‘This dispute is far from over’: Unions in call for care worker strike action
Trade union leaders are recommending strike action to care workers amid worries over split shift patterns.
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Businessman claims he has had to lay off staff because ‘Dundee council owe me £15k’
A businessman claims he has been forced to lay off staff due to an unpaid cleaning bill of £15,000 from Dundee City Council.
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.
Local council makes decision on ‘parking tax’ for authority employees including teachers
Fife Council has no plans to introduce a workplace car parking levy as it seeks to find almost £5 million of savings in the coming year.
‘It’s a really good idea’ – residents have their say on plan to webcast Dundee council meetings
Plans to broadcast Dundee City Council meetings have been met with a mixed response from residents.
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”.
44% of Tayside sex offenders commit crimes using internet – and figures continue to rise
Almost half of sex offenders being monitored by the authorities in Tayside have been convicted of crimes on the internet – and the numbers are rising.
Bin collection plans change for Christmas
Councils across Tayside and Fife have announced changes to recycling schedules during the festive period.
Dundee council must deal with drug deaths, housing and exam results – annual report
Dundee City Council must reduce the number of drug deaths, build more new houses and improve exam results for looked after children, according to the authority’s annual report card.
Drug dealers and users in Dundee street ‘making lives hell’
CCTV is to be installed on a Dundee street amid complaints about antisocial behaviour which residents say has been going on for four years.
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.
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.