Trial date set after Dundee pensioner died ‘coming off bike in collision’
A man is set to stand trial accused of opening his car door on a cyclist, who fell off his bike and suffered a head injury. David Thomson, 67, originally from Ardler in Dundee, died two days after the...
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Drug courier jailed after £100k of heroin found in car travelling to Dundee
A drugs courier has been jailed for three years and eight months after being caught with up to £100,000 worth of heroin under a seat in his car. John Paul McCormack, 30, was snared after police were...
View ArticleMotorists all pumped up as petrol prices continue to fall
Dundee motorists have been making the most of cheaper diesel and petrol, as the prices continue to plummet in the lead up to Christmas. The cost of diesel has dropped to as low as 106.70 pence per...
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Dundee residents left frustrated as parking spaces taken up by bins
Frustrated residents in Menzieshill have hit out amid claims permit holders’ parking spaces are being taken up by bins. Residents on Earn Crescent, near Ninewells Hospital, have complained about...
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Dundee posties sorting out the Christmas rush
Post offices in Dundee have been busy gearing up for the Christmas period with extra sorting centres, more seasonal staff and some festive cheer. Royal Mail has confirmed it is taking on 40 temporary...
View ArticleDundee school pupil Nadia gets ‘best Christmas present ever’
Life for many teenagers can sometimes be a struggle. It can often be a constant battle against anxiety and a lack of confidence. But imagine the added exhaustion and difficulty of wheeling yourself...
View ArticleNew Dundee burger restaurant will donate all profits to children’s hospital
Dundee is ready to welcome a new major burger chain, with all the profits set to go towards Tayside Children’s Hospital. Owner of The Boozy Cow, Gareth Wood, made the announcement at a gathering in the...
View ArticleTayside’s old age drinkers in hospital as hundreds hit the bottle
For years, heavy drinking and taking illicit drugs has been largely associated with Tayside’s young people. But shocking new statistics from NHS Tayside has revealed that in more and more cases OAPs...
View ArticleDundee teachers ‘feel the strain’ as more sick days taken
Dundee teachers are “feeling the strain” as they take more and more days off sick. On average, teachers in the city are taking nearly seven full days off per school year. The figure was revealed in a...
View ArticleDundee woman tells of terrifying moment burning bin blocked escape route
A Dundee woman has spoken of the terrifying moment an escape route in a city flat was blocked by a burning wheelie bin. The bin was on fire in the communal close at the flats in Arklay Street around...
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VIDEO: Crashed car in Dighty Burn had been stolen
Police have confirmed that the car which was found in Dighty Burn this morning had been stolen. Emergency services were called to Finlathen Park early today after a member of the public spotted the...
View ArticlePolice called after car crashes into wall in Dundee
Police were called to a Dundee street this morning after a car crashed into a wall. Officers were called to Infirmary Brae, outside the old Dundee Royal Infirmary, just before 10.30am. No one is...
View Article£9.5k of drugs seized by police across Tayside
Police in Tayside have seized over £9,500 worth of drugs following raids on properties around the region. A quantity of class A, B and C drugs were taken by officers following the raids across Dundee,...
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Dighty Burn crash: Police lift car from water
Police have begun lifting the damaged car out of Dighty Burn, after it was confirmed that the vehicle had been stolen. The area had earlier been sealed off while specialist divers checked that no one...
View ArticleSearch for ‘Michael’ after woman robbed at Dundee cash machine
Police are on the hunt for a man after a woman was robbed at a Dundee cash machine. The incident happened on Monday at about 2.40pm on the city’s Cardean Street at the junction with Albert Street. A...
View ArticleThief tracked using app on victim’s iPhone
A THIEF who stole the only copy of a student’s dissertation but was caught when an iPhone app tracked his movements has been told he’s in the “last chance saloon”. Robert Tolmie carried out two thefts...
View ArticleTributes as prominent Dundee fan Kevin Knox dies
A PROMINENT businessman and well-known Dundee FC fan has died suddenly after suffering heart problems. Kevin Knox, of Broughty Ferry, was recognised by many as a director at interior fitting company...
View ArticleIncinerator plant makes profit of more than £1m
DUNDEE’S previously loss-making Baldovie incinerator has announced “substantial” profits of more than £1 million. The annual financial report for Dundee Energy Recycling Ltd — DERL — has revealed that...
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Residents flee flats after fire at newsagent
Firefighters tackled a blaze at a Monifieth shop in the early hours of this morning. The alarm was raised at 2.33am when a fire took hold at The Liquor Store on the town’s High Street. Two appliances...
View ArticleTeenager charged after car plunged into burn
A TEENAGER has been charged with various road traffic offences after a car plunged into a city burn. A badly damaged silver Vauxhall Corsa was discovered in the Dighty Burn at Finlathen Park yesterday...
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