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'If you do not toe the party line you are ostracised' — SNP councillor Ken Lyall in shock resignation
A Perthshire councillor is to stand down and emigrate to Australia, blaming disillusionment with politics in part for his decision. (...)
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Lib Dem warns centralisation plan could pose new threat to Balmossie Fire Station
The creation of a single centralised fire service for Scotland could reignite the row over the future of Balmossie Fire Station, according to a former Dundee councillor. (...)
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SNP's Balmossie Fire Station row reignited
New fears for the future of the "very inefficient" Balmossie fire station on the outskirts of Dundee have re-ignited a bitter rift within the SNP. (...)
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'Quiet' Balmossie fire station row reopens
Balmossie fire station will not be downgraded for at least the next two years — but it should be considered for closure after that, according to the chairman of Tayside Fire and Rescue Joint Board. (...)
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SNP's extraordinary Balmossie fire station rift revealed
Proposals to downgrade Balmossie fire station in Broughty Ferry caused an extraordinary rift within the SNP, it has emerged. (...)
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Youths seen fleeing the site of Dundee fire
Young people were seen running from a farm store on the outskirts of Dundee shortly before the building was engulfed in flames, sending plumes of smoke high into the sky. (...)
More on: Ross Ramsay | Clearwater Park | Dundee | Tayside Police | Arbroath
Figures reveal Balmossie usage
The debate about controversial plans to downgrade Balmossie Fire Station is to be reignited after figures revealed the station's overnight crew has attended just seven major fires in the past year. (...)
More on: Forfar | Broughty Ferry | Balmossie Fire Station | Tayside Fire and Rescue Board | Stephen Hunter
Balmossie fire station safe -- for now
The controversial proposal to downgrade Balmossie Fire Station was defeated at a meeting of the Tayside Fire and Rescue Board yesterday -- but it may only be a stay of execution. (...)
More on: Christina Roberts | Forfar | Stephen Hunter | Tayside | Bob Myles
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Balmossie station campaign "worst sort of politics"
The convener of Tayside Fire and Rescue Board has lambasted Dundee politicians who have spoken out against proposals to downgrade Balmossie fire station -- accusing them of simply "trying to get their faces in the paper before the election." (...)
More on: Perth and Kinross | Broughty Ferry | Forfar | Monifieth | Aberfeldy
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Fire service denies lies over Balmossie
Tayside Fire and Rescue has hit back at claims made by a union chief that it "massaged" figures relating to Balmossie Fire Station evening callouts. (...)
More on: Monifieth | Carnoustie | Broughty Ferry | Perth | Forfar
