Former Dundee Goods Yard – hoardings and graffiti

As reported in today’s Courier, West End residents have been querying with me the large hoardings that have appeared in recent months round the western end of the former Rail Goods Yard area (behind Roseangle, west of Seabraes). The site is owned by Scottish Enterprise and I have been in touch with them about this [...]

Riverside Avenue – oh so overgrown!

At the Technology Park, there’s a hugely overgrown strip of grass on the north side of Riverside Avenue just east of the Swallow roundabout. Residents have complained to me about the state of it – it is a really bad advertisement for the city as its the first part of the city you encounter by [...]

Cycle Path – Roseangle to City Centre

Following complaints from residents about broken glass on the cycle path that runs through the former goods yard area and now, in part, digital media park – from the City Centre at South Marketgait/Greenmarket to Roseangle – I raised the matter with Scottish Enterprise Tayside, who replied today as follows : “I am advised that [...]

Overgrown grass at Technology Park

I’ve received complaints from residents about the overgrown grass at the Technology Park (particularly in Riverside Avenue to the front of the technology park) and immediately east of West Loan in Perth Road – opposite Clovius Duveau Drive. I have been in touch with Scottish Enterprise and Dundee Contract Services about both areas – asking [...]

Seabraes Update

An on-going area of complaint has been graffiti and other vandalism at Seabraes – right – (read an earlier story about this by clicking on the headline above) , and I have recently received more complaints from constituents about the graffiti here. Firstly, with regard to the ‘mini bandstand’ in the gardens area at the [...]

Boats up the Tay, Community Council, Grass Verges

Yesterday, at the invitation of Fife Council, I attended a boat trip up the Tay from Newburgh to Perth and back to look at and discuss the Tay Regeneration Project. The picture (right) is of Newburgh as the boat left and the one (below right) is of the group of LibDem councillors who attended – [...]