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'Somebody out there knows who did this' — grieving family in no doubt thief caused great-gran's death
An elderly Dundee woman died just hours after her home was broken into — and her devastated son says he blames the intruder for her death. (...)
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London owner reported to be turning McCheyne Memorial Church building into holiday home
A former Dundee church could be turned into a holiday home for its London-based owner. (...)
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Neighbours asked to play their part in protecting elderly from fire danger
Tayside fire chiefs have sent out a stark safety warning after a 93-year-old man died in an Angus house fire. (...)
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Balhousie Care Group — 18 of 22 homes to see price hikes
A Forfar-based care company is to increase its fees by over 8%. (...)
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Builders announce rent/deposit scheme for first-time buyers
A new scheme has been launched to help first-time buyers get on the housing ladder. (...)
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Winter warmer boost anticipated for Glenrothes homes
Households in Glenrothes will receive more information soon about a new scheme that could make up to 17,000 homes warmer this winter. (...)
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Montrose to see first new council homes for 30 years
Montrose is to get its first new council homes for 30 years as part of a double Angus social housing boost. (...)
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Royal Marine with 30 years' service faces new battle — to keep family home
An Angus marine who is being forced from his home after taking a desk job to look after his cancer-stricken wife has resigned. (...)
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Jimmy McLean has emotional memories of his childhood home in Alexander Street
A former resident of the Alexander Street multis has expressed his sadness following the demolition of his childhood home. (...)
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Southern Cross announcement raises fears for jobs — and care of the elderly
The jobs of staff at nearly 20 care homes in Tayside and Fife are under threat after troubled firm Southern Cross announced it is to cut 3000 posts across the UK. (...)
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Fate of Whitfield's Skarne blocks to be decided
One of the last Skarne blocks in Dundee could be demolished in the further regeneration of the Whitfield housing estate. (...)
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Hopes that change in administration could save Fife Council care homes
A Fife councillor campaigning to keep the council's care homes has declared they are still open for business. (...)
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All Hanns on deck: couple welcome 12th child to their family
Full-time mother Emma Hann has just had her 12th child with husband Roy, a nurse practitioner at Ninewells Hospital. (...)
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Campaign pledges to fight on for Fife council care homes
Residents, relatives and staff at Fife Council's care homes have vowed to press on with their campaign to overturn the local authority's decision to privatise them. (...)
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Scots Guards recruits at home in museum
The Scots Guards welcomed two recruits in unusual surroundings as two Tayside men took their oath of allegiance. (...)
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Blocked sewer pipe causing misery for young family
A blocked sewer pipe continues to cause havoc at the home of a Kirkton mother who for the past three weeks has watched in horror as raw human waste overflowed into her back garden. (...)
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Fife care homes: MSP wants issue raised in Scottish Parliament
A Labour MSP is trying to gather enough support to raise Fife's controversial care homes issue at the Scottish Parliament. (...)
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Fife care homes: staff join the protests
Care home staff from within Fife Council-run residential centres were among those protesting about the decision to privatise provision ahead of a local authority meeting on Thursday. (...)
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Firefighters manage to contain early-morning house blaze
A 69-year-old woman with dementia and her 33-year-old son fled their home in the early hours of this morning when a fire that started in the bathroom ripped through the roof space. (...)
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Ballumbie Court care home suspends admissions following publication of Care Commission report
Another Dundee nursing home has placed a ban on new patients. Confirmation of the block on intake at Ballumbie Court Care Home, comes after The Courier revealed Linlathen Neurodisability Centre on Arbroath Road had suspended admissions following a threat of closure due to its failure to improve standards. (...)
