Dundee City Council reported to Transport Scotland amid concerns Blether Bus ‘denies access to the disabled’
Dundee City Council has been reported to Transport Scotland amid concerns its alternative to a doomed bus service is not accessible.
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Consultation for West End replacement bus service ‘under-advertised’ claim residents
A consultation on a much-maligned replacement bus service is being under-advertised, residents have claimed, leading to fears that it won’t properly serve the local area.
West End pensioner challenges councillors to ride axed 204 bus route
A West End pensioner who led a bid to save a city bus has challenged the councillors who scrapped it to ride it themselves to understand the consequences of their decision.
Dundee council could have saved ‘ridiculous’ axing of lifeline bus service, claim opponents
Dundee City Council could have saved a “lifeline” bus service which councillors chose to scrap, its own accounts suggest.
Raging residents hit out at loss of ‘lifeline’ Dundee bus service
Residents set to lose a “lifeline” bus service have slammed the alternative offered by the council.
Dundee council leader attacked on jobs cuts after outburst about city litter problem
The leader of Dundee City Council has been slammed by opposition members after hitting out at the state of the streets, despite presiding over cuts to cleaning and maintenance jobs.
Dundee sees price hikes to leisure and arts activities across the city
Dundee's leisure and arts body has unveiled several price rises for its services this year following a cut to its budget.
City council plans to axe public toilets, libraries and school crossing patrollers to save £45m
Aberdeen City Council could close all of its public toilets, all but one of its libraries and axe all lollipop men and women in an effort save £45 million over the next year.
REVEALED: Lib Dems say cuts in office furniture can help Dundee council save £8m
The Liberal Democrats in Dundee say slashing spending on office furniture, travel allowances and consultancy fees could help prevent proposed cuts to public services.
Trade union bosses to fight threat to Dundee council jobs with ‘everything it takes’
Trade union bosses in Dundee have declared they will fight any threat to council jobs with “everything it takes”.
Leader John Alexander says Dundee council has to make cuts of £18m
John Alexander has admitted cost-cutting to the tune of £18 million will be required to balance the books at Dundee City Council.
RESULTS: Tele readers demand protection for key services as Dundee council gets set to cut £20m
Protect education, waste management and social care — but do not raise our council tax.
Council vows to axe 800 jobs – a fifth of its workforce
Angus Council plans to cut its workforce by up to 800 staff in the next three years.
‘Disgraceful’ bid to balance books ‘will hit the most vulnerable’
The most vulnerable people in Fife will be hit by efforts to plug a £23.2 million health and social care black hole, it has been claimed.
£32k salary boost for council chiefs to reward increase in workload
Angus Council chiefs are about to share a £32,000 salary boost as the council prunes £108k from its upper-echelon budget.
Opposition parties prepare alternative Dundee council budgets
Dundee’s Labour and Lib Dem groups plan to put forward alternative budgets.
Fears putting up price of uplifts could lead to rise in fly-tipping around Dundee
Increasing the cost of uplifting bulky items could lead to a surge in fly-tipping, an environmental campaigner has warned.
SURVEY: Dundee City Council says it must cut £12m. What do you think it should do?
Next Thursday, Dundee City Council will meet to decide how it intends to save more than £12 million from its spending next year.
Cost of parking, burial and waste collections all set to rise as Dundee council bids to cut £12m
Parking charges could rise, burial costs may go up and the price of special waste collections is set to increase as Dundee City Council bids to slash its spending by a staggering £12 million.
Dundee council bosses forced to scrap £12.8m of debt
Dundee City Council has written off £12.8 million of debt in just three years, the Tele can reveal.