‘Wonky veg’ goes on sale at Dundee Asda
An Asda store in Dundee is set to sell the highly popular Wonky Veg Boxes. The Milton of Craigie store will stock the boxes made popular by a recent Jamie Oliver campaign from today. Anyone looking to...
View Article115 Dundee jobs axed as Flint Group announces closure
A major Dundee firm has announced it is to close its premises at the cost of 115 jobs. Senior members of Flint Group, based on Old Glamis Road, have tried to find solutions to “significant and...
View ArticleBoys seen riding ‘recklessly’ on scrambler bike
Police are appealing for witnesses after youths were seen riding a scrambler bike “recklessly” in a busy school area. An alarmed parent contacted police as she saw the events unfolding outside St...
View Article‘Absolute disgrace’: Anger at urine-soaked close which sparked mail ban
Community leaders have called for action after the state of a Dundee close caused outrage at a local meeting. At a recent Maryfield Local Community Planning Partnership meeting, councillor Ken Lynn,...
View ArticlePolice record hundreds of vandalisms, attacks and drug crimes
MORE than 1,500 people were attacked in just nine months in Dundee, new police figures have revealed. But the city’s communities inspector insists that while the figures may seem high, they are a sign...
View Article£70,000 fraudster says child porn ‘was accident’
THE man dubbed the ‘Catch Me If You Can’ fraudster today insisted he is nothing like the character portrayed by Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio. Dundee-born Reece Scobie, 22, was sentenced to 16...
View ArticleDundee groups plan new festival for Stobswell
A STOBSWELL festival has been organised in a bid to showcase the best the area has to offer. Community groups in the area have revealed work is under way on bringing a 10-day event to the city. The...
View ArticleBrother’s tribute after Mark Burry dies in work accident
The brother of a man who died in an industrial accident in Dundee today said he was killed by a falling pipe. Mark Burry, 49, from Carnoustie, died while employed as a forklift driver at the premises...
View ArticleYour views on £1bn Waterfront plan: Much needed? Or waste of money?
IT is a landmark project that’s set to bring a range of benefits to the city, but Dundonians have given mixed views to the £1 billion development. One reader claimed that “too much money” was being...
View ArticleSinging shopkeeper proves hit as he entertains customers
CUSTOMERS are singing the praises of a Dundee newsagent — who has developed a penchant for breaking into song. Bilal Sabir, 26 — known as Billy to customers — has been entertaining locals by singing...
View Article‘Amazing’ donation after football kits destroyed in fire
An SPFL side has come to the rescue of an amateur Dundee football team after their kits were destroyed. The weekend fixtures of Barnhill AFC were jeopardised when Grossi’s in Broughty Ferry was gutted...
View Article‘Martial arts champ’ sent to jail after man’s death
A MAN who stabbed a former Dundee soldier to death has been jailed for 12 years. Charles McInally, a former Signal Regiment officer — who moved south from the city as a young man — died after being...
View ArticleMore than 400 racial hate crimes recorded in Tayside
Nearly 500 racial hate crimes have been reported in Tayside in less than two years — a figure which has been branded “alarming”. The Evening Telegraph can reveal 470 hate crimes were recorded between...
View ArticlePlans to build homes on derelict land welcomed
Residents have welcomed plans to build 29 new homes on derelict land in Dundee. Plans have been lodged with the city council for a site just off Old Glamis Road, to the north of Balgowan Avenue. The...
View ArticleCleared: Sheriff scraps case against Glencross Motors and owner
A Dundee car dealer accused of trading without a licence and failing to keep records will not face prosecution. A lengthy legal case against the former Glencross Motors on Clepington Road — now called...
View ArticleOne resident in twenty-year wait for Dundee council house
A Dundee resident has been on the waiting list for a house for the entire life of Dundee City Council, it has been revealed. New information obtained by the Tele shows that one tenant of a council home...
View Article‘Harris and Menzieshill High merger is a challenge but we’ll make it work’
The merger of the new Harris Academy with Menzieshill High School is sure to bring some challenges. But the school’s new headteacher Barry Millar reckons he’s in the best position to meet them head on....
View ArticleMegan to launch midnight run event at Dundee Airport
Brave Dundee teenager Megan Fletcher is to launch the first-ever Midnight Runway Run at Dundee Airport in support of a children’s cancer charity. Megan, 15, and her mum said they were both delighted to...
View ArticleCity artist first to paint £2m Oor Wullie trail statue
WELL jings, crivvens and help ma boab — Oor Wullie has been given a flower child makeover! The first of 50 statues for Dundee’s forthcoming Oor Wullie Bucket Trail is on display after being adorned...
View ArticleAnger over ‘dim’ streetlights across Dundee
COUNCIL chiefs say they will discuss residents’ concerns over “dim” streetlights across the city. Several community groups in various areas have raised concerns that new lighting installed on streets...
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