BLETHER: Scotland being bad is really nothing new, unfortunately
Season 1970-71 was a horrendous season for the Scotland national team, according to one reader’s memory.
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BLETHER: Ref and committee man had different tallies for famous 36-0 Arbroath win
Last week, Rob Boag gave a slightly different version of events to the one which sees a famous scoreline as a world record – Arbroath 36 Bon Accord 0.
BLETHER: English champions were on stage with soul legends The Four Tops
One thing about listening to former footballers is that most now feel free to tell wee “inside stories” from their time in the game.
BLETHER: Police open gate for Angus Barbieri and ticketless Jocks grab free entry
In late June this year, the Tele news pages told of the tale of Angus Barbieri.
Fifty years after signing, Lochee legend Dode returned to Thomson Park in Dundee
I enjoyed a couple of evenings with a Lochee United legend earlier this summer.
Independent report into NHS Tayside mental health services must be impartial, says patient group
The chief of a patients’ rights group has called for a “no compromise” outcome to a mental health inquiry after NHS bosses were able to suggest amendments to its first critical report.
Family of suicide victims blast NHS Tayside for ‘suggesting edits’ to mental health inquiry
The independence of Tayside’s mental health probe has been cast into doubt after it emerged its first report was delayed so NHS chiefs could suggest changes.
Ex-chairman warns road to recovery is a long one for NHS Tayside
NHS Tayside has several years to go before it can be considered back at the top of its game – according to its former chairman.
Auditors give ‘good news’ to NHS board, despite being £3.2m over budget so far in 2019/20
Auditors believe NHS Tayside’s financial management has improved following a series of scandals last year, according to a new draft report.
BLETHER: Bottle of aftershave ruins World Cup bid for Spanish goalkeeper
It is not just on the pitch that footballers sustain injuries.
NHS Tayside admits mental health needs to be ‘higher up the agenda’
NHS chiefs have admitted mental health needs to be “higher up the agenda” after services were given a scathing report by the leader of an independent inquiry.
NHS Tayside’s interim chairman John Brown to step down
NHS Tayside’s interim chairman is to step down in the near future after 15 months of bringing the health board into line.
NHS Tayside ‘will learn lessons’ from findings of damning parliamentary report
NHS Tayside has pledged it will “learn lessons” from the findings of a damning parliamentary report on years of financial woes and mismanagement.
Cash-strapped NHS Tayside will have to cut almost £100m from budget in three years
Cash-strapped NHS Tayside will have to cut almost £100 million from its budget over the next three years, board leaders have admitted.
BLETHER: ‘NCR was one of the best teams I’ve played for’
Regular contributor Jimmy Borland sent in a couple of photos.
Tayside health chiefs to measure performance with ‘discipline and rigour’
Tayside health chiefs are set to measure their performance with “a level of discipline and rigour” under clear-cut targets set for the next year.
NHS Tayside making ‘significant improvements’ following crises earlier this year
Bosses at NHS Tayside have been praised after making “significant improvements” to the organisation following crises earlier this year.
Ex-Dundee MP fears ‘ticking timebomb’ over so few NHS Tayside staff getting flu jabs
A former MP has warned NHS Tayside’s low staff flu jab rates are a “ticking timebomb”.
Donations arrive from across the world to help rebuild Dundonian’s fire-hit allotment
Donations from as far afield as the United States have flooded in to help rebuild a Dundonian man’s allotment after it was destroyed by fire.
Date earmarked for opening of twin operating theatre for Tayside Children’s Hospital
A new twin operating theatre for Tayside Children’s Hospital could be open by 2020, health chiefs have revealed.