New CCTV provision for Dundee’s West End

After years of campaigning for improved CCTV provision in the West End, I am pleased to report progress has now been achieved, with agreement to provide an additional CCTV unit covering the Sinderins area.At the moment CCTV provision only extends along Perth Road as far as the Roseangle junction and I have over a long [...]

CCTV in the West End

Following the incident at Londis earlier this week (click on headline to view), I have now written to the Chief Constable in the following terms : Chief Constable John Vine BA MCIPDTayside PoliceP O Box 59West Bell StreetDUNDEEDD1 9JU Dear Chief Constable Provision of CCTV – Perth Road west of Roseangle Following the recent armed [...]

More news from the last week …

The West End Community Council on Tuesday evening had two excellent presentations – one from Digital UK on the analogue TV “switch off” due in Dundee in 2010; the other from West End Tennis Club on their project to improve the club facilities. The Club has given me an update sheet on this which you [...]

Scamnesty, Rail Noise and CCTV

I had a very useful visit to Tayside Police’s headquarters yesterday to review CCTV provision around the Seabraes area. This follows a number of residents’ concerns about anti-social behaviour here in the past and, along with our community policeman, I was keen to see the extent of existing provision, which I conclude from yesterday’s visit [...]

Meeting with Divisional Commander and then River Crescent Residents’ Association

My colleague Cllr Helen Dick & I met with the new Tayside Police Chief Superintendent today and it was good to both meet him and discuss issues of concern and interest. For Helen, the issue she most wished to raise is a pedestrian safety & speeding cars issue in the Strathmartine area. For me, I [...]