Anger as vandals target graves
Vandals have struck at an Angus cemetery — pushing over gravestones which are hundreds of years old. The memorials were targeted sometime between 10pm on Wednesday and Thursday morning. Session clerk...
View ArticleMotorists hit out at £10k vandal attack
Residents reacted furiously today after vandals as young as seven caused £10,000-worth of damage to cars parked in two Angus streets. Thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused to about 10 cars in...
View ArticlePensioner robbed of £4,000 in scam
A 75-year-old Tayside man was robbed of £4,000 after falling victim to a telephone scam. Police are investigating after the victim, from Carnoustie, was contacted by a fraudster claiming to be from a...
View ArticleMan who exposed himself to four women sent to jail
A man who subjected four women to an “ordeal” by exposing himself in front of them has been jailed. Paul Skelly, 37, of Burnside Street, Carnoustie, had previously admitted the offences, which took...
View ArticleNew home wanted for blind cat
The Scottish SPCA is seeking a new home for a blind cat who is being overlooked at their centre in Petterden, north of Dundee. Staff are appealing for a committed owner to offer the cat a permanent...
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Pair in bid to raise suicide awareness
ANGUS woman Ashley Wilkie knows only too well the pain and heartbreak of losing a family member to suicide. On July 5 in 2012 Ashley’s much loved stepfather Ian Heeps took his own life, aged 46....
View ArticleMum’s heartbreak as Christopher McPhee fought right to the end
A HEARTBROKEN mum today told how her late son fought right to the end after being diagnosed with cancer. Christopher McPhee, 36, contracted lung cancer, which later spread to his brain. The illness was...
View ArticleAssets worth £4.8m taken off Tayside criminals in two years
Nearly £5 million worth of assets have been seized from criminals in Tayside in the last two years, a top police officer has revealed. Ill-gotten gains, including houses, cars and jewellery, have been...
View ArticleNHS: We know we can make improvements
The NHS said it was committed to acting on the results of the surveys, saying it was “vital” to improving services. A spokeswoman said: “In 2015-16 there was a significant decrease in the number of...
View Article‘Worry’ over increase in racist crime across area
A racism charity has admitted it was “worried” after an upward trend was revealed in racist crimes across Tayside and Fife. Figures obtained by the Tele through Freedom of Information legislation...
View ArticlePolice respond to concerns over person at Arbroath cliffs
A lifeboat was launched last night after concerns were raised for the safety of a person on the Arbroath cliffs. Arbroath lifeboat and officers from Police Scotland were dispatched to the area at...
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‘I had to help’: John, 21, tries to warn neighbours after fire in close
A Tayside man has told how he fought his way through choking black smoke to try and warn neighbours their building was on fire. Fire crews were called to a tenement flat at John Street, Arbroath, at...
View ArticleVideo: Two trapped in crash between bus and van
Firefighters were scrambled to a crash between a bus and a van, as they freed two people trapped inside the vehicles. The road traffic collision was reported at 9.10am today on Arbroath’s Westway....
View ArticleKids as young as one being given antidepressants
CHILDREN as young as one have been prescribed antidepressants by NHS Tayside, the Tele can reveal. Figures obtained by the Tele show hundreds of children have been given mood-altering drugs by GPs and...
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Van driver describes moment his van collided with bus
A bus driver was rushed to hospital after she was thrown from her vehicle in a crash on Monday. The female driver landed up lying in the garden of a house when her bus smashed through a fence after a...
View ArticleVan reported to police after ‘suspicious’ activity at kennels
DOG owners have been warned to be on their guard, after suspicious late-night activity at a kennel in Angus. A vehicle pulled into a gamekeeper’s driveway near Inverarity, by Forfar, around 11.30pm on...
View ArticleCouple accused of abducting police officers tell how their lives were turned...
A COUPLE today told how their lives have been turned upside down after being accused of abducting two police officers. Philip Moreton, 31, and his wife-to-be Cheyrell Davie, 35, walked free from the...
View Article£1m of drugs off Tayside streets
POLICE today revealed that they have taken more than £1 million worth of drugs off Tayside’s streets. Illegal substances including heroin, cocaine and cannabis were seized in swoops by officers across...
View ArticleCafe named best in Scotland
AN Angus cafe has been recognised as the finest in the country at an awards ceremony. The family-run Franco’s, in Carnoustie, took home the prize for best cafe at the Business Awards Scotland 2016,...
View ArticleTartan Ticket: Just 4 days until £10,000 giveaway
IT’S here… the £10,000 Tartan Ticket has arrived in Dundee. With just four days to go, the windfall has been given the entrance it deserves — being piped into the City of Discovery in all its Scottish...
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