City Council. The Planet Bar on South Road was once a popular haunt for pub-goers but had fallen on hard times....
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Dundee’s ‘first’ NCR 500 computer was a snip… at £50,000
Fifty years ago, an announcement rang out that would change the landscape of Dundee right through to the present day. Local manufacturing firm NCR revealed that it was establishing a production line...
View ArticleDundee man found dead in Spanish marina named
A 71-year-old man from Dundee found dead in a Spanish marina has been named as Joseph Williams. Guardia Civil officers this morning confirmed the identity of the pensioner, who was pulled from the...
View ArticleIkea pledges to build more UK stores
Swedish flat-pack furniture giant Ikea has reiterated its commitment to investing in Britain as it plans to open new stores around the country. However, it’s not good news for Dundee as the world’s...
View ArticleDundee bakers and butcher shortlisted for prestigious pie awards
Two Dundee bakeries and a butcher are in the running for the world’s best ‘peh’. Goodfellows, Nicoll’s Rosebank Bakery and Scott Brothers have made the shortlist of the World Championship Scotch Pie...
View ArticleConcert to make a Big Noise
A concert celebrating the life of late Dundee musician Michael Marra is to be held next month to raise funds for Sistema’s Big Noise orchestra. The show, which will take inspiration from the fabled...
View ArticleDundee’s teen pregnancy rate drops, says report
The number of women having children in their teens is continuing to drop in Dundee. New statistics revealed by the Information Services Division (ISD) Scotland show that the city has made progress in...
View ArticleFirm to appeal council’s Balgillo Heights refusal
A developer yesterday announced it plans to appeal a decision by the city council to refuse its proposals for 150 homes. The housing site in Broughty Ferry — which would have been known as Balgillo...
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Stunning bridesmaids dresses donated to Dundee charity shop
If all you want for Christmas is a glitzy gown — then you may just be in luck. A total of 220 brand new bridesmaid dresses — worth as much as £200 each — have been donated to a Dundee charity shop and...
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Shock at armed police walking around in Dundee city centre
It’s Saturday night in Dundee city centre and police are carrying out what seems like a routine vehicle check. But there was a shock in store for the passengers of the car stopped in Ward Road — one of...
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Dundee mum ‘living in fear’ after fires at home
A young Dundee mum has told of how she was living in fear after she and her children were “targeted” by fireraisers twice in just over a week. The woman, who didn’t want to be named for fear of...
View ArticleTwo-week resurfacing project on A90 just north of Dundee
A stretch of carriageway on the A90 north of Dundee, between the Tealing and Todhills junctions, is about to benefit from a £336,000 resurfacing project. The investment by Transport Scotland will...
View ArticleIcy November one of Dundee’s coldest ever
Experts have confirmed that last month was one of the coldest Novembers in Dundee since records began in 1954. Data from the James Hutton Institute revealed temperatures in the city plunged as low as...
View Article‘Assaults’ in Sports Direct: two staff charged
Two staff members at Sports Direct in Dundee have been charged with attacking members of the public. The Tele understands that an investigation was launched following an incident at the Overgate outlet...
View ArticleOAP faces eviction from Broughty Ferry care home
It is a battle between a worried daughter and managers at a care home — and it is on course to end with an octogenarian being evicted. Audrey Spratt has been told her 85-year-old mother Alice will have...
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