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Fury at sentence for attack on double amputee
THE son of an amputee, who was viciously assaulted, said today it was “absolutely disgusting” his father’s attacker was admonished. Murray Dewar, of Hepburn Street, Dundee, struck Jack Wemyss, 83, on...
View ArticleMan admits he had sex with three kids in Dundee
A TEENAGER has admitted having sex with three children in Dundee. Kyle Leonard, 19, committed the offences on separate occasions between the winter of 2013 and the spring of 2014, Dundee Sheriff Court...
View ArticleWoman pulled from Tay after emergency call to Coastguard
Police, lifeboats and coastguard teams were called to pull a woman from the River Tay yesterday. Emergency services responded to a report at 8:45pm that a woman had entered the water at Discovery Quay....
View ArticleDundee weather: Snow blankets Tayside in chilly spring
April showers are to be expected — but this month Tayside has been experiencing conditions more comparable to winter than spring. Many people woke to a white landscape in the region today as a cold...
View ArticleMan hurt in dog fight
Police were called out to a Dundee street after a “brutal” fight between two dogs. Three police vehicles and an ambulance were sent out to Kinghorne Road. Eyewitnesses said that the fight, thought to...
View ArticlePolice get set for Dundee football derby
THE match commander for Monday’s football derby — one of the biggest in Dundee for years — has called on fans to enjoy the game responsibly. If Kilmarnock beat Hamilton on Saturday, a Dundee victory...
View ArticleStobswell all set for Stobfest
THE countdown for an inaugural Stobfest has begun, with the official programme of events launched yesterday. May 10 will see the start of the 10-day street festival in the Stobbie area. With the...
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Young footballer, 16, told he could go blind due to rare eye condition
A BUDDING Dundee footballer’s chances of a career might be over after he was diagnosed with a rare eye condition which could see him go blind. Connor Coupe, 16, from Kirkton, was told by doctors last...
View Article£6m more owed to local nursing staff
TAYSIDE’S health service owes £10 million to staff in backdated holiday pay — more than double a previous estimate. A miscalculation means that NHS Tayside is going to have to fork out £10.1m in...
View ArticleTraders claim parking rules ‘crucified’ local firms
Traders in Lochee have claimed that years of confusion over traffic and parking restrictions have ‘crucified’ the area. Dundee City Council recently announced that a new Traffic Regulation Order, which...
View ArticleChanges in schools as city acts on complaints
THE top man at Dundee City Council has revealed a series of changes made to services in Dundee as a result of customer feedback. David Martin, the local authority’s chief executive, told councillors...
View ArticleCurfew for knife teen who threatened to cut girl’s throat
A TEENAGER, who pulled out a knife and threatened to cut a girl’s throat before pushing her down stairs, has had his sentence deferred for good behaviour. Ryan Finlayson, 18, of Badenoch Place,...
View ArticleDundee facing traffic misery amid busy road disruption
A BUSY stretch of a Dundee road is set for a week’s worth of disruption as surface patching work takes place. The council will implement traffic control measures on Pitkerro Road, between the Kingsway...
View ArticleWellgate plans may be scaled back after BHS blow
DUNDEE’S Wellgate shopping centre is facing an uncertain future — with a planned redevelopment of the site to include a cinema likely to be scaled back, its manager has admitted. Peter Aitken was...
View ArticleResidents forced to evacuate after flooding during asbestos work
Dundee residents had to evacuate their homes after an operation to remove asbestos-laden water tanks led to extensive flooding. The city council scheduled £200,000 of construction works to replace the...
View ArticleElection 2016: Dundee West
The political landscape of the Dundee West constituency has been the subject of some major changes in recent years. Having previously been a Labour stronghold, Joe FitzPatrick gained control of the...
View ArticleMissing girl Chloe Allan is found safe
Missing teenager Chloe Allan, from Dundee, has been traced safe and well. The 14-year-old had last been seen at 5pm on Friday April 29 in the Mill O Mains area of the city where she is believed to have...
View ArticleMixu: Thompson would be ‘fool’ to sack me
Mixu Paatelainen has told Dundee United chairman Stephen Thompson he would be “a fool” to sack him. The Finn could not save his side from being relegated as they suffered fresh devastation with a 2-1...
View ArticleDundee fan in intensive care after derby heart attack
A Dundee fan who suffered a cardiac arrest during last night’s derby is reportedly recovering in intensive care. The man collapsed in the Bobby Cox Stand during stoppage time shortly before Craig...
View ArticleVideo: Restaurant thief caught on CCTV
CCTV footage has today emerged of a thief breaking into a city restaurant. Japanese eatery Oshibori in the Nethergate was broken into and a professional camera worth £800 was stolen along with £1,295...
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