Country music drive in show coming to Angus in September
A country music drive in show is coming to Angus next month. The Country Music Drive In Show, featuring artists including Philomena Begley and Joe Moore, will take place at Monikie Country Park on...
View ArticleSick mask-wearing pervert exposed himself to two girls, aged six and seven,...
An Arbroath family have been left “sick to their stomach” after a masked pervert exposed himself to a seven-year-old girl near to her home. The young girl was playing with her six-year-old friend on...
View ArticlePolice making inquiries following sudden death of man in Montrose
Police are making inquiries following the sudden death of a man in an Angus town at the weekend. Officers are continuing inquiries following the death of a 45-year-old man within a flat in the Hill...
View Article‘A sordid affair’: Marking 35 years since Invertay Primary School’s...
It’s 35 years since Invertay Primary School closed its doors to pupils. It was a turbulent time for the Monifieth community, as Gayle Ritchie discovers. Thirty-five years ago, in the summer of 1985,...
View ArticleMore than 22,000 schoolchildren absent in a single day as demand soars for...
More than 22,000 children were absent from school for reasons related to coronavirus on a single day last week. Figures released by the Scottish Government showed that 3.61% of schoolchildren across...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Kingspark School to reopen on phased basis from next Monday
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View ArticleFears over increase in sexual abuse of Dundee kids during coronavirus lockdown
The number of children pleading for help to escape sexual abusers spiralled during the lockdown, a charity has claimed. And it’s feared the true number of victims could be even higher because schools...
View ArticleSSPCA searching for home for ‘rare’ quail named Sergeant Chester
The Scottish SPCA is looking for a home for a snowflake northern bobwhite quail in its care. Sergeant Chester is currently living at the charity’s Angus, Fife and Tayside Animal Rescue and Rehoming...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: One coronavirus death in past day as Scotland records 156 new...
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View ArticleAngus boy completes mammoth walk in memory of his mum to raise cash for RNLI
An Angus lad is putting his feet up after he managed to walk 55 miles to raise more than £2,500 for the RNLI. Nine-year-old Charlie Watts, from Auchterhouse, undertook the mammoth trek from Broughty...
View ArticleHopes for Arbroath version of Love Island on Keptie Pond appear to be sunk
Hopes of an Arbroath version of Love Island appear to have been dashed after an alleged sign for “auditions” was removed. The Keptie Pond was transformed into Keptie Island at some point on Sunday...
View ArticleBlind Angus pensioner raises hundreds of pounds for charity by making...
A blind ex-navy diver has overcome the daily barriers of his sight loss and made dozens of squirrel boxes to raise money for charity. Eddie Piper, 78 from Wellbank, started making the boxes to fill...
View ArticlePolice hunt two teenagers after alleged assault next to Arbroath bakery at...
Police are investigating an alleged assault in Arbroath which happened at the weekend. The incident took place at Fishacre near the junction with Barngreen, about 12.45am on Saturday. A man was...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Four of Scotland’s 101 new coronavirus cases in Tayside – with...
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View ArticleTeachers given ‘dog’s abuse’ as they strived to educate pupils from home...
Teachers working under unprecedented pressure during lockdown were subject to abuse from parents. Across Tayside and Fife there were 23 reported incidents of written or verbal abuse of school staff by...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Six coronavirus cases in Tayside as 159 confirmed across Scotland
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View ArticleIndoor visiting in care homes to be reintroduced in Tayside from Saturday
Indoor care home visits are being reintroduced across Tayside from Saturday. Care homes can welcome indoor visitors from tomorrow after the lifting of the restriction was postponed in the wake of the...
View ArticleFlooding damage in Angus results in road closure
The impact of Storm Francis is still being felt one week on, with some roads in Angus still flooded and damaged. Cart Road, also known as Auchmithie Beach track, has been rendered unusable following...
View ArticleMore than £1.25m claimed in Dundee through ‘Eat Out’ scheme, boosting...
People across Dundee claimed more than £1.25m worth of discounts through the UK Government’s ‘Eat Out to help Out’ scheme in August. More than 240,000 meals were eaten by people in the city who took...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Another 141 people test positive for Covid-19 in Scotland
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