Evening Telegraph (First Edition)

NO CASH TO SPLASH ON SHABBY RABBIE

DUNDEE council has ruled out cleaning up the iconic Robert Burns statue branded an “embarrassment” to the city. The monument at Albert Square has long borne the brunt of gull droppings, with Burns’ head particularly affected over the years, leaving a...

KURT GOES FROM TANNADICE TO PARADISE

KURT Herd insists managing the Dominican national team will be the greatest honour of his remarkable footballing journey – until the day Dundee United come knocking. The Dundonian coach is in dreamland after being named as the interim boss of the tiny...

THIRD PERSON ACCUSED OF SETTING MAN ON FIRE IN MURDER BID

A THIRD person has appeared in court accused of attempted murder after an incident at a Dundee multi. The 27-year-old man was allegedly attacked with a knife and other weapons before being set alight in a Bonnethill Court flat last week. Locals...

FAREWELL TO ‘THE LOCHEE WHIRLWIND’

MARTIN Ogilvie, “the Lochee Whirlwind” who thrilled Dundee boxing crowds with relentless aggression in the ring and warmth away from it, has died at the age of 68. Born and raised in Lochee and St Mary’s, the “hard as nails” former Scottish champion...

‘STRANGER SAVED MY LIFE’

A DUNDEE man has recalled the moment his life was saved by a stranger when his heart stopped beating during a football match. John Mcgee suddenly collapsed on the pitch during a walking football game in Toryglen, Glasgow, in 2024. He said:...

MACHETE AND DRUGS FOUND IN CAR AFTER CITY POLICE CHASE

A CACHE of weapons including a large machete were found alongside illegal drugs in a car after a police chase in Dundee. Officers had attempted to stop the vehicle – a Suzuki car – on the city’s Myrekirk Road yesterday afternoon but its driver made...

KIRKTON RIOTERS SENTENCED

CITY TEAM FOLDS OVER CLAIMS PLAYERS WERE BEING PAID

AN amateur football team in Dundee has folded over claims that players were being paid to play. Polepark AFC has been expelled from the Chamber Practice Dundee Saturday Morning Football League in the wake of the allegations. It is understood their...

DJ: ‘I’M ON A SOBER JOURNEY’

DUNDEE DJ Hannah Laing has revealed her threemonth sobriety journey after the death of her “best mate”. The 31-year-old says she was “relying on alcohol to take the edge off” due to performance anxiety and grief. In a post on Instagram, Hannah opened...

‘BOYS, YOU’RE DEAD TONIGHT’

TWO terrified friends had their Dundee flat forced open by a knife-clutching neighbour who shouted: “Boys, you’re dead tonight.” The men were woken in the early hours of the morning by Liam Spence, 54, who overcame the door snib to lunge at them with...

‘I REPORTED LEAK FOR MONTHS – NOW MY CEILING HAS FALLEN IN’

A YOUNG mum’s ceiling has collapsed eight months after contacting her property agency about a leak. Alex Weldon, 25, claims she first reported a leak in her home in Charleston Drive, Dundee, in May. The flat started flooding on December 30, leaving...

YOUTHS ACCUSED OF SPARKING MAJOR BLAZE IN CITY CENTRE Bin fires caused significant damage to shops

TWO boys and one girl have been charged over bin fires that caused “significant damage” in Dundee city centre. Nine fire units were called to tackle the blazes, which began in an alleyway at the back of Whitehall Street at around 5am on December...

MULTIS DEATH SPARKS POLICE PROBE

A POLICE investigation has been launched after a man reportedly died in a stairwell at a Dundee multi. Police and paramedics were called to Tulloch Court in Hilltown on Hogmanay shortly after 2pm. Neighbours said a visible police presence has since...

COPS GUARD FLAT AFTER DELIBERATE BLAZE

£82,000 PORSCHE BOXSTER SEIZED BY COPS

A PORSCHE sports car worth up to £82,000 was among the vehicles seized by police in Tayside in 2025. The Tele has obtained data showing hundreds of thousands of pounds’ worth of vehicles were taken off the region’s roads between January and...

CITY ANTIIMMIGRATION PROTESTER REMANDED IN CUSTODY

AN anti-immigration protester accused of harassment at asylum seeker accommodation and at a former hotel in Dundee has been remanded in custody. David Tarbett is accused of causing fear and alarm at Reid Square and the Craigtay Hotel on Broughty Ferry...

‘IT’S A MIRACLE I AM STILL ALIVE’

A DUNDEE dad who has been left using a wheelchair after a hit-and-run says it is a “miracle” he is still alive. Tommy-lee Naylor suffered serious injuries when he was knocked down on December 4 on the Kingsway. The dad of three was left with broken...

CITY DIOCESE ROCKED BY FEUD OVER COMMUNITY’S FUTURE

A FEUD has broken out within the Diocese of Dunkeld in Dundee over the future of a traditionalist Catholic community. Fifty Marian Franciscans – made up of friars and sisters – were told in February to leave St Mary’s Friary on Lawside Road by Bishop...

NINE UNITS CALLED TO TACKLE CITY CENTRE BLAZES

NINE fire units were called to tackle a major blaze in Dundee city centre after bins were set alight. At least two fires were started in alleyways running along the back of Whitehall Street between 4.50am and 5.30am yesterday. One of the fires spread...

CENTRE CLOSURE ‘ANOTHER TRAVESTY’

READERS and shoppers have been sharing their thoughts after the Keiller Centre in Dundee closed to the public. The Evening Telegraph has reported that one of the last remaining retailers at the site, R&M Sole & Heel, was seen removing items from its...

JIM MCLEAN: THE LOST INTERVIEW

JIM Mclean shared his greatest triumphs and setbacks as Dundee United manager in a forgotten interview from December 1986. He reflected on the significant hurdles he encountered when he took over from Jerry Kerr at Tannadice Park 15 years...

SHUTTERS DOWN FOR KEILLER CENTRE SHOPPERS

ONE of the last remaining retailers has left the Keiller Centre as the building closes to the public. R&M Sole & Heel Bar was seen removing items from its unit yesterday after trading in the shopping centre for 46 years. The Tele understands that...

PAY CITY ROLLERS

A DUNDEE gig promoter has admitted failing to pay the Bay City Rollers for their recent gig in the city. Jeff Chan, owner of Church, insists the band “will be paid” for their Friday December 19 gig at Beat Generator. The rockers claim they discovered...

CREEPY THEATRE HELPER ASSAULTED SCHOOLGIRLS

AN 82-year-old Arbroath theatre helper has been found guilty of sexual misconduct towards two teenagers at the venue where he volunteered. David Ferguson, a production support assistant at the Abbey Theatre in Arbroath, stood trial denying the sexual...

COPS PROBE PIC OF FAN WITH ‘BLADE’ AT TANNADICE

AN investigation has been launched after an image of a fan allegedly holding a bladed weapon at Wednesday’s Dundee United match circulated online. The picture was taken moments after the game ended, as the home side celebrated picking up their first...

POLICE CONTINUE TO HUNT MAN ‘SEEN WITH GUN’

POLICE are continuing to search for a man who was reportedly spotted with a gun in the Lochee area of Dundee on Tuesday. Armed police were dispatched to High Street at around 9.10am after a man was seen with what was believed to be a firearm. A...

HOOPS BOSS GETS THE ZAC

ZAC Sapsford produced a moment of magic to end Dundee United’s 11-year wait for victory over Celtic and pile the pressure on Hoops boss Wilfried Nancy. The Hoops will wonder how they did not build an insurmountable lead after a first half of total...

HUNT GOES ON FOR ‘MAN WITH FIREARM’

A SEARCH was launched in Dundee yesterday after a man was reportedly seen with a firearm. Armed police were called to an incident on Lochee High Street at around 9.10am. The High Street was shut between Boots and Poundstretcher until 10.20am. Armed...

MAN ABDUCTED 2-YEAR-OLD BOY FROM CITY PARK

A HYSTERICAL mum had to free her two-year-old son from a man who abducted the child in a Dundee park. Emmanuel Chukwunedu picked up the youngster and walked away with him while football was being played at Fairmuir Park in October 2024. Two months...

MERRY XMAS FOR DOG WHO SURVIVED HORROR HOUSE

THE only canine survivor rescued from a Dundee house of horrors is “flourishing” ahead of spending her first Christmas in a loving home. After just over a year at a Scottish SPCA rescue centre, Mossgiel Crescent survivor Olive is now looking forward...

UNITED HIT BY SIX FIGURE SFA FUNDING BLOW

BRIDGE repairs on a rural road near Dundee have been delayed until summer next year due to fish spawning. Flocklones Road near Liff, five miles from the city centre, has been shut at the bridge over Balruddery Burn since July 9. Angus Council said...

TEEN TELLS DEATH TRIAL ABOUT ‘SHAKING MAN’

A TEENAGE boy told police a relative of the then-first minister recovered a drug debt from a “shaking” man, who later plunged to his death from a Dundee flat block. Ryan Munro fell from the second floor on Morgan Street in January 2024. Prosecutors...

RAPPER MADE THREATS TO SCHOOLBOY ON TRACK

A SKULL-WEARING Dundee rapper threatened a schoolboy in a music track as part of a cruel campaign of abuse against his ex-girlfriend, a court has heard. Christopher Sharp, who performs under the stage name Sherps, sent his partner a series of menacing...

MAN ‘MADE KILL THREAT’ TO WOMAN FOUND DEAD

A WOMAN found dead in a Dundee flat was allegedly assaulted by her former partner who threatened to kill her. Lili Velikova was initially found by police to be “unresponsive” at an address on Milnbank Road on Saturday morning before being pronounced...

HAMMER BLOW FOR BOAT FIRM AS CAMERA GEAR STOLEN

‘HUMZA’S RELATIVE OFFERED TO GET ME CRACK’

A DRUG addict told police a man who said he was related to the first minister told him he knew where he could buy crack cocaine in Dundee, before going to purchase the deadly drug. Darren Small said he was at the Curry House restaurant when he met...

DOORBELL CAMERA CAUGHT THUGS READY TO ATTACK

NEIGHBOURS called police as they felt the vibrations of a man being battered for 20 minutes by two attackers who were seen on a doorbell camera. Lewis Forbes, 37, and Derek Forbes, 47, launched the savage attack in their victim’s home in Arbroath...

TRIO BEHIND BARS FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER

THREE thugs who took part in a brutal attempted murder in the victim’s home, before robbing him of cash and an electric scooter were jailed for a total of more than 24 years. John Wallace, 50, was imprisoned for nine years, Kenneth Fraser for eight...

MAN WITH BLADE RANTED AT COVID JAB PATIENTS

PATIENTS in a Dundee Covid vaccination centre were filmed by a man who was later found to have a Stanley knife and a cutthroat razor. Ian Hendrie waved his mobile phone and said, “You’re killing old people and children” while people received...

NEW CAMERAS AIM TO SNARE KINGSWAY SPEEDERS

TWO new permanent speed cameras are set to be installed on the Kingsway in Dundee to monitor drivers 24/7. One fixed camera will be installed near Charlotte Street, between the Macalpine Road and Strathmartine Road junctions, monitoring eastbound...

HAMMER RAIDER THUMPED AFTER TILL THEFT

A HAMMER-WIELDING crook was punched to the ground after brazenly ripping a till from the counter of a Dundee takeaway. Summary justice was swiftly dished out to Charles Conroy after his ham-fisted theft from the Punjab Tandoori in Douglas in...

‘WE ARE SO SORRY’

DELIVERY firm Evri has apologised after a Monifieth salon owner claimed a package with items worth £2,000 was stolen. Ashley Hutton, who runs Ashley Hutton Hair Extensions on Mortimer Drive, says a courier turned up with her hair extensions and heat...

JAIL FOR CROSSBOW SHOOT-OUT MAN

A PARANOID cannabis user who tried to murder armed police in a crossbow attack in Dundee was jailed for four years. Michael Ley, 35, fired five or six bolts from the weapon as officers took cover behind a vehicle during the attack in Whitfield. Judge...

‘WHERE WILL OUR KIDS LEARN TO SWIM?’

PROPOSALS to close three Dundee school swimming pools to save money would be “terrible” and affect hundreds of city children, it has been claimed. Dundee City Council has revealed plans to shut the pools at Harris Academy, St John’s High School and...

DEALER BOYFRIEND GAVE LENNIX FATAL DRUGS

TRAGIC teenager Lennix Hughes died after “bombing” ecstasy supplied by her drug dealer boyfriend at his Dundee home. Ms Hughes, 16, ingested wraps of MDMA before quickly becoming critically ill in March 2023. Paramedics fought desperately to save her...

DRIVER WHO KILLED OAP CALLS FOR SAFETY MEASURES

A PICK-UP driver who caused the death of a 93-year-old woman in Broughty Ferry has since lobbied politicians for pedestrian crossings. At a sentencing hearing, a court heard Gordon Telford has pleaded with local representatives to ramp up safety...

CANNABIS DEALERS HUGGED IN DOCK WHEN JAILED

DRUG dealers caught lobbing cannabis out of a window by police who forced their way into a Dundee flat hugged in the dock as they were jailed. James Ger and Dre Butler were caught in a May 2024 raid at Hilltown Court. Dundee Sheriff Court heard the...

THERE IS A LIGHT... BUT I CAN’T WORK IT OUT!

THESE pictures show the moments when drivers are forced to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting other cars amid confusion at Dundee’s Swallow Roundabout. The Tele’s photographer Kenny Smith captured the incidents on Monday as motorists face a second...

POLICE CAUGHT IN ‘AMBUSH’ DURING RIOT

THERE was a “party atmosphere” in Kirkton as police suffered an “ambush” and were targeted with missiles for hours on Halloween 2022, a court has heard. Sergeant Jamie Hays was among the first officers to don riot gear to tackle widespread disorder in...

RIOT COP: PETROL BOMB SET ME ON FIRE

A SENIOR riot cop claimed he was set ablaze with a makeshift petrol bomb from a Coke bottle as he and only six other officers fought to disperse a rampaging Halloween mob in Dundee. Sergeant David Stupart told a jury he had been left with “ringing...

‘I MOVED TO DUNDEE FOR THIS JOB’

DUNDEE workers sacked by Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games have described their shock at being dismissed. The firm has two large offices within the Vision building at Greenmarket in Dundee. Under tight security, dozens of staff are working on...

‘MY KIDS WERE CRYING AND SCREAMING’

A TRIAL heard how a mother and her three young daughters escaped a car besieged by an angry mob and were bombarded with pyrotechnics during chaos in the Kirkton area on Halloween three years ago. The woman gave evidence as the trial by jury of six men...

MASKED TRIO NEARLY KILLED MAN OVER £600

THREE thugs who took part in a brutal attempted murder in Dundee, before robbing their victim of an electric scooter and £600 could face lengthy jail sentences. Kenneth Fraser and Leanne Gunning, both 40, and John Wallace, 49, were part of a gang that...

‘OUR GREAT COURSE IS BEING TORN APART’

A DUNDEE golf club boss has warned that damage to the course caused by bikers could be “catastrophic”. Ballumbie Castle golf course was targeted for the second time in two weeks on Monday as four youths on bikes tore up six greens. It comes just days...

NATALIE ‘STABBED TO DEATH’ COURT HEARS

A MAN accused of stabbing to death NHS worker Natalie Egan in a burning Dundee home has been remanded in custody. Ms Egan was found dead after emergency services, including fire crews, rushed to the address on Byron Street at around 7am on...

‘ONE OF THE KINDEST GIRLS I HAVE EVER MET’

MAN, 26, ARRESTED AS WOMAN FOUND DEAD

A MAN has been arrested after the body of a woman was discovered in a property in Dundee. Police and the fire service were called to reports of a blaze in the Byron Street area, near the Law, just after 7am yesterday. Cordons were put in place on the...

MAN ‘LOCKED AWAY IN HOSPITAL FOR 14 YEARS’

A PERTH mum whose son has lived in a Dundee hospital for more than 14 years says he is being kept “locked away” after his move to a new home was put on hold. Susan Lang has accused Perth and Kinross Council of “failing” her son Steven Laing after a...

HALLOWEEN DRONE PLAN TO STAMP OUT DISORDER

A TOP Dundee police officer says he wants to “move on” from the 2022 Kirkton Halloween riots after revealing more details about his plans to curb any disorder this year. The force is once again launching Operation Moonbeam across Scotland to deal with...

‘OUR WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN’

68 YEARS

A GROOMING gang who sexually exploited 10 vulnerable women have been jailed for a total of 68 years. Mircea Cumpanasoiu, 37, Christian Urlateanu, 41, Alexandra Bugonea, 35, Remus Stan, 35, and Cataline Dobre, 45, were convicted following a six-week...

UTD ACE BURIES GHOST OF VIENNA

AMAR Fatah had two options. Step up and take responsibility for Dundee United’s gilt-edged penalty against St Mirren – or hand the ball to a team-mate and allow the memories of his agonising spot-kick failure against Rapid Vienna to fester. As far as...

WAR OF WORDS OVER DOG DEATH Owner and walker in row after dachshund dies

A 73-YEAR-OLD woman was left with a broken wrist and shoulder after being knocked down by a reversing car in Dundee. Ian Hoskins hit the woman on Mcgill Street after reversing at speed across Albert Street on June 27. Hoskins had originally been...

CAMPAIGN GROUP HITS OUT OVER ‘LAUGHABLE’ RENT HIKE

A CAMPAIGN group has branded a potential £30-a-month rent rise for Dundee City Council tenants “laughable” amid concerns it will force people further into debt. The local authority will meet next week to discuss launching a consultation on three...

Drink-driver pulled by drive-thru cops

MCSLURRY! HUNGRY COPS CAUGHT MAN DRUNK AT DRIVE-THRU

COUNCIL TENANTS FACE 8.5% RENT HIKE

DUNDEE City Council tenants could be facing a huge rent hike of up to 8.5%. The local authority will meet next week to discuss launching a consultation on three proposed rent increases between 8% and 8.5%. It would mean a rise of £7.28 to £7.74 per...

PIZZA SHUT

PIZZA Hut has shut its Dundee restaurant with “immediate effect” as the chain enters administration. The popular pizza venue has closed the stand-alone restaurant at the Kingsway Retail Park after the firm appointed administrators yesterday. A sign...

WHO WANTS TOBEA MILLIONAIRE? – MARK DOES!

A DUNDEE dad has been left “shellshocked” after scooping £1 million in an online draw. Mark Crawford, 49, won the prize in a monthly draw by Omaze, which regularly gives away big prizes, including homes. Mark says he was settling in for a quiet...

NG FOR YOU

A DUNDEE fancy dress shop owner has had Halloween murals painted to deter vandals from spraying graffiti on his walls. David Farry, who runs Yvonne’s Fancy Dress on Seagate, first shared his concerns over the mess last year. Having seen his windows...

EX-DUNDEE FC BOSS ON TRIAL FOR GERS FAN ‘ASSAULT’

MONTROSE Port Authority has given the first glimpse of plans to develop a prime industrial site in the Angus town. A year ago, the port announced it had acquired the 45-acre Forties Road site which was formerly home to Petrofac’s fire safety training...

‘NINEWELLS KEPT MY TRIPLETS TOGETHER’

A MONIFIETH mum has backed the fight to save Dundee’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – and says that without it her triplets could have been cared for in different cities. The NICU at Ninewells Hospital is set to be downgraded by the end of 2026. Under...

HERO LEFT ‘HOMELESS’ AFTER SAVING WOMAN

A DUNDEE man who pulled a woman from a burning flat has claimed he was left homeless after his door keys were lost during the blaze. Reece Balfour, 30, said he was unable to go home for more than a month after a fire at Dudhope Court. The dad of one...

ROBISON: ‘FARAGE WILL MAKE DUNDEE POORER’

DUNDEE MSP Shona Robison has attacked Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, saying his policies would make efforts to tackle child poverty harder. The SNP finance chief was speaking at the party’s annual conference in Aberdeen as she prepares to leave...

TRIBUTES POUR IN FOR ‘LEGENDARY’ UNITED FAN SHUG

TRIBUTES have flooded in for “legendary” Dundee United fan Shug Falconer, 62, after his sudden death. The Federation of Dundee United Supporters’ Clubs led the tributes to their former chairman and “true Arab” after his passing on Saturday. They...