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Temperatures in Tayside set to fall with sleet and snow on the way
There will be no respite from the weather for Taysiders this week — with forecasters warning sleet and snow could be on its way. Wintry showers are expected to hit the region mid week, days after storm...
View ArticleDundee ‘lags behind in legal highs fight’
Dundee is lagging behind other cities in cracking down on so-called legal highs, it has been claimed. Speaking at a meeting last night Councillor Georgia Cruickshank said she had concerns that Dundee...
View ArticleProjects worth £10m approved by Dundee councillors
Two major developments for Dundee — with a combined value of £10 million — have been approved by city councillors. The £5 million Sports Direct store and gym at Lochee was given the final go-ahead by...
View ArticlePolice honour for man in Tay Road Bridge rescue
A man who helped stop someone from jumping off the Tay Road Bridge has received an award for outstanding bravery from police. John Marsden, 36, was travelling across the bridge from a friend’s house to...
View ArticleCity council to build just 143 rentable houses in Dundee by 2020
For every 50 people waiting on a council house in Dundee, just one will be built in the next four years. That’s the reality facing the city’s residents after the local authority revealed how it will...
View ArticleConcern over GP winter shortage in Dundee
Dundee’s doctors’ surgeries have at least seven vacancies for new GPs — sparking fears over waiting times for appointments during the winter. Three months ago, the Tele revealed how GP surgeries in the...
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Dundee dad loses 1.5 litres of blood after arm is sliced open by glass
A father-of-two has spoken for the first time about how he dodged death after a sheet of glass sliced through his arm at work. Mark Robbie, 35, of Mid Craigie, was rushed to Ninewells Hospital after...
View ArticleConvicted Dundee rapist sent back to jail
A convicted rapist who held a knife to his neck and threatened to “cut out” his own throat in front of police officers has been given a jail sentence. Dundee Sheriff Court heard George Cameron, 36,...
View ArticleSyrian refugees to arrive in Dundee next month
Dundee will see the first group of Syrian refugees arrive in the city early in December. Five families will be brought to the City of Discovery from a refugee camp in neighbouring Lebanon. The council...
View Article‘Missing’ woman Ann due in court accused of theft at church
A woman, who was reported missing after crossing the Tay Road Bridge, has been charged with theft. Ann Taylor, 52, sparked a large-scale search when she was reported missing on Friday. The Girlguiding...
View ArticleCard payment errors in Dundee parking machines leave businesses in the lurch
Locals have hit out at the city council after errors in parking machines across Dundee prevented them from accepting card payments — and not for the first time. The local authority has admitted that...
View ArticleCop posted on mail room duties at Dundee police HQ
A serving officer is acting out the role of “postman” inside Dundee’s police headquarters, the Tele can reveal. In what is usually a job for civilian staff, it is understood the officer is doing mail...
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Was Jack the Ripper hanged in Dundee?
“Before many hours pass I will be launched into eternity as a spectacle to the world.” This is part of the final letter written by Thomas Leith, the last man to be publicly executed in Dundee. It’s now...
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Heather bouncing back after shock of heart attack thanks to Ninewells...
It is one of the most serious medical emergencies that a person can have and 218 people have lost their lives in 2015 as a result — it is the heart attack. For those who survive, it can be difficult to...
View Article20 new businesses opened up in Dundee in last year
The number of new businesses starting up in Dundee city centre is continuing to grow, it has been revealed. The news has been welcomed by a leading city businessman as a sign that the city is on the...
View ArticleTwo treated for smoke inhalation in Dundee flat blaze
Two people received medical treatment following a fire at a ground floor flat in Dundee today. Fire crews were alerted to the incident at Cotton Road, Hilltown, at 6.52am. Three fire appliances and an...
View ArticleDundee set for dry evening for Christmas light switch-on
Torrential rain over Dundee this morning is set to pass and make way for a dry evening – just in time for the Christmas lights switch-on. The city woke up to a dreich wet day but thankfully this will...
View ArticleForensics tent erected at Dundee supermarket car park
Forensics officers have erected a blue tent at a Dundee supermarket car park. A witness told the Tele of a large police presence around the recycling centre at the Morrison’s supermarket on Afton Way....
View ArticleMan found with head injury in Dundee supermarket car park identified
Police have launched an investigation after a man was discovered with a mystery head injury in a Dundee supermarket car park. The man’s identity remained unknown for several hours, but police have now...
View ArticleLate Dundee man’s father seeks answers into Turkey hospital death
An inquest is being launched into the death of a Dundee man who jumped from a hotel window while on holiday in Turkey. William Wallace died on October 8 as a result of brain injuries while in hospital...
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