Ninety-six-year-old council candidate vows to give elderly a voice
A 96-year-old woman standing in this week’s council elections has vowed to stand up for the elderly and for teachers if she wins a seat.
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Dundee widow in tears after council worker ran over husband’s grave
A Dundee woman has told of how she broke down in tears after learning a council worker had run over her husband’s grave.
19 council buildings have defects similar to school where wall collapsed
Nineteen council buildings across Edinburgh have defects similar to one which caused a wall to collapse at a primary school in the capital, a new report has revealed.
Council failing on effective action to help Grenfell survivors, task force finds
An independent task force set up in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire has accused Kensington and Chelsea Council of failing to take effective action to help survivors of the disaster.
REVEALED: Construction of new Dundee sports centre set to begin
Work on the Regional Performance Centre for Sport at Caird Park will start at the beginning of May, the Evening Telegraph can reveal.
Trade union claims victory over Dundee council in proposed split-shifts for carers row
Trade union bosses in Dundee have vowed to have round the table talks in a bid to resolve issues over care workers’ shift patterns.
SAFE AS HOUSES: Affordable gadgets can help keep you and your home safe from crooks
They are the small affordable gadgets and devices which can prevent people falling victim to scammers.
4,500 council jobs in Tayside and Fife lost since financial crash
The number of full-time staff at Tayside and Fife councils has been slashed by 4,500 since the financial crash, it has been revealed.
‘Drugged’ man found slumped in playground as kids make way to school
Parents at a Dundee primary campus have reacted angrily after a man was found slumped in the playground.
Council to seal off trashed Dundee ‘party’ flat
Council officials are to seal off a flat that was trashed during a party.
Work on new multi-million pound Dundee sports centre to start early next year
Work will begin on a new multi-million-pound sports centre in Dundee’s Caird Park in early 2018.
Dundee council will need an extra £53 million to balance books
Dundee City Council will be forced to borrow an extra £53 million if it is to balance its books in the coming financial year, it has been revealed.
Dundee park hit by flood is ‘protected’
A Dundee park hit by flooding so deep the goalposts were submerged has been declared a protected site.
Kids’ social worker for Dundee council launched racist tirade on train
A childen's social care worker at Dundee City Council has been fined after launching a racist tirade on a train.
Former Dundee Early Learning Centre earmarked for restaurant and cafe
The former Early Learning Centre unit in Dundee city centre could be occupied for the first time since 2014 after plans were revealed to convert it into a restaurant and cafe.
Council rejects bid to open Ryze trampoline park in Dundee
Proposals for a £2 million trampoline park in Dundee have been rejected by planning chiefs.
Residents set up protest banners in bid to get secure entry installed at Dundee homes block
Banners have been put up at a block of houses demanding Dundee City Council installs secure entry doors to prevent antisocial behaviour.
Call for crossing point near Dundee school over fears for pupils
A mum is calling for action to improve kids’ safety near Dundee’s biggest primary school.
Waiting is almost over for 3,000 Dundee school pupils awaiting exam results
Thousands of school pupils across Dundee face an anxious wait ahead of their exam results being revealed this morning.
Dying Dundee woman, 60, says her ‘dignity has been taken away’ by council and NHS
A Dundee woman dying of cancer says she “is being robbed of her dignity” after claiming authorities refused to alter her home.