Evening Telegraph
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:52:48 +0000Knife-wielding thug chased four men down Angus street after being released from prison
A knife-wielding thug chased four men down a street days after being released from prison.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:48:28 +0000Curfew for £5,000 benefits cheat actor caught out by filming
An actor who pretended he was severely disabled to con the benefits agency out of more than £5,000, was caught out by secret filming.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:00:53 +0000SPONSORED: Choose college – start your future with Dundee and Angus College
Whether you’ve just left school, need to re-train or want to learn a new skill, Dundee and Angus College is there for learners at all stages.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:00:00 +0000Brechin project will allow locals to shape tourism offering
An Angus town could soon become a hub for community-led tourism after a new pilot scheme was approved.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:00:00 +0000Witness calls Perthshire paedophile who raped child in the 70s a ‘narcissistic sociopath’ who will never change
A witness to a Perthshire paedophile's horrific sex abuses in the 1970s has warned his community that he is a "narcissistic sociopath" who will never change.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:00:00 +0000Dundee United analysis: How a revitalised Lawrence Shankland could cause Rangers problems on Sunday
Unbeaten Premiership leaders Rangers are a tough nut to crack but, with a revitalised Lawrence Shankland in their ranks, Dundee United may just have the right tools to do it.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:43:26 +0000Nicola Sturgeon Covid adviser says Scotland’s vaccine data is good enough to warrant a quicker exit from lockdown
Encouraging evidence that Scotland's vaccination programme is already starting to cut deaths should prompt an earlier end to lockdown, one of Nicola Sturgeon's advisers has said.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:30:00 +0000German tourist who killed Dundee biker after driving on wrong side of road handed unpaid work
A German tourist who killed a popular Dundee biker when he drove his camper van on the wrong side of the road has been ordered to perform unpaid work.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:30:00 +0000Young bus enthusiast to walk 50 miles in effort to raise money for charity
A Dundee student with a lifelong love of buses is taking a more pedestrian route to raise money for a Tayside children's charity.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:27:19 +0000Save Our Salons: Calls for VAT cut to support hairdressers
Hair salons in Tayside and the north-east have joined calls for the UK Government to temporarily reduce VAT in a bid to ensure businesses survive the pandemic.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:15:00 +0000Artist raises £2,000 for charity thanks to viral Star Wars snow sculpture
A local artist has raised almost £2,000 for the Archie Foundation after his Star Wars-inspired snow sculpture went viral.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:10:00 +0000Lathro Farm residents claim sewage is being pumped into tankers and transported from estate
Residents of a controversial housing development in Kinross-shire say sewage is being pumped into tankers and transported from the estate due to drainage problems.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:00:39 +0000Locals express sorrow as police launch a probe into death of 37-year-old woman
Neighbours have spoken of their shock and sorrow following the death of a woman in her 30s in a property in Dundee.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000‘Real concern’ over sudden deaths of two young people receiving care from NHS Tayside
Health bosses have admitted concerns about the sudden deaths of two young people who had been relying on NHS Tayside mental health services.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:59:38 +0000Covid-19: What life is like as a NHS contact tracer
A Perthshire contact tracer has spoken of the key role he and colleagues are playing in efforts to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:00:00 +0000Dundee councillors reject plans for care home in Liff amid fury from community
Councillors sided with a Liff community by rejecting plans for a three-storey care home on their doorstep.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 22:30:00 +0000Craig Wighton says he was banished to reserves at Hearts before Dunfermline talks – and makes Pars, Dundee and Raith loan claim
Craig Wighton says he was banished to the reserves by Hearts before he even spoke to Dunfermline about a pre-contract agreement.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 20:30:47 +0000‘Not fit for purpose’: MSPs back reform of SQA and Education Scotland
Scotland's education bodies are "not fit for purpose" and in need of "substantial reform", MSPs have claimed.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 18:03:00 +0000Peat & Diesel, Basement Jaxx and Janey Godley confirmed for Fringe By The Sea festival
One of Scotland's most-loved arts festivals has revealed it will return this year after the 2020 event was cancelled due to the Covid pandemic.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 18:00:00 +0000The life of a Dundee groundsman: ‘People think it is easy but winter is torture’
“People think it is easy but winter is torture, especially when it’s like this.”
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 16:22:51 +0000Peter Pawlett to miss Dundee United’s trip to face Rangers after Livingston red card is upheld following appeal
Dundee United midfielder Peter Pawlett will miss Sunday's trip to face Rangers through suspension after the SFA threw out the club's appeal.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 16:12:51 +0000‘Lives could have been saved’: Sturgeon grilled on pandemic planning
Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of ignoring "warning after warning" and showing a lack of leadership that left Scotland unprepared for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:45:39 +0000REGIONAL BREAKDOWN: Map reveals where coronavirus has been most deadly in Tayside and Fife
New statistics lay bare the devastation coronavirus has inflicted on communities across Tayside and Fife.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:48:41 +0000Woman’s body found in Angus burn after search operation
A woman’s body has been found in water in Monifieth after a major search operation.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:34:51 +0000Tayside and Fife record 10 further coronavirus deaths
Tayside and Fife have recorded 10 further deaths from coronavirus.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:19:54 +0000Willie Rennie: ‘We need some significant change in our educational institutions’
MSPs will vote on a reform of the SQA and the break up of Education Scotland on Wednesday with Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie calling for widespread reform of Scotland's education system.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:05:43 +0000City of Recovery: ‘Ground-breaking’ plans for mental health and substance issues crisis service in Dundee
There are hopes that funding will soon be received to test ways to integrate substance misuse and mental health services and improve 24-hour crisis care in Dundee.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:22:35 +0000Dundee students in rent strike in bid to overhaul university accommodation
A group of Dundee University students have gone on a rent strike in a bid to improve their accommodation.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:19:06 +0000Martel Maxwell: ‘Building structure in bid to find that Friday feeling’
Remember that “Friday feeling”?
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:00:05 +0000‘Life-saver’ respite centre to continue operating on extended hours for as long as pandemic continues
Councillors have approved proposals for a "life saver" respite centre to operate full time for the duration of the pandemic.