Warning after two conned out of ‘large sums of money’ in Angus
Two people have lost large sums of money in telephone scams in Angus, police have revealed. An 81-year-old man was conned after being led to believe he was to inherit money from an extended family...
View ArticleCommunity Spirit Awards: Your chance to honour the folk who deserve it most
They work tirelessly to make sport accessible to disabled people. Since being honoured at the Evening Telegraph’s Community Spirit Awards earlier this year, the Dundee Dragons Wheelchair Sports Club...
View ArticleFirefighters find lodge ‘well-alight’ at Piperdam Resort
Firefighters were called to tackle a blaze at one of the lodges at Piperdam Resort this morning. The alarm was raised at 7.30am and three crews from Macalpine Road rushed to the scene. Upon arrival...
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Luxury Piperdam lodge destroyed in fire
A resort owner said he was “gutted” after a luxury lodge at the leisure centre was destroyed in a fire. Firefighters were called to tackle a blaze at one of the lodges at Piperdam Golf & Leisure...
View ArticleOne rescued from fire at Forfar tenement
One person had to be rescued from a fire in a three-storey tenement in Forfar this morning. Firefighters were called to a second floor flat on Goosecroft shortly after 11am. One person in the flat...
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Body found at scene of Piperdam lodge fire
A body has been found in a fire-ravaged lodge near Dundee, police confirmed tonight. The find was made at Piperdam Holiday Resort, which was the scene of a major blaze in the early hours of yesterday....
View ArticleMotorbike and van crash closes Angus road
A serious road traffic collision has resulted in the closure of a road in Angus. The crash involved a van and a motorbike on Craig Road in the Ferryden area of Montrose. Emergency services were called...
View ArticleBiker dies in Tayside road smash
A motorcyclist has died in a horror smash on a Tayside road, police confirmed tonight. Emergency services were called to Craig Road, Ferryden, around 1.45pm today following reports of a two-vehicle...
View ArticleThere Asda be an explanation – mystery surrounds shopping trolley up the Sidlaws
Off their trollies? A wheelie good adventure in the hills? One thing’s for sure – there Asda be an explanation. Mystery today surrounds the appearance of a shopping trolley at the top of the Sidlaw...
View ArticleMotorcyclist, 32, killed in crash with van formally identified
Police have formally identified a motorcyclist who was killed in a road accident in Angus yesterday. David Spink. from Arbroath, suffered fatal injuries after a collision with a van on Craig Road in...
View ArticleProbe launched after speed camera on Dundee to Aberdeen road is set on fire
Police have launched an investigation after firebugs set a speed camera on fire just outside of Dundee. It is thought that the fixed camera went up in flames on Thursday night at Petterden on the A90....
View ArticleWoman’s charity drive in bid to help Tayside’s homeless
A fleeting brush with unemployment was enough to persuade a Tayside woman to start her own charity campaign. Now, only a few weeks after she launched Donate Warmth, Megan Gellatly’s house in Arbroath...
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Child abuse unit launches ‘serious’ investigations into crimes in Tayside
A specialist child abuse unit has launched four “serious and complex” investigations in Tayside since its formation this year, the Tele can reveal. The National Child Abuse Investigation Unit (NCAIU)...
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Collisions on A92 Dundee to Arbroath road fall over 10 years
It was one of the most dangerous roads in Tayside and now it is being described as “tremendous”. The A92 from Dundee to Arbroath duel carriageway opened on September 27, 10 years ago at a cost of £53...
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GALLERY: Stars flock to Tayside and Fife for Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Stars from the world of showbiz and sport have flocked to Tayside and Fife for the annual Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. The first round of the ProAm competition got under way on Thursday at St...
View ArticleBody of man, 30, discovered at Tayside property
Police were called to an address in Forfar this morning after the body of a man was discovered. Officers attended a home in Bankhead Terrace at 5am. There are are no suspicious circumstances...
View ArticleFireworks return to Tayside town
THE Arbroath fireworks display is set to come back with a bang this year — thanks to community fundraising. There were no annual Bonfire Night celebrations in the town last November, prompting an...
View ArticleCarnoustie car’s mysterious balancing act
Carnoustie residents were left bewildered after finding a car balancing on a garden wall. At around 5.50am today police received a report of a one vehicle collision in Kirkton Terrace, Carnoustie....
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Vandals cause “destruction” at Angus cemetery
Council chiefs have appealed for help to identify the vandals responsible for “a despicable act of destruction” at an Angus cemetery. Angus Council staff discovered about a dozen toppled and damaged...
View ArticleCarnoustie youngster accepts courage award from Prince Harry
A FIVE-year-old Carnoustie boy has accepted a national award for his courage from Prince Harry. Ollie Holt claimed a prestigious 2015 WellChild Award at the Hilton in Park Lane, London, winning the...
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