Council may ban new Dundee pubs outwith city centre
New council regulations will see applications for bars outside of the city centre recommended for refusal by planning chiefs.
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Campaigners demand timetable for ending sponsorship deals with alcohol brands
Health campaigners are calling on the Government to fix a “clear timetable” for outlawing alcohol sponsorship in the sports and music industry.
Tesco removes booze from shelves of Dundee store to meet council policy
Supermarket giant Tesco has avoided having an application to sell more booze at two city stores denied – by making a last-minute offer to reduce its alcohol capacity elsewhere.
‘Beer before wine’ won’t help your head the next day – 13 hangover cures from around the world
Anyone who has woken up with a fuzzy head, a dry mouth and a stomach-lining that appears to be yelling at you, will have attempted to soothe the alcohol-induced pain in some way.
Alcohol-related hospital admissions rise in England
Almost 1.2 million hospital admissions may have been linked to alcohol last year, new figures show.
Big drinkers could be altering their genes to fuel alcohol addiction, says study
Heavy drinking can alter DNA in ways that increase the desire for alcohol, new research suggests.
Dundee motorist crashed into Kingsway railings while five times over alcohol limit
A drink-driver caught almost five times the alcohol limit has been fined and banned.
Local breweries to feature at Dundee beer festival
A number of local brewers are gearing up for a craft beer festival which will return to the city later this year.
Police who asked for volunteers to get drunk ‘overwhelmed’ by response
Police who put out a call for volunteers to get drunk in order to help train officers carry out sobriety tests say they have had an “overwhelming response”.
40% rise in number of Tayside children taken to hospital drunk
There has been a 40% increase in the number of Tayside children admitted to hospital drunk since 2016.
Dundee dealer found in his car over alcohol limit also had two bags of heroin
A drug dealer snared after being caught behind the wheel of his car while over the alcohol limit has been jailed for two and a half years.
New drink-drive limit in Scotland ‘has not reduced road accidents’
The reduced drink-drive limit in Scotland has had no impact on cutting road accidents, a new study has found.
Sleep in the Park: senior Dundee councillor leaves early after ‘breaking the rules over booze’
One of Dundee City Council’s most senior councillors has admitted she “broke the rules” at Sleep in the Park after reportedly arriving at the event under the influence of alcohol.
Dundee woman drank heavily, went to nightclub, lost her coat and shoes then drove home
A woman was fined £300 and disqualified from driving for 14 months.
Alcohol worth six-figure sum taken in Renfrewshire raid
Police are searching for two men who stole alcohol worth a six-figure sum from a haulage firm in Renfrewshire.
‘I left my drink for about 20 seconds’: woman tells of being spiked on Dundee night out
A woman has relived the horror of her drink being spiked in a Dundee students’ union after campaigners called for lids to be placed on drinks in pubs and clubs.
Dundee woman ‘forced child to drink so much alcohol they vomited’
A woman is facing claims she forced a child to drink so much alcohol that they vomited.
10 people attend Tayside A&E with alcohol-related injuries every day
Shocking new statistics reveal an average of 10 people every day are turning up at A&E in Tayside for alcohol-related injuries.
£20m scheme tackling drug and alcohol misuse launched in Dundee
A new national strategy for tackling Scotland’s drug and alcohol problems was launched in Dundee yesterday.
New alcohol and drugs strategy promises ‘innovative approach’ to help addicts
Ministers are pledging to take an “innovative” approach to tackling drug and alcohol addiction in Scotland, even if it makes some people “uncomfortable”.