Angus Festival of House event in jeopardy after council raises concerns
The summer’s Festival of House event in Angus has hit a major snag, after Angus council officers recommended refusal of the licence over safety concerns. The council has recommended that councillors...
View ArticleAnger over illicit Travellers site
A GROUP of Travellers has pitched up just metres from homes in a quiet suburb. People living on Threewells Drive, Forfar, say that the illicit site at an adjacent park was set up at around 4pm on...
View ArticleFacebook stalker’s threat to ‘hurt’ young student
A STALKER bombarded a student with Facebook messages for four years and made threats that his victim would “get hurt”. Spurned Gregor Sharpe, 24, was spotted at Fiona Leeper’s work and even said he was...
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Car hits parked vehicle on Dalhousie Road
Two cars have been involved in a collision in Monifieth today, causing delays. The smash at the intersection between Dalhousie Road and Balmossie Street involved a parked Ford Fiesta and a Vauxhall...
View ArticleFestival of House cancelled after licencing row
The Festival of House has been cancelled after organisers admitted that a licencing row would be too difficult to overcome in time. The announcement comes after Police Scotland and Angus Council said...
View ArticleRecycling decision ‘could impact city’
ENVIRONMENT chiefs have admitted that plans to close recycling centres in Angus could see more rubbish being brought to Dundee’s recycling centres. Councillors are considering money-saving plans to...
View ArticleWoman seriously hurt in fall at pub
A WOMAN was being treated in hospital today for a serious head injury after a fall outside a pub. The victim, who is in her 40s, was admitted to Dundee’s Ninewells Hospital following the incident in...
View ArticleElection 2016: Angus North and Mearns, and Angus South
Angus has been split into two Holyrood constituencies since 2011; Angus North and Mearns, and Angus South. Angus South’s main population centres are the towns of Monifieth, Carnoustie and Arbroath,...
View ArticleBritish Senior Open: Carnoustie to get visitor influx for golf
Carnoustie businesses have already begun preparations for the 2016 British Senior Open. This year’s event is gearing up to be another hectic period for firms as thousands of golfing enthusiasts descend...
View ArticleMan charged in crackdown on bogus workmen
A man has been charged during a police crackdown on bogus workmen and doorstep crime. Police Scotland confirmed that a 44-year-old man had been detained in connection with crimes of dishonesty and...
View ArticleVideo played in memory of DJ killed in car crash
A Tayside DJ was commemorated at a Dundee dance event, with a video of one of his best sets played at the gig on huge screens. Scott Williams, 33, died in August when his car hit a wall while driving...
View ArticleHope fading for tourist attraction as railway fire remains unsolved
Volunteers at the fire-hit Caledonian Railway have expressed their disappointment at the failure of police to find the culprit who started the blaze. Andy Pegg, events manager for the rail preservation...
View ArticleElection 2016: Tayside all set for Holyrood polling day
IT’S make your mind up time for people across the country tomorrow. Voters will elect the 129 MSPs who will represent them at Holyrood for the next five years. If voting patterns continue, turnout is...
View ArticleMusic rules at Ninewells hit sour note with workers
PLEASE don’t stop the music is the message NHS Tayside workers have delivered to bosses amidst a radio licensing row. Staff across the health board have hit out after bosses banned the use of radio in...
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Homes plan appeal as council fails to reach decision
An appeal has been lodged after Angus Council failed to reach a decision on a bid to develop 300 homes on a site at Carnoustie. Plans have been lodged by Angus Estates and Muir Homes to build the homes...
View ArticleGirl treated in hospital after being injured on dodgem
A TEENAGER’S birthday celebration turned into a nightmare following a freak accident at an amusement arcade. Lisa Rodger from Beauly Crescent, Dundee, went to Pleasureland in Arbroath with friends and...
View ArticleWoman dies aged 33 after blood clot
A 33-YEAR-old woman has died at Ninewells Hospital after suffering a blood clot. Doris Bailey took ill at home in Arbroath and was taken in for treatment but passed away eight days later. Today, her...
View ArticleFuneral for soldier who collapsed during London Marathon
The funeral of an Afghanistan veteran and Green Beret who died after collapsing during the London Marathon will be held today. Captain David Seath, from Arbroath, was a fire support team commander in...
View ArticleElection 2016: Tayside polls open
The polls have opened this morning as Tayside voters elect their next batch of MSPs to Holyrood. The Scottish Parliament election comes a year after the SNP won 56 out of 59 seats at the UK general...
View ArticleVideo: Danger move by van driver caught on camera
A SHOCKING video has emerged of a van driver speeding across a Tayside junction on the wrong side of the road. The frightening footage, captured by two cameras situated on a property in Muirdrum, near...
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