Fight to save Forfar leisure centre heading to Court of Session
An Angus businessman has vowed to take the fight to save an under-threat leisure centre to the highest court in the land to stop its demolition.
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Angus Council leader dashes hopes of general waste dump for Monifieth and Carnoustie
Angus Council’s leader has told his political rivals there is no going back on recycling changes.
Holiday hunger challenges to be tackled in council budget
A new fund to stop children going hungry during the school holidays will be put forward in Angus Council’s draft budget.
Battle of the budgets looming in Angus despite unity plea
A battle of the budgets is looming in Angus despite a plea for unity from the council’s leader.
Council leader says budget spending to make “real change to people’s lives”
Angus Council leader David Fairweather says a “forward thinking budget” will be brought to the table this week.
Angus Council staff take 67 years off sick in just six months
More than 25,500 working days — the equivalent of 67 years — were lost due to sickness absence across Angus Council in just six months.
Controversial public slipway remains out of action
An Angus slipway which was previously at the centre of a long-running, and periodically acrimonious dispute between councillors, has now been closed for more than a year.
ICO criticism for taking ‘back seat’ on war against cold callers
An Angus councillor fears the war on cold callers is taking a ‘back seat’ while watchdogs pursue more "media-friendly" cases.
Former Arbroath champion boxer’s street honour
He was the former champion boxer who became a charity stalwart and Arbroath’s citizen of the year.
‘Draconian’ parking charges in Angus will be ‘death knell’ for town centres
An Angus businessman has warned that the introduction of parking charges will “kill footfall” for small businesses across the county.