Murder cops visit city for new clues
Cold case police from England visited Dundee in a bid to find new clues about the murder of a woman 40 years ago. As we revealed earlier this year, officers from Norfolk and Suffolk’s Major...
View ArticleKids take pride in city
Nursery children took part in the first of several planned spring events aimed at keeping Dundee looking bonnie. Kids from Balgillo Nursery, joined by a number of volunteers, carried out a litter pick...
View ArticleHundreds caught for road offences
HUNDREDS more people were caught for driving offences during a crackdown in Dundee, police have said. A new report has shown a massive rise in the number of motorists caught committing offences. At the...
View ArticlePensioner tells of street attack by teenage girls
A PENSIONER has told of the horrifying moment she was knocked to the ground by two teenage girls in an unprovoked attack. Irene Ragan, 70, described the incident as “absolutely terrible”, saying it has...
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Football cancelled after goalposts set on fire
FIVE-a-side football games were cancelled and thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused after a set of goalposts was set on fire. Soccerworld Dundee, based on Old Glamis Road, is believed to have...
View ArticleMan on drugs seen collecting branches from garden
A MAN was so out of it on drugs he was found in a Dundee garden collecting branches. Dundee Sheriff Court heard John Stewart, 38, was seen to break branches off a bush and put them in his pocket....
View ArticleDundee’s drug problem is not going away
It’s been just over a year-and-a-half since the Tele’s controversial front page depicting two drug users lying motionless in a Dundee close. With their trousers around their knees and needles in their...
View ArticleNHS nearly called Army during strike
NHS Tayside was close to calling in the British Army to help out during a porters strike. About 120 porters went on strike for more than two months last year after they claimed they were owed £6...
View ArticleFragile state of surgeries revealed by senior GP
A SENIOR GP has warned that some practices in Dundee are one retirement away from having to hand back the keys to the NHS. Dr Andrew Cowie, chairman of Tayside Local Medical Committee and a GP at...
View ArticleCarer sacked after stealing OAPs’ lottery winnings
A PAIR of Dundee pensioners have hit out at the callous carer who stole lottery winnings. Siblings Sandy Milne, 87, and Jessie Milne, 85, said that their trust had been broken after Aimee McGann, 31,...
View ArticleHunt for kids after fire at new house
KIDS as young as 10 are being sought by police after a “massive” blaze ripped through a new-build house at a Dundee development. An investigation has been launched after the incident on Home Scotland’s...
View ArticleAir ambulance crews working hard to save lives
Many will have heard the propellers, but the vital work of Scotland’s air ambulance often goes over our heads. Ninewells was the most visited hospital by Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) in...
View ArticleDundee jobs: Increase in number of people in work
DUNDONIANS are enjoying higher levels of employment compared to the same time last year, new figures have revealed. Despite 116 jobs going at printing firm the Flint Group last month, employment in...
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Readers’ shock at images of two ‘drug users’ near kids’ playpark
On looking at the shocking images of two apparent drug users slumped on a bench near a playpark, Tele readers expressed a range of reactions. But one feeling unified many Dundonians — complete shock....
View ArticleRestaurant worker fails to win £20,000 after ‘slipping on onion’
A FORMER Dundee student launched a £20,000 legal bid against a garden centre — claiming he was hurt after slipping on some onions. Thomas Fleming, 32, was seeking compensation for a knee injury he said...
View ArticleSocial worker facing hearing over ‘circus’ claims
A DUNDEE social worker has been accused of inappropriate conduct, including taking a child to the circus and paying with his own money. Brian Stevenson will appear at a hearing at the end of the month...
View ArticleSurprise as three baby wallabies unexpectedly born at Wildlife Centre
THE city’s Camperdown Wildlife Centre has had three new residents bounce into life — and rather unexpectedly. To the joy of bosses at the zoo, three of their female red-necked wallabies have produced...
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Girl freed by fire crew after nearly losing finger in bike chain
A FIRE crew was called to a block of flats in Dundee after a five-year-old girl got her finger stuck in a bike chain. Belinda Peterson, 32, was cooking dinner at her home on Sandeman Street when she...
View Article900 eggs donated for city kids this Easter
IT’s going to be an ‘egg-cellent’ Easter for Dundee kids with 900 eggs donated for charity. Charlie Kean is acting as the city’s very own Easter Bunny, hopping around the city as fast as he can...
View ArticleShops targeted in blitz on selling kids smokes
Police and trading standards officers have carried out an operation aimed at cracking down on illegal tobacco sales. Ten businesses around the city were targeted by trading standards officials acting...
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