Tay Road Bridge sensors to measure amount of speeding drivers
Infrared sensors are set to be introduced at the Tay Road Bridge amid concerns drivers are breaking the speed limit. The equipment will be used on a short-term basis to establish the scale of the...
View ArticleProposals by NHS Tayside to sell off assets
NHS TAYSIDE plans to make more than £15 million by selling off assets to balance its books — including land at Ninewells Hospital. In a report, bosses at the health board revealed a five-year strategy...
View ArticleMan denies he caused ex fear
A DUNDEE man allegedly sent gifts to his ex-partner, returned letters to her, and repeatedly phoned her. Andrew McIntosh, 62, of Millbay Gardens, also allegedly attended at his former partner Linda...
View ArticlePrison for man who grew £24k of drugs in attic
A man and his stepson who were both involved in drugs have been jailed for a total of more than four years. Derek Adam, 43, was jailed for three years for growing cannabis. His stepson Jake Thomson,...
View ArticleMan hurled racist abuse at Dundee takeaway staff
A man told takeaway workers to “go back to their own country” as he waited for food at a Dundee curry shop. Joel Justice, 25, also spouted racist abuse to staff in Curry Junction on the city’s Perth...
View ArticleMan facing jail after being caught with weapons at airport
A Dundee man is facing three years in jail after being caught with a stash of offensive weapons at Edinburgh Airport. Kevin McKell, of Greenbank Place, was found to have three CS gas canisters, seven...
View ArticlePlans to create 28 ‘affordable homes’ in Dundee
A DEVELOPER has put forward a bid to build 28 new homes in the final stage of a new housing development. The Dundee site, north of Drumgeith Road near Ballumbie Primary School, Whitfield, has been the...
View ArticleCouncil identifies £100,000 of fraud and benefit errors
More than £100,000 has been racked up in fraud and mistakes involving housing benefit in Dundee in the last two years, new figures have revealed. And thousands have also been spent by the council on...
View ArticleSchool staff shortage on agenda for Holyrood talks
DUNDEE City Council’s education convener has said staff shortages will be a key issue for discussion when he meets with John Swinney over changes to schooling. Stewart Hunter will meet Mr Swinney, the...
View ArticleCity hotel’s restaurant to help create 25 jobs
Dundee’s newest hotel has announced it is to create another 25 jobs. The Hampton By Hilton is scheduled to open in September at West Marketgait, having initially aimed for an opening in June. Today,...
View ArticleHomelessness ‘on the rise in Dundee’
GROWING numbers of people are sleeping rough on Dundee’s streets, a charity report has claimed. The city has one of the highest rates in Scotland of its homeless residents having to spend a night with...
View ArticleDrug cops ‘play the long game’ in Tayside crackdown
POLICE are ready to “play the long game” with people suspected of flooding Tayside’s communities with drugs, a top officer said today. Detective Inspector Paul Riley, from the proactive CID unit, and...
View ArticleDuo convicted of setting car alight at police officer’s home
As criminals, they made an unlikely pair. One was a businessman under surveillance by the police, the other a personal trainer with a violent past and debts to pay. But William Handy and Craig Guest...
View ArticleCare worker ‘told OAP to go and die’
A WORKER at a Dundee care home is to face a hearing after allegedly telling an elderly resident to “go and die”. Helen Campbell will be brought in front of the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)...
View ArticleDrugs raid accused ‘tried to swallow heroin’
A WOMAN who was arrested during an alleged drugs raid in Dundee faces a claim that she tried to swallow an illegal substance to hide it from police. Officers targeted a property in the city on Tuesday...
View ArticleBuses could play host to ‘spontaneous’ concerts
“Spontaneous” orchestra concerts could be set to take place around the streets of Dundee — and even on buses. As part of a £2.2 million scheme, anti-poverty project Big Noise is set to launch in the...
View ArticleMini Oor Wullies all set to join trail
It goes to show that size really doesn’t matter as Dundee’s mischievous son sneaked into the city’s libraries for the mini trail. And it is expected to be every bit the equal of the larger scheme that...
View ArticlePlans for new Dundee sports club facility
Ambitious new plans have been unveiled today for a new facility at a Dundee sports club. The Dundee East Community Sports Club (DECSC) has submitted an application to the city council for a new two...
View ArticleMan tells of fire drama as neighbour slept through blaze
A MAN has told of the dramatic moment he had to hammer on his neighbours’ door to wake them after a grillpan caught fire. Emergency services were called to Restenneth Drive, Forfar, today after reports...
View ArticleGeorgea is looking to bloom after turning her life around
TWO years ago, Georgea Anastassiou was crippled by anxiety and unable to leave her bedroom. She spoke to nobody — and things got so bad that she had to be pulled out of school. While her peers were...
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