| Letters - 27 August 2004 |
| In search of oldest pub |
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The Royal Oak
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| COULD THE Tele please try to settle a difference of opinion at my local hostelry? |
| Which is the oldest, longest-running, working pub in Dundee? — June Roxburgh, Reid Square, Dundee.
[There is no absolute evidence to prove the identity of Dundee’s oldest, existing pub.
The Royal Oak, now classed as a restaurant but still serving alcohol, claims to have sold alcohol continuously since 1745.
It was at some stages of its existence known as the Scourinburn.
One bar possibility is the Tay Bridge in Perth Road, which dates at least from the early 1870s.
Two further candidates depend on how you regard Lochee and Broughty Ferry. Neither was part of Dundee when their candidates were first mentioned.
The Lochee claim rests on the Albert Bar, formerly the Albert Hotel. It appeared on Ordnance Survey maps in the 1850s.
The building of The Eagle Inn in Broughty Ferry dates from the 18th century, and was in use as a station for the Broughty-to-Dundee stagecoach since 1828.
In the 1950s, during alterations to the premises, coins were found dating from 1636, at which time the place was described as “a hostelry”.]
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| We’re not all cheats |
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| I AM fed up with the TV licensing authority forever banging on about dodgers.
It gives the impression we are all a bunch of crooks.
If it’s as easy to catch licence dodgers as they claim, they should have had the problem cleared up long ago.
My advice to them is to stop blethering about it, get out and do it and then give us all some peace. — Fintryman.
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| No club entry for under 22s |
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| I WRITE in disappointment at Jumpin Jaks Club, which has just opened in Dundee. As a married woman under 22, whose friends are all older, I was disappointed to be told that Jaks is for over 22s only.
I was handed a flyer that did not state this and I was really looking forward to going. I’ve heard of over 21s but never 22. I think the club would do better with a lower entry age. — Deflated Clubber.
[A spokesman for Luminar Leisure said, “Most clubs in Dundee are aimed at over 18s so, with our live entertainment bar, we decided to create something for people over 22.
“This policy has, in the main, been received very well and we enjoyed an extremely busy opening weekend. We clearly stated on all the invites for the opening that it was an over-22 venue and that ID may be required.
“Some people between 18 and 21 came along thinking it was the usual age restrictionsand we gave away discount tickets to our sister club, the Mardi Gras, because that has an over 18s policy.”]
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| WRVS meetings invitation |
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| THE DUNDEE branch of the WRVS Association meets on the first Thursday of the month (September to April).
Meetings, which include refreshments, are from 10.30 to noon and include a talk by an invited guest.
The association extends an invitation to all members, particularly those who are recent incomers to Dundee, to join us next session to maintain contact and help carry on the good work of the organisation. Details may be obtained from me on 01382 453289. — Mrs J. Henderson, Chairperson.
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| Put people before money |
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| MY MOTHER is a Dundee pensioner and has one of the new lamp-post ads right outside her window.
It is lit up and her blinds did not stop the light coming in to her house. She has had to get a pair of velvet curtains as they are the only thing that keeps out the light
Dundee City Council should think of people before money. — Mrs Carol Boath, Graham Place, Dundee.
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| Figurines taken from grave |
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| I NOMINATE as rat of the week as the person(s) who stole two figurines (William Wallace and Rob Roy) from my brother’s grave at Birkhill Cemetery between August 10 and 16.
Some people have absolutely no respect for the dead. I hope this comes back to haunt them. — Donna Shepherd.
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| Never written about handouts |
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| I POINT out that, despite the claim of letter writer Downfield Reader, I have never written to the Tele on the subject of handouts from London to Scotland. — M. Cordell, Broughty Ferry, Dundee.
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