Will Lyon
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Dundee mum speaks of fears after Leo contracted meningitis at four weeks old
A mum has told how she thought her son was going to die after he contracted meningitis at just four weeks old. Little Leo Mitchell, from Mill o’ Mains, was rushed to hospital after suddenly turning as “white as a sheet” and vomiting blood. He was transferred from Ninewells Hospital to the Royal Hospital for […] → Read More
Man found guilty of raping women in Dundee
A Dundee man is behind bars after being found guilty of raping two city women. Steven Thomson, 56, of Buttar’s Road, had been standing trial at the High Court in Edinburgh facing eight separate charges. He had initially appeared at the High Court in Glasgow when he denied all the charges against him. His trial […] → Read More
Youngsters late for first day back at Dundee special-needs school after bus blunder
Children with additional needs were left in the lurch on their return to school because of a transport blunder by Dundee City Council. Parents of kids attending Kingspark Primary School contacted the Tele to complain about buses turning up too late, arriving at the facility well after 9am, and also not having enough room to […] → Read More
Mum’s joy as Dundee boy given 20% chance of survival enjoys first day of school
The mum of a Dundee boy who was given just a 20% chance of surviving at birth has spoken of her pride at watching him attend his first day at school. Jacqueline Stewart, 34, of Downfield, was told at her 20-week scan that her baby had hypoplastic left heart syndrome, which meant the left side […] → Read More
Cash-strapped NHS Tayside forks out £1 .5m on taxi fares
Cash-strapped NHS Tayside has forked out more than £1.5 million on taxi fares in the last five years, the Tele can reveal. The health board spent £322,000 on taxis for the financial year of 2016/17. And, for the last five years in total, it used up £1,568,000 of its budget. The figures were revealed through […] → Read More
OAP Alice bitten by dog at Dundee care home
A Broughty Ferry nursing home has been told to make a series of improvements after several complaints against it were upheld — including one about a pensioner being bitten by a dog. Audrey Spratt, 55, made a series of complaints against Orchar Nursing Home in Beach Crescent about the treatment of her 86-year-old mother, Alice, […] → Read More
Battle over ‘eyesore’ Dundee garage erected without planning permission still rumbling on a year later
A man who built a garage in front of his home without planning permission has been urged to remove the structure. Thomas Paynter spent £3,000 building a second garage at his home in Findhorn Place, Fintry, without obtaining planning permission from Dundee City Council. Following complaints from residents about the “eyesore”, the local authority issued […] → Read More
SURVEY: Here is what 10,000+ Dundonians think about their city
More than 10,000 Dundonians have given their views on what is great about the city — and what needs to change. As part of “Engage Dundee”, the Dundee Partnership reached out to all areas through questionnaires, freepost postcards, social media and other outlets to listen to folks’ views. Now the Tele can reveal the results […] → Read More
Dundee woman Lisa, 31: 'I was sexually abused every day from the age of 3 for seven years'
A Dundee woman has opened her heart to relive the harrowing childhood sex abuse which drove her to drugs and prostitution. Lisa Diduca, 31, who lives near Lochee Park, waived her right to anonymity to speak about the ordeal she endured between the ages of 3 and 10. Now, the mum-of-five wants to reach out […] → Read More
Sexual crimes recorded in Dundee rise 27%
Latest police figures show there were 526 sexual crimes recorded in Dundee over the financial year of 2016/17. That is a rise of 27% from the previous 12 months, when 412 incidents of a sexual nature were recorded around the city. Some of that rise may be down to historic cases that are only coming […] → Read More
Early start for pupils at new £13.2m primary campus in Dundee
Dundee’s new £13.2m school is set to open its doors for the first time this month. Hillside and Gowriehill primaries in Menzieshill closed their doors earlier in the summer and now pupils from both schools will move into Tayview on schedule, on August 18. Although pupils across the city will return to school on Tuesday […] → Read More
Two-year jail term for man who carried out sex attacks in Dundee
A man has been handed a 24-month sentence after carrying out two sex attacks in Dundee. Following a seven-day trial at the High Court in Dunfermline, Romanian national Gigi Ciriblan, 37, was unanimously found guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage girl at a bus stop in the Seagate on August 28 by repeatedly kissing her […] → Read More
Dundee karate group closes temporarily to mark death of former instructor and policeman Brian, 53
A popular karate teacher and former police officer has died following a short battle with cancer. Brian Robertson, 53, of Broughty Ferry, died peacefully at home after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year. The father-of-three and grandfather-of-one was a serving police officer for 30 years and the keen hillwalker also worked with the […] → Read More
Dundee won’t scorch again this summer, weather forecasters warn
Dundee’s summer isn’t over — but the city looks unlikely to bask in balmy temperatures again. Forecasters issued the warning after a spell of unsettled weather brought more showers than sun over recent weeks. And the bad news is that trend is set to continue into early next week. Although a high pressure system is […] → Read More
Dundee lock-ups could be demolished to make way for new homes
A planning application has been lodged to replace lock-up garages with 11 new homes to try to help address a shortage of family homes in Dundee. If accepted by Dundee City Council, the Discovery Homes proposal would see existing lock-ups in Clepington Road demolished and three-bedroom homes built in the area instead. The garages currently […] → Read More
This is the IT worker who defrauded Dundee council out of £1m
A man was put behind bars after fraudulently taking more than £1 million from Dundee City Council. Mark Conway, 52, of Latch Road, Brechin, formed a “fraudulent scheme” to take £1,065,085.32 from the local authority between August 6 2009 and May 25 2016. He is said to have done so while employed as an IT […] → Read More
Former Dundee City Council IT officer defrauded more than £1m from local authority
A Tayside man is in custody today after fraudulently taking more than £1,000,000 from Dundee City Council. Mark Conway, 52, of Latch Road, Brechin, formed a “fraudulent scheme” to take £1,065,085.32 from the local authority between August 6 2009 and May 25 2016. He is said to have done so while employed as an IT […] → Read More
REVEALED: Dundee’s drug dealing capital
Stobswell has been revealed as Dundee’s drug-dealing capital after a Tele investigation revealed the worst places for such crimes across the city. Baldovan Terrace, near Baxter Park, was the scene of five separate drug busts last year — more than any other part of the city except Dundee’s police HQ at West Bell Street. A […] → Read More
Historic High Street clock to be replaced by Dundee council
Lochee could host a new High Street clock before the end of the year, the Tele can reveal. A timepiece once stood at the bottom of the street but was removed about eight years ago. Its whereabouts then became unknown. In a Freedom of Information request, the Tele asked Dundee City Council for details of […] → Read More
Dundee man, 28, poured boiling water over pet dog – then tried to treat it with Sudocrem
A man who “accidentally” poured boiled water over his pet dog and failed to treat the animal’s wounds has been convicted of animal cruelty. Stewart Milne, 28, of St Columba Gardens, failed to take his dog Buddy to the vet after he suffered burn injuries. Milne told Dundee Sheriff Court he had a fit as […] → Read More