Finalists chosen for NHS Tayside STAR awards
Finalists in the 2018 NHS Tayside Staff Appreciation and Recognition (STAR) awards have been chosen following almost 700 nominations from employees and the public.
View Article24-hour three-legged run in local area is a Guinness world record
The local area has legged it back into the Guinness Book of World Records with final confirmation of another unusual accolade from a summer of success.
View ArticleGender pay gap at Tayside firms revealed
More than 70% of large firms in Tayside and Fife pay men more than women, it has been revealed.
View ArticleTourism projects in spotlight in bid to attract visitors and boost employment
A pair of proposed culture and tourism projects forming part of the Tay Cities Deal bid have played host to the area’s leading councillors.
View ArticleOwners urged to carry out checks after local stairwell collapse leaves man in...
Angus property owners have been urged to make regular checks in the wake of a Montrose stairwell collapse that left a man in hospital.
View ArticleLocal police rates bill ‘could be spent putting bobbies on the beat’
Police in Angus are being burdened by a six-figure rates bill that could be spent on putting bobbies on the beat, it has been claimed.
View ArticleRolling Stones show comes to local venue
AngusAlive has announced details of a new show that’s due to take place at the Webster Memorial Theatre in Arbroath next month.
View ArticleTractor convoy takes to local roads to raise cash in Keira hospital fundraiser
A Brechin family have been overwhelmed by the support they received at a fundraiser for Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow, which saved their daughter’s life.
View ArticleTayside on brink of global first – eradicating hepatitis C
Tayside is on the cusp of a global first, as it looks to eradicate the hepatitis C virus from the region.
View ArticleLocal councils hold 2,700 residents on ‘watch lists’ going back 40 years
Thousands of residents across Tayside and Fife are on secretive council “watch lists” and some records go back more than 40 years.
View ArticleLocal football club lodges plan for artificial football pitches
Plans to build two artificial football pitches in Monifieth have been submitted to council planners.
View ArticleDundee primary teacher performs at New York Tartan Week alongside KT Tunstall
A Dundee primary school teacher is heading home from a star-studded week in New York, where he performed as part of the city’s Tartan Week celebrations.
View ArticleLocals urged to have their say on parking charges
Parking campaigners could see their demands come partly true after council chiefs said they might meet them halfway.
View ArticleShona Robison ‘getting on with the job’ and refuses to quit over NHS Tayside...
The health secretary has remained defiant amid calls for her to step down, saying she is focused on “getting on with the job”.
View ArticleFolk urged to take three items of litter away from local beaches
Carnoustie and District Independent Councillor Brian Boyd is encouraging people to help reduce litter and plastic pollution in the sea and on beaches.
View ArticleMan found dead after fire crews tackle blaze at local caravan park
The body of a man has been discovered following a fire in a local caravan park.
View ArticleLocal boy, 15, cried ‘I’ve made my parents’ lives a misery’ during armed...
Two baby-faced armed robbers who held up a Tesco store when they were both aged just 15 have been jailed.
View ArticleParkinson’s Disease: ‘I thought my life was over after my diagnosis — but...
When she first started having problems with her arm, Sharon Langlands never thought it would lead to the devastating diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.
View ArticleCameras ruled out in bid to stamp out dog fouling in local area
An Angus councillor hoping to stamp out dog fouling has been told mobile CCTV can’t be brought into the fight because it would be an intrusion into the privacy of locals.
View ArticleCall for ID scheme at recycling centres to stop interlopers from Dundee
Making residents present ID before they dump rubbish at Angus skips has been suggested to stop interlopers from “across the border” in Dundee.
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