Police send 20 illegal motorbikes to crusher
Police have hailed the success of an operation after seizing 20 motorbikes being used illegally. The head of Operation Challenge, Sergeant Dave Gibson, today told the Tele that it has been “a great...
View ArticleDundee police officers see rise in nuisance children call-outs
Call-outs to deal with nuisance children sky-rocket during the school holidays, according to a Dundee police officer. PC Scott Menmuir, who is the community officer for the Lochee area, told the Tele...
View ArticleJoy as Bald is Beautiful campaign tops £6,000
The Tele can be the bearer of good news — the Bald is Beautiful Campaign has topped the £6,000 mark. It comes as an open invitation for One Direction star Harry Styles to come for dinner in Dundee has...
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Dundee youth worker Aki in quest to find out more about his Ethiopian heritage
Aki Nikulainen has no idea what surname he was born with or what his parents were called. He knows that his mum died giving birth to him but he has no idea how his dad passed away. He also doesn’t know...
View ArticleBowel illness left Dundee woman ‘weighing five stones’
For most of us, getting up for work on a cold Monday morning doesn’t sound like fun. But for five-stone Gillian Doig, who suffers from a debilitating bowel condition, this is the dream. The 30-year-old...
View ArticleMan snuck into closed Dundee pub – and made himself a cocktail
A drunken man wandered into a Dundee pub when it had closed for the night and made himself a cocktail. Dundee Sheriff Court heard the fire escape door had been left unsecured at The Capitol Bar,...
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Tracking through through Dundee’s history
Local railways buffs could have a fine evening arguing about how many Dundee railway stations there actually were. The usual figure is between 11 to 14, with such forgotten names as Lochee West,...
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A few Grand donations: £5,500 raised to restore nuclear bunker in Dundee
More than £5,500 has been raised by the community to help restore a nuclear bunker in Dundee. After a burst water pipe flood, volunteers rallied around to tackle the damage it caused at the UK’s only...
View ArticleMan jailed over headbutt attack at Dundee student union
A man headbutted another man in a Dundee student union in an unprovoked attack. Ivans Pluscs, 21, of Fyffe Street, was jailed for 18 months after admitting one charge at the sheriff court. He admitted...
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Iguana leaps 20ft from Dundee flat to chill out in tree
An adventurous iguana had to be rescued from a tree in Dundee, the Scottish SPCA have revealed. The animal welfare charity were called to Thurso Crescent in Menzieshill after the reptile, named Sid,...
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Prince William and Kate’s visit to Dundee will ‘benefit young people’
There was delight in Dundee following the announcement that Prince William and Kate are to make their first official visit to the city. The Earl and Countess of Strathearn, as they are known in...
View Article‘Job market is encouraging’ as fewer Dundonians on benefits
Dundee’s labour market has been described as “very encouraging” amid reports nearly 600 folk dropped off the job seekers’ list in just one year. Kirsty Craig, customer service operations manager for...
View Article‘It was worth the pain’– Maria gets iconic image of Dundee tattooed on her arm
You can take the girl out of the city, but you can’t take the city off the girl. Dundonian Maria McPhee will be forever linked to her hometown after she had an iconic city scape image tattooed on her...
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Bald is Beautiful: It’s Megan’s turn to strike a pose!
What young girl wouldn’t love a dream day out, being pampered with a professional make-over, relaxing manicure and treated to new clothes? Not to mention the chance to take part in a professional...
View ArticleDundee police officer on ‘death threat’ charge
A serving Dundee-based police officer is set to stand trial over claims she threatened to kill another woman. Paula-Jane Wales, 40, of Monifieth, is accused of threatening a woman at a property in the...
View Article‘No sightings’ of missing Dundee couple and one-year-old son as Met cops...
Police today said there had been “no sightings” of a vulnerable Dundee couple who have gone missing with their one-year-old baby. And the Tele can reveal that Metropolitan Police officers in London...
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‘Vulnerable’ Dundee couple and one-year-old son traced in London
A “vulnerable” Dundee couple and their baby son, who were reported missing on Tuesday, have been traced in London. Police confirmed the news this morning after a hunt involving police in the city and...
View ArticleDundee ‘institution’ The Parrot Cafe set to close
An independent Dundee cafe, described as “an institution”, is to close its doors for the last time after nearly three decades. The Parrot Cafe, on Perth Road, opened in 1987 and is famous for its home...
View ArticleDundee pensioner, 71, accused of attack on taxi driver in moving cab
A 71-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with punching a taxi driver on the head – while he was driving. James Wilkinson, of The Beeches, will stand trial at Dundee Sheriff Court. Wilkinson denies assaulting...
View ArticleTay Road Bridge closed after concerns for a man
Emergency services attended the Tay Road Bridge this afternoon after reports of a man on the carriageway. Police were called at 12.45pm after passers by raised the alarm on the Fife end of the bridge....
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