Tayside may see detailed City Deal bid submitted in next year
A DETAILED bid to secure a £400 million investment in Tayside is likely to be finalised by May next year, the Tele can reveal today. Dundee City Council leader Ken Guild met with the leaders of the six...
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Video: Can you guess who everyone is on the Scarecrow trail?
Life has been pretty sweet for residents in Longforgan of late — as the village plays host to its eleventh Scarecrow Trail. The annual event kicked off this week, with all of the entries designed...
View ArticleMan left bleeding on floor after thug bursts into his home
A MAN was left bleeding heavily on the floor of his own home after he was subjected to a brutal 30-minute attack. Ryan Black, 22, carried out the assault on 34-year-old David Donald in the middle of...
View ArticleCar parks and lounges among local upgrades from £225,000 pot
What do you want fixed in your community? That’s the question from council chiefs who have revealed they have a pot of cash waiting to be spent on upgrading neighbourhoods. Last year, Dundee City...
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Let’s Get Dundee Working: Tele launches new jobs campaign
Dundee has consistently had one of the highest rates of unemployment in Scotland. In September, the city had the worst economic inactivity rate in the country at 31%. The youth employment rate for...
View ArticleLochee pub could be sold and turned into restaurant
A prominent Lochee pub has been put up for sale — and could be converted into a restaurant. The Sporting Lounge has been a fixture on the High Street for more than half a century, but having recently...
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Bid to extend permission at Dundee’s Overgate Centre
Dundee’s Overgate shopping centre is bidding to keep alive the prospect that it will expand in the future — although on a smaller scale than previous plans to extend by almost half. The retail hub was...
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Two charged over alleged raid bid at Dundee pawn shop
Two men have been charged with smashing the window of a Dundee pawnbrokers with a hammer and trying to steal jewellery. Police launched an investigation after two “masked” men were said to have...
View ArticleCamaraderie for dads: Allotment project helping sow seeds of friendship
Being a single parent can be a lonely job, but for a group of Dundee dads, a new allotment project has provided some camaraderie. The allotment in South Road has been transformed in recent weeks by...
View ArticleEastern Primary red uniform kept despite claims it made kids hyper
A Dundee school which claimed its red uniforms could over-stimulate pupils has decided to keep the colour. Some parents of children at Eastern Primary School in Broughty Ferry were left seeing red last...
View ArticleEU Referendum: List of Dundee schools and nurseries to close
On Thursday June 23 the polls will open for the EU Referendum. Voters will decide whether to remain in the European Union or to leave and go it alone. Polling stations will be located in a number of...
View ArticleWork to start on damaged Kingsway footbridge
Repairs are due to start on a damaged Kingsway footbridge on Thursday. The work, at the Strathmartine Road roundabout, is due to last four weeks and should cause minimal disruption to traffic as the...
View ArticleThe Queen to visit Dundee
Dundee is set to play host to a visit from The Queen and her husband The Duke of Edinburgh next month. The Royal couple will visit the City of Discovery on Wednesday July 6. The exact nature of the...
View ArticleAct your age, Wullie! Just two weeks to go in Bucket trail countdown
Oor Wullie has been given an ‘act your age’ makeover for his 80th birthday. Balhousie Care Group has sponsored one of the more than 50 statues that will make up the Oor Wullie Bucket Trail, which is...
View ArticleConcern as kids in A&E over drink and drugs
Nearly 500 kids have been admitted to A&E departments around Tayside for alcohol and drugs misuse in the last two years. The Tele can reveal that 393 people up to the age of 17 were admitted to...
View ArticleFire crews help rescue man from burn after 3m fall
An elderly man had to be pulled from a Tayside burn after he fell 3m down an embankment. Emergency crews — including police, firefighters and ambulance — all attended the incident at Perth’s Scouring...
View ArticleFamily in battle with Dundee City Council over flat
A Dundee man will be left homeless if the council pushes ahead with a move to buy his house and knock it down, it’s been claimed. A family is locked in a dispute with Dundee City Council over a flat on...
View ArticleLet’s Get Dundee Working: First Minister backs Tele campaign
Politicians have thrown their support behind the Tele’s ‘Let’s Get Dundee Working’ campaign. Along with a number of partners, the Tele is leading a drive to get Dundonians into work, either by...
View ArticleGrand Theft Wullie: Video games legend shows support for Bucket Trail
The man behind world famous video games Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings has shown his support for the Oor Wullie Bucket Trail. Computer games legend Dave Jones visited Abertay University and signed the...
View ArticlePolice swoop on Dundee city centre bank after ‘false alarm’
An accidental panic alarm slip-up caused police to swarm around a busy Dundee bank. Officers rushed to the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in the city’s High Street around 12.30pm on Tuesday. Shocked...
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