Massive rise in naloxone kits handed out to users across Tayside
Distribution of kits which help reverse the effects of a drugs overdose has rocketed in Tayside over the last three years. The area’s health board has seen a massive year-on-year increase in the number...
View ArticleFears over speeding as drivers dodge Kingsway
Residents have demanded council chiefs look in to more traffic calming measures on a nearby road after saying wreckless driving has gone too far. People living in the Middleton Farm road area, behind...
View ArticleTeen speaks of ‘scary’ attack at hands of gang on way home from school
A teenager has spoken of the moment he was assaulted on his way home from school. Keiran Johnstone was walking home with his brother Callan and a friend when a gang of older teens approached them. The...
View ArticleDundee weather: Area could see snow as Arctic air moves in
The Met Office has today issued a weather warning with Dundee and Tayside possibly seeing flurries of snow. A yellow ‘be aware’ alert has been put in place from Tuesday afternoon through to Wednesday...
View ArticlePolice eye closure of six stations in Tayside
A total of six police stations in Tayside have been earmarked for closure. An estate strategy published by Police Scotland shows that Broughty Ferry, Bridge of Earn, Stanley, Letham, Muirhead and...
View ArticleMan, 35, spat in woman’s face during argument
A man placed a woman in a head-lock and restricted her breathing, Dundee Sheriff Court heard. Robert Shand, 35, carried out the attack at a home in Carnoustie. Shand, of Ravensby Road, Carnoustie, also...
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‘Joy and heartbreak’ as Morgan marks birthday
At best, Morgan Doyle was expected to live until she was 13 or 14 years old. But the youngster is preparing to celebrate her 15th birthday, with a mix of joy, relief and heartbreak for parents Michelle...
View ArticleStagecoach makes further changes to local bus services
A bus firm has made a series of changes to its timetables and services just weeks after it brought in a raft of alterations to its services. Stagecoach, the second-biggest operator in Dundee after...
View ArticleMum and children nearly hit as driver ‘flies’ through red light
A mum has blasted the driver who nearly smashed into her and the pram carrying her two-year-old son after running a red light. Mandy Laidlaw was crossing the road at a pedestrian crossing with her...
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‘He never gave up’: tributes as dad Colin loses fight with illness
Colin Douglas was a fit and healthy man — but last year he began to know something wasn’t right. The heartbreaking outcome of a trip to the doctor was a diagnosis of motor neurone disease, the...
View ArticleBid to steal donations from cairn on cycle route
Police are investigating after a “disgusting” attempt to break into a cairn and make off with charity money. The stone cairn at the East Haven section of the national cycle route, near Carnoustie, was...
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Dundee DJ transforms his life on This Time Next Year TV show
A DJ has revealed how he grappled with his weight problem to become a professional wrestler on a TV show presented by Davina McCall. Millions of viewers were expected to tune in to watch This Time Next...
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Lucky escape as car flip was ‘like a scene from The Matrix’
A man told of the terrifying moment his vehicle flipped 180 degrees and landed in a gully. Bryan Comb, 33, who has a farm at Tealing just outside Dundee, was going to visit friends near Lochgilphead on...
View ArticleMan, 23, had 50 weapons posted to his workplace
A man who runs a mobile phone and tablet business in Dundee imported 50 extendable batons to his work address. Dundee Sheriff Court heard Evaldas Vaicekauskas, 23, also had three stun guns at his home...
View ArticleCourt probe into death of man crushed by fallen tree
A Fatal Accident Inquiry is to be held after a 29-year-old man was crushed to death by a tree. John William Phillips had been cutting down trees in woodland near Kirriemuir in March 2013 when he was...
View ArticleOAP gives thanks to teen and Charlie Kean after rescue
A pensioner has said she was “incredibly grateful” to the Dundee schoolgirl who dashed to her rescue after she fell on a busy street. Traffic had to be halted after Sylvia Sinden collapsed on the road...
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Austen’s a master of make-up! Flamboyant care worker appears on Channel 4 show
With a two-hour make-up routine that would put any girl in the shade, one Carnoustie man shimmered on a one-off reality TV show. Austen Price, 22, was approached by show producers who were looking for...
View ArticleMore people in Tayside join organ donors list
The number of people in Tayside who have registered to be organ donors has leaped to record levels. Health chiefs say that 45% of locals are now signed up to donate, compared to 32% five years ago. Dr...
View ArticleAmputee to sue Police Scotland for £500k
A war veteran who lost part of his leg in a horror road crash is seeking £500,000 in compensation from Police Scotland — after officers allegedly left him to walk along a dark dual carriageway. Retired...
View ArticleWoman, 46, dies after ‘fainting’ on Stagecoach bus
A 46-year-old woman has died in hospital after taking ill on a bus. Emergency services were called after Anne Jolly reportedly fainted while on board the vehicle in Forfar. The incident took place on a...
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