Curriculum for Excellence plans passed in Dundee after tough examination
Dundee secondary schools are to press ahead with new exams as planned. (...)
Councillors decide to leave engine running on up-front taxi fares decision
The city council's licensing committee has deferred until June a decision on whether taxi drivers should charge fares up front. (...)
Taxi chief stands by up-front fares proposal despite police concerns
A leading figure in Dundee's taxi industry has reiterated his support for proposals that would see passengers pay for their journey in advance. (...)
Dundee City Council outlines £320 million spending programme 'to support the local economy'
Dundee City Council is to commit a major investment totalling more than £320 million in new and refurbished facilities in schools, housing, community buildings and roads over the next four years. (...)
School music tuition faces cuts under £3.5m city council savings plan
Dundee's SNP administration has unveiled a £3.5 million package of savings to freeze the council tax for a sixth successive year. (...)
Dundee licensing board wants profits levy to ensure NHS benefits from minimum alcohol pricing
Dundee City Council's licensing board is to recommend to the Scottish Government that any additional profits from the implementation of minimum pricing of alcohol should benefit the NHS. (...)
Long-serving Dundee councillor Andy Dawson standing down at elections
Dundee North East councillor Andy Dawson is to stand down at the forthcoming Dundee City Council elections. (...)
Fifteen children by 13 mothers — Dundee man Jamie Cumming dubbed Britain's most shameless father
A Dundee politician has expressed dismay at the revelation that a 34-year-old unemployed city man has become the father of a 15th child with his 13th different partner — with reports of more children on the way. (...)
Dundee taxi drivers up front about the need to tackle 'runners'
Bold new plans could see taxi passengers in Dundee paying for their journey before a wheel is turned. (...)
Tally's Bar given more time to address noise problems
Dundee's Tally's Bar has been given until January to install further sound insulation to prevent noise nuisance. (...)
Councillors approve new pharmacy and distribution depot despite locals' methadone fears
Controversial plans for a pharmacy and distribution depot in Dundee have been given the go-ahead despite fears the move will bring drug users into a residential area. (...)
Dundee City Council refuses to release details of 'worst roads' list
Dundee City Council has a list of its worst roads but is not releasing details to the public. (...)
Dundee taxi driver suspended after sex offence conviction
A Dundee taxi driver has had his licence suspended after he was convicted of a sexual offence. (...)
'There have been some horrendous stories' — council determined to stop unlicensed tattooists
Dundee City Council's licensing convener Rod Wallace has fired a broadside at unlicensed tattoo artists operating in the city. (...)
'This is just like Big Brother' — outrage after Dundee City Council admits spending £51,000 on private detectives to spy on staff
Opposition leaders in Dundee have criticised the city council over the revelation that it had spent more than £51,000 to spy on its own workers. (...)
Sandy Park users furious at its unkempt condition
The management company responsible for maintaining a popular Broughty Ferry park has apologised for its unkempt appearance only weeks after a major renovation project was completed on the site. (...)
Broughty Ferry pub Jolly's faces uncertain future after entering administration
One of Broughty Ferry's best-known pubs, Jolly's Hotel in Gray Street, has gone into administration. (...)
Pair see demand for 'round-the-table' taxi talks turned down
Leading figures of Dundee's taxi industry have demanded crunch talks with high-ranking council officials in a bid to thrash out a solution to the long-running row over wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAVs). (...)
Council steps in to subsidise new Broughty Ferry bus service
Campaigners have won their fight for a regular bus service to be reintroduced linking Barnhill and Forthill with the centre of Broughty Ferry. (...)
Dundee licensing committee chief insists sheriff's HMO licence ruling won't alter policy
The leader of Dundee City Council's licensing committee says it will not be forced into changing its policy on restricting the period of licences for houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs), despite a sheriff's new ruling. (...)